Series: A New Life
Author: Samantha Jacobey
Publisher: Lavish Publishing
This series
is NOT your average MC Romance – or any kind of ORDINARY romance at that!!!
#1 CAPTIVE
Release Date: March 15, 2014
(First Published: September 30, 2013)
Synopsis
To what
lengths would you go to break away from a life filled with pain and suffering?
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Rating: ☆☆☆
#2 BOUND
Release Date: March 15, 2014
(First Published: December 10, 2013)
Synopsis
Raised by
bikers and held by the FBI, Tori Farrell has literally walked over dead men to
get to where she is today.
When she broke the ties to her dark and twisted life with the Dragons, she thought it would give her a fresh start and a chance to live a normal life. However, she soon discovered the demons from her past have no desire to let her go.
When she broke the ties to her dark and twisted life with the Dragons, she thought it would give her a fresh start and a chance to live a normal life. However, she soon discovered the demons from her past have no desire to let her go.
Bound
to a halfway house under orders of the FBI, Tori takes things day by day,
working to move forward and to face her own addictions. With her true identity
a mystery and no family to turn to, she must learn to accept the love and
support of those around her. When a mysterious and charismatic man walks into
Tori’s life, she believes she’s finally found someone who wants her for who she
is. But sometimes danger doesn’t hide cloaked in darkness” it
comes out into the light of day in the form of a smooth talking bad boy who
appears to be everything you’ve been looking for, but is really the one thing
you should be running from.”
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Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Tori's story picks up from where it finished in 'Captive' and covers the time period of six months under the conditions laid out by the FBI. Tori struggles adapting to a regular life and building regular relationships. Mistakes happen and these force her to take a hard look at herself and take responsibility for herself. Fortunately for Tori, those around her don't give up on her and are there when she needs them.
It is an engrossing read as we experience Tori's journey, which is punctured with such sadness as we continue to get glimpses of her horrifying past. It is this past that will always be present and keep her looking over her shoulder. The past has a tendency to catch up with when you least expect it. With the motives of the FBI not exactly being pure, Tori has a long journey ahead of her and one that I am eager to follow to its conclusion.
#3 ENTWINED
Release Date: March 23, 2014
Synopsis
There is nothing crueler than getting a taste of something you’ve fought hard to reach, only to have it ripped away, sending your world into a tailspin.
Tori wants to put the past behind her, but it’s a daunting task when you have the FBI trying to force you back into the life you’ve escaped. When a ghost from her past visits, it could be the leverage they need to do exactly that -- put her back into the game of murder and deceit. Tori has decided to run, in an attempt to protect her new friends, by fleeing from LA.
Tori wants to put the past behind her, but it’s a daunting task when you have the FBI trying to force you back into the life you’ve escaped. When a ghost from her past visits, it could be the leverage they need to do exactly that -- put her back into the game of murder and deceit. Tori has decided to run, in an attempt to protect her new friends, by fleeing from LA.
Wanting a place to call home and feel safe from the madness, she sets out with a plan to disappear and hide in anonymity. Her idea only holds one flaw -- a man she can’t shake, who won’t take 'No' for an answer.
She soon discovers that getting a new life means she must first lay to rest the demons of her past.
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Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Michael starts off with the lowest opinion imaginable of her but he stays with her to fulfil a promise he made to his brother Henry, a member of the Dragon MC. As they spend more time together, and despite Tori's best efforts to push him away, he starts to change his opinion and see the real Tori.
For all her tough guy talk, all Tori wants is to live a quiet, regular life. Here we see that become a real possibility and despite her desire to keep people away, she craves the friendships that people offer unconditionally.
This series has now completely captured my attention and won't let go. It is impossible not to read this series and not have your heart break for life that Tori has lived and for the life that she wants to live.
#4 EXPOSED
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Synopsis
When seduction and danger are all you've ever known can you ever truly leave it behind?
When Tori walked away from a life of crime, she set forth on a path of redemption and discovery. She found a man to call her own, and a life she would give anything to keep. But love and life aren't always beautiful or kind...sometimes they are painful and traitorous.
For years, Tori's drug of choice was alcohol, but through hard work and self-determination she has learned to exist without it. Suddenly faced with her true identity, and the danger of having friends and family destroyed by the world she left behind, she finds herself once again lost in a dark world filled with sex, drugs and murder.
She thought that a life of normalcy is what she wanted most, but when she gets a small taste of the dangerous life she once lived, she is forced to face the facts...not all of the demons are found on the outside.
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Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
One thing is for certain, when Tori's life is going well, her past will come back and haunt her. Here we will see Tori's normal life unravel as the FBI make a visit to her quiet life demanding her help.
Tori finds herself having to re-immerse herself in her old life to protect her family and to destroy the Scorpions. This proves more difficult than she imagines and she finds herself back in her old role.
Secrets about Tori's past are revealed and we start to discover more about the FBI's plan for Tori.
Tori struggles with the actions she must take, while Michael struggles with the inaction of remaining at home and uses his time to plan for their future. We see the cold-hearted side of Tori rear its head but it only does so as a defence mechanism and to get her through what she must do.
I am actually getting into this series and immersing myself fully in Tori's story. I am frustrated that I don't have the full picture of who the Organization is or what the FBI's plan is - patience is not a strong point of mine. I know that we will get the full picture eventually and it will hopefully be an OMG moment but it doesn't make the waiting any easier. This, though, was a sit on the edge of your seat read.
#5 INDELIBLE
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Synopsis
What do you do if you discover the life you’re living isn’t the one you were meant to have?
Tori Farrell’s path has been a long one. She was raised by a Motorcycle Gang called the Dragons, trained as an assassin, and lived by the sword in a world consisting of drugs, sex, violence and murder. She made her escape, and even successfully thwarted a second attempt to draw her back in.
Returning to her safe new life, Tori faces unforeseen challenges, as the discovery of her Rock Star relation, Brian Madson, gives way to the desire to have the life she was born to live. Haunted by fear, and caught in a fierce battle between her husband and brother, she must learn to accept her dark past and face her future boldly. The FBI and The Organization still linger in the shadows, and time is creeping forward, pushing her to choose. Which path will she take, and where will it lead, when she is forced to decide between destiny and fate…
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Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Compared to the rest of the series so far, this is less action based and more character driven. This break in action was needed to allow Tori to have the space to discover what she wants from her life.
The two men in her life, her husband and her brother, are both plotting Tori's future for her. Both have very different ideas on this. Both plot and scheme behind her back in an attempt to get what they want. Neither of them actually think to ask or consider what Tori actually wants. In her desire to live her life she finds herself doing what others want of her. For any of them to be able to move forward, it is Tori that must discover what she wants to do for herself. Despite her strength and independence she still finds herself being manipulated by men.
This was a really great insight into Tori as a person. As we have seen lots of her dark side, we needed to spend this time getting to see her more vulnerable side. Another really good instalment in this series that is incredibly well written.
#6 INTREPID
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Synopsis
When past and present collide, how do you escape your fate?
Tori Farrell is finally on the path that leads to a bright future. Raised to be an assassin, she lived in a world consisting of drugs, sex, violence and murder. Gaining her freedom, and discovering her true identity, she has reconciled the life was born to have with the one she fought so hard to flee. Managing to hold on to her soul mate, she is pushing forward, refusing to allow the fear to hold her back any longer.
Taking her place in her brother’s band, Tori faces new challenges. Learning to live the life of a rock star seems easy enough, and she quickly gets a handle on what she holds most dear. Soon enough, the tables are turned, with the realization that the FBI has merely taken to the shadows, waiting for the other shoe to drop. Only when her former lover forces his way back into her life does it become clear; some things are simply meant to be...
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Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Tori's decision to be in the limelight with her brother's band could turn out to be the best decision she has ever made. On the other hand it could be the stupidest. Enrique and Brett are back to protect Tori but Enrique wants more and he really doesn't care who gets trampled on in the process. Just another example of selfish behaviour from the men in her life.
Tori struggles with Enrique back in her life, knowing that he can give her something that her husband chooses not to. This does not diminish how she feels for Michael. It is just a different set of feelings but will she withstand the temptation?
With danger lurking and knowing that neither the Organization nor the FBI are going to give up on her, the question becomes who will get to her first?
This was an interesting read as we see the dynamics in the group change yet again with Enrique and Brett's arrival. Michael is determined to give Tori everything that he feels she needs or wants, even if it means Enrique playing a part. While Enrique takes every opportunity to play Tori to get what he wants. While Tori feels the need to try and please everyone and not upset them, which is possibly an influence from her old life. This instalment felt very much like the lull before the storm.
#7 AVENGED
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Synopsis
To what lengths would you go to protect the people
you care about most?
Tori Farrell has lived an incredible life. Raised by a Motorcycle Gang, trained
to be an assassin, and a target of the FBI, having a normal life became an
obsession. Taking her place in her brother’s band, she refused to let her dark
and dangerous past force her to remain in hiding. The only problem with that
was, some knew who she was in her former life.
The halfway house burned to the ground and her friends in imminent danger, it
is time for Tori to take a stand. Surrounding herself with the strongest and
darkest men that she can trust, she sets out on the greatest adventure of her
life: to bring The Organization to their knees. Will they make it through the
maze of lies and deceit? Will the FBI turn out to be friend or foe? And most
importantly, will they all survive, as Tori makes her push to be avenged…
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Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
The best yet as this series comes to its action packed conclusion. With Tori and her band of merry men out to get rid of The Organization before The Organization gets rid of them, expect plenty of action and Tori at her best.
Tori taking charge and knowing exactly what she wants suits her. She is in her element doing what she wants and she finally gets the respect she deserves. With this comes a cease fire between Michael and Enrique as they both realise that only together can they give Tori what she wants and needs. Both love her and she loves them both.
Samantha Jacobey should be applauded for creating such an awesomely well written series. She has created characters that shouldn't be likeable but they get under your skin and you end up finding a special place for them as they slowly reveal themselves. This is such a tangled web of events that bring us to this final place and this amazing conclusion.
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