Keira O'Malley knows danger, she's lived it all her life,
but there is something about Dmitri Romanov that she can't
stay away from. She is perfectly prepared to accept THE
BASTARD'S BARGAIN to save her family. And, perhaps she can
save the both of them too, but she certainly doesn't plan to
make life easy for him.
Dmitri Romanov is part of a power play in New York and Keira
O'Malley is a bargaining chip, a chip that he knows not to
underestimate. There is something about the youngest
O'Malley that has gotten into his blood and he's not going
to let her go. He's also not going to let her bring him to
his knees either ... so the war begins.
THE BASTARD'S BARGAIN is exactly what I expected this story
to be, especially after reading UNDERCOVER ATTRACTION. Keira
is an artist, someone who certainly doesn't belong in a
crime family and her brother Devlin had been her biggest
supporter for her to go out in the world and do her own
thing. Then he was killed in the ensuing feuds and Keira hit
rock bottom. Though her family tried, it was Dmitri who was
able to pull her kicking and screaming out of the drugs and
bottles she was hiding in. I like that she was able to begin
to fight for herself, to stand up to his "ownership" of her,
for
that is what she felt her father behaved.
I thought it was funny that every time Dmitri said the
word "mine," she would get furious. I don't think it ever
crossed her mind that it might have meant more than she
thought it did. As I read THE BASTARD'S BARGAIN, it seemed
to me that
Dmitri did see the real Keira and, though he might not
exactly know what love is, he knew he felt something for
her. It was very entertaining to watch them grow and accept
what everyone else knew.
The complete O'Malley series was well done,
with intriguing
characters, heart pounding situations, and love that hit
them like a freight train. Amazing reads all of them but
THE BASTARD'S BARGAIN is my favorite and I can't wait to
see what author Katee Roberts offers next.
Married to the enemy When Keira O'Malley was a child, she used to picture her perfect wedding. The flowers. The dress. Her husband. But nothing could have prepared her for saying "I do" to Dmitri Romanov-cold, domineering, and always one step ahead of everyone else in the ever-shifting power plays of New York City. She agreed to his bargain to secure peace for her family, and she may want the bastard more than she'd ever admit, but she'll be damned if she'll make this marriage easy for him. Dmitri knows better than to underestimate Keira for one second. Molten desire smolders between them, a dangerous addiction neither can resist. But his enemies are already on the move, and he needs every ounce of his legendary focus and control to keep them alive. Keira could just be his secret weapon-if she doesn't bring him to his knees first.
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