Title: Ripple Effect
Author: Keri Lake
Genre: Dark Erotic Romance
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Book Description:
Ripley
They call me RIP.
I’m a killer. A murderer. A psychopath.
In the eyes of the righteous, I’m a monster, born of sin and depravity.
I want to protect her, but I’m not a good man.
I want to love her, but I no longer feel.
She gets under my skin, though, and has awakened something inside of me.
Something I’d kill for.
I’m not her savior—not even close. In fact, I’m worse than the hell she’s already suffered.
I’m her vengeance. Tit for tat, as they say.
And if she’s not careful, I’ll be her ruin.
Dylan
For months, I’ve watched him.
I’ve fantasized him as my savior, my lover. My ticket out of the hell I’ve lived in for the last six years.
I never dreamed he’d be my nightmare.
Had I known what he really is, I’d have never gotten in the car that night, but life is full of cause and effect.
And sometimes the choice on offer isn’t a choice at all.
It’s the result of something already in motion, and we’re merely left to survive the ripple effect.
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Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 5 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“…Every decision you make affects
every moment that follows, Dylan. It’s like a ripple effect. Choose wisely.”
Boy, am I glad that I didn’t read this piece meal. Ripple
Effect was 466 pages of dark, gritty, angsty, twisted, raw, emotional, dirty,
unputdownable deliciousness. I inhaled this book, pulled an all-nighter and
seriously could not put it down. From the first to last page this book had me
rapt. Rip and Dylan were intoxicating, one of my favourite book couples…ever! I
just clicked with these two, two seriously fucked up individuals and yet
together they were just “normal.” Well, as normal as a contract killer and a
broken eighteen-year-old sex trade victim could be. Seriously, these two were
explosive, intoxicating, brutal yet so damn perfect.
“Just remember, there are no good
guys and bad guys. There are only wolves and sheep.”
Keri Lake is renowned for her dark reads and she doesn’t
disappoint with this one. This is seriously dark, extremely descriptive and
certainly churned my stomach a time or two. But it was this flawless writing
that enabled the author to do that. Keri Lake transports you to Rip’s
warehouse, you hear every scream, you see every drop of spilled blood and you
feel the pain that this man inflicts. I had no pity for his victims, they were
all scum, but the visceral scene setting was seriously off the charts and made
me a part of Rip’s vengeance.
“Merciless and merciful. Wild and
broken. He’s a raging fire, with the inclination to destroy whatever gets in
his path, and I’m nothing but a small scrap of kindling. Yet the way he stares
at me with such reverence, makes me feel like I’m the one holding the match…”
Dylan was a seventeen-year-old girl, who only got through
life by popping pills to forget. At the hands of her Uncle, the man that was
supposed to care for her and give her a roof over her head, she suffered
unmentionable abuse and yet she still woke up every day and tried to behave as
if nothing has ever happened. Dylan was stronger than she gave herself credit
for, a little naïve, extremely intelligent and yet she was a victim. Her only
tether to sanity was her dog, Charlie and when one night, it all becomes too
much, Dylan flees, but the streets are no match for a seventeen-year-old.
“I’m not disillusioned by the
fairytale. Girls where I come from don’t believe in them.”
Ripley was a contract killer with a difference. He never
failed and he tortured and maimed until he got the answers he needed. Death
never came quick, it was a long, drawn out, gore fest. The stronger the mind
the longer the torture. He was feared, revered and was a complete psycho. Rip
was the perfect anti-hero, a man you should hate, a man you should despise and
yet you don’t. Rip was the antithesis of a book boyfriend…and yet he wasn’t.
Rip was fearless, twisted, focused, ruthless and yet he was broken just like
the rest of them.
“You’re looking at a dead man,
Dylan. Time’s just not up yet.”
Ripley and Dylan were fated to meet, from not so innocent
window watching, to a coincidental meeting, to a premeditated break-in. Life
and circumstance kept bringing these two together. Ripley doesn’t do
attachments, in his line of work he needs no distractions, no potential
bargaining chips, there is no love, no love interests, no family, just him and
his bag of tricks.
“There are times I feel I’ve
touched his soul, only to find I’ve not even breached his skin…”
Ripley was intrigued with Dylan, she was an enigma, she was
stronger than she looked and fearless. Dylan called him out, turned him inside
out and actually made him feel. Dylan though had no place in Ripley’s life, it
was dangerous for him and more importantly, dangerous for her. There would be
no innocents lost in his life and he always knew their time together had an
expiration date.
“I won’t lose you. To anyone. So
I didn’t save you last night. I saved myself.”
Keri Lake delivers a plot that will have you constantly on
the edge of your seat. Palpitations are the norm and fear is a constant. Yes,
it is graphic, but it is these scenes that really hammer home the kind of world
that these two find themselves in. It is this world that gives this story its
depth and grit. Yes, ultimately this is a romance, an unavoidable romance, an
unforeseeable romance, but it was this romance that made this book.
About the Author:
Keri Lake is a dark romance writer who specializes in demon wrangling, vengeance dealing and wicked twists. Her stories are gritty, with antiheroes that walk the line of good and bad, and feisty heroines who bring them to their knees. When not penning books, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, and their rebellious Labrador (who doesn’t retrieve a damn thing). She runs on strong coffee and alternative music, loves a good red wine, and has a slight addiction to dark chocolate.
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