Title: Pulse
Series: The Beat and the Pulse #2
Author: Amity Cross
Genre: Erotic Romance
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Synopsis
Ren Miller never dreamed her life would turn out quite like this.
On the cusp of qualifying for the brand new woman's UFC league, she's finally found the thing that makes her tick. She finally has a whole new life before her, but it’s one that doesn't include Ash Fuller.
No one has seen or heard from Beat's Golden Boy in six months, not even Ren. He's disappeared off the face of the earth and he's just another person who's ended up abandoning her when she needed him the most. He broke her heart, but he took the one thing that was hers. Her spirit.
When someone unexpected turns up at Beat with an ultimatum, Ren must make a decision. Go after Ash and her own heart or make her Dad's dream of winning a Championship come true.
Will Ren choose to fight?
Or sacrifice everything to save the man she loves?
18+ due to mature sexual content
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Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~ Obsessed by books arc given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
This is the concluding part to this series and I highly recommend you read them in order. Again I must warn you this is a little different to the first as the fire and fight is on a low simmer initially. You need to recap on where we were left...Ren violated and shaken, unclear as to whether the love of her life had just murdered the lowlife scumbag who had tried to force himself on her. Set up by her half sister caused by the insane jealousy Monica felt towards her, Ren is still grieving for her mother, dealing with a family member that wanted her crippled and a distant father. The writing style is subdued and reflective of the characters mood, showing how they are all muddling through day to day.
Ren, having given up the Underground, has been training hard and is on the road to winning the Championship. Her dad is now her coach and they have formed a relationship and now have a better understanding. Ren is ghosting through her life no longer feeling anything as Ash's unexplained departure has left her dead inside. Unsure of what she wants and how she feels she is letting the tide of success pull her along...that is until she receives a surprise visitor.
Ash has been keeping secrets...and we learn each and every one of them. We slowly see him let each brick surrounding his heart crumble as he lets Ren in. He is fighting his past demons and his present, reconnecting with Ren relights the fire in his soul and together they decide they need to end things once and for all.
The path to forever is never easy and Ren has many choices, none of them straightforward. But we see her fighting spirit emerge from the black cloud of defeat that had surrounded when Ash was not in her life, he is her sunshine she is his centre, together they are undefeatable. The story takes many twists and turns, the romance is a slow build as the trust has been broken and too many secrets scatter the path. Dealing with one issue at time is the only way forward for these hard headed fighters.
This is a story of love, redemption and endings. Of family and support, it's more than sex scenes and happily ever afters with real emotions and explosive revelations. I loved the writhing style and was not disappointed. I hope we see more of the Twins, Hamish and Violet...I feel they have their own stories to tell! And more of the Ungerground please!
A five star blood splattering read.
This is the concluding part to this series and I highly recommend you read them in order. Again I must warn you this is a little different to the first as the fire and fight is on a low simmer initially. You need to recap on where we were left...Ren violated and shaken, unclear as to whether the love of her life had just murdered the lowlife scumbag who had tried to force himself on her. Set up by her half sister caused by the insane jealousy Monica felt towards her, Ren is still grieving for her mother, dealing with a family member that wanted her crippled and a distant father. The writing style is subdued and reflective of the characters mood, showing how they are all muddling through day to day.
Ren, having given up the Underground, has been training hard and is on the road to winning the Championship. Her dad is now her coach and they have formed a relationship and now have a better understanding. Ren is ghosting through her life no longer feeling anything as Ash's unexplained departure has left her dead inside. Unsure of what she wants and how she feels she is letting the tide of success pull her along...that is until she receives a surprise visitor.
Ash has been keeping secrets...and we learn each and every one of them. We slowly see him let each brick surrounding his heart crumble as he lets Ren in. He is fighting his past demons and his present, reconnecting with Ren relights the fire in his soul and together they decide they need to end things once and for all.
The path to forever is never easy and Ren has many choices, none of them straightforward. But we see her fighting spirit emerge from the black cloud of defeat that had surrounded when Ash was not in her life, he is her sunshine she is his centre, together they are undefeatable. The story takes many twists and turns, the romance is a slow build as the trust has been broken and too many secrets scatter the path. Dealing with one issue at time is the only way forward for these hard headed fighters.
This is a story of love, redemption and endings. Of family and support, it's more than sex scenes and happily ever afters with real emotions and explosive revelations. I loved the writhing style and was not disappointed. I hope we see more of the Twins, Hamish and Violet...I feel they have their own stories to tell! And more of the Ungerground please!
A five star blood splattering read.
Review by Emma Mistress of Dark & Twisted
This is book 2 in The Beat and The Pulse series by Amity Cross and is not to be read as a standalone, you will need to have read Beat first before venturing into this round.
When we left Ash and Ren in Beat things were unfinished and ended with so many questions, did Ash kill Hammer? Where is Ash? And what will Ren do now?
In book two we find the answers to the questions. Ren is heartbroken at been left by someone she trusted again. Ash and Hammer being missing leave things at Beat as chaotic as ever. Ren is qualifying for the AUFC and pro fighting seems to be in the cards for her future. She is slowly building back up the broken relationship with her father and he is now her trainer. Ren cannot let go of the Underground fighting circuit though: it's her last connection to Ash and puts herself at risk of injury and disqualification from AUFC by going to every match, but she can't stop going....
Ash Fuller: strong, tattooed, an ultimate fighter is broken and hiding from everything and everyone, including Ren. He has his reasons but is it worth all the pain it has caused for the last 6 months. Everyone fears the worst, he's dead but he feels what he's living is worse than that and doesn't want to taint anyone else with his problems.
A surprise visit from a stranger and a rumour that Hammer has returned to underground fighting leads Ren to have to make the ultimate decision: go after Ash and heal her heart or fulfil her Dad's dreams of wining the championship??
Will Ren choose to fight to be a champion or sacrifice everything to save the man she loves?
This is one book that's addictive reading till the final round!!
*** reviewed on behalf of Obsessed by Books ***
When we left Ash and Ren in Beat things were unfinished and ended with so many questions, did Ash kill Hammer? Where is Ash? And what will Ren do now?
In book two we find the answers to the questions. Ren is heartbroken at been left by someone she trusted again. Ash and Hammer being missing leave things at Beat as chaotic as ever. Ren is qualifying for the AUFC and pro fighting seems to be in the cards for her future. She is slowly building back up the broken relationship with her father and he is now her trainer. Ren cannot let go of the Underground fighting circuit though: it's her last connection to Ash and puts herself at risk of injury and disqualification from AUFC by going to every match, but she can't stop going....
Ash Fuller: strong, tattooed, an ultimate fighter is broken and hiding from everything and everyone, including Ren. He has his reasons but is it worth all the pain it has caused for the last 6 months. Everyone fears the worst, he's dead but he feels what he's living is worse than that and doesn't want to taint anyone else with his problems.
A surprise visit from a stranger and a rumour that Hammer has returned to underground fighting leads Ren to have to make the ultimate decision: go after Ash and heal her heart or fulfil her Dad's dreams of wining the championship??
Will Ren choose to fight to be a champion or sacrifice everything to save the man she loves?
This is one book that's addictive reading till the final round!!
*** reviewed on behalf of Obsessed by Books ***
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Author Bio
Amity Cross isn't her real name. That's no secret.
She is
the author of wicked stories about rock stars looking for redemption, gritty
romances featuring MMA fighters and dark tales of forbidden romance. She loves
to write about screwed up relationships and kick ass female leads
that don't take s**t lying down.
Amity
lives in a leafy country town in southern Australia and can be found
chained to her desk, held at ransom by her characters.
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