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Grim (Shadow Security 1) by Kat Mizera-review tour

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Grim (Shadow Security 1) by Kat Mizera-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 1, 2026

I knew she was in trouble the second she looked at me.

Bruised. Terrified. Barely standing.
And when she mouthed the word help through the window of that van, there was no walking away.
I’ve spent my life in dangerous places. Former Special Forces. Private security. Violence doesn’t scare me.
But the woman I pull from that nightmare?
She gets under my skin fast.
Allora Sterling is beautiful, stubborn, and fighting to survive something that should’ve destroyed her. The men who took her hurt her in ways that make my hands shake every time I think about it.
Now someone wants her back.
And after the traffickers tear apart her condo looking for her, I take her home with me because it’s the only place I know I can keep her safe.
One apartment.
One bed.
One broken woman who still finds the strength to smile at me.
I should keep my distance.
Instead, I become obsessed with making her feel safe again. Feeding her. Holding her through nightmares. Touching her like she’s something precious instead of something broken.
But the deeper we fall, the more dangerous things become.
Because the men hunting Allora aren’t random criminals.
This is personal.
And when they take her from me a second time, they make one fatal mistake—
They leave me alive.
Now there’s nowhere on earth I won’t go, nobody I won’t destroy, to bring her home.
Even if I have to burn the whole world down to do it.

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REVIEW: GRIM is the first instalment in Kat Mizera’s contemporary, adult SHADOW SECURITY dark, romantic suspense series, a spin off from the author’s ROYAL PROTECTORS series. This is twenty-eight year old, former US Special Forces soldier Landon ‘Grim’ Grimshaw, and model Allora Sterling’s story line. Landon is Courtney’s brother (Danill / Royal Protectors)

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Grim and Allora) GRIM follows in the wake of the rescue of our story line heroine. Abducted and tortured by human traffickers, Allora’s rescue would come at the hands of the man with whom she would fall in love. Landon Grimshaw works for Shadow Security, and a chance encounter at a gas station, pushes Landon to call in help when he suspects an abduction in progress. Allora Sterling’s father is the president of the Renegade Demons MC, and will eventually hire our story line hero to protect his only daughter but when the past refuses to let go, Allora find herself under the constant guardianship and protection of our story line hero, a guardianship that will slowly turn into love . As the team at Shadow Security struggle to find the people responsible, another attempted abduction threatens any chance at happiness for our storyline couple.

The world building focuses on the protection of our story line heroine, as the search for the truth continues to allude. No suspects are acknowledge yet the familiarity begins to reveal a possible connection.

The relationship between Grim and Allora begins as a rescue that quickly becomes a full-time job. Landon Grimshaw refuses to walk away as the danger continues to worsen but Allora struggles with her confinement, often spiralling in the face of painful memories and fear. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate .

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, determined and engaging secondary and supporting characters including the return of Daniil and Courtney. We are introduced to the team at Shadow Security: Rage, Chaos, Eric, Mark, and Ron, as well as Allora’s father, MC president. Silver Sterling, and treasurer Pete aka Tex.

GRIM is a story of betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and obsession, family and relationships , acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dark, gritty and startling; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are determined, dynamic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

KAT MIZERA

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kat Mizera was born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of Wanderlust. She’s lived from coast to coast, and everywhere in between, but home is wherever her family is. A devoted mom and wife to her wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max), Kat loves to travel the globe with her adventurous, hockey loving family. Greece is at the top of that list. She hopes to one day retire there, spending her days writing books on the beach.

Kat is former freelance sports writer who now writes steamy hockey romance about her favorite fictional teams, the Las Vegas Sidewinders and the Lauderdale Knights. The library of novels she’s penned also include sexy contemporary stories about baseball stars, alpha sex club owners, bodyguards, rock stars, and royalty. Regardless of genre, her books about bad boys with hearts of gold will steal your breath, rock your world and melt your heart.

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Grim (Havoc of Sins 1) by JL Drake-review tour

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GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204591208-grim

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 5,2024

Many sins lay in the creases of my hands. Darkness and corruption are part of my life.
After hints from my brother that all is not right with the family business, I leave Mexico and return to Vegas. I have a responsibility to protect what’s ours, no matter the price or who gets in the way. Those who don’t fall in line will soon realize why I’m called The Vegas Reaper.

I demand order and obedience, so when I come head-to-head with our beautiful new hire, I’m faced with an unusual challenge, one that infuriates yet intrigues me.

When my hotel goes up in flames, my anger flares along with it. I pull on my cut and join The Devils Reach. The desert ride pays off, but there’s more at play here than I ever imagined, and I’m caught in a chess game of power from an unseen force. Deception, secrets, and chaos threaten my world. Could our new hire hold the key to it all?

Warning: This story is meant to be read in the reading order that can be found in my Amazon bio and website. There is a heavy crossover from my Devil’s Reach Trilogy through the Quiet Mafia Series, and my Dark Water Series, where Grim is first introduced.

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REVIEW:GRIM is the first instalment in JL Drake’s contemporary, adult HAVOC OF SIN dark, erotic romance series, a cross over with the author’s Devil’s Reach Trilogy, Quiet Mafia Series, and the Dark Water Series. This is Las Vegas businessman and Devil’s Reach MC member Grimson ‘Grim’ Gates, and hostess Kenna Tame-Lodge.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Grim, Kenna, Simon) GRIM follows in the wake of the return to Las Vegas of Grim ‘Grim’ Gates. As part of the billion dollar hotel and casino business, Grim Gates return to Las Vegas is quickly followed by betrayal and trouble, trouble in the form of our heroine, Kenna Lodge, a young, abrasive and determined hostess who knows how to seal the deal, and get things done but all is not well in the high stakes games that control the criminal underground of Las Vegas, death and destruction are about to wreak havoc in the lives of Kenna and Grim . What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Kenna and Grim, and the fall-out as Kenna is targeted for the sins of someone else.

The world building is detailed and busy. There are several big name and big game players both entering and leaving Las Vegas, and in this, Kenna finds herself on the precipice of losing it all. Grim suspects betrayal by someone he knows, yet when the players begin to surface, all bets are off except protecting the woman with whom he is falling in love.

The relationship between Kenna and Grim is tempestuous at best/ Kenna is hard headed, reckless, defiant, stubborn and plays a somewhat risky game of cat and mouse but she has met her match in Grimson Gates. Grimson doesn’t do relationships, yet he wants something more from our story line heroine, a woman who is pushing all of his buttons and more. As Grim and Kenna’s relationship becomes more personal, someone else is watching from the sidelines waiting to destroy them all. Grim is dangerous and dark, bossy and demanding, and in this, his reputation precedes his introduction to everyone he meets. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and questionable secondary and supporting characters, many of whom were introduced in the Devil’s Reach trilogy including Brick and Minnie; Trigger and Tess., Rail and Morgan. We are introduced to Grim’s brothers Knox, Leo, and their parents Laurel and Jim; Jim’s attorney Cameron Tame aka Kenna’s father, and her sister Calli; Manager Jayden Wallace; PI Simon Gable; chef Dale, and Grim’s right hand man Jesse. The requisite evil has many faces including the Mexican Cartel, Vegas Mafia, local gangs, and someone very close to our story line couple.

GRIM is a dark, gritty and complex story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, dysfunctional family dynamics. The premise is edgy, raw, detailed and haunting; the characters are animated and charismatic; the romance is spicy and lively. GRIM ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

J.L. Drake is a bestselling author with multiple series published in several different countries. The Broken Trilogy is her best seller, and her next series, Quiet Mafia, has the same kind of homey feel sprinkled with some yummy darkness. 

She was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, later moving to southern California. Though she loves the weather in Cali, she would sell her left kidney for a good rainstorm. Jodi’s love of the seasons back home in Canada definitely put in an appearance in her books.

When she’s not writing, you can often find her sitting somewhere along the coast of Huntington Beach, reading, or at home curled up on a couch with her two children and husband, binge watching Marvel movies.

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