Beyond Jealousy by Kit Rocha [Review]

Beyond Jealousy (Beyond #4) by Kit Rocha
Format: ebook
Source: provided for review
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Date read: February 27, 2014

Beyond
1. Beyond Shame
2. Beyond Control
2.5. Beyond Denial
3. Beyond Pain
3.5. Beyond Temptation
4. Beyond Jealousy - Kindle
5. Beyond Addiction
6. Beyond Innocence
7. Beyond Ruin

Kit Rocha
Kit Rocha is the pen name for the fabulous writing duo Bree and Donna.
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

She’s been looking for the perfect man. She found two.

When Rachel Riley sacrificed a life in Eden to protect the O’Kanes, she earned her place in the powerful Sector Four gang. But the former crime princess is tired of being everyone’s sweet little sister . It’s time for her to get wild, to embrace her fantasies as only an O’Kane can—with a delicious exiled soldier and the gang’s wickedly sinful tattoo artist.

A saint...

Lorenzo Cruz is a warrior, taught by his commanding officers in Eden that involvement equals distraction. Emotion is a liability, and desire a sin. In Sector Four, he finds decadence, shameless sex—and his own dark urges. No battle strategy prepared him for how Rachel makes his heart race…or the way his rival for her affections sets his blood on fire.

...and a sinner.

Ace Santana has a dirty reputation and a mind to match, especially where his new lovers are concerned. He’s eager to help Cruz embrace his dominant side, and to explore the lines between pleasure and pain with Rachel. But corrupting them quickly becomes an obsession, a need he can’t deny—and a love he never imagined.

Three hearts on the line means a hundred ways their ménage a trois could go wrong. After all, even O’Kanes do forever two-by-two. One of them could be the missing piece that makes them all whole…or a temporary diversion destined for a broken heart.

Thoughts on Beyond Jealousy: Oh, Ace. I can't lie, this tattooed ladies man broke my heart. Just cracked it wide open and left me bleeding. While Cruz had some issues to deal with, mainly learning to let go of his preconceived notions and inhibitions, and Rachel had to learn to trust the two of them, it was Ace's insecurities that absolutely slayed me. Especially given the devil may care front he puts on for the world.

Oh, Ace.

OH, ACE.

Watching him wait for that inevitable moment where he'll screw everything up for their threesome just hurt. In a good way. A good, hurting way. A good, hurting, but still sexy way. Because one thing's for sure, Ace has a wonderfully wicked imagination and he teases the filthy out of Cruz and Rachel in equal measures.

Meanwhile, things continue marching forward for the O'Kanes. We see a little of the inside of Eden, get to cross paths with some of our favorite couples again, and watch Dallas drop the hammer on those who dare stand against him and those he protects. One thing that was underscored yet again with this book is that the O'Kane ladies are just as bloodthirsty and willing to protect their own as the men.

Never underestimate an O'Kane. You'll end up broken and bleeding if you do.

Might I just say I am CRAZY excited for book 5. The setup just about killed me dead and... *flails*. I can't wait!