{"id":2124,"date":"2018-03-05T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2018-03-18T22:52:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T05:52:03","slug":"review-hard-bitten-m-k-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/03\/05\/review-hard-bitten-m-k-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Hard Bitten &#8211; M.K. York"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/36568409.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Hard Bitten &#8211; M.K. York\" title=\"Review: Hard Bitten &#8211; M.K. York\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Hard Bitten<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/m-k-york\/\">M.K. York<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/carina-press\/\">Carina Press<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> March 5, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/mystery\/\">Mystery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 293 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><i>Rule number one: hands off the witness<\/i><\/p>\n<p>As a newbie public defender, Mark Eliades is stuck defending DUIs. But when his latest client gets charged with felony arson, the result is a career-making case he has to win. The last thing he needs is to fall for his key witness. Any hint of impropriety and his credibility will be shot, along with Mark\u2019s case. But the more time Mark spends with the jaded private investigator, the more the rules began to blur.<\/p>\n<p>Tired of endless nights chasing people who don\u2019t want to be found, private investigator Lukas Nystrom needs a change\u2014and a guaranteed paycheck. When a high-profile contract with the state falls in his lap, he can\u2019t screw it up. Even if it means ignoring his growing desire for the hotshot attorney who hired him.<br \/>\nConvinced their client is innocent, Mark and Lukas team up to investigate the crime. With the trial looming and every lead gone cold, they work relentlessly to uncover the truth. But keeping things professional while searching for evidence they need might just make this the hardest case they\u2019ve ever taken on.<\/p>\n<p>This book is approximately 90,000 words<br \/>\n<em>One-click with confidence. This title is part of the <\/em><strong><em>Carina Press Romance Promise<\/em><\/strong><em>: all the romance you\u2019re looking for with an HEA\/HFN. It\u2019s a promise!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Anne Scott<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B076ZLZNF1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/hard-bitten\/id1303455123?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Apple\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/hard-bitten-mk-york\/1127329983?ean=9781488028281\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/hard-bitten-3\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36568409-hard-bitten\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/4stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0003_4-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"4 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-m\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000s_0005_m_m.png?fit=80%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"categories_m_m\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/mystery\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0008_mystery.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"mystery icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2018-03-05T12:00:15+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nThis was delightful! \\u00a0It's not exactly what I was expecting, but I was quite happily surprised. \\u00a0While I wouldn't exactly call either character \\\"hard-bitten,\\\" I think the title does set the\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Llama Reads Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/index.php\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/05\\\/review-hard-bitten-m-k-york\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Hard Bitten\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"M.K. 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He looks like you could buy a kit for him at IKEA\u201d &#8211; and Mark&#8217;s sense of humor initially draw them together as friends, and after an is-he-gay\/isn&#8217;t-he-gay dance, their developing attraction is hard to ignore. \u00a0But, with Mark&#8217;s insistence on not sleeping with a witness &#8211; and as PI for the case, Lukas will definitely be one &#8211; can they be friends without benefits, or will this case end their relationship before it begins?<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8216;I can\u2019t\u2014you can\u2019t ask me to stop being what I am.&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;And what is that, exactly?&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;I believe in the letter of the law. It\u2019s what I do. It\u2019s all I do, and I\u2019m good at it. Finding, finding compromises, sure, but I can\u2019t\u2014violate it, and still do what I do. I can\u2019t sit there and know I\u2019m doing the wrong thing.'&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>\u00a0As a warning &#8211; this is an extremely slow-burn romance, and there&#8217;s a lot more focus on the murder investigation than the romance itself. \u00a0I still enjoyed the romance, and I thought the tension was maintained well, but this definitely reads more as a legal procedural \/ mystery with a hefty dose of romance than a straight-up romantic suspense. \u00a0And by extremely slow-burn, I mean that it takes the majority of the book before the characters get together, though they have an extremely good reason, as it could jeopardize the case if it&#8217;s found out they&#8217;re in a relationship. \u00a0At first, I was vaguely skeptical of how that would happen, but Ms. York worked in a conversation that laid out, exactly, how badly a cross-examination could go if there was even a hint of impropriety. \u00a0Luckily, they have a few slip-ups along the way that helped keep the thread of sexual tension running throughout the rest of the plot. \u00a0Also, thankfully, the mystery was engaging, and I was fascinated by the descriptions of life as the new guy public defender and an established private investigator. \u00a0I loved Mark and Lukas&#8217; banter together, from arguing over what kind of snacks to bring on a stake-out to teasing Mark about his complete lack of knowledge of how to paint a room. \u00a0It was the perfect mix of two people who were interested in each other but still wanted to remain professional, and they both had amazing senses of humor. \u00a0The secondary characters were also fun, from Lukas&#8217;s football buddies to Lena, the other public defender, and provided more insight into Mark&#8217;s and Lukas&#8217;s backgrounds.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>&#8220;Lukas turned his back to Mark and bent down to put the beers in the fridge. His jeans were worn so thin (full! of! holes! Mark\u2019s brain unhelpfully supplied with great emphasis, circling them and underlining like sports commentators drawing plays on the video of the field, arrows, <em>skin visible here<\/em>) that very little was left to the imagination, and his shirt was long-sleeved, but painfully tight.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In terms of cons, it&#8217;s mentioned that Mark is out of the closet &#8211; there was actually an article written about him being an openly gay legal student &#8211; while Lukas is not, and while they both talk about it with each other, I&#8217;m not certain exactly why Lukas being in the closet was emphasized so much. \u00a0In the main part of the book (there is a short epilogue), they barely get into a relationship before the book ends, so I wasn&#8217;t expecting a big &#8220;coming out&#8221; scene. \u00a0The best I can guess is to show that Lukas has very little experience with relationships, as compared to Mark (who reminisces about kissing the football tight end under the bleachers). \u00a0It&#8217;s quite possible that cishet me is completely missing the point!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Overall, this was a riveting, enjoyable read. \u00a0Recommended for anyone looking for a suspenseful legal thriller with a dose of romance!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was delightful! \u00a0It&#8217;s not exactly what I was expecting, but I was quite happily surprised. \u00a0While I wouldn&#8217;t exactly call either character &#8220;hard-bitten,&#8221; I think the title does set the tone for a riveting legal procedural mystery. 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