WOW Judgment Road is such an intense and edgy story by Christine Feehan! We have been fans of her writing for years- but all we have read is her paranormal books. This was such a great change and good to know that she is a versatile writer that can write all different kinds of genres.

We can't wait for the next one in this series!!

After possessing nearly all of Christine Feehan’s titles I am totally amazed how she integrates intrigue, suspense, and romance. In her latest title Judgment Road, the first book in her new series Torpedo Ink, published under Berkley Publishing Group brand (Jan 23, 2018). Proves why Christine Feehan is a bestselling Author.
Torpedo Ink is an MC made up of 18 men and women, who had survived a horrendous life and banded together to bring down the men and women who tortured them.
At an early age, Reaper was trained to be an assassin. At the age of five, he put those deadly skills to use, along with his brother and sister to escape captivity. Now, he utilizes his skill to protect their leader Vicktor “Czar“ Prakenskii. Though he and the others have been free, for some time, it has been hard for Reaper to let go of the past. But when he spots the new bartender, he is hit with an overwhelming attraction that Reaper knows that the only way to save Anya was to have Czar dismiss her.
Anya a woman of mystery, who bartends for Torpedo Ink. She stays to herself and doesn’t make waves. Unfortunately for her, she caught the eye of Reaper. But when trouble from Anya past buttheads with her present, she is glad that she has the men and women of Torpedo Ink willing to protect and dispose of the danger that comes calling.
Judgment Road, Judgment Road, an inspiring tale, filled with angst, and hot erotic instants...like all of Christine Feehan stories, you can’t help but fall in love with the characters and the world that she created.

This book shook my world like a 3 year old holding a snow globe. The characters and situations are so intense and riveting you can't help but feel overwhelmed by their stories. This book was an unexpected gem to read, it is so well written and to see the character development and their struggles throughout this book is truly a work of art. The push and pull dynamics between Reaper and Anya were spectacular! The MC cast of characters with all their special talents was a very interesting addition to this book. I really enjoyed all the other characters included in this book so we have more than just Reaper and Anya. So many times I was close to tears reading this story, I was emotionally spent by the time I finished. It was just a wild journey to go on with this author, the creativity and original ideas in this book, outstanding!
This is my first book by this author and surprisingly it will not be my last.

As a big Christine Feehan fan I was so excited to get to review this book. It’s the second in the series ( if you count the last Sister series book as number one) and totally action packed. I was totally intrigued by Reaper when I first read about him and while he had a rough time getting there I’m glad he found his HEA. I thought the author did a great job showing his struggles adjusting as a “free” adult given his traumatic upbringing and glad that the heroine Anya has enough fire to match him but mostly enough love to give him. While a little “hotter” than some of her other books I really liked the dynamics between the two leads as well as the extended family. I also liked how she blended the biker action with the suspense. I can’t wait for the next book to come out. Definitely a must by book.

Hello Reaper!!! Hello Torpedo Ink

I have not finished the sister series but I loved this into to a new spin off from Sea Haven. It ticked all my requirements. Strong lead characters, great plot, fast action, and emotional as all get out!

Reaper is a survivor of horrible childhood trauma, as is everyone else in the club. He has severe PTSD is certain situations. Unfortunately he wants Anya in those situations and feels he needs to put barriers between them. He lives and kills for his club. They have been through a world of pain together and come out stronger.

Anya is a woman of necessary mystery. She is a mess of contradictions and doesn't give all the truth to Reaper. She is a survivor of a different kind but always alone. She cautiously hopes the MC might be a place for her, but she has always been the one no one wants.

Watching these two was hard in so many ways. Reaper honestly tries but is torn in so many different ways. What I loved was Anya's ability to fight through her pain and anger to see the man behind the actions. She was so full of light and love for this band of orphans. I loved watching the series of events unfold.

Ms. Feehan has always been a go to for me but I love that she went this way into an MC romance, but still with ties to her other series...Hello Nirvana!! I would recommend this highly even if you haven't read any other series before this.

The great Christine Feehan has done it once more by writing an amazingly hot book. I've been on the hunt lately for a great, hot MC romance novel that wasn't filled with cheating. When I received this book I already knew I would love it.

The characters in Judgment Road are well-written and fleshed out. They are not some two-dimensional characters you will soon forget as you move on to your next book. Reaper definitely is not your run of the mill tortured alpha that seems to have been regurgitated in most erotic romances in recent years... No Reaper will steal your heart and make you feel everything.

Now I will state that this book is not for the faint of heart or someone who is easily triggered. It has a lot of dark elements that the MC has to deal with and they are not light topics in the least. If this is something that will bother you or cause you to be uncomfortable I would suggest not picking up this particular book. This was definitely a change for me as this was a road that Feehan's work has not exactly gone down before.

All in all, if you want a sexy, gritty, powerful romance to read I highly suggest you pick up a copy of Judgment Road.

Every member of this club is lethal. They have no social skills, but are very loyal to each other. Will there be room for someone else? Anya took the job because they would pay her under the table. She is living in her car and hiding out. There are some bad people looking for her. They are on her trail and Reaper will do what is necessary to protect her. She deserves someone better than him, but he can't let her go. He tried, but he can't let her go. Will she be able to accept him when she knows all of his secrets? He sure hopes she will.

Judgment Road (Torpedo Ink #1) by Christine Feehan ...this book follows the SEA HEAVEN series and has Victor (Czar) and Blythe and some others return...I'm glad I got to preview this book through #NetGalley. This is Reaper and Anya's story. Reaper has so many hangups from the "schools" and things he has done..Anya is hiding from something in her past. He knows he should avoid her...she can't take her eyes off him. There is so much going on in this book..motorcycle clubs...hot rough sex...violence..and redemption...this book is a little heavy at times but you get to their HEA...and I am looking forward to the next Torpedo Ink book.

I will not restate the plot nor reveal any spoilers in this review.
I fell in love with Christine Feehan's writing many years ago when I picked up Dark Prince from the local library. Since then I have read (and own) most if not all of her books. This book was not a disappointment. It is the second one in the Torpedo Ink series, which has ties to both Sisters of the Heart and the Drake Sister series. As in the first book of Torpedo Ink, all characters are well-defined and remain true to their characterizations. The main characters, Reaper and Anya, are well written and fleshed out and have great depth and many facets that make this novel believable. They are not two dimensional characters that are forgettable.
*As in her trademark style, Christine Feehan has written a book with adult content, and I would caution parents to be aware of this before young teenagers are permitted to read it. It has adult language and graphic sexual content. But for this style novel, I rate it 5 stars!

One of the most heartbreaking beautiful erotic love stories I have ever read.

I've come in late to the game about Reaper's family but this is the first in this new series which is a spin off of another. But it is so good!

Reaper doesn't say much. He is the Sargent at Arms for Torpedo Ink and he is good at his job. He doesn't smile and you never ever touch him!

Anya is the new bartender in their bar. She is good with customers and her heart is good as well. She needs this job.

When Reaper first see Anya he wants her gone. No questions just fired! Anya over hears what he says about her and she gets mad. So mad she does something no one else would ever do and that changes things for them.

This is a beautiful but painful story filled with angst and erotic moments that will make your toes curl. I love Reaper and Anya and I fell in love with all the characters.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Anya is on the run but she will get back on her feet. In may take time and a plan but she will get there. She never expected Reaper and he definitely never expected her. But now that they have found each other can they navigate something neither has experience with…a relationship?
Judgment Road is first in Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Inc. series. I really really enjoyed these new characters created by Ms. Feehan. They are so damaged but strong. They have a code of honor that may be slightly different but it is still on the side of right. And I while I don’t know the complete story of these characters, Reaper is a good entry into this world. He is navigating a world unfamiliar to him. His only family has been his brothers and sisters and they share a history, so learning how to integrate someone who engages not only his body but his heart and soul isn’t easy for any of them. And I adored Anya. Her sense of family isn’t much better than Reapers but her triggers are less deadly. I love that Ms. Feehan didn’t make their journey into a relationship simple. They have issues and those issues affect how they relate together as a couple and as a club.
This story is extremely well written and enjoyable. Ms. Feehan doesn’t hide the problems Reaper and Anya face and she does a great job of laying out issues that will pop up in later stories. I can’t wait to see where she will take us next.

This book was much better than some of Feehan's more recent books have been. The plot flowed well and the sex wasn't gratuitous in the way of some of the Carpathian books. My only beef is the restating of facts over and over again. We get it, Code has a hacker friend named Cat and he's never met her. There is no reason to state it multiple times.

I absolutely loved this book. I am a HUGE MC fan and this book is one of the most interesting plot wise that I have read.

The Torpedo Ink crew are close knit, intuititative and dangerous. Their history is heartwrenching, devastating and unimaginable. Reaper's story is horrendous and it has caused such damage and trauma that he has separated himself both emotionally and physically from everyone other than his brothers and sisters of the MC. His aggressions are best released in his role in the MC as the enforcer- and he is pretty scary in that role.

Anya is a new bartender in the MC's bar. She is gorgeous, funny and a smile that draws every man in her radius. Reaper can't stand her! Ok, well maybe that's harsh. He really is drawn to her and can't stand that. He knows his past and his decision to separate himself physically and emotionally from women and Anya is a huge threat to that as he is so drawn to her.

Anya has hard a very difficult life. She is a shelter kid and knows the hardships of life. Once again she has found herself alone and fending for herself. Her heart's desire is to fit in, belong, have someone love her and put her first. She has a dangerous secret she doesn't want to expose and yet she likes these people that surround her at the bar. All but Reaper. For some reason he doesn't like her and she can't for the life of her think what she has done to allienate him.

When secrets are forced into the open decisions are made and sides are taken betrayal doesn't skim the surface for what Anya feels. Is there anything that can be done to recover from that? Anya has dealt with a lot in life and knows the struggles and fights of the world are sometimes necessary. Sometimes you have to JUST STAND STILL. Is she strong enough to overcome other things she will face? Although Reaper is the big, scary enforcer, Anya is fierce. Fierce in her love, support and strength. Exactly what Reaper needs.

As a long time fan of the author's work, I was thrilled to see that she was taking on Czar's family and the biker world. I try to go into biker books with an open mind, knowing that the culture needs to be both exaggerated and romanticized to work as a compelling story. This was both of those things on steroids and at times, it went too far. There is an enormous cast of characters and the key in the front became invaluable in keeping them straight both by club name, real name, and relation.

I don't post spoilers, so I'll just say that there was so much thrown at Reaper and Anya, from inside and outside their relationship, and Reaper's past, as well as club business, that eventually I hit a wall. With as many future stories as she set up, it was unnecessary to throw everything into this book to see what worked.

For some, this is going to be a hard read and while I don't have triggers, I flinched more than once. Reaper and the rest of his 'family' were trained in the Russian schools like the Prakenskii's. Their upbringing is the stuff of nightmares, which he has often, and his fears of hurting Anya are rooted in that horror. Justifiably so. Putting that personality in the uber-macho biker culture made Reaper hard to like and even harder to forgive. That he brought me to tears, several times, wasn't quite enough and even though it worked for the story, it bothered me that everyone kept pushing Anya to forgive. They knew what he was capable of, what they were capable of, and I really, really needed them to do more to protect her. The whole 'give him a chance because he's damaged' is too easy considering how many times he/they hurt her.

Now, one might say that's what this author does well. Gives us edgy, damaged, unlikable heroes to fall in love with. And I do every time. I did with Reaper. I just didn't quite trust him with Anya and part of that is because right up until the end, he didn't quite trust himself.

A good read, an interesting start to a new series. Throttle back the cliched biker tropes, stop turning strong, smart heroines into yes women, and this could be a total kick-ass series.

Judgment Road is a sensational edgy and raw romance that brings together two tortured souls who find redemption and a love they never imagined….

What a story and so intense!! Of course, this is Christine Feehan and I am never surprised with what books she puts out, they are ALWAYS intense, but this book had a different feel to it and I loved everything about this book. I was curious before grabbing this one, how Feehan would be able to handle a biker romance and SUPERB!! That is all, this book exceeded my expectations and more. I just have so much love for this author, and this book is evident in how talented she is. Now Judgment Road is an extension of two previous series and I love the connection between the two series and this charming coastal town that I would love to visit in real life.

The key players for this amazing romance are:

Reaper, a man that is tortured by the sins of his past, who has had to commit acts to save the family he adopted as his own and to protect himself and defend the men and women he would give his life for. Reaper is a fighter, and a protector but is rough around the edges.
Anya, is on the run, her life is in danger and she is in hiding. She grew up on the streets, went to bartender school to make a good living and is dang good at what she does. But she is independent and doesn’t ask help from anyone. She is strong and resilient and courageous.

So this book was simply so emotional and what a ride this story turned out to be!!! I just couldn’t put this book down and I wouldn’t ever want to either. What I was really intrigued by in this story was the way that these characters pull together and the family of “torpedo ink” and the close bond they have for each other.

The story begins when Anya starts working as a bartender in the Torpedo Ink bar. She keeps to herself and works hard. But there is one man among the Torpedo Ink brothers that scares her….Reaper. She thinks that he hates her especially when he tries to get her fired. Reaper has always had the job of protecting his brothers especially their leader and would do anything for Czar and his wife Blythe. He knows that Anya is hiding something big, and he doesn’t trust her or her secrets. But there is a danger surrounding them, and when a neighboring club comes to them for help in rescuing their leader’s wife who has been kidnapped and is probably being raped and tortured, they need information. Information that is needed to rescue the innocent woman and Anya has that information. There has been a great connection between Reaper and Anya, but their relationship is fragile. And Reaper makes a decision that may make him lose her forever…..

WHAT A STORY that this turned out to be and I was blown away by this book and I never wanted it to end. Like seriously, Christine Feehan….this book could have been 600 pages or longer and I wouldn’t want it to end. There was such a riveting feel to this book and these characters just tugged at my heartstrings in the most poignant of ways. I will say that this is edgier, now if you are used to Christine Feehan’s style of writing than you will love this book. However, if you are new to her and aren’t a fan of darker themes, this book probably won’t be for you. Because it does deal with some tough subjects and its just not the type of story that everyone would love. Its not light or fluffy, its edgy and raw but so riveting and I can’t share enough my love for this story.

My heart just broke so much for Reaper and Anya, these two just need love and affection so badly and I just wanted to weep for these two and their situation. But what was most remarkable about this book was seeing their relationship blossom so beautifully and the ways that they learn to fight for each other. Its not easy for either of them, but they never give up on each other, no matter how terrible it gets. I was swept away by their bond, mostly because you see their pasts and how much they have suffered and seeing them trying to build something new and experience building a relationship which neither of them have ever done before so of course, they will make mistakes. But they work through these mistakes and only become stronger for it.

This is a story that will break you, it will wreak havoc on your emotions, but it will also deliver the most precious, tender and poignant romance you could ever pick up!! A TRUE JEWEL!!

Anya was raised in shelters and on the streets. She’s hiding out in a little town working as a bartender in a biker club. Reaper comes from Russia and had a very traumatic childhood. He is the enforcer for the club and probably the most damaged. The club was raised in a school for assassins in Russia, now they rescue people who have been kidnapped or are being sold. Reaper wants Anya but is terrified of hurting her.. Anya just wants a normal life, a family to love her, and kids. There is so much to this story and I don’t want to give anything away. Sexual graphic. Bikers. Torture of children. The story will leave you wanting to bawl your eyes out.

This book is a spin off from the Sister's of the Heart series. We met all the characters that will be in this series in the last book about Blythe and Victor (better known as Czar). I would recommend reading those books but at the very least reading Bound Together so you get a little bit of the back story about these characters. This first book is about Reaper and Anya. Reaper was raised in the same "school" as Czar and his "brother's and sister's". He doesn't really feel anymore and lives for his MC and his family. Anya is a bartender that has been hired for the bar the club owns. She gets to Reaper just by being there and he wants her gone. But Anya needs the job and can't figure out what she did to make him not like her so much. Neither realize how much their lives are about to change.

I absolutely loved this book!! I started it and just couldn't put it down and finished it in less than a day. It was that good for me! I knew these books about these particular characters were going to be heart wrenching. I just never realized how much. Reaper has a lot of issues just because of everything that happened to him and his family in that "school". He is most definitely a damaged man, and he knows he is. He doesn't want to have to feel anything and resents that Anya can make him feel just with her laughter. Anya has her own secrets that she is trying to steer clear of. She doesn't want trouble and doesn't understand why Reaper seems to have it out for her. Until something happens and it pushes him into showing her exactly why he thinks the way he does. The things that Reaper goes through are horrific and the fact that he still has issues from those things are heart breaking. Anya thinks that what they have will be just a quick thing until something the MC does shows her not only what they will do for each other but in the end how much she truly means to Reaper. And then when he makes another mistake and she truly realize how damaged he is? Heart wrenching. Absolutely heart wrenching. There were parts of this book that made laugh, made me cry, made me mad, and made me fall in love with them all. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book in this series! Right now, I just want to know who it is about! Loved, loved, loved this book!

We first met the members of Torpedo Ink in Bound Together (Sea Haven/Sisters of the Heart #6). Judgment Road is the first in an exciting new spin-off. Judgment Road tells of Reaper’s road to redemption and like everything else in his life it is not an easy path. Anya Rafferty is a strong young woman who is over qualified to be the bartender in the MC’s bar. Reaper doesn’t know what to make of her but the more he watches her the more he wants her and that could be deadly for her. My heart broke for these two damaged individuals. Christine Feehan masterfully put them back together again stronger than ever. A fantastic story.

Judgment Road was everything I could ask for. When the Sea Haven series ended, it gave a hint of the bikers that were joining the community. It sounded interesting. I have read everything this author has written and loved each and every book. The problem is when the book ends. I always want it to go on and tell me more.
With this book, it introduced most of the club and gave a piece of history on most of them. A more indepth history will most certainly come with each new book Reaper was the star character of this book and he had an attraction to their new bartender Anya (who was on the run). It turned out she had a very good memory and helped the club when they had to rescue women who had been kidnapped by a "Ghost" club. This was one of the things the Torpedo Ink club does - rescue women and children. Quite a few of the club interacted with Aya throughout the story. We know from the previous series that all of these men and women were abused in Russia and they escaped with Czar who is married to Bythe.
Most of the men had "gifts" that they used to find out information.
I really, really liked this book and beginning of this series. I can't wait for more of the books to come out. This one is going in my reread section and I will probably get the paperback too when it comes out. I got this book from Netgalley for an honest review

This new series is going to be gritty and darker than some of her previous series. Perhaps even more erotic as well. All of the members of Torpedo Ink are damaged and will have to overcome some of it in order to form relationships with outsiders. Reaper doesn't want Anya around because he is afraid of what he will do to her, but he also can't let her go. Anya is on the run and doesn't want the kind of life he leads. She doesn't feel that she will get what she needs from Reaper because Torpedo Ink is number one in his life. It is a rocky relationship. A lot of emotion in this book.