seriously romantic: the bastard's bargain by katee robert

i saw arcs were out on twitter and literally ran to netgalley in order to get my hands on this book. i came in to the o’malley series late, book 4 was the first glimpse i had of this family. and keira and dmitri’s story has been percolating since at least then. i’ve been dying for more of them.

to be honest, i found them to be the most compelling thing about aiden and charlie’s story, and i was hoping that when they finally had a chance to shine in the bastard’s bargain that i wouldn’t be disappointed. and i’m not.

keira and dmitri are everything. what develops between them is raw and carnal and wanton. the way they need each other and the way they connect is beyond sexy. it’s something deep and dark and heartbreakingly beautiful.

gorgeous broken keira means more to dmitri than he’s willing to admit at first. he can’t bear to see her destroy herself, so he will save her even as she fights him on it. she’s so tired of being a pawn, caged in by people claiming to protect her without seeing how they are carving away at her soul. dmitri sees too much. and still she wants him. but she’s going to fight it till the bitter end.

the thing is when she finally listens to dmitri it turns out that he is actually offering her everything. if she is his, then he is hers. and giving her back that power, it changes their world. because together keira and dmitri are unstoppable. and i loved every second of their story. it was literally perfect. in fact, i think i'm just going to go re-read it. possibly over and over again.

**the bastard’s bargain will publish on february 6, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley’grand central publishing (forever) in exchange for my review.