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Haviland is a great romance writer who knows how to create alpha males, strong females, and incredible sexual chemistry. The Wanted Men series is nothing short of riveting, full of many potential book boyfriends. I have read the first four books at least twice.

Lucian Fane has been an interesting secondary character in the series. He is the Uber bad guy who swoops in to save the day, so I was excited to see him get his own story. Ms. Haviland warned readers ahead of time that this would be a very dark book and that the romance would not be resolved in this novel. So, no fair whining about either of these points. Yes, there is a cliffhanger.

My concern is that Lucian is now so screwed up he is hard to relate to. There is a Jekyll and Hyde feel to his character. I'm shaking my head in bewilderment at anyone who finds him appealing at this point.

The allure of the other books was that as alpha as all the heroes were, they were matched with spunky, smart women. Yasmeen is much harder to understand. She has created a new persona that rises above her rough childhood. With her abandonment issues she is ripe for manipulation. The problem is that no female could act sane in the situation presented in this book. It is hard to relate to how quickly she submits to the BDSM curveballs Lucian is lobbing her way.

What is also different about this book is that there is very little plot or character development. Two-thirds of the novel covers six days of time. This, then, is more of a psychological study, a portrait of madness, than a novel. I respect Haviland's decision to spread the story out over multiple books, but wonder if we removed some of the dom/submissive details the book is drowning in, then maybe we could have had a more interesting story line.

I found that much of the dialogue was awkward that doesn't suit what we know about these characters .

“And that’s a candy-coated carrot to a poor little helpless bunny like me.”

“So, my precious pet’s creamy pu$$y loves her owner’s c@ck.”

“Then it will be Frosty’s absolute pleasure to claim your virginity.” (Yasmeen calls Lucian Frosty and then he starts referring to himself by that name.) Ick.

“Did Frosty just make a funny?" Double ick.

Sometimes the characters say it best. Yasmeen apologizes for being whiny and then says that "she was a pathetic, weak, lying, masochistic disappointment." Honestly, I have to agree.

That being said, I will read the upcoming books based on my love of the earlier novels in this series. This, however, is not a book I would revisit. If you are new to Nancy Haviland, start with Book 1. You are in for a treat.

I was surprised at the number of editing errors including the rooky bizarre/bazaar mistakes.


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Grievous Wanted Men Book 5 edition by Nancy Haviland Romance eBooks Reviews

I held off reading this for months after buying it because I absolutely hate cliffhangers if I can't get to the next part immediately. And then I held off because the disclaimer scared me- I thought I was going to be disappointed in the author because I have adored every other book in this series. Suspended HEA and cliffhanger aside, if you're afraid the BDSM element will freak you out- don't. I imagined him chaining her in the basement, making her crawl everywhere, her calling him Master, etc. No, the BDSM element is very mild until one scene at the end and that even is moderate compared to what some other authors have written. They also have a history. It's not like he saw her on the street and decided he wanted a sex slave to take his mind off his brother's death. They have history. He is a dangerous man with a dangerous life and he's never known what most people would call normal. He does not emote properly but by the end he is in a place where he can start to try. She has only ever known abandonment and loss; and in her childhood fear, poverty- she grew up in a neighborhood running errands for gang bangers and pimps. The ugly side of life is not new to her. She has an ability to see past his BS and call him on so much of it- sometimes he lets her get a way with it and it cracks his shell a little more. I cannot wait for the rest of their story.
To bring myself back up to speed with the Wanted Men universe in preparation for WM Book 6, I re-read the first five WM novels, and then read Book 6 (just finished it). This is the first time I've re-read them all and I'm so glad I did--the series really stands up, for the most part, even on second reading. But, alas, Grievous (WM Book #5) really is the weakest of the links in the WM universe. Such a pity, because Lucian Fane has been an arresting (if incidental) character in Books 1-4 he has a mysterious, almost omniscient vibe even compared to WM heroes who are, themselves, extraordinary. The brief reference to Lucian having a woman he's seeing in a prior WM book and his Vlad the Impaler approach to dealing with nasty Sergei Pivchenko in WM book 5 (Alek & Sacha's story) really had me on tenterhooks (ha ha) to find out about the woman who could inspire and match wits with Lucian Fane! And it turns out that she doesn't really inspire and match wits with Lucian, folks. Sorry, but Yasmeen is just such a serious bummer, and Lucian turns out not to be mysterious and omniscient, at all. Just another flawed scumbag oppressing an insecure girl in hopes of propping up his circling-the-drain humanity. BUMMER. And it isn't even a spoiler to reveal that it didn't work there is no redemption of Lucian's humanity, no HEA heading into the cliffhanger, as so many others have pointed out...

In his own story, we find Lucian dealing not at all with a boatload of grief and rage over the loss of his baby brother, Markus Fane--totally understandable considering Markus has only been dead for, like, TWO DAYS when Lucian careens off the deep-end by kidnapping Yasmeen (a much younger woman with whom Lucian had a fiercely passionate one-night stand two years previously after which he was too cowardly to call for a repeat performance but has nevertheless been stalking in a seriously creepy fashion). Lucian's actions are, in fact, human-trafficking as he removes Yasmeen against her will and holds her prisoner in a Romanian castle, where Yasmeen is pissed to have no human rights but thrilled to f*cked so well by her madman captor. I guess we're supposed to find Stockholm Syndrome a good basis for a relationship when it comes to Lucian and Yasmeen. YUCK. If the whole human-trafficking and Stockholm Syndrome aspects weren't so prevalent, then I guess the 'dark, erotic' BDSM twist (which is now so common as to be NOT shocking in the least) would be pretty fitting for a man in desperate need of something he can control in his world gone mad.

But, unfortunately, BDSM-Lucian is so emotionally stunted and insensitive to the feelings of others that I simply don't find it credible in the least that he'd be any good at mastering Yasmeen at present--and he isn't any good at it. In fact, he sucks at it, and instead we are treated to some pretty despicable instances of psychological torture that serve to break down an already insecure Yasmeen into near-puppet territory. DOUBLE YUCK. Apart from the loss of Markus, we learn that Lucian is closed off from all human kindness and healthy relationship dynamics due to the ugly family traumas from his past, in which he observed his mother repeatedly cuckolding her husband and then murdering said husband along with Lucian's older sister... While this backstory is indeed tragic, we just cease caring about Lucian (or at least I did) after he demonstrates over and over that he's sure a chip off the old bitch's block. When Lucian is purposely cruel to Yasmeen, over and over, telling her she is sub-human to him and someone for whom he has zero compassion, someone he does not love--he is channeling Mommy dearest, for sure. And the problem with all of this (apart from the fact that readers could give two sh*ts about Lucian now) is that it really is a departure from the character that we learned about everywhere else.

The Lucian who on multiple occasions provided assistance to those weaker than himself without their even asking for it, is in no way the Lucian who 'punishes' Yasmeen by locking her in a dark room (it's established she's claustrophobic) so Yasmeen can listen to him f*cking another woman (does it make it less despicable that he apparently just hired a prostitute couple to copulate and scream his name liberally). So...we've got heroic intervener elsewhere, and psychological torturer here. Wow. Markus Fane would sure be proud of you, big bro.

Oddly enough, the obvious PTSD-caused moment of Lucian choking Yasmeen in their sleep, awakening only whenl she is on the brink of death...that for me is one of the few moments of forgivable humanity. And if that were the worst of Lucian's transgressions against Yasmeen, I'd really be looking forward to his comeback in Part 2! But the psychological abuse rained down on an undeserving Yasmeen by a fully awake and aware Lucian prior to the choking tipping-point moment are just...unforgivable. That so many readers out there confuse this ugly and controlling behavior with 'dark passion' is really discouraging. So, basically, the man needs the help of a top-notch therapist, and so does Yasmeen for the trauma she receives at his hands. But we are told, in the end, she really wants to stay with her abuser and that she recognizes now how much she loves him. YYYYYYUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK.

I'm personally 100% opposed to these two characters ever winding up with one another. I'm sure that's the end-game Haviland has in mind, though it's sure hard to foresee how Lucian is going to come back from the deep and unforgivable lows to which he's sunk... For me, this book just isn't a thoughtful exploration of grief, rage and sexual liberation through sexual subjugation--though I'm confident that is what the author intended. Sorry Haviland Fail. I admit I'm curious how she will achieve a turn-around for these two, but I plan to assuage that curiosity in my local library instead adding the Lucian & Yasmeen train wreck, Part 2 to my ... I certainly do wish I could get back my money on Part 1.

Before I sign off, I am happy to report that the 'prequel' novel (Lukas & Dale's story) that was published alternatively as WM Book 6 or WM Book 0.5, was a return to form for Haviland and one of my favorite in the WM universe, so far. So perhaps Grievous is just one of those 'oh well, that was a failed experiment' moments for Haviland, and she won't try her hand at 'dark erotica' again. I sure hope so.
Haviland is a great romance writer who knows how to create alpha males, strong females, and incredible sexual chemistry. The Wanted Men series is nothing short of riveting, full of many potential book boyfriends. I have read the first four books at least twice.

Lucian Fane has been an interesting secondary character in the series. He is the Uber bad guy who swoops in to save the day, so I was excited to see him get his own story. Ms. Haviland warned readers ahead of time that this would be a very dark book and that the romance would not be resolved in this novel. So, no fair whining about either of these points. Yes, there is a cliffhanger.

My concern is that Lucian is now so screwed up he is hard to relate to. There is a Jekyll and Hyde feel to his character. I'm shaking my head in bewilderment at anyone who finds him appealing at this point.

The allure of the other books was that as alpha as all the heroes were, they were matched with spunky, smart women. Yasmeen is much harder to understand. She has created a new persona that rises above her rough childhood. With her abandonment issues she is ripe for manipulation. The problem is that no female could act sane in the situation presented in this book. It is hard to relate to how quickly she submits to the BDSM curveballs Lucian is lobbing her way.

What is also different about this book is that there is very little plot or character development. Two-thirds of the novel covers six days of time. This, then, is more of a psychological study, a portrait of madness, than a novel. I respect Haviland's decision to spread the story out over multiple books, but wonder if we removed some of the dom/submissive details the book is drowning in, then maybe we could have had a more interesting story line.

I found that much of the dialogue was awkward that doesn't suit what we know about these characters .

“And that’s a candy-coated carrot to a poor little helpless bunny like me.”

“So, my precious pet’s creamy pu$$y loves her owner’s c@ck.”

“Then it will be Frosty’s absolute pleasure to claim your virginity.” (Yasmeen calls Lucian Frosty and then he starts referring to himself by that name.) Ick.

“Did Frosty just make a funny?" Double ick.

Sometimes the characters say it best. Yasmeen apologizes for being whiny and then says that "she was a pathetic, weak, lying, masochistic disappointment." Honestly, I have to agree.

That being said, I will read the upcoming books based on my love of the earlier novels in this series. This, however, is not a book I would revisit. If you are new to Nancy Haviland, start with Book 1. You are in for a treat.

I was surprised at the number of editing errors including the rooky bizarre/bazaar mistakes.