Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Their Obsession

SERIES: Four Mercenaries #2

AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan

PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani Ltd

LENGTH: 240 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2019

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— Loved. Protected. Shattered. —

Clover has found love with not one man, but four. He never imagined such a relationship could work, let alone that he’d be at the center of it, but a year later, his bond with the four mercenaries is stronger than ever.

Each man in Clover’s life completes him in a whole different way. Where Drake teaches him shibari, Boar always showers him with cuddles. Where Tank is strict and protective, Pyro takes Clover on wild adventures.

To truly become a part of the mercenary crew, Clover chose to train under the guidance of his men. He’s itching for action to prove to himself and to others that he can handle the toughest jobs.

But through violence and mayhem, Clover will be tried in ways he never wished for. Old enemies resurface, bonds are tested, and one wrong move can mean death.

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THEIR OBSESSION is a dark gay harem contemporary romance, book 2 in the “Four Mercenaries” trilogy. The story contains scenes of explicit violence, offensive language, morally ambiguous characters and lots of scorching hot, emotional, explicit scenes.

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Themes: polyamory, mercenaries, bounty hunters, albinism, commitment issues, dark past, male bonding, human trafficking, size difference, danger, alpha male, found family, size difference, distrust, shared, victim and protector, revenge, organized crime

REVIEW:

There are some major triggers in these books, if you haven’t read them. Kidnapping, torture, rape, references to all from the past, etc. It’s some bad stuff. 

When I read the first book, I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to read the second one to be honest. It was all in how Clover was treated for the most part. Not that I have anything against BDSM, quite the opposite in fact. It was just the feeling it gave me. I wasn’t comfortable at how he was being dealt with. But as I started reading this one, each person is so different and they love so different. It’s a good story, but it’s not a pretty one. In fact, it’s extremely rough. The life of a mercenary isn’t easy as it is, but when you come from the pasts that these guys have been through, especially Clover and Drake, you’re bound to have some bad stuff come up.

The problem is everyone is so protective of Clover, in his opinion. Well, Tank more than anyone. It’s time to do a job, and he wants Clover to stay home. He doesn’t think he’s ready. When they do the job, everything goes completely wrong and they find out, someone is still on the hunt for Clover. When it leads back to the one who sold him, he wants revenge. But Tank still doesn’t think he’s ready. Clover does what is necessary and gets through it. But in the interrogation, some names come up that haunt Drake and he’s determined to end it once and for all. But not only does Drake get caught, he gets Clover and Boar caught as well. Clover goes through hell and Boar disappears. Not to mention the hell they put Drake through. And now, it’s a race against time to find Boar before he’s gone forever, and before anyone loses it anymore than they already have.

This book gets more in detail about the pasts that these guys have. And it’s not pretty. My heart breaks for Drake as we finally find out why he acts the way he does. You get a clue in book 1, but in this one, you really find out everything. You find out more about Clover’s past too, and they are very similar. They try to rely on each other and it bonds them more, but the pressure sometimes gets too much and it overflows and the results are not a good one. Everyone is at a breaking point in this one. It’s a hard story to read. And I honestly don’t know who I fell worse for. Each has their own hangups and things that can break them. Their own insecurities and doubts and fears that weigh on them daily. Even though they try to hide them. So it’s an overload in this one. It’s a good story, but be forewarned. Please listen to the warnings.

I definitely have to read book 3 now. I hate that this one ended in a cliffhanger. That drives me so crazy. But with the way it left off, I have to know what happens. I’m hoping that they can move past everything, but I have a feeling book 3 is going to do some even worse damage. It’s going to be a doozy.

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