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Review: Heartless King, Maya Hughes


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Title: Heartless King
Series: Kings of Rittenhouse #5
Author: Maya Hughes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Release Date: April 23, 2020

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★ ABOUT HEARTLESS KING ★

Two blue lines. That means not pregnant, right? Right? Oh, sh*t.
Five years ago, Colm Frost asked me to marry him and I ran. I ran from my painful past too raw and fresh to escape. He was the only one who looked at me like I wasn’t broken and made me believe it. He made me feel it.
Now, he’s the hot, angry, hockey player on the mend.
I’m the physiotherapist who’s supposed to get him back on his feet.
I don’t think our night together was what his doctor prescribed, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t dreamt of him every time I close my eyes. I woke up beside him with my body still singing from the way he fanned the flames of my desire, but I couldn’t stay.
His lips on my neck. His hands wrapped around my waist. His impressive...ahem, touch leaving me breathless.
One moment of wild inhibition and it’s come back to bite me in the butt. Kind of like he did that night.
But a baby? Our night was supposed to be a one time thing, closing a door on the future I couldn’t handle.
Will this new bump in the road be everything we needed to find our forever?
Heartless King is a standalone friends to enemies to lovers, accidental pregnancy romance that brings all the laugh out loud, angsty feels!


The last king is here. This moment could not be more bittersweet. It's been a long time coming and I wanted Colm's story but boy oh boy I'm not ready to say goodbye to these 5 amazing men *cries*. They are what introduced me to Maya and made me fall in love with her words so they'll always be super special to me and I cannot believe this series is over oh my gosh. It makes me sad to think I won't get more of my kings.

 Having said that this book was amazingg! I was so excited to get inside Colm's head and see what was going on there and damn he was going through so much my poor baby. I mean I still think he was being a jerk with his sister and Colm but with everything that was going on in his life, he had the right to be a jerk and break down for a while. My heart hurt for him and all that happened and he was still feeling responsible for.

 From the blurb I was so curious about the proposal moment... boy there was plenty of history between these two that I had no idea about but it made so much sense, they made so much sense *sigh*. It's kind of impossible to write this review and not give the heroine away so if you want to read this book without knowing who she is, stop reading here.

 This book was quite angsty and emotional. With everything Colm was going through, then the night he spent with Imo and how she left him and everything that came after... and also dealing with Imo and Preston gosh it was an emotional doozy at times. Having read this whole series and knowing exactly what happened before and how it affected these characters, it was even more emotional for me. I felt really bad for Imo too and how hanging out with the Kings made her feel, only Colm saw her as her own person. She already felt bad enough on her own and like she couldn't move on... seeing her struggle with it still and after all these years was hard but understandable, Preston had been her first love and losing him broke her.

 Both Colm and Imogen were a little broken and even in the midst of all their messes and miscommunication, they made each other whole. They worked and were so darn cute. Their relationship was a bit of mess, there were a lot of set backs along the way but they worked through their issues and were ready to start their family and what an adorable one it was.

 Heartless King made me all kinds of emotional. The Kings came full cirlce. Once again they proved each other than no one and nothing could break their family, they are always there for each other no matter what. Their friendship is such a beautiful thing. In this book they were all there for Colm no matter how much of a jerk he was being. They never gave up on him and helped him get back on his feet. It felt like the perfect way to end a series centered on this team that no matter what, through all the years, all the heartache, all the sucesses and failures stayed together, remained a tight knit family. I'm sad to see them go but so happy that I got to spend all this time with these amazing characters. They are a group I will never forget.


★ EXCERPT FROM HEARTLESS KING ★

The way she bit her bottom lip while sitting in the back of the taxi sent my heart thundering against my ribs, trying to make a quick escape out the window. She was going through all those thoughts blinking like big caution signs on a dark night saying “No, don’t do this. It’s irresponsible. Here are twenty seven reasons this is a bad idea.” I didn’t want to be a bad idea or a mistake in her mind. She sure as hell wasn’t one in mine.
Tugging her toward me, nearly sitting on my lap, I sealed her parted lips mid-gasp with a kiss. Threading my fingers through her hair, I let my tongue dance along her lips, before delving inside.
The taxi driver cleared her throat. Only then did I remove my hand from under her skirt, tracing the edges of her panty line with the tips of my fingers.
I released my hold on her.
Now, her pink cheeked glances and slightly mussed hair were a hallmark to how far away I’d pushed those thoughts out of her mind. That along with her fingers intertwined with mine. Her pulse drumming against my palm.
She had no trouble putting her hands all over me during one of our sessions, but could still be shy about us exploring one another's bodies. An exploration I wouldn’t be finished with until I’d committed each inch of her to memory and could discover which spots made her gasp, whimper and moan.
Her gaze kept darting to the tent in my pants.
”At this point, I’d think you’d be used to it.”
With a hasty cash tip to the driver, I hustled her out of the taxi.
We burst through the front door like a zombie hoard was following us through the streets.
With a mischievous grin over her shoulder, Imogen danced outside of my grasp.
Her laugh made me smile as she took off up the stairs, shedding clothes along the way. I gathered up each piece like the world's most tempting breadcrumbs.
A heel, then another.
Her soft black wrap.
The perfectly formed cups of her light gray bra hung on the railing at the top of the stairs.
I stood silently, trying to find her. She was a stripping Houdini.
Her dress, the one that fit her perfectly, in a heap on the floor.
My blood thrummed in my veins, pounding harder with each step. I’d been inside her less than an hour ago and already I was ravenous for her touch.
And that’s when I remembered. The bright blue, lacy fabric in my pocket.
She was totally naked.

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AUTHOR BIO

Maya Hughes can often be found sneaking in another chapter while hiding in the bathroom from her kids! :-) I’m a romance writer who loves taking inspiration from everyday life, namely my husband and biggest fan. Inspiration also strikes when I hear a song, meet someone new or daydream while at soccer practice.
I’m the mom of three little ones, the wife to an amazing husband and also work full time. Some of my favorite things are cinnamon rolls, white wine, laughing until I can’t breathe and traveling with my family.

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