Ash had so much hell to go through, I was surprised he lived as long as he did. Only it gets taken from them, and as the years grow, they lose each other. Two injured and bullied people coming together to form a long lasting relationship. The intensity of the attraction from both Ash and his lady is engaging to follow. This novel was funny, heartbreaking, and romantic.

But he must also find a way to gain back her trust. Only his plans keep falling apart…Ash will have to fight again to save his lady. Until one day he does find her again…only to find she’s about to marry an old man. Ash fights his way through it all by thinking of his lady friend. Her deceitful older brother ends up taking Ash to a life of misery and hell. Ash has to keep reminding himself to wait…that his friend is too young for where his heart and thoughts take him. They become best of friends…and their attraction grows. That friend still lives thanks to Ash for that day. Ash ends up being beaten to death due to switching a cell with a friend. A group of other men in jail for lesser crimes banding together like brothers. This leads him to life in prison and where he meets his friends. The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne is a fun filled historical adventure. “Byrne is a force in the genre.”- RT Book Reviews But can she trust a man who’s been branded a rebel, a thief, and a killer? And can she trust herself to resist him when he takes her in his arms? Like a phantom, he sweeps back into her life and avenges those who wronged her. Now, after all these years, The Rook has returned. And when he left, he took a piece of her heart with him. Crippled as a child, she devoted herself to healing the poor tortured man. Lorelai will never forget the night she rescued the broken dark angel in the woods, a devilishly handsome man who haunts her dreams to this day. And who calms the restless demons in his soul… His only hope for survival-and salvation-lies in the deep, fiery eyes of the beautiful stranger who finds him. He awakens in a mass grave, a magnificent dragon tattoo on his muscled forearm the sole clue to his mysterious origins. A man with no name, no past, no memories. These are the men who risk their hearts and their souls-for the passionate women who dare to love them…

Duke with the dragon tattoo