Savin "Savage" Pajari believes nothing can save him from being the monster he had been trained to be. He thinks he is driving down one ANNIHILATION ROAD after another. It is only his family, Torpedo Ink, that he lives for until the day out of nowhere a woman explodes into his life.

Seychelle Dubois has lived her life helping others. First her ailing parents, now the older people in Sea Haven. She isn't sure why but when she realized that the man who had laid his bike down on the ground and race to save a little boy, she threw herself at him and knocked them both out of the way, taking the hit instead of him. Never expecting to see the man again, Seychelle was surprised to find herself with a "fake fiance"— a man intriguing and scary beyond words. Savage tries to keep away from Seychelle but the need to be with her, despite the monster inside him, proves stronger than he is. Will she be strong enough to save him?

ANNIHILATION ROAD is the long-awaited Savage's story, and it is one of the darkest of all the Torpedo Ink books. After all, Savage is known as the "Whip Master." He is a sexual sadist, though author Christine Feehan gives him a heart and conscience. He has tried to change but with the torture and abuse he endured (as did the others of TI) it is ingrained. But when he's with Seychelle, he is different: softer, gentler and he even manages to laugh out loud a few times.

Much of ANNIHILATION ROAD centers on readers getting to know this couple and watching their interaction with the townspeople, especially the elderly women that Seychelle tries to help. An emotional side of the book is Seychelle trying to understand herself (she had been a child with two very sick parents that she took care of until they died - so had no real childhood). While Savage explains his needs and desires, Seychelle has to figure out if she can be everything he needs and still be herself. It should be noted that everything Savage says he will do to her she finds exciting. Even though she is defeated by her own reactions but everything they do is consensual. Love has a way of finding a match for everyone after all.

There is a bit more club business being dealt with involving the Diamondback MC and, of course, involving Pierce and Alena (who betrayed her and now tries to make amends... sort of). Add in a stalker after Seychelle and a lowlife with a compelling voice ability and you have a part of what happens in ANNIHILATION ROAD.

Another fascinating read, not for the faint of heart, with more coming in the forthcoming SAVAGE ROAD to complete this couples journey, by a writer who knows how to weave a story.

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