Although she’s obedient in every way, she has taught her sons to be good, to think for themselves, not to become monsters like their father. Ricki is born into a dysfunctional family his father is a British crime lord without any morals who deals with the scum of the earth, his mother is a sweet woman, broken down by her despicable husband. My entire life before now had been controlled.” The future before me stretched out into black nothingness. The romance is still sweet, but the what Ricki and his friends encounter on a regular basis is anything but sweet. The first book – Then Thousand Words – was a sweet book, but it hinted at the darker subjects coming in the future books.

Ten Thousand Lies is the second book in the story and tells the story of Ricki and Jami. She was a new author for me, and I’ve really enjoyed reading the book. For years, she exists only so she can finally come home.Ī couple of months ago I’ve read the first book in ‘the Ten Thousand series’ by Kelli Jean.

Set adrift, losing faith in herself and humanity, she’s broken down not by abuse, but by neglect. Jaime is his everything, his foul-mouthed Dollface.Ĭovered in ink from collarbone to feet, she’s a wild child after his heart. On the surface, Ricki Conklin is just an average bloke, a brilliant tattooist with his own shop.īelow the surface, he’s a vigilante revenge-seeker, atoning for a past he fears will never set him free.

Ten Thousand Words by Kelli Jean