Brick

Iron Tzars MC 3

By: Marteeka Karland

Narrated by: Umi Markkanen

Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Serelda -- Watching my sister find the love of her life has been bittersweet. As much as I’m happy for her, I’m heartsick because I can’t have the man I want. Brick is my rock. The wall between me and the rest of the world. He protects and comforts me. He’s everything I need. But he does it out of pity, feeling sorry for the poor, broken woman who sought refuge in his club. I have to find a way to prove to him I’m worth his time, and that I can be the woman worthy of the VP of Iron Tzars.

Brick -- The lovely woman whose name means warrior bewitched me from the first day I saw her. Serelda is scared and vulnerable. The timid sister. I know there is a thread of steel inside her, though. I see flashes of it when I’m least expecting it. So when she runs, though I’m disappointed, I’m not surprised. What catches me off guard is the moment she tases me. I might be a sick individual, but her show of aggression turns me on more than I ever thought possible. Now, I just have to figure out how to claim her without terrifying her. And how to keep her from being taken back to the very man who tormented her more than a decade ago.

WARNING: Graphic violence, adult situations, and references to human trafficking and domestic abuse that may be triggers for some listeners. Happy ending and no cheating, as always.

©2023 Marteeka Karland (P)2023 Marteeka Karland

ARC

Mc goodness. This little gem is #3 in the Iron Tzars series. I thought it was an interesting listen and that the writing was creative.

The narration was good too.

I received an advanced copy of this story and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Great book!

I have been really enjoying the books in this series and this one is no different. The narrator is fantastic at bringing the characters in this world to life and I look forward to more in the series.

Excellent

Cat’s Stats
MMC/FMC- Brick and Serelda
POV- 1st place dual
Genre- MC Romance
Heat- 🌋🌋🌋🌋 parts are named and foreplay is more like fiveplay.
Series? Y
Safety? Y, with caveats. There’s no cheating, but before they get together, Brick gets a lap dance from a club Ho-ho-ho while he’s drunk. There’s no S.A. but there is mention of past trafficking, mutilation, and S.A. HEA.
Speaking of triggers, others include: The Biker’s Trifecta (language, violence, explicit erotic content), Cannibalism.
Tropes- Damsel in Distress, Protective Hero, Requited Crush, Tattoo You, MINE, Run and Chase, Badsass Heroine (some review sites take an expansive view as to what constitutes profanity), Survivor Heroine, Cologne of Awesome.
Mewsings
What I liked- both the main characters were broken, but have survived and are made whole together. I liked the characters. I like seeing the club as family. And I always find it satisfying when an evil motherhugger gets taken out.
What I didn’t like- hopefully, none of my sites will ding me for writing motherhugger….
About the narration- Umi is terrific! She’s really good at making each voice distinct.
I received an advance review copy of this audiobook for free and this is my honest, voluntary review.

Brick as in wall!!!!!

I don't think there is anything that Marteeka could write that I couldn't find interesting and encompassing.

Brick and Serelda are perfect for each other. Serelda suffering insurmountable pain from a sadistic maniac and Brick was her protection. She described him perfect - "her wall" against every outside of them.

As always, Umi voice was perfect for Marteeka's MC books. I love her range and each voice is distinctive if you are listening.

Loved it

This was my favorite. I enjoyed this book. Serelda was amazing and I just loved Brick. The ending yes please!!!!!!!!!!! The back story for the MC was a little hard to follow at times. And some of the ways they portrayed the MC lifestyle was definitely the authors take on it but she made it work. The narrator did a really good job.

Another great addition to the series!

This is the third book in the Tzars MC Series. This is a series of interconnected stories. I liked Brick and Serelda's story. Brick is handsome, alpha, supportive, and protective. Serelda is Winter's sister (from the second book Roman). She is beautiful and strong. Umi Markkanen did an excellent job bringing this story to life. She has a beautiful voice, and a great range of voices. This is a great team author/narrator. I enjoyed it. Looking forward to listening to Atlas, the next book in the series. I like Marteeka Karland's MC series! She never disappoints. #StoryOrigin

vengeance

this audiobook is about 2 sisters that come to a motorcycle club for protection and they end up falling for 2 of the club members. except one of them believes that the guy she chooses has picked someone else so she leaves. ends up in trouble but the biker saves the day. turned out that they end up in a battle with another mc and one of the members is the guy who did the damage to the 2 girls.

Amazing narrator. Fun, dark read.

This is the first of Karland’s books for me, that I HAD to have due to the way its predecessor ended—so far all the others I’ve read wrapped up all neatly. If you’ve read ‘Roman’, you know what I mean—’Brick’ was basically mandatory reading for me at this point. 🙂

Hits a lot of tropes, tr!ggers and dark topics:

Heroine with a dark past.
Ex-con hero.
Insta-love.
Physically scarred FMC.
Club life / bikers.
Touch her and d!3.
Hacker (secondary character but I hope to read his book some day!!)
Mũrd3r missions.
Danger.
Vi0lence.
Cann!bal!sm (not shown, but discussed / threatened, etc.).

Overall, this was sweet, hot, fun and fast. 4 stars.


🎧 Audio:
Honestly, this narrator has become one of my favorites, she’s doing an amazing job with several of this author’s works! 5 stars.

Good continuation

This was a good continuation of the series, it’s a quick listen but was a little more in depth than the previous. I like the characters and the overall story. I also enjoyed how this encompasses the previous 3 women. Narration is done well.

Age gap romance

Serena needs to find the happiness her sister has found with Roman. She was hoping it could be with Brick. When she takes off Brick chases after her. They both need answers from each other. Serena learns to be strong for her survival. The narrator did a great job.