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Whispering Winds #5
Final Blow
Mick Rutger is a happy-go-lucky type of guy and he likes it that way. Now that Rowe has finally opened up to him, he has hope for their future together. But when feelings of hatred and rage overrule Mick's happiness, he doesn't know how to cope. Unaccustomed to such hostile emotions, his mind closes off to the outside world in a drastic measure of protection.
Rowen Smithe fought his demons and escaped the darkness, prepared to start living again with Mick, the man who helped free his soul and stole his heart. Unfortunately, the darkness won't be ignored so easily now that it has found a new target.
If Rowen truly loves Mick…if Mick honestly wants Rowen…both men will have to battle the darkness one more time and trust that their sanity won't be lost forever.
Book 5 in the Whispering Winds series
Book 23 in Pulp Friction collection (including bonus books)
About Pulp Friction 2014
Laura Harner ~ Lee Brazil ~ Havan Fellows ~ T.A. Webb
The Pulp Friction 2014 Collection. Four authors. Four Series. Twenty books. One fiery finale. Spend a year with an eclectic group of strangers brought together through circumstances, as they are tested by life, and emerge as more than friends.
The strongest bonds are forged by fire, cooled in air, smoothed by water, grounded in earth.
Although each series can stand alone, we believe reading the books in the order they are released will increase your enjoyment.
Rowen Smithe fought his demons and escaped the darkness, prepared to start living again with Mick, the man who helped free his soul and stole his heart. Unfortunately, the darkness won't be ignored so easily now that it has found a new target.
If Rowen truly loves Mick…if Mick honestly wants Rowen…both men will have to battle the darkness one more time and trust that their sanity won't be lost forever.
Book 5 in the Whispering Winds series
Book 23 in Pulp Friction collection (including bonus books)
About Pulp Friction 2014
Laura Harner ~ Lee Brazil ~ Havan Fellows ~ T.A. Webb
The Pulp Friction 2014 Collection. Four authors. Four Series. Twenty books. One fiery finale. Spend a year with an eclectic group of strangers brought together through circumstances, as they are tested by life, and emerge as more than friends.
The strongest bonds are forged by fire, cooled in air, smoothed by water, grounded in earth.
Although each series can stand alone, we believe reading the books in the order they are released will increase your enjoyment.
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50 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 14, 2014
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October 16, 2014
I really think that Mick and Rowen are my favorite couple in the PF2014 series. Rowen was always just so ... odd ... and now we know why and he's really come a long way to becoming more social and more likable. Mick, however isn't doing so well. He's not eating much and he's hardly been sleeping for a couple months now. Rowen is very worried about him.
In Final Blow, we get a tour of Mick's nightmares and what's really eating at him. And Mick and Rowen together are really just amazing. Rowen wants to love and protect Mick and Mick needs Rowen to feel safe and complete.
Final Blow just made me happy.
In Final Blow, we get a tour of Mick's nightmares and what's really eating at him. And Mick and Rowen together are really just amazing. Rowen wants to love and protect Mick and Mick needs Rowen to feel safe and complete.
Final Blow just made me happy.
February 23, 2015
Buddy Read with Mish and Sandi. We did this last year and figured it would be fun to do it again. Reading the entire Pulp Friction series in the month of February, one installment a day. I'll review at the end.
02/01/15 Firestorm (Fighting Fire #1)
02/02/15 Cold Snap (In From the Cold, #1)
02/03/15 Blown Away (Whispering Winds #1)
02/04/15 Higher Ground (Earthquake #1)
02/05/15 Kismet and Cartwheels
02/06/15 Controlled Burn (Fighting Fire #2)
02/07/15 Cold Comfort (In From the Cold #2)
02/08/15 Blown Kisses (Whispering Winds #2)
02/09/15 Moving Earth (Earthquake #2)
02/10/15 Backburn (Fighting Fire #3)
02/11/15 Cold Feet (In From the Cold #3)
02/12/15 Blown Hard (Whispering Winds #3)
02/13/15 Tremors (Earthquake #3)
02/14/15 Taking Chances
02/15/15 Flare-up (Fighting Fire #4)
02/16/15 Out in the Cold (In From the Cold #4)
02/17/15 Wicked Winds 3.5 Elemental Elements Pulp Friction 2014
02/18/15 Blown Chance (Whispering Winds #4)
02/19/15 Frankie's Knight: Elemental Connections: IV (Earthquake #3.5)
02/20/15 Aftershocks (Earthquake #4)
02/21/15 Radiant Burn (Fighting Fire #5)
02/22/15 Cold Day in Hell (In From the Cold #5)
02/23/15 Final Blow (Whispering Winds #5)
02/24/15 Terra Firma (Earthquake #5)
FINALE!!!
02/27/15 - 02/28/15 Shadows and Ash: Pulp Friction 2014 Finale
02/01/15 Firestorm (Fighting Fire #1)
02/02/15 Cold Snap (In From the Cold, #1)
02/03/15 Blown Away (Whispering Winds #1)
02/04/15 Higher Ground (Earthquake #1)
02/05/15 Kismet and Cartwheels
02/06/15 Controlled Burn (Fighting Fire #2)
02/07/15 Cold Comfort (In From the Cold #2)
02/08/15 Blown Kisses (Whispering Winds #2)
02/09/15 Moving Earth (Earthquake #2)
02/10/15 Backburn (Fighting Fire #3)
02/11/15 Cold Feet (In From the Cold #3)
02/12/15 Blown Hard (Whispering Winds #3)
02/13/15 Tremors (Earthquake #3)
02/14/15 Taking Chances
02/15/15 Flare-up (Fighting Fire #4)
02/16/15 Out in the Cold (In From the Cold #4)
02/17/15 Wicked Winds 3.5 Elemental Elements Pulp Friction 2014
02/18/15 Blown Chance (Whispering Winds #4)
02/19/15 Frankie's Knight: Elemental Connections: IV (Earthquake #3.5)
02/20/15 Aftershocks (Earthquake #4)
02/21/15 Radiant Burn (Fighting Fire #5)
02/22/15 Cold Day in Hell (In From the Cold #5)
02/23/15 Final Blow (Whispering Winds #5)
02/24/15 Terra Firma (Earthquake #5)
FINALE!!!
02/27/15 - 02/28/15 Shadows and Ash: Pulp Friction 2014 Finale
October 26, 2014
First, I have to say that I'm devastated at the thought of no more Mick and Rowen. I know, I know, I'll still get a little bit in the final book by all four authors, but, let's face it people, it won't ever be the same. And second, I think 'Final Blow' is some of the best writing Havan Fellows has done in this series. I was so proud of her, and I don't mean that in any way, shape, or form, as condescending. This finale really was that good.
Mick hasn't been doing too well these last two months, suffering from strong and powerful nightmares after his and Rowen's confrontation with Rowen's past. It's upsetting Rowen, especially Mick's weight loss and insomnia, to the point where Rowen has had enough. Even though Mick told him he hated him, and didn't want to see him, Rowen will have to intervene to save the man he loves.
"You, Mick. I may have been a different person by the time you met me, but that darkness was still there, whispering to me every day, beseeching me to act in ways that weren't beneficial to anyone. But then a curly- haired, annoying, and very happy man walked into my life, and he wasn't cowed by my gruffer side. If you had given up on me even once this past year, I would still be lost."
There isn't a moment in this book where I didn't rejoice for the love that Rowen and Mick have found. It hasn't been easy this year, not at all, but they've both grown, and learned to trust. Plus Mick has a new insight into Rowen's hair—trust me, you'll understand when you read that scene! *snort* Havan, you really rocked this, and I think it was a perfect end for my boys.
Mick hasn't been doing too well these last two months, suffering from strong and powerful nightmares after his and Rowen's confrontation with Rowen's past. It's upsetting Rowen, especially Mick's weight loss and insomnia, to the point where Rowen has had enough. Even though Mick told him he hated him, and didn't want to see him, Rowen will have to intervene to save the man he loves.
"You, Mick. I may have been a different person by the time you met me, but that darkness was still there, whispering to me every day, beseeching me to act in ways that weren't beneficial to anyone. But then a curly- haired, annoying, and very happy man walked into my life, and he wasn't cowed by my gruffer side. If you had given up on me even once this past year, I would still be lost."
There isn't a moment in this book where I didn't rejoice for the love that Rowen and Mick have found. It hasn't been easy this year, not at all, but they've both grown, and learned to trust. Plus Mick has a new insight into Rowen's hair—trust me, you'll understand when you read that scene! *snort* Havan, you really rocked this, and I think it was a perfect end for my boys.
October 15, 2014
Havan Fellows, after reading and dealing with all the fear, the horror that surrounded Rowen Smithe’s past that spilled into Mountain Shadows Campground, you did something to make your series even ‘more’. I guess I didn’t know what I could have expected from this round 5, but you sure blew me away.
We find Mick in terrible dream sequences; wandering to the only place he feels safety….to Rowen. The beauty of this is seeing Mick not afraid of his Rowen but afraid of himself…..The self awareness brings us the Mick of old. The angst and pain and turmoil is slowly fading and we can now again see the crazy Mick Rutger we began the series with...The guy who is the jokester, the one who won’t stop talking until Rowen’s lips shut him up....
I agree with you, the reader couldn’t take any more pain for these two and we get a fun rollicking, sensual and light hearted entry for the two we might have worried about most. A great choice!
I now await the last in round five Tom Webb’s Terra Firma and the final magical Fab Four writing Le Grande Finale! Flagstaff Arizona will always house this wonderful setting for me….Cannot wait to see where we are heading for 2015 Anyone??????
Review by Gloria Lakritz
Sr. Reviewer and Review Chair for the Paranormal Romance Guild
We find Mick in terrible dream sequences; wandering to the only place he feels safety….to Rowen. The beauty of this is seeing Mick not afraid of his Rowen but afraid of himself…..The self awareness brings us the Mick of old. The angst and pain and turmoil is slowly fading and we can now again see the crazy Mick Rutger we began the series with...The guy who is the jokester, the one who won’t stop talking until Rowen’s lips shut him up....
I agree with you, the reader couldn’t take any more pain for these two and we get a fun rollicking, sensual and light hearted entry for the two we might have worried about most. A great choice!
I now await the last in round five Tom Webb’s Terra Firma and the final magical Fab Four writing Le Grande Finale! Flagstaff Arizona will always house this wonderful setting for me….Cannot wait to see where we are heading for 2015 Anyone??????
Review by Gloria Lakritz
Sr. Reviewer and Review Chair for the Paranormal Romance Guild
October 28, 2014
A Joyfully Jay review.
4.5 stars
I’ve got to say my heart was broken at the start of this one. I knew it would be because of how the last story ended, but man, to see Mick so changed from his usual smart ass, happy-go-lucky, never-back-down-never-surrender attitude. It was devastating to read. He took such a one-eighty from the Mick of the previous four books that I was afraid of how Fellows was trying to play this one, but once again she redeemed herself and her story. Poor Mick though. Geez. And Rowen. Finally! It’s nice to see him happy. And a little bit strange, but the big, stoic Native American is in love and acknowledges it. It’s sweet and endearing in a way I didn’t think possible. I’m very happy with Mick’s and Rowen’s journeys from book one to now.
The only thing that I’m a little iffy about in this story is Mick’s dreams. It’s a little new age/fantasy. Healing through his dreams? It’s not very realistic. And yes, I can suspend disbelief. In fact, I did for a while. But something about it didn’t quite sit right. It didn’t feel organic enough for these guys, like it was forced. I felt like I needed something solid between them to show how Mick had come to the conclusion. If they’d fought and raged and slammed doors, maybe that would have helped. Instead, he dreams and suddenly he knows why he’s been acting the way he’s been acting for the past two months? And only when he sleeps in Rowen’s arms? It just didn’t seem real.
Overall, this has been my favorite of all the finals of the Pulp Friction series of books so far. Mick and Rowe hold a very special place in my heart, partly because they’re connected to Wick (loosely) and brought me him again this year and partly because they’re so freakin’ adorable. Yes, disbelief suspended, I really enjoyed this story and am dying to see what is to come of them in the finale. I definitely recommend Final Blow and the entire Whispering Winds series by Havan Fellows.
Read Crissy’s review in its entirety here.
4.5 stars
I’ve got to say my heart was broken at the start of this one. I knew it would be because of how the last story ended, but man, to see Mick so changed from his usual smart ass, happy-go-lucky, never-back-down-never-surrender attitude. It was devastating to read. He took such a one-eighty from the Mick of the previous four books that I was afraid of how Fellows was trying to play this one, but once again she redeemed herself and her story. Poor Mick though. Geez. And Rowen. Finally! It’s nice to see him happy. And a little bit strange, but the big, stoic Native American is in love and acknowledges it. It’s sweet and endearing in a way I didn’t think possible. I’m very happy with Mick’s and Rowen’s journeys from book one to now.
The only thing that I’m a little iffy about in this story is Mick’s dreams. It’s a little new age/fantasy. Healing through his dreams? It’s not very realistic. And yes, I can suspend disbelief. In fact, I did for a while. But something about it didn’t quite sit right. It didn’t feel organic enough for these guys, like it was forced. I felt like I needed something solid between them to show how Mick had come to the conclusion. If they’d fought and raged and slammed doors, maybe that would have helped. Instead, he dreams and suddenly he knows why he’s been acting the way he’s been acting for the past two months? And only when he sleeps in Rowen’s arms? It just didn’t seem real.
Overall, this has been my favorite of all the finals of the Pulp Friction series of books so far. Mick and Rowe hold a very special place in my heart, partly because they’re connected to Wick (loosely) and brought me him again this year and partly because they’re so freakin’ adorable. Yes, disbelief suspended, I really enjoyed this story and am dying to see what is to come of them in the finale. I definitely recommend Final Blow and the entire Whispering Winds series by Havan Fellows.
Read Crissy’s review in its entirety here.
October 25, 2014
This is book 05 in the Whispering Winds series and Book 20 in the
Pulp Friction 2014 collection. It is best if each book is read in order and even a good idea to read each series in order to get full impact of the collection since the characters sort of interact in each book.
This is the last book in this series and I had been impatiently waiting. I hate to say I was a little disappointed.
Mick is dealing with finding out about Rowen’s past and what they went through in the last book. (I can’t tell you it’s a spoiler.) He is having terrible nightmares.
Rowen has been watching over Mick since he stormed out of his cabin that night and knows that Mick is suffering. Finally Mick comes to Rowen but will they have their happy ever after finally?
I think since this series has been so nail-biting suspenseful and intriguing, now that we finally found out about Rowen it made the last book hard to keep up with the pace. Don’t get me wrong it isn’t bad at all, it just wasn’t as good as the first four in my opinion.it was mostly dream scenes. I was a bit confused as to what was a dream and what was going on. I would have liked that to been clarified a bit better as I had to keep reading over stuff to see what was going on or if I missed something.
Now having said this, I still love Rowen and Mick and the ending did leave me excited for the grand finale!
If you like suspense, dream sequences, and some hot mansex this is for you.
Pulp Friction 2014 collection. It is best if each book is read in order and even a good idea to read each series in order to get full impact of the collection since the characters sort of interact in each book.
This is the last book in this series and I had been impatiently waiting. I hate to say I was a little disappointed.
Mick is dealing with finding out about Rowen’s past and what they went through in the last book. (I can’t tell you it’s a spoiler.) He is having terrible nightmares.
Rowen has been watching over Mick since he stormed out of his cabin that night and knows that Mick is suffering. Finally Mick comes to Rowen but will they have their happy ever after finally?
I think since this series has been so nail-biting suspenseful and intriguing, now that we finally found out about Rowen it made the last book hard to keep up with the pace. Don’t get me wrong it isn’t bad at all, it just wasn’t as good as the first four in my opinion.it was mostly dream scenes. I was a bit confused as to what was a dream and what was going on. I would have liked that to been clarified a bit better as I had to keep reading over stuff to see what was going on or if I missed something.
Now having said this, I still love Rowen and Mick and the ending did leave me excited for the grand finale!
If you like suspense, dream sequences, and some hot mansex this is for you.
November 14, 2014
Rating 5 stars out of 5:
For the full review, http://wp.me/p220KL-3pf
From that review: "Havan Fellows reveals Mick as a character far more complex and layered then he originally appeared to be. It makes the relationship we have seen develop between the tortured Rowe and Mick more authentic and believable. If there is to be a yin to his yang, then it also needs to be on equal ground with matching complexities and overtones. The author accomplishes that hard-won balance in Final Blow. Here her characters find themselves in situations that require them to achieve a certain amount of emotional growth and healing in order to move forward, hopefully together. It was painful and wonderful and immensely satisfying to see characters we have come to love reach out for each other and more, much, much more."
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October 18, 2014
Oh wow, oh wow! This story is all about Mick and Rowe's relationship. Mick is having a difficult time reconciling Rowe's past with the present. Mick's suffering from nightmares that send him spiraling into sleepless nights. He is deteriorating right before Rowe's eyes. Can they reconcile their pasts with the present, so that they can build a life together? That is the question waiting to be answered.
This was an intense, amazing story. Love these two!
This was an intense, amazing story. Love these two!
November 26, 2014
Rowen and Mick. If you've made it this far you know what was done to Rowen. You know what he did to survive. I can't blame him a thing. Despite everything, he is a good man.
Mick, poor Mick. I can't blame him either. I know his rage. I've been there. Wanting someone to hurt. Knowing their death or even prison wouldn't be enough. It's hard to recognize that in yourself.
I'm glad Mick was able to reach out and that Rowen was there to catch him.
I'm torn right now. I can't wait for the final book but then I don't want to say goodbye!
Mick, poor Mick. I can't blame him either. I know his rage. I've been there. Wanting someone to hurt. Knowing their death or even prison wouldn't be enough. It's hard to recognize that in yourself.
I'm glad Mick was able to reach out and that Rowen was there to catch him.
I'm torn right now. I can't wait for the final book but then I don't want to say goodbye!
November 10, 2014
I liked this very much
The oniric parts are mostly well executed although there was a moment in which I had to go back to make sure that I kept on in a dream scene because during a gripping chat between Mick and Rowen those little details that suggest that it's surreal were brushed aside.
The oniric parts are mostly well executed although there was a moment in which I had to go back to make sure that I kept on in a dream scene because during a gripping chat between Mick and Rowen those little details that suggest that it's surreal were brushed aside.
November 29, 2014
4.5 stars--I think Rowen and Mick are my favorite couple in this year's PF--they certainly are a sensual pair!
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