The Hawke Family Complete Collection (Hawke Family Series Books 1 – 6) by Gwyn McNamee – Review by Angela Hayes

The Hawke Family Complete Collection by Gwyn McNamee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars

The Hawke Family Complete Collection holds the complete Hawke Family Series (Books 1 – 6) by Gwyn McNamee. Ms. McNamee is one of my all-time favourite authors, her books providing numerous hours of avid reading. I don’t even have to read the blurb or know anything about her book/s, as they are on my automatic one-click, no questions asked list because I know I won’t ever be disappointed. This series is where my stalking, ummmm, I mean my appreciation of Ms. McNamee’s work began. Savage Collision completely blew me away and started my addiction.
The Series contains:
-Savage Collision (Book #1)
-Tortured Skye (Book #2)
-Stone Sober (Book #3)
-Building Storm (Book #4)
-Tainted Saint (Book #5)
-Steele Resolve (Book #6)

I have included my reviews to the first three books to give you a small taste of what you can expect…

Savage Collision (Book #1)
5 Stars
Savage Collision is the first book in the Hawke Family Novels and an exceptional debut novel by Gwyn McNamee. This is an intoxicatingly steamy romance, with a good dose of suspense, mystery, danger and intrigue. This book has so much going on with-in it, I am finding it almost impossible to do the book justice, without giving away any spoilers. But here goes…..
Danika Eriksson (Dani) is an Investigative Reporter who is extremely passionate and driven- and nothing gets in the way of a good story, her career is her life. Discovering her younger sister is stripping in a Club, Dani is so incensed that she goes to the club to confront the sleazebag owner.
Savage Hawke owns several restaurants and the Hawkeye Club, an upscale and classy Gentleman’s Club prides himself on his strong work ethic, impeccable reputation and professionalism. So, when this captivating beauty storms through his door with her ‘take-no-prisoners’ attitude, he entirely intrigued. His body responds to her in such a powerful way, he’s never experienced before, ever! Savage has huge secrets and some major unresolved issues from his traumatic past that impact on his ability to commit to anyone. Dani has her own secrets that threaten to destroy everything she has worked so hard to create.
This book is amazing, with the plot twisting and turning so effectively, I was firmly held in the story’s grip- completely hooked from the very first page. I couldn’t put it down, totally immersed in the story, page-after-page. This book is an experience of sensory overload- it had me yelling at my kindle; things like “No!” “No-way!” and “O.M.G!”, repeatedly… Then there were points where I caught myself reading with a big goofy grin on my face. On other occasions my tears were streaming so fast, I couldn’t see. Then there was the electrifyingly HOT bedroom (office, Lounge, car…) action that set my Kindle (and Panties) on fire and had me chewing my lip. Phew!!!!
Gwyn McNamee has found her place firmly on my favourite author list, with this outstanding and truly enjoyable novel. I will be waiting expectantly for her next offering!!!

Tortured Skye (Book #2)
5 Stars
Tortured Skye is the second book in the Hawke Family Novels Series by the supremely talented Gwyn McNamee. It is a very spicy and erotic contemporary romance that will tantalize you from the very first page and hold you enthralled right till the end.
Skye Hawke comes across as snarky, sassy, hot-headed, independent and a little on the stubborn side- but most of that is a façade she puts up to hide her pain and vulnerability. You see, Skye has endured a heartache that most people could never fathom and more often than not it takes all her energy to just get through each day. She harbours a lot of guilt for what transpired and living with this regret is slowly devouring her soul, piece by piece.
She was attending a special family function where everyone was so joyous in their celebration- which only serves to remind Skye of everything she had lost, and completely adrift in her personal sea of pain, desperate to tether herself before she is completely swept away. Then in walks the man she’s felt a powerful connection to for so long now. The man she has had a crush on since she was a teenager. She clings to him, and they share a passionate kiss…..but then he just walks away, leaving her suffering the sting of rejection. She has avoided him ever since, but how long can that last. After all he is her brother’s best friend and an honorary member of their family.
Gabe Anderson has his own demons that haunt his days and torture his nights. This has led him to ‘self-medicate’ on a prescription of alcohol and sex. He doesn’t do commitment, just a lot of hooking-up. He has always been closer to the Hawke’s, than his own family and values his friendship with Savage. Gabe has always felt a strong bond between himself and Skye- and appreciated that she had grown into a beautiful woman but had never really thought about it- until that kiss. Now he can’t get her out of his mind and the memory of it is consuming him.
He feels that he would be risking everything- completely jeopardizing his relationship with Savage, as well as his job and his heart – if he were to get involved with Skye. He also feels that because of his demons, he isn’t worthy of her. But now that he’s had a taste, he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to resist her.
With other factors at play in this story, as well- Ms. McNamee masterfully wove a story that absorbed me to a point where reality ceased to exist. I would love to tell you more, but I wouldn’t want to spoil it for you- so please do yourself a favour and discover the wonderful world of the Hawkes for yourself- you really won’t be disappointed.
Even though we met Skye in the first book, we didn’t really get to know her very well. I had decided that I didn’t really like her very much- but since getting to understand her more from this story, I really have come to appreciate her and think that she and Gabe really are a perfect match. I loved Gabe from the moment he is introduced in the first book, he intrigued me, and I wanted to know more about him. This book gave me all the answers I was looking for, plus some.
Ms. McNamee has a real talent for writing with emotion and the ability to connect her readers to the story and characters. I felt for Skye and Gabe and everything they’d been through- and I was with them every step of the way as this story transpires….. There’s so much emotion that at times Ms. McNamee had me free-falling through the spectrum of feelings, like a base jumper chasing an adrenalin high. Wow, what a ride!
One thing Ms. McNamee seems to be able to do better than most, is a raunchy, spine tingling, knee tremblingly HOT sex scene- and this story sure doesn’t disappoint. You have been warned, spare panties will be required!

Stone Sober (Book #3)

5 Stars
Stone Sober is the highly anticipated third book in the Hawke Family series by author extraordinaire, Gwyn McNamee. I really am at a loss for words to do this story the justice it deserves and relay just how fantastic this story is. I almost inhaled this book; I was so engrossed in the story. I laughed, I cried, and I cursed Ms. McNamee (sorry, but I was in a heightened state of anxiety from what I was reading)- I swear my heart stopped on several occasions and I spent a good portion of the time picking my jaw up off the ground- I was trying to anticipate what was going to happen, but Ms. McNamee deftly maneuvered the plot in such a way as to make the story quite unpredictable. I am not going to rehash the plot to you, Ms. McNamee does a far better job of that in the blurb- but I will tell you how her story made me feel and how much I love it, and the whole series so far.
I don’t know how she does it, but each new book slightly eclipses the last- every story is a credit to her and the series as a whole. There are very few series that I have read and can honestly say that EVERY single instalment deserves more than the maximum five stars I am allowed to allocate them. If I could award more stars, I would- that’s how much I love this book/series!
I fell in love with Savage in book one, then had my heart stolen by Gabe in book two- then this book comes along, and Stone branded himself so deeply into my heart- so I can’t/won’t choose between them all- at this point I am more than happy to be labelled a Hawke Family groupie. Dani, Skye and now Nora, are such worthy leading ladies- well matched to their men, and impressive in their own right.
I loved Stone’s bad boy, dirty talking, and dark(ish) sexual tastes- it certainly made for some volcanically HOT reading- I recommend placing several pairs of panties in the freezer before reading this book, because you will definitely need to cool down(under) while reading this.
As this book is part of a series, I suggest reading all the books in the correct order, because there is background information/backstories found in the other books that come to a head in this story- so having all that information will add to your reading pleasure.

I highly recommend this series- but be warned, it is entirely addictive, so find a comfy spot, and settle in, because you won’t want to put it down for even a second. And luckily, Ms. McNamee has plenty of other enticing books available to feed your new obsession/addiction.
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Gwyn McNamee!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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