Here’s our very sexy and very broken bad-ass (and kind of a “bad-guy” —> he’s a hit man for a mob boss!) 😉 getting himself into all sorts of trouble!! Ohhhh I was so devastated in #2, and I love when that happens to me. It was SOOOO good and so different.
Yep, I know… doesn’t look like a romance series, but believe me, it’s got it’s love story brewing. Book #3 (Otherwise Unharmed) will finally be released December 5th and we’ll finally get some answers!
Check out my review of
- book #1 (Otherwise Alone – sexy prequel novella) &
- book #2 (Otherwise Occupied <— full length and full intensity!), and
- here’s the Evan Arden series reading order guide.
And don’t forget to comment to enter the giveaway (below) for your chance to win one of two sets of this series (so far) or a copy of my other favorite book, Surviving Raine (see my review of Surviving Raine —-> this is still one of my absolute favorites of the year, and ever!). THREE winners today!!
BUT!!! If you haven’t read the series yet, or haven’t read book #2 yet, skip the synopsis for book #3, below. The books in this series are not standalone, and must be followed in order for maximum effect.
Ready?
Otherwise Unharmed Summary
After Evan Arden was imprisoned by the enemy for a year and a half, he returned from the desert as a military hero. He’d suffered some minor injuries during his captivity, was discharged from the Marines with a touch of shellshock, but was considered otherwise unharmed. Now he wonders how he ended up where he is—incarcerated in Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center for using his sharpshooting expertise to take out the neighborhood park with a high-powered sniper rifle and multiple rounds of ammunition.
Lia Antonio, the woman he rescued from the desert heat the previous year, is the only person who can bring him out of his sleep-deprived psychosis and mounting PTSD. When she does, Evan knows he can’t just let her go again. He’s never considered leaving the business before—who retires from the mafia?—but he’s determined to get both Lia and himself out of harm’s way.
Evan faces overwhelming forces from multiple directions as a deal to get him out of jail turns more dangerous than he imagined. With a mob war on the horizon and the feds holding evidence over his head, Evan has no choice but to throw himself into the middle of another warzone.
In his efforts to make things right, Evan crosses the wrong man and finds himself on the business end of the crosshairs. With his acute perception and intelligence, he tries to stay a step ahead of his former co-workers, but this time, it isn’t just his own life on the line—he’s got to protect Lia from the man who once called him son.
- 2 sets of Evan Arden Series – Otherwise Alone, Otherwise Occupied, & Uncockblockable
- 1 eBook of Surviving Raine
The winners will be contacted and will have 48hrs to respond confirming their email address (and ebook format of their choice), so if you are picked, do not delay or you will lose your chance. These books will be emailed to the winners directly by the author.
This contest is open to anyone that can accept an ebook! YAY!!!
Just finished Dark Light of Day, which I really enjoyed and I loved the first two Evan Arden but haven’t read Surviving Raine yet so that would be awesome to win!! 🙂
Can’t wait for book #3! Love Evan and this story is so intriguing! Anti-heroes are fun sometimes…like Kristen Ashley’s Knight Sebring. 😀
I am getting ready to start Catch Me by Claire Contreras.
Love <3 Evan Arden and can't wait until Otherwise Unharmed… *Squee*
Looking forward to reading this series!!! Its been on my TBR for a while 🙂
I just read Taken so I am loving Merritt right now. I love Evan Arden and I can’t wait for this book!!!
Thanks for the giveaway. My fav bad boy is Caleb from the dark duet series.
Shay Savage has been my own wish list for awhile now. Just waiting for a block of time to concentrate on a new series.
Just finished Jagged by Kristen Ashley, Bold Tricks by Karina Halle, Infinite Possibilities by Lisa Renee Jones… Well, I read A LOT!
Would love to read Shay Savage series. I Looooooved Surviving Raine. I finished Try and am now rereading Kristen Ashleys Colorado mountain series. Love me some Alpha Jerk
I love these books and would love to win this!
LOL Christine! “Alpha jerk” just made me snort. I love it!
love it!!!!!!!!!!! great cover!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite bad guy has to be Knight by Kristen Ashley… 🙂
I have not read any books by Shay Savage yet, would love to win these!!! Thanks Maryse, 🙂
Surviving Rains was one of my favorite books this year too..
Just finished Kristen Ashley book. I love all alpha jerks!! I have only read the first of the Evan Arden series.
Ps.: Christine, I had to LOL at your comment too… I love all of Kristen Ashley’s ” Alpha Jerks” LOL
I’m currently reading The Rocker That Holds Her by Terri Ann Browning. I love this series!
I am currently reading Bold Tricks by Karina Halle.
Somehow I also am falling for kristen’s alphas but I just fell for Hop and he wasn’t too much of a jerk. Now I have to back up and read about Tack.
I loved SR!! Would love to read this series!!
I’m currently reading The Edge of Always, I’m enjoying it but it seems a little slow… Or maybe it’s me? Lol
I have the first 2 books but haven’t read them yet. I was waiting for this book!! My favorite bad guy is Barons!
I just finished Four Seconds to Lose and I loved it! It is my favorite of this serie. I am just beginning A little too much and I know you waited a lot for this release!
Hi Maryse, I love your reviews and I’m so happy to be able to enter one of your giveaways from France 😉 Thank you!
Too many lovable bad guys to choose from… I’m currently reading Two For The Dough (Janet Evanovich) and dying to re-read Cut & Run and the whole series (Abigail Roux) before the release of Ball & Chain (#8) next march…
favorite bad guy…
sebastian (bastian) stark
thanks for the post, I have not read any of her work but am excited to!
I’m currently reading a fanfic… “An Unlikely Pair” by AnneM on granger enchanted.net. My fav bad guy is Cageward!!!! I’ve read the first 2 books in the otherwise series but not “Saving Raine” and I really want too!!! Pick me!!!
I’m reading Night Owl & on Tuesday I’m reading Better by S.Walden
Just finished my Evan weekend!I hope he gets some peace and happiness!
I’m currently reading the Beautiful Bastard series and seriously loving all the different “dicks” in each book (Nearly finished book #2 and waiting for Amazon to send the rest, ^^). I can’t wait to read Otherwise Unharmed, 😀
Currently reading “Otherwise Occupied” and I’m a HUGE fan of Shay Savage!
These books are definitely on my TBR! I loved Surviving Raine!
Favourite bad guy? – Tack from Motorcycle Man, though he is rather favourite badass guy 🙂
I’m thinking of rereading vampire academy not sure though. I’m completely undecided. I want to read surviving raine since I missed out and heard it was fabulous. Thank you for the giveaway. If I win ePub or mobi please…
Can’t wait for #3. Starting Real & Mine. Best bad guy ….Tony Rawlings.
I just read Try yesterday and loved it. I can’t wait for book #2. Now I’m reading Collide (Black creek) and I’m loving it.
have read the first two books cannot wait to read otherwise unharmed loved this series also surviving raine looking forward to book 2 ..really enjoy shay savage one of my favourites along with all Kristen Ashley and also badass madeline sheehan currently reading Night Owl..
Loved the first 2 books and I love all your fanfic too! That’s what I’m currently reading now! Lol I hope I win.
Love this series! Can’t wait for book #3.
Can’t wait to read this series, just waiting for book #3. Now reading Lick by Kylie Scott. Thanks for all the great giveaways.
Just finished Scornfully Yours. Moving on to book 2
Right now I’m loving Aaron from Madeline, Abducted. Would love to read this series by her. I loved Surviving Raine. (:
I read Surviving Raine by Shay Savage and loved it! I haven’t had a chance to read this series yet.. I just started Eversea by Natasha Boyd.. I am really enjoying this book so far!!!
trying to decide what to read next. too many choices.
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your books!! And now we finally get to put a face with a name!! Hellllooooo Evan Arden!!! Savage Trainer did a great job with the cover shoot!!!
I have read all of Shay’s books except for Uncockblockable. They are great!! I recommend all of them. I like that the “bad” guy is just a flawed “good” guy. That’s my favorite thing about her characters. They are so real and I just plain like them. I’m rooting for them as I read. I’m a big YA fan. My favorite bad guy is probably Adrian Ivashkov from Vampire Academy.
I think my fave bad guy would have to be Tony from the Consequences series. I loved to hate that man! I’m trying to decide on my next book. I’m in the mood for something different and haven’t read the BDB series…maybe I will give it a try!
I think Knight would be favorite bad guy. I would love to win I love shay savage.
Michele P.
Just finished A is for Alpha male? I loved it. *****
I have not read these yet. Not sure what to read next. I have been stuck in a book funk! The last few I have read have been disappointing. I need some suggestions. Maybe this series will be just what I need.
LOVE this series so far and can’t wait for more!! I’d say Evan Arden is a good choice for favorite bad guy. Thank you for this great give away.
Have read all Shay Savages books…loved them!! Can’t wait for Otherwise Unharmed. Thanks for the giveaway. Currently reading All the Pretty Lies…M. Leighton. (mobi)
My favorite is Evan !! 🙂
It’s entertaining some people mentioning Tack (Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley) as a bad guy…
sorry, the end of my message did not go through:
It’s entertaining some people mentioning Tack (Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley) as a bad guy… I guess I loved him so much that I forgot he was a bad guy 🙂
Evan is my favorite!!!!! I <3 your blog Maryse<3
I’m reading Blood Shadows. Total bad guy hero. Well mate. Not sure if he’s the hero yet. Lol.
Just started reading Everything I’ve never had! I Love reading about everyone’s favorite men! Thanks!
Currently reading Night Owl. Favorite bad guy is Javier from The Artists Trilogy…especially On Every Street. Thanks for all your reviews!
I am about to start Catch Me by Claire Contreras.
I’m currently reading the first book in The Midnight Breed series. I haven’t read any of these books by Shay Savage, but I really want to! 🙂
Thanks for the Night Owl rec, I loved it!! Now I’m reading Iris Blaire’s Exposure. Btw, EVAN is HOT. 🙂
I’ve read the intro novella, but was waiting on #3 to start #2. Would love a copy!
Reading Surviving Raine and loving it! Would love to win the other series.
I’m reading Jagged right now, but would love to get my hands on any Shay Savage book. It seems to be unanimous that her books rock!
Too many bad boys to choose from haha! What I’m reading now is Falling by E.K. Blair and getting ready for Beautiful Nightmares by Lauren Hammond! I’ve been waiting almost a year and a half for this one!!!!!!
Too many, too many but once a year I reread BDB, so there you go must be a favorite.
I would love to win this series! They have been on my Amazon wish list for a while now so winning this giveaway would take care of that!
Can’t wait for book #3! Love this series and author!
I’m reading Skin by Kylie Scott.
Would love to win these. Sounds awesome.
I’d have to go with the Dark Duet series! I just started the Experiment in Terror series:) Excited to read it after all of the hype…plus I love paranormal!
Love this series! Can’t wait to read Unharmed. Currently reading Mine by Katy Evans. Love me some Remy.
Oh I’m sooooo excited!!!! Can’t wait
Next on my TBR is Redemption by Stephanie Tyler or Storm by Nina Levine
I am currently reading J.R. Ward, Possession. Almost done and I am still not sure on my thoughts. This book series sounds right up my alley.
Thanks for the giveaway.
I am reading Beautiful Broken Rules.
I love Evan Arden this is one of my favorite series and I can’t wait to read this book!!!
I am reading now “3:am kisses”, by Addison Moore! But my favorite character is Cage West from “UnAttainable”…
My favorite bad guy is probably Sebastian, Lord Vaughn from the Pink Carnation series. He is cold, snooty and mysterious. Is he a friend? Is he à foe?
I just finished Blood Shadows (Blackthorn Book 1) by Lindsay J. Pryor and thought Kane Malloy was a really good bad boy.
Ultimate bad boy….Duece West, hands down!
I just finished The 9th girl by Tami Hoag. I think one of my favorite bad guys is from Nenia Campbell’s Horroscape series -Gavin.Very messed up genius type.
I have checked so often for this ‘otherwise unharmed’ release.I like
this complicated bad ass Evan Arden.I’m so looking forward to reading it.!!