4 . 5 Raw, dark, gritty, disturbing yet profoundly beautiful stars! 
 Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author and Enticing Journey 
 Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance 
 Standalone yet part of a series 
 My Back Fire Review . . . 
 'As you focus on your goals, never lose sight of the beauty that surrounds you.' 
 Yet, again Keri Lake has delivered a dark, gritty story which was raw, powerful, yet still beautiful and hopeful in it's own way. Backfire is technically the second book in the vigilantes series but definitely can be read as a standalone. You don't need to read Ricochet first to understand what's going on this book, but its just as brilliantly written that is a definite recommend. 
 Even though Keri's books are recommended they are not for the faint of heart. As she delves ball deep into a very dark world. Here she encompasses us whole for a raw, gritty journey through the underground of Detroit. 
 "Yes, Darkness and light. Day and night. When they come together, it is the most powerful union there is." 
 Jase Hawkins has lived through a rough life and he's out for revenge to right the wrongs of his life. He will take everyone down who was involved. Lucy is strong minded, brave girl but ends up at the wrong place at the wrong time causing her to be in the center of a big clusterfuck and right smack into the revengeful journey of Jase Hawkins. 
 These two lives are way more intertwined they first realized causing a deep bond between the two as they deal with their growing attraction to one another. Even though Jase has an agenda he gets a bit railroaded where Lucy is concerned and as the reader we are along for the ride of their path to revenge and the stairway to the light within this dark world. 
 I'm such a fan of dark romances because they are outside the box of the normal formulatic romance genre. They keep you engaged within the story and since there is still a romance we get our happy or light within these dark worlds, while at the same time we get all the raw and gritty of this world because lets be honest in real life not is all sunshine and rainbows. They are a great mixture of dark and light and Keri Lake is a master at this genre and I can't wait to read more from her and this series.