JavaGirl's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 Kit Rocha's latest book in the Beyond series, Beyond Innocence is one of the hottest books I've read in a quite some time! I swear I wouldn't have been surprised to see smoke coming from my Kindle! 
 Lili Fleming, the virginal widow of Sector 5's most notorious drug lord, has found refuge in Sector 4 with Dallas O'Kane and his O'Kane Gang. Life with the O'Kanes is an eye-opening experience for Lili. After the years of abuse and the horror of her previous life, Lili isn't sure who or what to trust. She needs a friend to help her adjust to her new home, and new circumstances. Everyone is Sector 4 has a job, and Lili needs to be useful, to contribute to her new family. Rachel and Jared both befriend Lili, in the hopes of helping her assimilate into life with the O'Kanes. 
 To my surprise, I loved both Jared and Lili. In previous books, Jared always came across as jaded and ruthless, and I just felt sorry for Lili. All that changed with this book. Once I got to know these characters, as both are adjusting to new roles, and trying to find their place, I found them to be both stronger and to have more depth and courage than I previously thought. Jared's willingness to sacrifice for the O'Kanes and to do whatever it takes to protect Lili made me realize just how badly I had misjudged him. The relationships and love the O'Kanes have for one another is never more evident than in Jared's relationship with Ace. Longtime friends and former lovers, these two are hot as hell together! As much as I love Ace and Cruz as 2/3 of their triad, there's just something about Jared and Ace's relationship that is irresistible to me. Jared's close relationship to Ace (one of Rachel's two men) ensures that the five of them (Jared, Lili, Rachel, Ace, and Cruz) spend some...let's just call it... Quality Time together. 
 I was slightly disappointed in one aspect of Beyond Innocence. Jared is secretly helping Dallas O'Kane gather intelligence on Eden's elite, and the resulting drama fell a little flat for me. To me, this book had a transitional feel--the scene is being set for the next book. The power struggles in the sectors, a prominent storyline in recent books, take a backseat to the power struggles in Eden. There are new players in Eden and some discontent with the old guard. It seems there are some big changes coming to Eden. How will this affect the sectors? What does this mean for the O'Kanes? I am fascinated by the world that Kit Rocha has built and the characters that inhabit it; it will be so interesting to see how this all plays out.