Hard as You Can by Laura Kaye is the second book in her Hard Ink series. This book focuses on the story of Shane and Crystal. We briefly met Crystal in book one and saw the encounter from Shane's POV, but we open book two from Crystal's POV. We get the emotions (fear) behind her motives and see just how brave her actions to help Shane and his team mates were. 
 Shane is still reeling the next day. Crystal really got under his skin. She reminded him of his sister that was taken years ago and never found and he can't help worrying about the safety of someone so small and gentle who ASKED him to hit her so she wouldn't end up with worse from whoever she is truly afraid of. 
 Crystal is paying off her father's debt by working for Jimmy Church, the very mob boss/crime ring leader that Shane and his team are working to take out. Her father, who died in prison, left her in a world of debt and she is doing EVERYTHING she can to keep her little sister out of this world and away from the Church's scum. 
 This group of ex-military special forces will warm your heart with their camaraderie, friendship, loyalty and bravery. And although the relationship between Crystal and Shane moves fast ONCE they are together, it is a believable type of insta-love not the ridiculous kind. We get to learn more about the rest of the team and I am so excited for the next installment of these HAWT heroes. They're all a little alpha but honestly, when it comes to book boyfriends, who doesn't love it when they go all caveman?