Rhayne's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 4.5 STARS 
 Review copy provided for an honest review 
 Locke was a roller coaster of book for me. It brings forward emotions and feelings that only come about when reading work from an author who does much more than tells a story, she lets you live it right alongside her characters. 
 I knew this book was going to open our eyes and hearts to Maddox's back story. We've read enough snippets throughout this series that I was prepared for ugly past holding him prisoner to be exposed. However, I wasn't prepared for Emmy's past to match his head on. In my opinion, at times hers was even darker and drenched with evil. 
 From the first day Maddox meets Emmy, he's craved her. He craves everything about her. But he knows in his heart he is not right for her and he won't let the darkness that surrounds him get close to her. He has become an expert at pushing her away and hurting her. Once she's had enough and leaves town, he makes it his mission to find her and bring her back. This is where their journey begins. And it's a hell of a bumpy ride filled with snark, sadness, and doused in sexy. 
 Emmy knows what she wants, and she wants Maddox. She knows his past haunts him and she knows that if he will let her in, she can help him. But a girl can only take so much rejection and hurt before she throws in the towel. Once she leaves town we get to see what her life was like before Cooper brought her to Corps Security, and it's not a pretty picture. I can honestly say Emmy is probably one of the strongest female characters I have read about. Her own past is filled with poison and pain, and she is able to push through, keep going and help others. 
 Once Maddox and Emmy decide they are ready to drive their darkness away and try to move on together, disaster strikes once again almost destroys them. Their road to happiness is not a pleasant one. It's packed with heartache and toxic elements, but watching them work together to bury the hurt is absolutely beautiful. They are a couple that has the ability to pull every emotion from you and wrap you completely up in their world until the very last page. 
 This series is hands down one of my favorites. I can't recommend it enough. If you haven't given them a chance, you are missing out! Just make sure you have some uninterrupted reading time because you won't want to put them down.