Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha (Beyond #1)
Erotic Dystopian
Released: September 16, 2012
Self Published
Reviewed by Mandi
I’ve been a fan of Moira Rogers’s books for some time now. I primarily read their paranormal romance series. When I heard they were going to start writing some erotic (non-pnr) books under a pen name, I figured why not give it a try. And wow – I was pretty blown away by their first book writing as Kit Rocha. Set in a dystopian world, this book is filled with large, unforgettable characters, explicit sex and a believable happy ever after.
In this world, people live in sectors, each one having their own culture and set of rules. Actually, my one complaint about this book is that I wish I had a better grasp on the actual world and its rules. Noelle is from a very wealthy sector called Eden, where she has been raised to be the perfect hostess and the perfect girl for her councilman father. But Noelle has some rebellion in her. She wants to experience life, drink and have sex, something never heard of in Eden. Because of her antics, she gets banished and ends up walking the streets into Sector Four, known as The Broken Circle, gossiped to be “the heart of sin.” On some type of drug, she falls into the hands of Jasper, part of the notorious O’Kane gang. The O’Kane’s rule Sector Four. Made up from a bunch of outcasts and led by Dallas, they make their money from liquor and take shit from no one. It’s actually pretty hard to become part of their gang, but Jasper has a bleeding heart, and takes the ailing Noelle back to the main house.
While Dallas is the fierce head honcho, his off and on love interest Lex, rules the women, and takes an immediate liking to Noelle. She recognizes a girl who is lost. A girl who from the outside is pure innocence but on the inside has passion. The O’Kane’s are not only known for their liquor distribution - they are fierce fighters and just as fierce lovers. Huge sex parties where sexual play is the name of the game occur often. Dominant, submissives, multiple partners – anything and everything you could ever think of goes on behind the walls of this house. And Noelle could not be more curious.
I love this book for many reasons. First of all, let’s talk about the men. Oh my god the men in this book. All alpha, huge and muscled, tattoos and leather. All very sexual and dominant. They are cocky, sarcastic, and would fall to their knees for their women, and I couldn’t get enough of them. Besides the hot sex which we will get to in a minute, these men not only fight to keep their people safe, but they fight for each other. I love a book with awesome brotherly camaraderie, and man do we get it here. Dallas is a hard ass, but there are a few scenes where he takes a quieter tone, and builds up the confidence of his men. And I think it is so well done.
You can’t be in love with the men if they don’t have suitable women to keep them on their toes. While Noelle is young and naive (at first) the other O’Kane women are sassy, strong and fierce. Lex leads the group, with her dominant attitude. She gives Dallas hell, and I loved every second of it. For those that have read The Siren by Tiffany Reisz, she reminds me a bit of Nora (although let me stress The Siren has much more dark and intense BDSM scenes than this book). Very independent, and in this world where the woman gets a tattoo around her neck once she decides to be claimed by a male, Lex is making Dallas work really hard for it. I believe their book is next.
Noelle is coming to terms with her very unhappy childhood to a place that by all accounts should scare her, but she soaks it all in. She has an immediate liking to Jasper, who slowly shows her what her life can be like. I really enjoyed how their relationship unfolds. He doesn’t rush her, or bully her into being someone she isn’t. Sex in this Sector is part of who they are. Noelle comes from a Sector where sex is controlled and taboo. She learns the scary demeanor of the alpha men on the outside, lead to some pretty sweet guys on the inside. Their eventual HEA is well done.
Okay, so let me end with the sex. Because this is a very explicit erotic book. While there is a definite HEA with Jasper and Noelle, they do explore their sexuality with others. There is sex with multiple partners, Lex and Noelle even share some intimate moments together. It all flows with the world so well though. The strongest point of the book is how well balanced everything is. We get introduced to several characters, and yet I never felt they took focus off Noelle and Jasper. If anything, they made their story even better. The sex that is shared, the family that Noelle finally accepts, is done so great. Like I said, I wish I had just a little better grasp on the actual world outside the O’Kane buildings. And also let me say this book isn’t just sex scene after sex scene. There is danger present now that Noelle has left her Sector and Dallas is a big player, which means he has a lot of enemies. The action and suspense are well done here too. While there is a HEA ending, this very much feels like a world that has just started. I look forward to future books as I’m sure the world will continue to build and expand.
This isn’t only one of the best erotic books I’ve read in a long time, but a really great overall book. I really can’t wait to get another book in this series and get back to reading about the O’Kane’s. I hope you give this one a try.
Rating: A-
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Giveaway: Today, Kit Rocha is giving away an E-book and an O’Kane coffee mug! I have one and feel super badass when I drink coffee in the morning.
To enter, just leave a comment. I’ll pick one winner for the book and one winner for the mug, so please note which one you want in the comments. Open through October 6 to all.
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Ooh this sounds great – would love the e-book version! Thanks for the great review.
I want that badass O’Kane coffee mug sooooo bad, lol.
I loved this book and I can’t wait for the second one to come out!!
I really enjoyed this book ad can’t wait for the second one. I would like the mug
I really enjoyed this book too. I’m hoping as the series goes on we’ll get a little more world building since this is a strength for this author. I’m so looking forward to the next book!
Omg, that mug looks so badass!!! I want the mug! Read the book and practically drooled all over it. Super sexy and well-written! Can’t wait for the next!
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I’ve heard SO much about this book, would love to win it and get a chance to read it!
I love their books, so I can’t wait to see how they change things up with a more erotic novel! Gotta read this one!
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This book is already on my wishlist because of so many great reviews, and now the smexies are giving me the green light to get it asap! :D I would love an ecopy, mugs unfortunately won’t survive international shipping. Can’t wait to read it! Delicious review!
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I loved this book, and I can’t wait for the next book, which is Dallas and Lex’s story. I would LOVE the coffee mug.
I have always been interested in Moira Rogers’ books but don’t really like PNR. I think Kit Rocha would be more to my liking. I would love to have the ebook version.
I’d love to win the mugs!
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Please enter me for the book since I am not a coffee drinker and live in Texas where it rarely gets cold enough for me to break out the cocoa or hot tea.
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I’m so glad Dallas’s book is next.
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Just bought the book…so I would like the mug please! It would be great to start my days with that!
I have yet to jump on the explicit sex book bandwagon…I’m off to B&N (virtually) to snatch this one up. I’ve decided it’s going to be my first! (haha) *Fingers Crossed* for the mug. I’ve got to look bad-ass in my library ;)
I keep going back and forth on the book so I would love to have the decision taken out of my hands by winning it!
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I am not a coffee drinker, but I am quite intrigued with the book after reading your review. This is not my normal read, but thanks to Smexy, I’ve been branching out! I am going to have to up my book/ebook budget!
I would love to read the book! Thanks for the great review.
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Thanks for the insight.
I wouldn’t mind either! I’ve been seeing really good buzz about this book, though, so now I’m even more interested. Thanks for the review!
I have a copy via Netgalley (took awhile to get used to the formatting!) and my review is going up later this week. (It’s very positive).
I just love Moira Rogers books, and I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t like the Kit Rocha style bu I’m so happy to say that it’s different but just as fabulous.!
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I loved this book!!! You gave a great review of it and I would have loved to learn more about the would outside of Sector 4 too. The next books can’t come soon enough. I would love to have a mug and feel badass first thing in the moring also! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I loved this book. I’m dying for Lex and Dallas’ book. Just dying.
I’d love to win the badass mug.
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Moira Rogers = Kit Rocha. Now that I’m aware theyre the same authors Kit goes on my automatic buy list!
I would love to win either! Thanks for the chance to win!
I’ve heard some great things about this book. Can’t wait to read it. That mug is awesome. Reminds me of Sons of Anarchy!
I can´t wait for my chance to read this book, =)
Love your giveaway! I´d love to win the mug but since i´m international (Sweden) i guess i´ll have to go with the book?
Win/win, no matter what i win, =)
best wishes & Happy Thursday!
//Linda
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Thanks for the great review. The story sounds amazing.
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This book shot to the top of my TBR with the glowing reviews from Dear Author, Angela James and, of course, Smexy.
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Would love to win the ebook!
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This book sounds fantastic! (The mug is cool, too, but the book…)
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Ah…something to help keep me warm this autumn…