Under Locke
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- Author：Mariana Zapata
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Summary
He was my boss， my brother's friend， a Widow， an ex-felon， and a man I'd seen casually with a handful of women。 But he was everything that gripped me， both the good and the bad。 Worst case scenario if things turned awkward between us， I could go somewhere else。 I'd gotten over epic heartbreak before， one more wouldn't kill me。 -- After moving to Austin following six months of unemployment back home， Iris Taylor knows she should be glad to have landed a job so quickly。。。 even if the business is owned by a member of the same motorcycle club her estranged father used to belong to。 Except Dex Locke might just be the biggest jerk she's ever met。 He's rude， impatient and doesn't know how to tell time。 And the last thing they ever expected was each other。 But it was either the strip club or the tattoo shop。 。。。 she should have chosen the strip club。 -- "Babe， I've handpicked everythin' and everyone in here。 I know what I want and I get what I want，" he breathed。 "And I keep what's mine。"
Reviews
Reem
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One of MZ more spicer books and wowowowow it did not disappoint。
Kaia H
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Dnf。 Female Lead was a major pick me ngl at times。 The whole dynamic made me cringe and angry 💀💀🤚
Adriana
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I'm really glad that I read Kulti and From Lukov With Love first， because if I had started with this one， I probably wouldn't have ready any of the others。 I'm really glad that I read Kulti and From Lukov With Love first， because if I had started with this one， I probably wouldn't have ready any of the others。 。。。more
bookyworm
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i just hate the word babe， okay。
Rafia
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" I kinda think you're a treasure " 😭😭 " I kinda think you're a treasure " 😭😭 。。。more
Julia
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This was my 3rd MZ book。 I started with “The Wall of Winnipeg and Me，” then “Kulti。” I loved them both and gave them 5 stars。 Iris and Dex have a cameo in Kulti so I decided to backtrack to their book and read it。 Unfortunately it is a MUCH weaker book。 The exposition felt haphazard and difficult to follow， and the plot dragged。 The characters were alright but were caricatures at times。 Overall， a lot more typos and editing errors as well in this one。 I’m guessing this is one of her earlier book This was my 3rd MZ book。 I started with “The Wall of Winnipeg and Me，” then “Kulti。” I loved them both and gave them 5 stars。 Iris and Dex have a cameo in Kulti so I decided to backtrack to their book and read it。 Unfortunately it is a MUCH weaker book。 The exposition felt haphazard and difficult to follow， and the plot dragged。 The characters were alright but were caricatures at times。 Overall， a lot more typos and editing errors as well in this one。 I’m guessing this is one of her earlier books and I will still continue reading her backlist but definitely was somewhat disappointed in Under Locke。 。。。more
Rama
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Okay this was cuteBrothers best friend Slow burn Kind of enemies but not really Grumpy sunshine But it was a little boring at times， it’s still good though Overall; 3。5⭐️
Carla Alonso
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RTCAlguien sabe donde puedo encontrar un Dex？ jejeje ayyy si me gusto mucho este libroo y todos sus clichés 🔥🤍😳👌🏻
Carolina Ferreira
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I really liked it， it had all the cliches that I love （him being overly protective etc） without it being too much or cringy。 I loved the way their relationship evolved and how natural everything felt， not too fast not too slow。 I love how realistic every moment they have feels， with all the kisses and soft touches， and how perfectly the author describes every position， every gesture， I can picture it perfectly in my head。 Iris is super funny without being "quirky" or cringy and Dex is the hottes I really liked it， it had all the cliches that I love （him being overly protective etc） without it being too much or cringy。 I loved the way their relationship evolved and how natural everything felt， not too fast not too slow。 I love how realistic every moment they have feels， with all the kisses and soft touches， and how perfectly the author describes every position， every gesture， I can picture it perfectly in my head。 Iris is super funny without being "quirky" or cringy and Dex is the hottest guy ever and I want one for myself。 Can't think of a thing I would change so 5 stars 。。。more
Tereza
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4。5⭐
Riley Hunt
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I ATE THIS BOOK UP。 This was 100% still a sloww burn， but compared to MZ’s other books， they get together a lot faster。 Sometimes I like the chase better than the couple actually being together （hence why I love slow burns）。 However， in this book Iris and Dex’s tension didn’t lessen any when they became a couple。 Their chemistry was still as intense and their dynamic didn’t change too much。 ALSO， Dex is a dream man。 the tats。 the DICK PIERCING。 the accent。 his motorcycle！！！ I cant。 I loved his b I ATE THIS BOOK UP。 This was 100% still a sloww burn， but compared to MZ’s other books， they get together a lot faster。 Sometimes I like the chase better than the couple actually being together （hence why I love slow burns）。 However， in this book Iris and Dex’s tension didn’t lessen any when they became a couple。 Their chemistry was still as intense and their dynamic didn’t change too much。 ALSO， Dex is a dream man。 the tats。 the DICK PIERCING。 the accent。 his motorcycle！！！ I cant。 I loved his bluntness and that he didn’t sugarcoat anything， his temper could use a little work though lmao。I loved how much Iris and Dex truly cared for each other， and how trust played such a big role in their relationship。 Dex literally said she was the person he trusted the most in the world （besides his mom）。 And trust is definitely a big thing in both of their lives （especially Iris’ because of all the people who have left her）。 Iris is fucking strong to say the least。 Iris and Dex definitely butted heads a lot in the beginning， but i loved how Iris is the only one who can give Dex shit without him getting truly pissed。 If anyone else talked to him that way he’d kill them LMAOO。 The plot was solid as well， the motorcycle club and the search for Iris’ dad kept me hooked。 。。。more
JJ♧︎
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DNF at @89% （surprised I even made it this far） I'll work on a review， that will probably be everything I didn't like/enjoy。 DNF at @89% （surprised I even made it this far） I'll work on a review， that will probably be everything I didn't like/enjoy。 。。。more
Traci Kismarton
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I may come back and add ratings/reviews， but for now， I just want to track what I've read over the last few months。 I'm taking a brief break from reviewing。 I may come back and add ratings/reviews， but for now， I just want to track what I've read over the last few months。 I'm taking a brief break from reviewing。 。。。more
Hannah
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I loved this book！I loved everything about it。 The characters were great and I just couldn’t get enough of them all。 Not just Dec and Iris。 They all were great。 I’m positive that I will read whatever this author writes if it’s anywhere as good as this book。 5 stars
Amnah
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Eeeerrrmmm。。。 ？？？ No。 It's a no from me， Dex。 Big， fat， juicy no。 That man might as well have had red flags tattooed all over his body。 I mean， his name IS Dexter––I should have seen it coming。Not given this a super low rating （2。5） because I checked and this appears to be one of Zapata's earliest books and。。。 I forgive her for having to write someone like Iris to eventually get to writing an indestructible baddie like Vanessa。 Also， this book was actually hilarious。 The fart scene was the best Eeeerrrmmm。。。 ？？？ No。 It's a no from me， Dex。 Big， fat， juicy no。 That man might as well have had red flags tattooed all over his body。 I mean， his name IS Dexter––I should have seen it coming。Not given this a super low rating （2。5） because I checked and this appears to be one of Zapata's earliest books and。。。 I forgive her for having to write someone like Iris to eventually get to writing an indestructible baddie like Vanessa。 Also， this book was actually hilarious。 The fart scene was the best ice breaker ever and the OTHER characters were super fun。But can we please NEVER， ever condone someone with a temper and attitude like Dex's？ Realistically， his heart-eyes for Iris aren't going to last beyond the pages。 You can't tell me this alpha-hole isn't real––believe me， I would be the FIRST person to defend the fact that fiction is supposed to be fiction––but these types of books are targeted for women， the very same gender group who can find themselves living with a guy who snaps at the first thing in his eye-line。 So let's not say this behaviour is okay for the sake of fictional story-telling。 Because that shit isn't hot at all。 It's scary。 Boo， Dexter。 。。。more
Emmas Books
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loved the couple but really didn’t care for anything else 𝓶𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼I was so excited going into this book。 Brothers best friend， age gap， spiciest MZ， piercings…and all those things lived up。 I loved the subtle， but still there age gap。 I loved the tension between Iriss brother and Dex， I enjoyed the spice and all the talk of piercings。 I really enjoyed the development of this relationship and ADORED the way they were both so protective， and possessive of one another。 I love when the FMC is the loved the couple but really didn’t care for anything else 𝓶𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼I was so excited going into this book。 Brothers best friend， age gap， spiciest MZ， piercings…and all those things lived up。 I loved the subtle， but still there age gap。 I loved the tension between Iriss brother and Dex， I enjoyed the spice and all the talk of piercings。 I really enjoyed the development of this relationship and ADORED the way they were both so protective， and possessive of one another。 I love when the FMC is the only one who can calm down the MMC， or just slaps。 And I loved how they didn’t go “good” in the end， Iris became the badass we knew she could be。 That being， I didn’t care about ANYTHING that wasn’t Dex or Iris。 Not the father， not any of her brothers， not the tattoo shop， not their friends， not the drama， NADA， and that really impeded my enjoyment of the books because anytime the characters weren’t together， I was bored。 I had to use the audio book so get through the end of this book because nothing was really griping me。 I did love this couple， the book as a whole just didn’t live up to my expectations， or the expectations Kulti set for me because that book was absolute perfection。 。。。more
Mariana Padilla
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ummmm yeah that man was hot
Angel。cana
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3。5Not my favorite。 But worth the read。 I think my favorite will always be Kulti
L ♡
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5⭐️/52-3🌶/5—“Babe， I’ve handpicked everythin’ and everyone in here。 I know what I want and I get what I want，” “And I keep what’s mine。”“I can’t ignore this shit between us anymore， and I’m not gonna。 Not when it makes so much sense。”Dex MF Locke 😍🤪🥵—another one of MZ’s books that i could just not put down！-what was different compared to her other books is that the MC’s get together around the halfway mark （typically they’d get together in the last or 2nd to last chapter）-there is not too much a 5⭐️/52-3🌶/5—“Babe， I’ve handpicked everythin’ and everyone in here。 I know what I want and I get what I want，” “And I keep what’s mine。”“I can’t ignore this shit between us anymore， and I’m not gonna。 Not when it makes so much sense。”Dex MF Locke 😍🤪🥵—another one of MZ’s books that i could just not put down！-what was different compared to her other books is that the MC’s get together around the halfway mark （typically they’d get together in the last or 2nd to last chapter）-there is not too much angst， as the conflict is not really between the MC’s， but the h’s family。-and there is more than one spicy scene in this book， where usually there’s only 1 towards the very end of the book 。。。more
rola
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mariana zapata can do no wrong
ree
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probably one of my least favorites of zapata
shay
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OMG NOOOOO IM SO MAD I DIDNT REALLY ENJOY THIS BOOK I LOVE MZ :（（（ it just felt like the story was super dragged out （yes considering MZ is the queen of slowburn） and I did enjoy Locke and Iris but he just wasn’t my cup of tea cuz I’m not Britney Spears in criminal。 Dream man is kulti 💗 I do think this book had sm more spice than any other of her books combined。 But yeah the ending felt so rushed and everything else was super long。 I do love you though MZ
brielle
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😧
Zahra
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i still have my gripes w mz's writing but dex is her hottest male love interest IDGAF。。。 i still have my gripes w mz's writing but dex is her hottest male love interest IDGAF。。。 。。。more
Seri
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Zapatas books are so hard to put down。 Such a cute story and I love all of the secondary characters。 I wish there wasn't so much swearing but overall a great book。 Zapatas books are so hard to put down。 Such a cute story and I love all of the secondary characters。 I wish there wasn't so much swearing but overall a great book。 。。。more
Mariale
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Charlie Dexter Locke！！！！！！！！！I am starting to kinda hate Mariana Zapata， she writes great male characters and I want all of them to be real！The way he was doting on Iris and the way he had a nickname for her since the beginning: ***swooon***Also， can we get a book on Sonny？？？
samantha
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literally my favourite book of all time。 something about it just made it ten times better than anything i have ever read before。 the tattoo shop， the motorcycles just omg。 i got shivers and butterflies with every interaction they had。 i have no words。 mariana i love you。 <3
yasmin
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hated dex then I loved him then he cringed me out but I ended up loving him🥰🥰🥰
kendal
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i think i dnf'd around 44% idek loli hate doing this， esp with a book by my queen mz but I'm just bored and I want to move on to something else lol。 i might come back to this one in the future， but for now I won't be finishing it。 i think i dnf'd around 44% idek loli hate doing this， esp with a book by my queen mz but I'm just bored and I want to move on to something else lol。 i might come back to this one in the future， but for now I won't be finishing it。 。。。more
brutallyHonest
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Dex’s vocab was weird。 I didn’t like how he used the word ‘babe’ so much it was so awkward and just cringe。He doesn’t articulate his words and while that type of language works irl， it just didn’t work with Dex。 Like it was cringe and hard to imagine。 Honestly half the time I thought he had a country accent and I did a terrible job at expressing it。WAIT THE STORY GETS GOOD AT LIKE 80% bc of the smut。
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