Barbed Wire Heart, Tess Sharpe
Barbed Wire Heart, Tess Sharpe
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Barbed Wire Heart

Author: Tess Sharpe

Narrator: Tess Sharpe

Unabridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/06/2018

Synopsis

This powerful debut thriller from "a major new talent" (Kirkus) set in a poor, rural community where loyalty is everything, "packs an emotional punch" (Lisa Gardner) as the daughter of a meth kingpin is forced to choose between family, or freedom.

Never cut the drugs--leave them pure.
Guns are meant to be shot--keep them loaded.
Family is everything--betray them and die.
Harley McKenna is the only child of North County's biggest criminal. Duke McKenna's run more guns, cooked more meth, and killed more men than anyone around. Harley's been working for him since she was sixteen, dreading the day he'd deem her ready to rule the rural drug empire he's built.

Her time's run out. The Springfields, her family's biggest rivals, are moving in. And they're coming for Duke's only weak spot: his daughter.

Duke's raised her to be deadly -- he never counted on her being disloyal. But if Harley wants to survive and protect the people she loves, she's got to take out both Duke's operation and the Springfields. Blowing up meth labs is dangerous business, and getting caught will be the end of her, but Harley has one advantage: She is her father's daughter. And McKennas always win.

About Tess Sharpe

Born in a backwoods cabin to a pair of punk rockers, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural California. Following an internship with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, she studied theater at Southern Oregon University before abandoning the stage for the professional kitchen.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on November 18, 2022

This was a mesmerizing, action-packed read: I gave this book a rousing standing ovation when I turned the last page! Harley McKenna is one of the strongest and smartest young female characters I have ever come across. Don't ever underestimate Harley McKenna! She could have tried to walk away from he......more

Goodreads review by Elle on March 25, 2020

In Barbed Wire Heart, we follow Harley as she attempts to con half a county into fighting each other and pushing the corrupt out of power. And also kills some rapists along the way. Harley’s energy in this… is so powerful. She is an excellently drawn character: complicated, conflicted, taught to be......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on March 06, 2018

Tess Sharpe is a new name for me since I don't read much YA nowadays. However, I might have to check out her other books because this her first novel for adults blow my mind. I can honestly say that I was both surprised and delighted on how good the book is. Now, I felt right from the start, reading......more

Goodreads review by Eric on March 17, 2018

Though it is early yet, sometimes there are novels that surprise me when it comes to the lack of public attention and those that seem to receive more than the novel deserve. Barbed Wire Heart by Tess Sharpe is one of the novels that surprise me when it comes to the lack of publicity and attention. T......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on April 03, 2018

4 riveting stars Boy was this intense! This was my first Tess Sharpe novel & it certainly won't be my last. From beginning to end, Harley demanded my attention. She is strong, stubbornly determined, brazen, & most of all, she is a complexly flawed human being. There were times I could understand her......more

Quotes

"Harley is one of the most complex, fascinating, dangerous characters I've encountered in years."—Lisa Gardner

"Terrific. "—David Baldacci

"Pulls off something rare."—Chicago Tribune

"Possibly the most powerful, original female character we've had in decades."—New York Journal of Books

"A ballad of survival sung by a voice you'll never forget."—David Joy

"Highly satisfying."—Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)

"Sharpe is definitely a name to watch."—Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)

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