Derek

Hel's Ink - Extended, Book 4

By: DJ Krimmer

Narrated by: Mollie Stark, Joe Arden

Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

"My house is a mess, my underwear is mixing with hers in the laundry, and my safe, quiet haven now smells of burnt candles and her."

Indy

Being the founder of a non-profit and keeping it going is my only focus right now. I don't have time for distraction–men, my health, my friends–all of it takes a back seat to me keeping this going. I've lived by other people's rules for too long, I am ready to break out on my own, and I'll prove to everyone I can do it. The Crown Project helps sick children and their families find some happiness during hard times, and I am committed to making it happen. If I can't have my own, I'll give someone else a fairytale. The only man I'd want is off-limits to me anyway. He's the meanest, grumpiest, and, unfortunately, the sexiest man I know. He also works with my brother. So there's that. I'll always be a supporting character, never the princess. My life just won't let me. It's impossible.

Derek

Without routine and order, the only thing left is chaos. Chaos leaves room for disorder and unhappiness. And that leads to betrayal. Never again will I allow that to happen. I am steady, focused, and at the top of my game as a tattoo artist at Hel's Ink. I am established, successful, and there is nothing that happens in my life that I don't allow. And then there is Indy. She is inescapable - a whirlwind of kindness and beauty and goodness. Everything about her is impossible. Left with no choice but to help her out of a challenging situation. I soon regret my decision and the insanity that comes with it. I let her in. Into my home and my life. But never– never- into my heart. There's no such thing as fairytales, and love stories don't really exist. But when everything changes, I wonder if maybe I've found a little piece of chaos I can live with.

©2024 DJ Krimmer (P)2024 DJ Krimmer

Beautiful connection

Another great book to the series. I’m so in love with all these guys 🥹 this story has my heart!

Love DJs work

Absolutely fantastic listen, you cannot not like Indie, might get annoyed with Derek, but he is my top 2 favorite from Hels ink. You will not regret getting this amazing book and narration is perfection!

This series

This whole series is just out of this world , the audio for this book really made it come alive .

Genius Narration

Not only did DJ Krimmer write such a tender amazing heartfelt story, but the narrators performed the hell out of it. I’m new to Mollie Stark, but I’m definitely checking out the rest of her catalog…because she was the PERFECT Indy! Her and Joe played so well off each other, which made this audiobook a 10 out of 10 for me 5⭐️ all around 👏🏼. Honestly this whole series is great!!!

Derek for the win of favorite Hel's Ink men!!!

New to me narrator Molly Stark was simply phenomenal. I enjoyed all the different voices she had for each of the female characters. She should honestly take a bow because her performance is that great.

Then there is Joe Arden that gave Derek the perfect twang to his voice (the character is from West Virginia). He handles Derek's panic/rant moments so well too. To hear his voice go from a tone that says "leave me alone" to the soft and caring tone he has for Indy...beautiful!

I continue to be blown away by Ms. Krimmer's writing skill. Each book in this series gets better and better. They are so real, raw, and sometimes extremely relatable. Derek and Indy are no exception.

It isn't often I feel like I relate to the MMC but I relate to Derek so much with all of his quirks and I think that is one of the reasons he quickly became my favorite. He is so orderly and disciplined in his daily life and more on the loner side, by choice. Clearly he needed someone to come in and wreck havoc on his life and who better than Indy with her sunny personality. Indy is the epitome of sunshine and roses. Almost nothing gets that girl down and seeing the way grumpy Derek is with her had my heart so dang full of happiness. He sees her, it takes a hot minute for him to get there but he eventually does.

I love a good grumpy/sunshine book and I do believe this one just took the top spot. Everything about Derek and Indy is perfection. Their is an age gap of around 20 years but honestly it doesn't feel like that unless specifically mentioned. Many times I was so engrossed in the story that fact was forgotten. Derek is Indy's perfect person.

Loved this 🥰

No words, just can’t wait for the next one. Absolutely worth the credit. I related to Indie so much and love how the story turned out.