Buying Options

Print List Price:	$15.99
Kindle Price:	$4.99 Save $11.00 (69%)

Promotions apply when you purchase

Add Audible narration to your purchase for just $7.49

Deliver to your Kindle or other device

You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.

Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

There was an error. We were unable to process your subscription due to an error. Please refresh and try again.

Enter a promotion code or Gift Card

Share <Embed>

Submission Impossible (Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded Book 1) by [Lexi Blake]

Audible Sample

Playing...

Paused

Follow the Author

Lexi Blake

Submission Impossible (Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Lexi Blake (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

933 ratings

Book 1 of 3: Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded

See all formats and editions

Price

New from

Used from

Kindle

"Please retry"

$4.99

—

Audible Audiobook, Unabridged

"Please retry"

$0.00

Free with your Audible trial

Hardcover

"Please retry"

$23.99

—

Paperback

"Please retry"

$15.99

$11.11

Audio CD, MP3 Audio, Unabridged

"Please retry"

$14.97

—

He loves the sweet life

Greg Hutchins is reluctantly adulting these days. He’s settled in his job, recently bought his first house, and has a network of friends he can call family. But there’s something missing in his life, and he can’t quite put his finger on it. When he’s assigned to a case that involves investigating a biochemical company, he meets a woman who’s sweeter than any candy. Maybe she’s just the thing to make him feel complete.

She’s ready for the future

Noelle LaVigne has faced plenty of tragedy in her life, but she’s on the right path now. Between her new job and settling into a new city, she’s got no time for dating or relationships. She’s worked hard to get where she is, and no man is going to push her off track. Except the minute Hutch crosses her path she can’t seem to think about anything but the handsome security expert. He’s there to find a corporate spy, but late-night work sessions make her think they’ve both found something much more meaningful.

A twist they never saw coming

When the case becomes dangerous, both of their futures are on the line. And when the bullets start flying, they will have to learn to trust in each other if they hope to survive.

Print length

368 pages
Language

English
Publication date

February 16, 2021
File size

1071 KB
Page Flip

Enabled
Word Wise

Enabled
Enhanced typesetting

Enabled
See all details

Customers also search

Create your FREE Amazon Business account to save up to 10% with Business-only prices and free shipping.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lexi Blake is the author of numerous series of novels of romance, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense. Find out more at LexiBlake.net.

--This text refers to the audioCD edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08G627XDK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DLZ Entertainment, LLC (February 16, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 16, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1071 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1942297432
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #59,651 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,893 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #5,116 in Romantic Suspense (Books)
- #9,428 in Romance (Kindle Store)

Customer Reviews:
933 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Lexi Blake

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.

Her first novel, Their Virgin Captive: Masters of Ménage, Book 1, was a collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Shayla Black. There are six more books available in the series: Their Virgin's Secret, Their Virgin Concubine, Their Virgin Princess, Their Virgin Hostage, Their Virgin Secretary, and Their Virgin Mistress.

In addition to the Masters of Ménage series, she is the author of the Masters and Mercenaries series. The first nine novels, The Dom Who Loved Me, The Men with the Golden Cuffs, A Dom is Forever, On Her Master's Secret Service, Love and Let Die, Dungeon Royale, A View to a Thrill, You Only Love Twice, and Master No are available now, along with the novellas Sanctum, Unconditional, Dungeon Games, Cherished, Luscious, Adored, and Just One Taste. The tenth novel, From Sanctum with Love, is coming February 23, 2016, along with a new novella, Devoted, on April 12, 2016.

In 2013, Lexi also began releasing her urban fantasy series, Thieves. The full series, Steal the Light, Steal the Day, Steal the Moon, Steal the Sun, and Steal the Night, are available now on Amazon. The first two books in a spin-off of the series, Ripper and Addict, were released in 2015. Look for Sleeper, the next book in the spin-off series, to be released in Fall of 2016.

Lexi again collaborated with Shayla Black in a new series The Perfect Gentlemen. The first book, Scandal Never Sleeps, is now available. Book two, Seduction in Session, will release on January 5, 2016, followed by book three, Big Easy Temptation, on May 3, 2016.

For more information about her books, her appearances and her wacky life visit her Facebook page (http://goo.gl/q2IHnJ) or her website (http://www.lexiblake.net).

Customer reviews

5 star		77%
4 star		18%
3 star		5%
2 star 0% (0%)		0%
1 star 0% (0%)		0%

How are ratings calculated?

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Good to be back, but unsure about the new cast of characters

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021

Verified Purchase

Dang, if the Taggarts and their crew disappear, I might fall into a deep depression. I love this bunch of characters.

This story falls into a familiar pattern. There's an h in trouble, and an H has to save her. Of course, all that happens while the h/H have a pile of seriously smokin sex and fall in love. The plot is also pretty standard, but in this case, it ran quite thin. I found myself skipping ahead to avoid another multi-page-long conversation around who might be involved in the dirty corporate deeds. Disappointingly, there was a psychotic, narcissistic women running the Bad Corporation. I say disappointing because this is a very tired trope in the Taggart universe (see Hope McDonald, who i would have virtually killed myself if they hadn't FINALLY finished her off).

Even worse, this story set up Yet Another Psychotic Woman, who looks like she'll be woven into multiple storylines. Again, this is a very overused character, and I beg you, Lexi Blake, to rethink this. I nearly stopped reading this series over the endlessly unkillable Hope McDonald. If another Psychotic Woman runs the show, you can count me out as a future reader.

One last issue, hence the 3 stars--the h. Almost 3/4 of the way through, she still seemed unable to grasp that people might not be who they say they are. Wha? She got on my last nerve with her lack of sufficient savvy to not accept that people lie like smelly dogs. This was after she was presented with numerous blatant examples of just such evidence. This made her otherwise smart character appear sorely lacking for a Taggart female role. She was a disappointment. Most female characters in this universe are smart, strong, funny, and self-aware. Oh they aren't perfect, and they do evolve, which is the beauty of reading them. But this h, not so much.

I pre-ordered the next book, as Lexi Blake is now the only author I'll take that leap with now. Here's to hoping the next book is better.

9 people found this helpful

Helpful

Cara Giuliano

Hutch and Noelle are a perfect start to M&M Reloaded!

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2021

Verified Purchase

The time has happened and we start with Hutch. His candy loving computer nerd is as sweet as he always was, if you don’t dig too deep. Hutch has his own demons though, and now in his 30s, he wants to deal with everything that is holding him back from having the kind of relationship he sees around him and McKay-Taggert everyday. He is no longer the guy just looking for a “good time” he is a strong, smart, and drop dead gorgeous Dom, wanting to take of the right woman, if she ever comes along. Well, she definitely comes along, and her name is Noelle. We met Noelle LaVigne previously in Papillion, LA. She is the daughter of Sheriff Armie and stepdaughter of Lila, and last time we saw her she was a teenager, learning to walk again after a horrific car accident.

Noelle is extremely intelligent, so much so that she is working at a lucrative scientific that seems to have something shady going on behind the scenes. Noelle and Hutche get off on the wrong food, but both cannot deny they have a chemistry that can’t be faked, or ignored! Noelle is not only getting assistance from the MT crew for her dangerous situation at work, she is also going to be joining their D/S training class. She is ready to explore a side of herself she wasn’t sure was really there. As she and Hutch become closer and more entangled in one another, they both begin to discover that they could be the perfect match...though Noelle needs a bit more convincing than Hutch.

We also get our introduction to Kyle Hawthorne, son of Grace and stepson of Sean Taggert. He is dark, broody, and insanely good looking, but genus hiding something, and Hutch begins the path of discovering exactly what it is, as they work together to help Noelle. Kyle’s story arc will confine for awhile and I for one cannot wait to see how it revolves!

The tidbits of what is to come as this “time jump” continues are exciting for those who have follow The MT crew from the beginning! The next generation are all young adults or teens! They will be getting their own stories soon enough!

As expected, Ms Blake gives us an amazing cast of characters, combining new with old. The glimpse at these older, and even more complicated, characters we have previously known is done seamlessly and gives readers what we crave, to know “what happens next!” I look forward to continuing into this next generation of Masters and Mercenaries stories with many more books full of suspense, action, passion, love and of course, sarcasm!

6 people found this helpful

Helpful

📚Erin 📚

Hutch’s story at last

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2021

Verified Purchase

Submission Impossible is the first book in the Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded series. And it is a wildly amazing ride. Hutch has always been one of my favorite characters. He is smart, sexy and Utterly devoted to those he calls family. We first got to meet Noelle in Butterfly Bayou when she was a 16-year-old girl struggling to overcome A tragedy. I never dreamed that these two will come together and be the missing pieces of each other. This book felt like coming home to old friends and watching them become who they’re supposed to be. A lot of our old favorite show up in this book from Ian, Michael, Erin, Lisa, and of course Adam. We also got to meet some new characters like Kyle,MaeBe, and there’s a new villain on the horizon. Lexi Blake is always a must buy for me and this book blew me out of the water.
And if you are listening Ryan West is an amazing narrator who brings the world of McKay-Taggart to life.

2 people found this helpful

Helpful

HelenW

Needs fulfilled

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021

Verified Purchase

Greg Hutchins has been through trauma and survived it. He has settled into his job at McKay-Taggart and has a network of friends. But his life is still missing something that leaves him wanting. But when Ian Taggart assigns him to a new case this new client will stir up feelings he has never had before.

Noelle LaVigne has been through some extreme tragedy in her life and now she is on a new path with a new job in a new city. Her new job proves to be challenging when a co-worker dies and she suspects that it was murder. Her father will call in a favor from Ian Taggart to look after his daughter. Meeting Hutch will set off all kinds of buttons for her. There are things that Noelle wants to experience at Club Sanctum and Hutch will end up helping her experience those things. She also helps Hutch to find what he has been missing.

Things become dangerous when bullets start flying and their futures are on the line. They will need to trust each other in order to survive.

There will be plenty of entertainment from Ian Taggart and the Sanctum cohorts!

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

hertslionessbooks

They’re back!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2021

Verified Purchase

What can I say other than this author just gets better and better!

This is book 1 of a new series, Masters and Mercenaries, Reloaded, however, it could well be book 22? (I may have miscounted) of the original series.

The series has moved forward a few years from where the original M&T started, so we’re seeing Ian Taggart in his 50’s with teenage kids (hilarious!) Alex, Eve, The Taggart’s and all the characters we’ve fallen in love with over the years are still active, working hard and playing harder, but in this series we are being introduced to a younger generation, we’ve seen quite a few appear in previous books, especially our Hero of Submission Impossible Greg ‘Hutch’ Hutchins.

This is a fantastic romantic suspense story with elements of BDSM, the connection between Hutch and Noelle is beautiful to see develop throughout the book, what they’ve both been through so far in their lives makes them vulnerable at times (Good Lord! Ian as a father figure to Hutch gave me all the feels!)
The storyline reminded me of the earlier books within the original series, the suspense kept me on the edge, some secondary characters have storylines developing (I’m already attached to Kyle and MaeBe!!😍 I’ve got to trust the author to look after them in-between books 😁)

The sarcasm we’ve come to love and adore is on point (Ian is usually somewhere in or around those scenes lol) Charlie is back being a matchmaker and also taking Ian to Church Holy Moly! 🥰😍🔥 and Adam Miles is being pranked ahhhh it’s just like the good old days ❤️😍 I LOVED IT!!!

Highly Recommended if you adore protective alpha heroes with hearts of gold, strong heroines who can make their men fall hard, sensual, hot romance, edge of seat suspense and plenty of laugh out loud moments. Perfect👌🏼

One person found this helpful

Kindle Customer

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2021

Verified Purchase

Greg Hutchins a cybertech specialist and brilliant at his job works for the Man himself Tag Targett and has been but on assignment looking after Novella Lavigne . novella is from Pavilion where her father the sheriff Lavigne lives and Novella after years of struggle she managed to turn her life round thanks to her loving family and her step mom, Novella is doing what she loves best that is science and technology and problem solving she live in Dallas and work for Geneydene and her research shows promise until a fatal accident at work and her life starts to take a different root.
" Do I need to buy a box of condoms? " Tag ,😂 absolute legend and Genny is not far from being another hero "NOPE"😂😂😂 you must read this book to understand the comments thoroughly enjoyed recommended reading and loved how the author can describe and concentrate on all the aspects that Novella has gone through and still does . Excellent " can't wait to see you in leathers sir"

One person found this helpful

jd66

Awesome book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2021

Verified Purchase

Wow what a rollercoaster of a ride this book was. I’m so excited to read the new reloaded series. Hutch was a dream! I got so emotional at times reading and listening to this book. Both him and Noelle had such difficulties to overcome. They were a perfect match. This book had everything form drama, intrigue and suspense. Wonderful book.

julie taylor

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2021

Verified Purchase

Exactly what you would expect from Lexi Black and The Masters and Mercenaries series. Ian is as snarky as ever, Hutch is just perfect Noelle is adorable and the sex is off the charts. A perfect BDSM HEA series that has you unable to put it down . Highly recommended

Kindle Customer

Worth waiting for

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2021

Verified Purchase

This book has been great for giving me my favourite book update I love the story line and characters are awesome

One person found this helpful