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The Thief: A Dark, Vigilante, Standalone Romance (The Soldiers of Anarchy Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Nikki J Summers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 368 ratings

Five… minutes. That’s how long I was supposed to be there. Get in, get out. Job done.

Four… guns pointed at my head. It wasn’t supposed to go down this way.

Three… years old, and she clung to her mum as we sat huddled together on the floor, chained to the pipes on the wall.

Two… choices, when my time finally came. To let it all play out or fight with everything I had.

One… split second that changed the course of my life… forever.

My name is Tyler Evans. They call me The Thief. But on that day, the last thing I expected to become was the hostage.

The Thief is a dark, standalone romance set in the Soldiers of Anarchy world. You do not need to read the other books in the series to enjoy this story. Please read the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book before starting this journey.

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    The Soldiers of Anarchy
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    May 30, 2024
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CK51VQR3
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 30, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.3 MB
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  • Book 5 of 5 ‏ : ‎ The Soldiers of Anarchy
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Customers love this book as a great ending to the series, with one describing it as an emotional roller coaster. They find it highly readable, with one customer noting it's a breath of fresh air to read. The book receives positive feedback for its content, particularly about Tyler and the Soldiers, and one customer mentions how it builds on trauma bonds.

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Customers love the story quality of the book, describing it as the most amazing series with a great ending, and one customer notes it's an emotional roller coaster that is just awesome.

"...the boys became a group of friends to family and it’s just the most amazing series there is and how Jess and Tyler came back together that magical..." Read more

"...This book builds on trauma bonds and is intentionally cheesy and dramatic, because sometimes you just want something over the top and fun...." Read more

"...It was a perfect ending though. I’ve loved all of the guys but seeing one of them with a little girl just turned me into a puddle!..." Read more

"...from the soldiers of anarchy series I think, “this is the best book in this series” and then I read the next book and somehow this author gives me a..." Read more

6 customers mention "Readability"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, with one describing it as a breath of fresh air to read.

"...☠️ Step-Dad ☠️Fated love This was such a breath of fresh air to read!..." Read more

"...They’re so cool, calm and collected. She makes it look so easy, yet I’ve done it myself and read countless others and ITS HARD!!..." Read more

"...Tyler and Jess = had the most beautiful, emotional; and poignant story, I’d say. Add in little Ava and my soul is full...." Read more

"...I loved everything about Tyler and Jes, and little Ava was just so cute...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book content, with one mentioning they thoroughly enjoyed reading about Tyler, while another expresses their love for Tyler and the Soldiers.

"...This was such a breath of fresh air to read! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Tyler and the rest of the Soldiers of Anarchy!..." Read more

"...Boy was I wrong! Tyler is everything. I cried a few times in this book. Once when Dan was telling his story and then when Adam gave his speech...." Read more

"Another five-star read from Nikki Summers. I loved everything about Tyler and Jes, and little Ava was just so cute...." Read more

"...One my top reads of the year. Love Tyler and the Soldiers. 🖤🖤🖤..." Read more

3 customers mention "Emotional content"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, with one mentioning how it builds on trauma bonds and another noting how it creates a significant place in their hearts.

"...This book builds on trauma bonds and is intentionally cheesy and dramatic, because sometimes you just want something over the top and fun...." Read more

"...Tyler and Jess = had the most beautiful, emotional; and poignant story, I’d say. Add in little Ava and my soul is full...." Read more

"This series has had the biggest place in my heart. I'm so sad it's over, but I love the being able to see how well they are doing...." Read more

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I can't believe the series is over with. I am not over here crying my eyes out. This book was so good. It had me from the first page to the last. I really wish I can give it more than five stars because I would. One my top reads of the year. Love Tyler and the Soldiers. 🖤🖤🖤
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  • Dawnmmeece
    5.0 out of 5 stars OMG
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
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    Dang, I can’t believe the series has come to an end but oh my goodness such a good book. The way the story turned out oh my gosh, it starts out amazing and shows how everything started and how the boys became a group of friends to family and it’s just the most amazing series there is and how Jess and Tyler came back together that magical faithful morning it’ll keep you on your seat And let’s just say an emotional roller coaster that is just awesome. Instant family from that faithful day to the most amazing ending I’m not gonna lie. I would love to see how this ties everything together and see how everybody’s doing and what that final job would be. And see how everybody else comes along because I think there’s something that she left out for us. I don’t know it’s just a little clue that I picked up one. Love your work Nikki
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  • Ciera aka @bookameme
    4.0 out of 5 stars Dark and fast paced with plenty of twists.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024
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    There’s a whole daddy theme here and the story will want to make you cry. The book is a standalone, but it’s also the final book in the series so there’s a lot that ties in from the previous books.
    This book builds on trauma bonds and is intentionally cheesy and dramatic, because sometimes you just want something over the top and fun. There are some plot holes but if you don’t think too hard about it you won’t spot them. This book is meant to force you through an emotional gambit to bring you to an HEA without requiring strenuous thought and I think it accomplishes that goal very well.

    🌶️🌶️🌶️ 💙💙💙💙
    Dark Romance: Gritty U.K. Setting, Hostage Situation, Single Mom, Trauma Bond, Forced Proximity, Revenge, Vigilantes, Connected Histories, No One Hurts My Girls
    First Person, Past Tense, Dual POV (mostly), Uses British English
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  • Laurenloveslit81
    5.0 out of 5 stars sad to say goodbye!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
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    I’ve loved this series so much that I put off reading this book because I didn’t want it to end! It was a perfect ending though. I’ve loved all of the guys but seeing one of them with a little girl just turned me into a puddle! Ava and Tyler were just adorable and Jess is a total firecracker! The way everyone’s backstory all tied together was surprising and wonderfully written. I loved seeing how they all ended up and I’m really going to miss The Soldiers!
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  • Luralyn Castillo
    5.0 out of 5 stars He was the Thief, but they stole his heart!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
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    THE THIEF by NIKKI J. SUMMERS
    5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    🌶🌶 🌶

    ☠️Found Family
    ☠️Slow-burn romance
    ☠️Vigilante
    ☠️Brotherhood
    ☠️ Step-Dad
    ☠️Fated love

    This was such a breath of fresh air to read! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Tyler and the rest of the Soldiers of Anarchy!

    Reading from how Tyler grew up until he met the other boys, I was swooning as to how amazing he turned out! He is the epitome of a morally grey man. I love the plot twist when he met Jess and Ava during a bank robbery. I love how naturally it was for him to be the overly protective man they both needed!

    It's definitely a book I will recommend to those who love to read about Bad Boys with good intentions! I did she'd a tear for their heartwarming story. If anyone deserved a love like they have, Tyler , Jess, and Ava deserve it!

    This is a Slow-burn romance, but it was worth the wait bc that scene in the Schmex club was so hot!! Jess is a good girl with an inner bad girl in bed! The praise he gives her just melts my heart!

    This is a standalone with interconnected characters. I can't wait to read about the other men of the Soldiers of Anarchy!

    @nikkijsummersauthor I will cherish these characters forever!
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  • Jessica Fernandez
    5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I could give this book more than five stars.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
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    Every time I read a book from the soldiers of anarchy series I think, “this is the best book in this series” and then I read the next book and somehow this author gives me a ‘hold my beer’ moment … and I am once again left in awe at how beautiful this series has been.

    In The Thief, our beloved thief/hacker/bad boy with a good head on his shoulders finally gets his moment with Jess, a single mom of a three-year-old spitfire named Ava. The found family within this series, but this book in particular, was everything my heart needed.

    As with many books by this author, come for the plot, but stay for that spice because when it hits … your knees will be weak!

    This was beautiful, heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. If I could give this 500 stars, I would.
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  • Michellet 1979
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite In the series
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2024
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    This is the 5th book in The Soldiers of Anarchy series and it’s by far my favorite. I’m not going to lie, I’m surprised it’s my favorite. Tyler was never really on my radar from the other books. I though Colton was my favorite and that would never change. Boy was I wrong! Tyler is everything. I cried a few times in this book. Once when Dan was telling his story and then when Adam gave his speech. I’m emotionally invested in this world. Is it really ending? Can my heart really handle that? Then there is Abs from the end and my mind is wondering. Could there be a spin-off series? Could I see the soldiers again? I know this really isn’t a review but I just don’t want it to end. These boos are so good!
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  • Connie Gonzalez
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Thief
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
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    I truly loved this book. There’s just an ease in how Nikki writes that comes across through her characters. They’re so cool, calm and collected. She makes it look so easy, yet I’ve done it myself and read countless others and ITS HARD!! the story is beautiful. The romance is exactly how I like it. Her characters are definitely my favorite.
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  • Nineette Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tyler and Jess and her cutie daughter
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
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    I fell in love with Tyler what a book hubby. He was so protective of the two girls in his life. Abigail was such a cutie.
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  • Melissa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my goodness what an ending to a 5 star series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2024
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    Where do I start.... this series has been my favourite for a while now since I found the Psycho and binged the other 4 stories. The reaper, the joker, the player, and now the last one, the thief

    Jess, Ava, and Tyler's story is incredibly well written. The right amount of spice, *the shower and playroom scenes were 10/10* the right amount of love, cuteness, angst and revenge ❤️

    Brinton Manor and its 5 soldiers will live in my heart and mind forever

    I loved the plot twists, the connections, and even the semi cliffhanger with Abigail and her husband at the end. *not a cliffhanger to the story, really*
    Hmm, I wonder if there is a book there to come?

    Nikki creates such an imaginable world, one that sucks you in and you happily live there with the characters

    I loved that Adam/Liv, Will/Bryony, Colton/Shenley and Devon and Leah May were all included in this book, and their happily ever afters didn't split up the soldiers and stop them being who they were meant to be!!! Besides finding new families, they still stick together and yet live the lives they built and deserve. I was worried it would end with them retiring fully and never being together as the soldiers, but Nope, Nikki wouldn't do that to us or to these incredible boys and their partners

    Also Tyson and Tiny being around still, especially with Eva was so cute 😍

    The bank robbery scenes were well written, the plot twist was *chefs kisses* 10/10 writing and plot. I guessed one thing and nope it was even better

    Again, Nikki, thank you, for creating Brinton Manor and the soldiers. Thank you for sharing these stories and thanks for making me cry 😄

    Oh I will miss Adam, Will, Colton, Devon and Tyler but you bet I will be back to re read and join in on their story again
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  • Simone
    5.0 out of 5 stars The final chapter of the soldiers of Anarchy
    Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2024
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    This was exactly what indeed from this book.it allowed the most beautiful and wholesome close of a rather dark and wonderful series. From the start type is who your want him to be this little teen just looking for someone to pay attention, someone to see him, that's what Jess and her father do, but also more truthfully that's what Adam does when he recruits Tyler to the soldiers. Jess as a kid was this feisty no holds bar girl and as she grew up the kept kicking her until she no longer had the fight and was surviving. After swing Tyler again in the worst circumstances for the both, they work together to build up and move forward. This was a fantastic story with great plot line.
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  • Sibele Minervino
    4.0 out of 5 stars Adorei
    Reviewed in Brazil on March 26, 2025
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    Foi um respiro após o último livro! Eu amei o Tyler e ele é com toda certeza o soldado mais fofo, porém eu ainda senti falta de uma conexão mais entre os dois apesar de amar a Jess. Eu amei a Ava e livro com criança sempre me ganha
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  • Ves_Pringle_Melb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Saved the best for last!
    Reviewed in Australia on May 29, 2024
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    "The Thief" by the gorgeous Nikki J Summers, who I adore beyond words is the finale to the Soldiers of Anarchy series, and Nikki was not playing - she saved the best for last! Nikki is one of my unicorn of all unicorn authors and a talented writing genius. She has built this world with such depth and colour that I’m instantly transported back to Brinton Manor, and I never want to leave. She never fails to serve the best and twistiest plots, suspense, emotions, humour, and epic banter in her stories, all while giving you a swoony romance at its core. Tyler and Jess's story is everything! and I loved everything about them!
    Tyler Evans and Jessica Porter, who are thrown together 14 years after they first met. From their childhood encounters to a life-changing bank robbery and the formation of their unique little family, Tyler and Jess’s journey is beautifully crafted. The theme of family and loyalty shines through, and the pursuit of justice by the Soldiers is as gripping as ever. The plot twists were as twisty as ever and truly unexpected and kept me hooked until the very end.

    As with all the books in the series, we meet Tyler as a child around 14 years old and how he comes to meet the other Soldiers at the Pupil Referral Unit. Their horrible home lives bond them, forming their own family and brotherhood. On his first day, he is reprimanded by Adam for swiping a wallet from the undeserving Alfie Porter. When he goes to return it, he is confronted by Jess, Alfie’s daughter, who isn’t afraid to tell Tyler what she thinks. They meet again on the way home, and you just get a hint that these two are 100% endgame.

    Fast forward 14 years, and Tyler & Jess’s reunion at a bank soon turns into a life-changing experience as an armed robbery takes place, changing their lives forever. Tyler takes on the role of stepping up as a father figure for Jess's daughter Ava, forming a beautiful little family. The recurring theme of found family is beautifully depicted. The pursuing hunt and chase of the robbers by the Soldiers takes you to the heart of their mission, and it was satisfying seeing them enforce their own justice with the added personal element to it.

    Of course, for me being the audiobook fan, I was reading this with my favourite Brit, the legendary Shane East in my head and I cannot wait to hear him bring Tyler to life in like only he can.

    Overall, this book was the perfect conclusion to an incredible series, providing closure and happiness for all the characters we’ve come to love. There are hints and teases of other characters, leaving the door open for more adventures in Brinton Manor. If you're a fan of dark romance, with cheeky London Bad Boys with hearts of gold for their ladies and family, in a gritty UK setting, with equal parts plot and spice, you will love this series. All the stars in the galaxy!
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    4.0 out of 5 stars ✍️ 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾 ✍️ “THE THIEF” NIKKI J. SUMMERS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
    Reviewed in Italy on May 22, 2024
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    Nikki J Summers colpisce ancora con la sua serie “The soldiers of anarchy”, di cui “The Thief” è il quinto volume, ma può essere letto come standalone

    Tyler è uno dei vigilantes che protegge Brinton Manor, una cittadina in Inghilterra che sembra essere dimenticata da tutti. Solitamente è Tyler a infondere paura, insieme ai suoi fratelli, sui delinquenti che popolano la città, ma questa volta si ritrova lui a combattere per la sua vita: una semplice mattina entra in banca, incontra una donna con na figlia di tre anni che sembra ricordarle qualcuno e improvvisamente cinque uomini entrano per rapinare quella stessa banca.
    Non era così che Jess pensava di cominciare la sua giornata: presa in ostaggio durante una rapina, e con sua figlia per di più. Ma ancora più sconvolgente è il fatto di aver trovato in quella stessa banca Tyler Evans, il ragazzino che da piccola l’aveva fatta fremere di rabbia per i suoi comportamenti scorretti. Ma dopo un’esperienza del genere come ci si riprende effettivamente? Forse Tyler e Jess possono scoprirlo insieme.

    Ho cominciato a leggere questa serie purtroppo troppo tardi. Ho letto solo il quarto e il quinto libro, e mi sono piaciuti da morire, quindi ora ho assolutamente voglia di recuperare i primi tre. Dico purtroppo perché la serie, con “The Thief”, giunge al termine e non vedremo più i soldati di Brinton Manor.
    Il found family che troviamo in questa serie è davvero fenomenale, si sente tantissimo il legame che i “fratelli” hanno l’uno con l’altro, e dopo aver trovato tutti l’amore e la propria persona questa famiglia si allarga sempre di più. Soprattutto è bello vedere come uomini che pensavano di non essere “amabili” o moralmente etici abbiano poi trovato esattamente quello che nell’infanzia gli era stato privato.

    Mi piace tantissimo la scrittura della Summers, usa un lessico e quasi direi un dialetto prevalentemente british, di quelli che si trovano nei sobborghi e che quasi nessuno riesce a capire: è così che mi immagino i soldiers

    Al momento fra i due letti, “The player” rimane il mio preferito. Ho adorato vedere come i personaggi maturano lungo tutta la narrazione, nonostante non li abbia conosciuti fin dall’inizio, ma è palpabile.

    Jess e Tyler sono stati perfetti l’una con l’altro. Tyler era sicuramente un personaggio difficile rappresentare, ma la Summers ci è riuscita perfettamente. Le scene con la piccola Ava mi hanno letteralmente sciolto. Vedere come tutti e tre hanno trovato esattamente le persone che stavano cercando senza saperlo stringe il suore dall’emozione.

    Per non parlare dello spicy, ci sono letteralmente due scene… MA CHE SCENE

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