Living on the Inside by Londra Laine Release Blitz

Micah Grayson lives in his baby mama’s guesthouse. It’s unconventional and awkward, but he’s happy for a chance to reconnect with his teenage son. He doesn’t have time for other distractions—no matter how sexy, independent, and compassionate that distraction might be. Besides, he’s not good enough for more than a fling—no one would ever take him home to meet their parents.

Adrien Darling has book smarts, but no street savvy—at least that’s what his family says. And after a heart-breaking betrayal by the man meant to love and protect him, Adrien believes them. But then a gorgeous guy with a defeated look in his eyes walks into Adrien’s coffee shop and makes him want to take a chance.

After years of living on the outside as two misfits looking in, both men are afraid to reach for more. But in each other’s arms, Micah and Adrien find out what it’s like to live on the inside. As their tender bond grows and blossoms, old insecurities bubble to the surface. Will their commitment crumble under the pressure? Or will the two find the strength to fight for each other.

***Please be aware that this book contains a flashback of and several references to domestic abuse that may be triggering to some readers.***

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“Is that what we are?” Micah asked quietly. “Friends?”

“Yeah,” Adrien answered. “I hope so.”

Then he was surrounded by Micah’s body. Adrien hesitated for a moment before returning the other man’s embrace, locking his arms around Micah’s torso. A few seconds into the hug all the reasons why he needed to pull away from Micah—now—raced through his mind. But he couldn’t make himself do it.

Adrien had been fighting his attraction, but the man had slipped past Adrien’s defenses. Micah’s earnest joy at making progress with his son. His trust in Adrien as he shared his insecurities. His nonjudgmental attitude. Their growing friendship. All those things made him feel strong and needed. Adrien wanted more of that feeling. He leaned into Micah.

Micah sighed as he squeezed Adrien tighter, and Adrien’s body sagged against him, the fight against his attraction to Micah leaving his body. He tucked his head into the crook of Micah’s shoulder, and gave in to defeat, breathing in the salty sweet scent of Micah’s skin, running his palms up the man’s back.

The scent and feel of Micah was heady, and Adrien’s head swam as he let his eyelids flutter shut, let his lips graze the exposed skin between Micah’s neck and shoulder. Micah tensed against him and his breath hitched, making Adrien wonder if he’d gone too far. But then Micah’s palm slid up Adrien’s neck, cupping his nape, grazing a thumb along his hairline.

Micah moved his other hand lower, resting it right above Adrien’s ass, his fingers lightly grazing the swell below Adrien’s hips.

“Adrien,” Micah grated out. Adrien pulled back, slowly opening his eyes. Micah licked his lips, his eyes skimming Adrien’s mouth, and then he leaned forward.

Adrien met him halfway, their lips connecting in a kiss. The light brush became a firm press then flared, hot and wet, as Adrien ran the tip of his tongue against the seam of Micah’s lips. Micah submitted to Adrien’s silent request, parting his lips to give Adrien access to his tongue and mouth.

Then a loud honk made them jerk apart as a car sped past them, headlights bright and blinding. Their chests heaved, and Adrien took in Micah’s disheveled hair and damp lips and wondered if he looked nearly as enticing to Micah.

Adrien’s gaze skittered away, and he grimaced, embarrassment replacing the intense need he’d felt moments ago. What was he doing? He knew better than this. He’d been down this road before. He couldn’t get involved with an employee again.

Then a terrible thought occurred to him. What if Micah felt like he had to hook up with Adrien? Had Adrien pressured him in some way? Shit. Negative thoughts tumbled through his mind, making him dizzy. He had to nip this in the bud.

“Micah, about what just happened—”

“Our kiss?” Micah moved closer to him.

Adrien’s eyes wandered, unable to meet Micah’s. “Yeah, the kiss. I’m sorry—I didn’t mean to—I’m sorry.” He shook his head and Micah stopped the motion by gripping Adrien’s chin between his forefinger and thumb. He lifted Adrien’s face to his.

“I’m not sorry.” Micah’s voice was quiet in the night.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie – ☆☆☆
First and foremost, please read the trigger warnings. I will say some of the things are described in detail and will set you off if you get triggered by verbal, mental, physical abuse and domestic violence. I have to say that I don’t really get triggered by most things but in this book, while Adrien’s family was treating him so horribly, it reminded me of my family and then I just felt down in the dumps. People sometimes don’t realize how toxic things are in their own life until they hear about it in someone else’s life. Micah and Adrien have both had crappy lives and both have so much healing to do. I loved these two together at first, but then halfway through the book something happened, and it just didn’t have the same vibe anymore. The ending seemed rushed and not really a happily ever after but a happy for now, which didn’t help my feelings towards this book either.


Angela – ☆☆☆☆☆
Having adored Londra Laine’s writing in Curl Around My Heart, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Living on the Inside. For me, this was a much tougher read because of the subject matter. Between Adrien’s domestic abuse flashback scenes and the emotional penance Micah must pay (rightfully so) as he earns his way back into his son’s life, Laine ran me through the wringer. A word of warning, the domestic violence scenes are frighteningly realistic, causing me to cringe in sympathy and I’ve never been in an abusive relationship, so if you’re a domestic violence survivor, please read with caution.

The aspect I loved most about the story is also the aspect that irritated me the most, depending upon the character(s) I was confronted with at the time. Adrien’s conscious decision to pay it forward and offer Micah a job because of his record – and because he seemed like a good bet as an employee – warmed my heart. When faced with an ex-con with extensive customer service skills, Adrien saw his chance to give another human being the same chance someone gave his father – a chance that had it not been given his father, Adrien probably would not have been in the position to help Micah out. Yet when his mother and siblings learn of his decision to hire an ex-con, they are less than receptive to Adrien’s decision and his brother’s outburst actually had me cringing on their father’s behalf. In their fumbled attempts to be protective of Adrien, they come off as insulting of their husband and father’s past, at least to me they did. I was surprised that Adrien actually called them out on their hypocrisy, but I was glad to see him stand up for himself.

As for the actual romance between Adrien and Micah, it plays out quite awkwardly. For me, this wasn’t really surprising. As the business owner, Adrien has to temper his attraction to Micah, especially considering his past bad judgments (his characterization) when it comes to picking potential partners. Micah’s position is just as precarious because as much as he is attracted to Adrien, the thought that he could lose his job if things didn’t work out between them makes him wary, especially considering how hard it was to find a job and how much he enjoys working at Adrien’s coffee shop. This makes for two guys who are rather standoffish with one another as they actively fight their attraction. So during their first few attempts to be more than employer-employee, they kind of flail a bit as they try to find their way. As much as I enjoy watching two slightly dented people who complement one another fall in love, it’s even better when there’s an added level of realistic awkwardness like Adrien and Micah’s, making their journey more believable. Obviously, my heart broke when things come to a head in the story, but I was glad that they were able to find their way back to one another, even if their reconciliation seemed to come about faster than I would have expected considering their pasts. Regardless, I enjoyed Living on the Inside and am already looking forward to Laine’s next release.

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Londra has loved reading since she figured out how to do it. She writes to give her guys the happy ending she wishes everyone––no matter their race, religion, gender, or orientation––could experience in real life.

Londra makes money as a communications manager. She is a former journalist, a runner and a mezzo soprano.

In 2010, she moved from her native California to New York City where she lived in Harlem for nearly eight years. In early 2018 she relocated to Seattle with her spouse.

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Place Setting by Claudia Mayrant

Cameron Dunlop has lived in the Lowcountry town of Summer Corners, South Carolina, his whole life. He loves his home, but his little town in the Deep South doesn’t offer much in the way of dating options.

Chef Gray Callahan has enjoyed success in the kitchen, but his last relationship sunk like a bad soufflé. When plans for his sister’s wedding go awry, it provides the perfect excuse to pack up and go home, where he can help out as he decides how to start his life over.

Gray’s path crosses Cameron’s, and he realizes together they might have all the ingredients to save the day—with maybe enough left over for something sweet just for the two of them.

States of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the United States.

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Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is a very sweet short story. It is truly a happy for now with plenty of promise, which is reasonable given the time period it covers. Cam lusted after Gray in high school, but Cam being four years junior didn't really feature in Gray's teens. Now they are all grown up and the chance for sparks to fly has come at last!

I love that Cam was able to help Gray out with a venue, and that it will possibly ensure that he stays in town for the long term. I enjoyed the foodie discussions, and the indignity suffered by the local "nobility." There were plenty of fun little anecdotes of small town life that padded out the bones of the story and reassured the reader that the two men would be able to find happiness and safety in their futures together.

I would happily have read much more about their future, but was left with a positive vibe and plenty of hope.

CLAUDIA MAYRANT has been exploring the world around her since she was old enough to get around under her own power. Her early travels took her on her bicycle “all the way to but not on the main road.” Happily, since then, she’s enjoyed visiting as many places as she can, from bustling marketplaces and enchanting castles to funky dives. She can’t possibly decide which she likes best, but details of her favorite people, places, and things usually get put in the fiction blender so they can make an appearance in her stories.

Claudia maintains that each new adventure requires the appropriate footwear, which explains her closet. Her passion for taking photographs of the things she sees, does, and eats far exceeds her skill with the camera, but no matter the setting, she has fun trying to get a good shot.

For all her love of travel, she’s most relaxed back in the South on a Gulf Coast beach with good friends, refreshing beverages, and plenty of sunscreen.

Her smartphone isn’t literally connected to her hand, but anyone would be forgiven for thinking so.

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Kept by Maya Banks

From the author of Mastered and Dominated comes the third of the Enforcers novels. Kept is the searing story of a woman who finds sanctuary in surrender...

He can’t change who he is.

A horrific childhood has made Silas the man he is today: dangerous, distrustful and demanding. He’s lived in self-imposed solitude, convinced that no woman could ever accept his need for absolute control—in business and pleasure. That is, until a young violinist walks into one of his buildings and into his life.

She can’t change what she wants.

Hayley has been struggling to fulfill her father’s dying wish: for her to attend a prestigious music school in New York City. But even working multiple jobs, she can’t afford the tiniest of apartments. Seeing her hopeless and near tears, Silas vows to help and protect her, no matter the cost to himself. But when Hayley meets his every demand with unwavering acceptance and love, he is overwhelmed by her goodness and gentle spirit. He knows that the dark stain on his soul can never be erased—and rather than risk destroying the most beautiful person he's ever experienced, he'll have to do the hardest thing he's ever had to do. Let her go. But he's totally unprepared for the lengths to which Hayley will go to fight for his love and for a future brighter than the sun...

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Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/F BDSM Romance

This is the third book in the series, and I liked this one much better. You get to see Silas and how his past shaped who he is today. But you also get to see him change for the better with the help of Haley.

Haley is struggling after her father passed away and the insurance company refused to pay out on the policy. She is amazingly talented with a violin and despite working herself in order to make ends meet, she always finds time for her music. When she has to look for a new place to live, she isn't too hopeful.

Silas, for all of his faults, is so loyal to Drake that he sometimes can't see his own life without his position with Drake. When he sees Haley, he's instantly drawn to her. She's pure and innocent, goodness to his darkness. When he realizes that he can help her, he jumps at the chance.

Haley and Silas' romance is whirlwind. But dotted with issues and dominance, Haley knows her own mind and wants to show Silas that he is more than he believes. Silas was so upset with Drake during books one and two when Drake was unable to see how amazing Evangeline was, and in this book, yep, you guessed it... Silas has the same issue.

I was slightly miffed that a lot of the conflict between Silas and Haley was directly related to Drake and it wasn't ever really discussed. Overall, this was a sweet story about acceptance, love, fighting for what you want, and ultimately, finding a family. I wish that Maddox at least had gotten his own story and was disappointed that this was the last one.

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Maya Banks is a multiple #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author whose chart toppers have included erotic romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, Scottish historical romances. She is the author of the Breathless Trilogy, the Surrender Trilogy, the KGI novels, the Sweet series, and the Colters Legacy novels. She lives in Southeast Texas.

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The Case of the Voracious Vintner by Tara Lain

Where Bo Marchand comes from, gay men are just confirmed bachelors who never found the right girl. But now Bo’s a successful winemaker on the central coast of California, supporting his whole damned Georgia family, and all he really wants is the beautiful, slightly mysterious Jeremy Aames.

Jeremy’s vineyard is under threat from Ernest Ottersen, the voracious winemaker who seems to know all Jeremy’s blending secrets and manages to grab all his customers. Bo tries to help Jeremy and even provides a phony alibi for Jeremy when Ottersen turns up dead in Jeremy’s tasting room. But it’s clear Jeremy isn’t who he claims, and Bo must decide if it’s worth tossing over his established life for a man who doesn’t seem to trust anyone. When Jeremy gets kidnapped, some of the conservative winemakers turn out to be kinky sex fiends, and the list of murderers keeps dwindling down to Jeremy. Bo has to choose between hopping on his white horse or climbing back in his peach-pie-lined closet.

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Sarah – ☆☆☆☆
This is a fabulous adventure. A story about industrial espionage in the wine industry. I loved the glorious, gossipy wine society drama almost as much as I loved the irreverent humour and Bo Marchand’s silver-tongued charm. The plot quickly spirals towards the absurd as Bo and Jeremy get closer to finding their villain. The story is fun, sexy, and by the end, it is deliciously farcical.

Bo Marchand is a Southern gentleman turned California winemaker. He talks like an eighteenth century plantation owner and his mother is the pantomime dame version of Blanche DuBois. He might be the only closeted gay in California, but Bo is truly swoon worthy and his crusade to save Jeremy’s vineyard only makes his halo shine brighter. Jeremy lacks a little of Bo’s confidence and we know from the start that there are secrets lurking in his past. He’s a little less entertaining than Bo at first, but his resemblance to a young Brad Pitt caught my attention and the constant descriptions of his hair were more than a little bit distracting.

This book continuously reminded me of the Jilly Cooper novels I fell in love with as a teenager. There’s one particularly comical/kinky scene near the end that feels like it was pulled straight out of one of her books. Anyone who ever fell in love with Rupert Campbell Black will thoroughly enjoy the more ludicrous characters in this story and will forgive the rambling and somewhat disjointed plot and enjoy the entertainment. As much as I enjoyed this, I will admit to rolling my eyes a few times as the story grew increasingly farfetched at the end.

TARA LAIN writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Erotic Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, and Best Gay Characters, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC Awards. Readers often call her books “sweet,” even with all that hawt sex, because Tara believes in love and her books deliver on happily-ever-after. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. Her love of creating book titles comes from years of manifesting ad headlines for everything from analytical instruments to semiconductors. She does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soulmate husband and her soulmate dog (who’s a little jealous of all those cat pictures Tara posts on FB) in Laguna Niguel, California, near the seaside towns where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says that on her tombstone, it will say “Yes!”

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Cash by Garrett Leigh Blog Tour

Cash is a car mechanic with a secret. Head down, sleeves up, he hides from the past as much as his shattered heart, until a reluctant stumble into a Tottenham bar ends in the one night stand of his dreams.

Hunt saboteur Rae can’t believe his luck when he wakes up the next morning. Cash is gorgeous, and the hottest hook up he’s ever had. He doesn’t expect to see him again, until a twist of fate lands him on Cash’s doorstep a few months later.

United by a cause that’s broken Cash before, they are drawn together. They have more in common than they ever imagined, but with Cash haunted by the past, and Rae so tangled in the present, it’s not long before love isn’t enough to keep them alive.

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Sarah – ☆☆☆☆
This is a gritty, angsty read about two hunt saboteurs who have devoted their lives to their cause. It’s a dark story that examines the secretive lives of activists living on the far fringes of society. I was thoroughly engrossed by the book, but it wasn’t an easy read for me.

Rae and Cash are difficult characters and both are unlikely leading men. Rae exists outside of society and his criminal activity is not easy to justify. Cash straddles the line between Rae’s world and mainstream life. In some ways, he feels like a recovering addict who is pulled back into his addiction. Cash and Rae’s shared obsession brings them together but there is little in the way of traditional romance in this story. The saboteur lifestyle feels like a shared addiction and my reaction to Rae and Cash feels more similar to the almost perverse voyeuristic shock I get from an Irvine Welsh story than the warmth and comfort I usually seek from romance. Cash and Rae inhabit a parallel world and I was captivated by the details of their lives, and the violent clashes between hunters and saboteurs were fascinating.

This is marketed as a romance but I’m not sure it will please fans of traditional romance. Rae’s life as a hunt saboteur is the focus of the book and the romance between Cash and Rae starts with a hook up and doesn’t include many traditional romance tropes. However, while this took me by surprise, it worked for me. The story is different. It’s interesting and I enjoyed the challenge posed by the anti-hero characters.

This is described as a sequel to Lucky. We met Cash through Lucky in the first book and he is Lucky’s roommate in this one. However, the content and tone is quite different in this second book and I’m fairly certain readers will be able to get into Cash and Rae’s story without reading Dom and Lucky’s book first.


Angie – ☆☆☆
This book wasn't for me. I am not sure if it was the fact that animals were involved or if it was because the relationship between Cash and Rae seemed like a side story and the fox hunting being the main part of the book. Don't get me wrong, I am huge animal lover and I hate when anything happens to animals, even in movies when I know animals aren't really hurt. However, I am not a fan of animal hunting being the main part of a book, just not my thing. I loved the chemistry between Cash and Rae, but the lack of communication just drove me nuts. I wanted to reach into my e-reader and slap them both. I am sure this book will be a hit with some people, especially those who live in a country where fox hunting is big but for me, I just couldn't get into it.


Veronica – ☆☆☆
Rae is a Sab (Saboteur). He lives with a group of animal activists on land in the countryside and devotes his life to sabotaging fox hunts conducted by local rich landowners.

I have to say I knew nothing of the life of a Sab. It is clear that Sabbing is a calling for Rae and that it also once was for Cash too. This is not one of those stories where I could image being one of the characters or relating to them. I was observing their life and their relationship from afar and I really felt like I had my eyes opened about a whole world I know nothing about.

While I might not have been particularly able to relate to the story this did not mean I wasn’t engaged. I was. The story has a good, fast pace and at times is very intense. The romance between Cash and Rae was rocky even at the best of time but even when things were not going well, the connection between the two men was so strong that I never doubted how they felt about each other.

I found Cash to be an entertaining, intense, and even educational love story and I really enjoyed it.


Shannan – ☆☆☆
I am a fan of Garrett Leigh but Cash just missed the mark for me. Cash's storyline revolves around fox hunting in the UK and the saboteur. I usually love a good suspense but this one just wasn't for me.

As much as I liked Cash and Rae. The chemistry was there, but for me it got lost within the fox hunt. The story seemed to have the romance/relationship inserted into the fox hunt and it wasn't the focal point.

Garrett Leigh is a great author, but Cash just wasn't for me.

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Garrett Leigh is an award-winning British writer and book designer, currently working for Dreamspinner Press, Riptide Publishing, and Fox Love Press.

Garrett's debut novel, Slide, won Best Bisexual Debut at the 2014 Rainbow Book Awards, and her polyamorous novel, Misfits was a finalist in the 2016 LAMBDA awards.

When not writing, Garrett can generally be found procrastinating on Twitter, cooking up a storm, or sitting on her behind doing as little as possible, all the while shouting at her menagerie of children and animals and attempting to tame her unruly and wonderful FOX.

Garrett is also an award winning cover artist, taking the silver medal at the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in 2016. She designs for various publishing houses and independent authors at blackjazzdesign.com, and co-owns the specialist stock site moonstockphotography.com with renowned LGBTQA+ photographer Dan Burgess.

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Outsider by Olivia Cunning

Reagan Elliot should be living her dream…

She’s touring with Exodus End as their new rhythm guitarist and gaining more notoriety and fame than she ever imagined possible.

She’s earned the devoted love of not only one, but two spectacular men. Her committed threesome with sexy guitarist Trey Mills and her hunky bodyguard Ethan Conner is stable, loving, deep, and satisfying for all involved.

But sometimes the world sees things differently and is determined to destroy what it doesn’t understand.

Can Reagan’s relationship with Trey and Ethan survive the cruel backlash of the media, her family, and a bigoted public? Or will the talented musician lose everything she holds dear in the face of her own burgeoning doubts?

Outsider is the second book in the Exodus End World Tour series. It’s also the sequel to Double Time, the fifth book in the Sinners on Tour series.

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Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the second book in Exodus End series, and also crosses over with the Sinners series, so fans of both will recognise familiar old friends. It also starts before the end of the previous book, but looking at the trio of Ethan, Trey, and Reagan. It is a long read, so perfect for a journey or a holiday – I had to just reduce my sleeping hours to get it read!

If you have read Insider (and I recommend that you do), then you will know that Toni is innocently going to cause the secret relationship between the trio to become public knowledge. Rather than deal with it and admit it, which is what Trey would be happy doing, the other two go into denial and cover-up mode, which then causes all the chaos which ensues. Obviously, they still spend a lot of time privately displaying their love for each other and trying as many variations as their imaginations can find between the three of them – which is undeniably super hot! But in public the issues compound, and I did find Reagan and Ethan somewhat uncool, and definitely not very thoughtful of Trey.

It was great to meet their families, see what made them tick, and how they finally addressed how they would move forward. It was none too soon!

The wider family of Exodus End and Sinners added to the novel, and Trey finally moving on from Brian was great. Perhaps even greater though, was the brave move that they finally took in relation to Sam, and I cannot wait to find out how that works out in the next book in the series.

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Combining her love for romantic fiction and rock ‘n roll, Olivia Cunning writes erotic romance centered around rock musicians. Raised on hard rock music from the cradle, she attended her first Styx concert at age six and fell instantly in love with live music. She's been known to travel over a thousand miles just to see a favorite band in concert. As a teen, she discovered her second love, romantic fiction – first, voraciously reading steamy romance novels and then penning her own. Growing up as the daughter of a career soldier, she's lived all over the country and overseas. She currently lives in Nebraska, but never stays in one place too long.

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Vengeance Road by Christine Feehan

Christine Feehan takes romance full throttle in the second gripping novel in her #1 New York Times bestselling Torpedo Ink series.

Breezy Simmons was born into a ruthless motorcycle club—and now that she’s out, she’s never going to be that girl again. But when her past catches up with her, Breezy must go to Sea Haven to seek out the man who almost destroyed her. The man who chose his club over her and left her feeling used and alone.

As vice president of Torpedo Ink, Steele is ride or die for the brothers he lived through hell with. He never thought he’d find something as pure as his feelings for Breezy, or that keeping her safe would mean driving her away with cruel words that turned her love for him to ash.

Now, Steele won’t let her walk away twice. He’ll do whatever it takes to make Breezy his woman again—especially when he learns the real reason she came to him for help, and that the stakes are higher than he ever could have imagined…

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Breezy Simmons leaned against her pickup for a moment, staring at the large building that housed the Torpedo Ink Motorcycle Club. Her heart beat so hard in her chest she was afraid she might vomit. The world spun uncontrollably, and she quickly leaned down, putting her head between her legs, drawing in great gulps of air. She caught a glimpse of two men on the other side of the compound as her head went toward the asphalt, and she didn’t recognize either of them. That made her pounding heart sink.

She couldn’t possibly have the wrong club. This had to be them. She was running out of time and options. She slowly righted herself and took another cautious look around. The two men stared at her from across the parking lot. She was careful not to look at them too long. She didn’t want them coming anywhere near her. She needed to get in and out very fast.

The Torpedo Ink compound was extremely large and had a high chain-link fence surrounding it. There was even razor wire up on top of the fence, making the place look like a fortress. The rolling gates were wide open, and she’d driven her truck right inside, parking as close to the clubhouse as possible. She deliberately left the door to her beat-up pickup open and the engine running. Hopefully, no one recognized her, and she could get in and out of the building quickly, once she asserted these were the right people, the ones she was looking for.

In the early morning hours, the club was just beginning to stir. Clearly, they’d partied hard over the weekend. In the enormous side yard, the one with the beautiful ocean view, she could see embers in fire pits glowing as the breeze stirred them up. A man with his back to her watered them down with a hose. He wore a tight tee and jeans, but no colors. Still, she knew this was the home of the club that called itself Torpedo Ink. She sent up a silent prayer that this was the one she’d been looking for.

There were empty bottles strewn around the grass and on the ground to the side of the building in the wide expanse of open field. Cars, motorcycles and trucks were scattered around the parking lot, although no one parked where the club did. Their motorcycles were lined up neatly and a prospect watched over them. He sat on the curb looking at her. She was parked too close to the precious bikes, but she didn’t care—other than it had drawn the attention of the prospect.

Another long line of motorcycles was parked a short distance down from the clubhouse and a prospect watched over those bikes as well. He looked at her without much interest, which indicated to her that these bikes belonged to a visiting club. He wasn’t as interested in protecting the grounds as the one closest to the clubhouse.

She had to get this over with. Just being in such close proximity to an MC made her sick. The fact that she knew what went on at the party made her even sicker. That this might be his club, and she had to risk running into him, made all that far worse.

Breezy squared her shoulders, dragged the envelope off the seat and turned all in one motion. The prospect was on his feet. If she knew for certain this was the right club, she would have thrust the letter into his hands and left, but she was guessing from a process of elimination.

She purposely hadn’t kept track of him, especially when she’d heard, a year after she’d left, that eighteen members of the Swords had set up the international president for assassination and had, allegedly, wiped out a number of members and then disappeared. She knew who those eighteen members were immediately and knowing them, she knew it was possible when others said it wasn’t. She’d run as far from the life as she could and now she was pulled right back in.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Mary Jo – ☆☆☆☆☆
It’s a good idea to read the books in order so you won't be lost, but I think this book could be read as a standalone.

Steele is the VP of Torpedo Ink. They are a biker club who are seeking to right some of the wrongs of the world. The men and women of Torpedo Ink were raised in "boarding schools" in Russia, where they learned things that most adults never do: how to fight, seduce people, and how to kill. Those who were strong, survived. The survivors carry the guilt and weight of those who did not.

Steele met Breezy when he infiltrated her father's biker gang. That club was part of a larger group that trafficked men, women, and children for their own enjoyment and monetary gain. Steele loves Breezy but he knows that he has to send her away so that when the club falls, she will not be caught in the middle.

Now, she's back. It’s been three years since he sent her packing and he hasn't been able to find her. She hid herself well, but her father and brother managed to find her and now they are using something she holds near and dear against her, to make her do their bidding. Kill Steele.

When Steele finds out that they beat up Breezy and are now holding their son hostage until they know for sure that Steele is dead, he's determined to bring down everyone that had a hand in hurting Breezy and their child.

The characters of Steele and Breezy are well written and the reader can feel the emotions humming on the page. Both Steele and Breezy have a lot of guilt and angst to confront and deal with before they can truly make a relationship work.

I enjoyed this story and can't wait for the next book in the series.

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Christine Feehan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Carpathian series, the GhostWalker series, the Leopard series, the Shadow Riders series, and the Sea Haven novels, including the Drake Sisters series and the Sisters of the Heart series.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Vengeance Road (Torpedo Ink #2) by Christine Feehan to read and review.