Review: Broken Crown - Rachel Van Dyken

Broken Crown by Rachel Van Dyken
My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 stars

Broken Crown by Rachel Van Dyken is the final instalment of the Mafia Royals series and focuses on the characters King and Del. The premise of the book looks at what you would do for your family, what would you give up for someone who doesn’t love you like you love them and can love truly be selfless?

King has a reputation for being a ladies’ man, but when he meets Del, that all changes and he literally is a changed man whose sole focus is on her to make her his Queen, but things don’t go to plan, and it is soon clear how messy their story is going to be. Throughout the book we follow along with King’s agony as things go from bad to worse and he has to make decisions for the ‘family’ which may ultimately get him killed.

Del fits King, but it isn’t an easy road for her either as she is placed between two men who make her heartbeat in very different ways. She may love another man, but the feelings she feels for King are something indescribable. The push and pull between the two characters was heart-breaking at times and also influenced a lot by the drama that was going on around them.

This is definitely not a light story and although we see other characters from previous books and series, they are more on the outer this time then in other books but still have some life lessons to share with both King and Del. It is definitely a rollercoaster of a book with emotions, violence and twists that are going to leave you breathless. A must read for any mafia genre fan!

ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊

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Review: Doc - K.L. Savage

Doc by K.L. Savage
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Doc by K.L. Savage is book 7 in the Ruthless Kings MC series and boy is it full of action and drama! We finally get Doc’s story, and it opens with a bang, and we’re just thrown into the story of Doc and Joanna. Doc has always had feelings for Joanna since she was rescued by the Ruthless Kings MC, but wanting to let her grow, face her own trauma and his own demons, he stepped back as he already has a lot on his own plate, but a call one day changes everything and he may be the only lifeline that can keep Jo alive.

Jo has been through her own trauma and is still living with her demons. Her lifeline is Doc, but she feels like she is severing that as she needs too much help and doesn’t see her own self-worth. When she takes matters into her own hands, she doesn’t know that the Ruthless Kings are going to rally around her to keep her alive and that Doc is finally going to stake his claim!

This book had a lot of drama going on within it, not only with the MC itself but also with Doc and Joanna as we’re thrust into their past and present and how hard it is to live with mental illness on a daily basis. Jo is a fighter, and it is only through her constant daily battle and the help of the MC and helping Doc to overcome some of his demons that we start to see her heal. The same can be said for Doc who just feels like a character who is going through the motions because of everything that life has thrown at him. The relationship he has with his mum is both beautiful and heart-breaking (no spoilers!)

Of course, this book may not be for everyone due to it’s triggers and it is quite a dark read with a serious subject matter. The characters both primary and secondary in this book are really good and you want to read everyone’s story to see what made them how they are. It is a gritty and violent read but well worth the dive into it! I can’t wait to read more in this series.

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Review: Frisked by You - Nikki Mays

Frisked by You by Nikki Mays
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Frisked by You is book 6 in the SAPD SWAT series by Nikki May and it is quite hilarious and sweet! Frisked by you tells the story of Declan and Aimee. Declan ends up in the hospital one night due to his job and no other than Aimee is his nurse, to say that he made a fool of himself is an understatement, but it was still hilarious, especially since it was recorded by his work colleagues who like nothing more than to joke with each other. Declan can’t forget the wonderful nurse who treat him and takes on a little bit of his brother Damon and decided to try and persuade Aimee ‘stalk’ her into taking a chance on him. 

Aimee has been burned before so she is reluctant to get into another relationship, especially with a man who doesn’t suffer from an ego and has washboard abs! But her friends aren’t going to let her fear hold her back. When her friend is attacked, Declan and the rest of him buddies’ step in to find out who did it, which only helps to plant him more firmly into Aimee’s heart.

I loved the banter between the characters in this book which made the seriousness of part of the story a little lighter but no less page turning. Declan and Aimee just work; Aimee for her snarkiness and Declan for his jokes and helping Aimee not to take herself so seriously. The camaraderie between Declan and his work brothers is strong and hilarious as are the relationships between their wives. Aimee definitely fits right into the group with her tequila drinking! 

If you’re looking for a feel good, sexy read with some great characters then this series as a whole is one for you! 

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Review: Joker - Andi Rhodes & Nicole Cypher

Joker by Andi Rhodes
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Joker is book two in the Soulless Kings series by Andi Rhodes and Nicole Cypher. The book focuses on Joker and Riley. We met Joker in the previous book, he is a hard man, who doesn’t trust women at all (why would he with his history). When he meets Riley, he has an instant attraction to her but knows that she is hiding secrets that could possibly put his brothers/family in danger. To make matters worse, his mother has also turned up again and opened a bag of worms that Joker isn’t ready to face.

Riley is scared and she has nowhere to turn other than to the Soulless Kings for help. What starts off as a white lie puts her on Joker’s radar and they have a lot of arguments due to her lack of honesty, something which is integral to Joker. But when the truth comes to light, Joker will do anything in his power to help the strong yet vulnerable woman, which in turn will help him slay his own demons in the process.

I really liked that Riley was a tough woman in the world of boxing and she did what she thought was right to protect her friends. She puts up with a lot from Joker and his mean ways but she calls him out on it. Even though she is slow in trusting him, she knows that he is broken too and she sees that first hand when his mother turns up out of the blue.

Not everything was roses for this couple and there are times where Joker can be quite brutal but as he gets closer to Riley we see a more human side to him, especially when he tells his brothers what happened to him when he was a child. This is definitely a gritty MC series with lots of actions, honesty, violence and some very hot sexy times. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

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Review: Cross - Lena Bourne

Cross by Lena Bourne
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐ stars

Cross by Lena Bourne is book one in the Devil’s Nightmare MC series with lots of steam and suspense. The story is about Cross a complicated man and President of a 1% MC. He is a hard man to like but is trying (as best as he can) to raise his daughter Lily, look after his MC and trying to keep his distance from his daughter’s school counsellor Roxie.

Roxie has had her own hardships after losing her father and brother in violent circumstances. IN a new town and trying to help students in her care, she comes across Lily who has seen her own type of violence and experienced her own abandonment. Roxie has Lily’s best interest at heart and goes head-to-head with Cross to make sure the young girl gets everything she needs. But she finds herself falling for Cross even though being thrust back into the MC fold is not what she wants. What starts off as just having a good time becomes something more with Cross, but both of them have to meet in the middle which seems to be something neither of them can do, causing angst and hurt feelings along the way.

There was a lot going on in this story with both main characters and also with Lily (whose own story gets a little bit lost further along in the story). Cross is a hard man to lie but he does show some vulnerability when it comes to Roxie and what she has been through. Roxie’s own story was intriguing as were the twist and turns regarding it towards the latter part of the book.

This book had a lot of steam, suspense and some good characters and also helped to set up the next story in the series. It will be interesting to read what is going to happen to the Devil’s Nightmare MC next and who is going to be on the next ride!

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Review: Fender - Andi Rhodes & Nicole Cypher

Fender by Andi Rhodes
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Fender is book one in the Soulless Kings MC series by Andi Rhodes and Nicole Cypher. The book focuses on Fender and Charlie who have a history which turned violent and chaotic one night which ended in Charlie running for her life and Fender trying to pick up the pieces of his life after the murder of his parents and the destruction of his MC. Not knowing Charlie’s motives and thinking she had something to do with all the carnage, he believes his MC brothers when they say she was involved. Charlie coming back into the picture years later makes for the perfect time for revenge, but not everything is what it seems, if only Fender could believe what Charlie says.

This was a good book, it had moments of being dark and gritty especially from the side of Charlie who is fighting to clear her name every chance she can get. Fender can sometimes be harsh with Charlie and tends to believe what his MC brothers say without really any proof which was frustrating at points, especially when he had such big feelings for her and knew that she belonged to another MC.

The story develops as we see Charlie trying to make piece with that night as well as fight her attraction for Fender ( who she’s never forgot), try to heal past hurts with the rest of her family and stay off the Soulless Kings radar as she is always going to be guilty in their eyes until the proof is thrust upon them. Charlie was definitely the stronger character in the book with her bike riding ways and saying what she thought, and it will be interesting to see if she pops up in future books. Overall, a good start to a new series.

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Review: Justice for You - Nikki Mays

Justice for You by Nikki Mays
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐ stars

Justice for You by Nikki Mays is book 5 in the SAPD SWAT series and is about the characters Rocco and Lavender. Rocco and Lavender lived by the adage of what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. With Lavender now trying to stay away from Rocco due to continuously getting tongue tied when she is around him, she is trying to move on and not think about the sinfully sexy policeman that gives her butterflies…trying to be the main word. Rocco isn’t going to go down without a fight though, he finds the sweet and sexy schoolteacher alluring and wants her for his own and he is willing to play a little dirty to get what he wants. If only things were as simple as that!

This was a sweet story and easy read. Not only do we have Rocco and Lavender working on their relationship as life throws them a curve ball, but we also have other characters from the series popping in and at times they are hilarious and snarky and really do help (and sometimes hinder) Rocco and Lavender’s relationship. Lavender did change a little throughout the book and became more outspoken, but sometimes it felt like all she did was grumble at Rocco throughout parts of the book which kind of took the shine off her for me as a reader. Rocco was a sweet and sexy character who tried in every way to make Lavender come out of her shell.

With a vindictive ex, life throwing a curveball and family getting in the way, this was a sweet read and a good addition to the series as a whole.

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