Detective Mitch O’Neill is the ideal man to infiltrate the Soldiers of Fury Motorcycle Club. His ex-boyfriend, Peter, is pledged with the club, which provides Mitch with the perfect cover. Despite the relationship ending badly, he’s come to terms with Peter’s drug addiction and his inability to help. All Mitch wants now is to bring down the Soldiers and the club president, Rocky Cummings, once and for all.Finn Cummings hates everything the motorcycle club stands for, but he’s unable to escape his brother’s clutches. When Mitch is assigned as Finn’s driver, they spend countless hours together, and the saying proves true—opposites do attract. Finn agonizes over his feelings for Mitch—the last thing he wants is to involve himself further with criminals, not when he wants to leave that world. Mitch tries to come to terms with falling for a member of the outlaw club he’s determined to destroy.
If they can survive the fallout from Rocky’s violence and the investigation, they might discover it’s not a case of opposites attract after all.
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Cat gives this one 4 Meows with a 3 Purr heat index...
MC gang books are not usually my thing, but Nic Starr is an auto-read author for me. I was not disappointed. I loved all the characters. There was a lot of tension, drama and a slight touch of romance. I will say the ending came really fast then skipped to an epilogue. I would have loved the chapter or two in between the climax and epilogue instead of just being told what happened. This is a book one and I can't wait to see what is next.
If you like undercover cops, mystery/suspense, a slow build on romance, not a lot of sex but still good sexual tension, and if you lie motorcycle gangs this is definitely for you.
Excerpt...
DETECTIVE MITCH O’Neill cautiously navigated the unmarked car through the throng of people lining the street until he couldn’t move forward any farther. He parked, threw on the hand brake, and flicked the ignition. He sighed as he looked at his partner, Ross Sloane. Ross didn’t look happy and raised his eyebrows, but he didn’t say a word. He didn’t have to. Another day, another death, another gawking crowd. The same shit.
A couple of heads turned at the slam of the car doors, but most onlookers were too enthralled with the action to pay much attention to their arrival. Mitch flicked the fob and pocketed his keys before making his way to the front of the gathering. Mitch and Ross ducked under the blue-and-white police tape that held back the small crowd and marked off the entrance to the crime scene, and the uniformed officers greeted him by name. Unfortunately there’d been too many scenes like this lately for them not to be able to put a name to a face.
“Detective O’Neill.”
He nodded at the young cop. “Jones. Any updates?”
“Homicide are in the building with the forensic team. The crime scene examiner and forensic pathologist just arrived.”
There wasn’t much more to say, so Mitch nodded and headed in.
The factory was a single sprawling building set in the center of a large industrial block. Seven-foot-high chain-link fencing surrounded the site, except for the wide gap that used to be secured by the gates. The gates were now hanging open, the left one attached only by a single hinge and both bent out of shape.
Mitch nodded at the mangled metal. “Looks like it was rammed.”
“Yeah. The question is whether it was before the shooting or after,” Ross said.
“Are you thinking a robbery gone wrong?”
“Could be. Although if it is, it doesn’t fit the pattern we’re looking for.”
“Maybe they’re expanding their operations.” Mitch didn’t think it likely, but it couldn’t be ruled out. “What do they do in this factory, anyway? Got any idea?”
“Not a clue. Guess we’ll find out when we get inside.”
A couple of heads turned at the slam of the car doors, but most onlookers were too enthralled with the action to pay much attention to their arrival. Mitch flicked the fob and pocketed his keys before making his way to the front of the gathering. Mitch and Ross ducked under the blue-and-white police tape that held back the small crowd and marked off the entrance to the crime scene, and the uniformed officers greeted him by name. Unfortunately there’d been too many scenes like this lately for them not to be able to put a name to a face.
“Detective O’Neill.”
He nodded at the young cop. “Jones. Any updates?”
“Homicide are in the building with the forensic team. The crime scene examiner and forensic pathologist just arrived.”
There wasn’t much more to say, so Mitch nodded and headed in.
The factory was a single sprawling building set in the center of a large industrial block. Seven-foot-high chain-link fencing surrounded the site, except for the wide gap that used to be secured by the gates. The gates were now hanging open, the left one attached only by a single hinge and both bent out of shape.
Mitch nodded at the mangled metal. “Looks like it was rammed.”
“Yeah. The question is whether it was before the shooting or after,” Ross said.
“Are you thinking a robbery gone wrong?”
“Could be. Although if it is, it doesn’t fit the pattern we’re looking for.”
“Maybe they’re expanding their operations.” Mitch didn’t think it likely, but it couldn’t be ruled out. “What do they do in this factory, anyway? Got any idea?”
“Not a clue. Guess we’ll find out when we get inside.”
Nic Starr lives in Australia where she tries to squeeze as much into her busy life as possible. Balancing the demands of a corporate career with raising a family and writing can be challenging but she wouldn’t give it up for the world. Always a reader, the lure of m/m romance was strong and she devoured hundreds of wonderful m/m romance books before eventually realising she had some stories of her own that needed to be told! When not writing or reading, she loves to spend time with her fam
What a lovely book with tons ot twists
ReplyDeleteThank you for the review. It sounds like it'll have some surprises.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this book too. Thanks for the review!
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