She’s part of my family’s revenge, the governments pawn, and my obsession.
HUNTER
Weakness isn’t something I can afford right now.
My brother wants to use the club to take my birthright.
Killing him is tempting, but I can’t with the club’s future at stake.
I’ll have to be patient.
Wait for the right time to spring my trap.
Only my brother put her into play.
He’ll pay for that bit of deception.
Nobody touches what’s mine and lives.
BRANDY
It’s a dangerous and seductive game we play.
A game I’m unprepared for.
A field agent can handle interrogation, stress, and pressure.
Me? I direct them from the safety of my computer.
Until they say my sister’s freedom depends on me.
The only thing standing in my way is Hunter.
He doesn’t know it, but we’re about to cross a fine line.
The one between love and hate.
Everything will change when we do.
They’ll all see how damaged I truly am.
*This is a dark, contemporary, MC romance. The Devil’s Deviants series features gangs, violence, dark romance, and possessive themes. Each book can be read independently and contains no cliffhangers.
My Review
I love the reader discretion is advised warning at the beginning of the book. Hunter (vice president of The Devils Deviants Mc) has mafia family ties in Chicago to what seems like the mob. He has one heck of a family, and we get snippets of an intriguing backstory. I love the character’s quirks of his numbness to emotions and feelings. Yet he recognizes so quickly in others that he is damaged but not broken.
Then we jump to Brandy. She is a hot mess, from panic attacks to being unable to be touched without consequences, and she works for the DEA. But she has a twin sister and a “minefield of memories in her hometown.” By the way, I absolutely adore that description. She gets an assignment that might blow your mind, and it starts the interconnection between the first book and this one.
We jump back and forth between the povs, which helps the storyline. Mc meets the mafia in this explosive storyline. Right out the gate, we have banter that I love and a meeting in the depths of hell. I find myself shocked a lot as I wade through the first parts of the story. The revealed tidbits are just enough to string you along in suspense. You must love the possessive alpha male biker who gives you shivers as he reads behavior on others. I love that he notices every nuance and looks forward to the story they tell.
The skeletons will eventually come out of the closets, and I love this book’s passionate, steamy scenes. It’s dirty, dark, and oh-so-hot.
Her darkest parts are finding the light even as her mind battles against her, but she seems to be more overcome by him than she thinks. This story is high stakes for both the main characters, getting increasingly twisted as we go. I love the tidbits of info, even dark and deadly. The characters enrapture you with their stories as you get info piece by piece. This book gets steamy (not surprised)but mature and not overly descriptive. I love the gentle nature of Hunters monster and the Alpha Possessive bad boy we see from his character. Brandy has strength in her brokenness. I love watching her pieces fit back together to make her the perfect companion for Hunter.
This story is what fantasy is made of, with opposite characters, dark and dangerous themes, and backstories that will leave you wanting more. It is the perfect mix of Mc and Mafia romance with characters that are both damaged but beautifully broken together. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more in this series.
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