Rebellious (Death Dwellers MC: Legacy Generation 10) by Kathryn C Kelly-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 1,2026

Sex, lies, and motorcycles

Infidelity, old grudges, manipulation, and betrayal threaten the stability of both the motorcycle club and the family. CJ navigates romantic entanglements and personal challenges as he searches for his own identity in a violent, insular world. Outlaw hides the break in the peace agreement from Bash while arranging a dangerous deal that heightens the stakes for the brothers.

Life, love, and the pursuit of happiness

Rebel struggles with heartbreak and conflicted feelings. Diesel is torn between violent retribution, his obligation to Jana, and his struggle to protect Rebel without crossing a line. The Caldwells and the Death Dwellers MC are rocked by secrets and shifting alliances.

Who can they trust and what are they willing to sacrifice to protect each other?

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REVIEW:REBELLIOUS is the tenth instalment in Kathryn C Kelly’s contemporary, adult DEATH DWELLERS MC: LEGACY GENERATION dark, erotic, MC series, a spin off set in the author’s DEATH DWELLERS MC world focusing on the multi-generational family, and dysfunctional membership in the Death Dwellers MC. Most of the original couples plays a significant role throughout the legacy series. REBELLIOUS should not be read as a stand alone, as it picks up after the events of EXPLOSION #9. I also recommend having a working knowledge of the series and the characters as much of the current timeline is as of a direct result from the previous instalments in both series.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including strong language, graphic violence and SA, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers. Many of the main characters are under sixteen years of age but the series is intended for adult readers.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including but not limited to club president Christopher ‘Outlaw’ Caldwell and his wife Meggia, their son CJ, their daughter Rebel, Rory, Ryan, Kaia, Diesel, Johnnie, Kendall, Easton and Mortician REBELLIOUS follows numerous intersecting pathways, personal betrayals, and obsessive behaviors of the Caldwell family, and the Death Dwellers MC. Heir to the Death Dwellers MC legacy, seventeen year old CJ struggles with a need to prove he is a man, while his fourteen year old sister Rebel, has fallen in love with a man twice her age. Broken hearts, betrayal, and the proverbial knives to the heart and back threaten any chance of happiness for everyone involved. Johnnie and Kendall’s relationship may be permanently broken, while Meggie and Christopher’s relationship grows stronger. Diesel battles between head and heart knowing to act on his feelings could end his life, and Mortician is conflicted about his recent behavior having betrayed the woman he claims to love.

REBELLIOUS, like all of the previous instalments is a dark, gritty, dramatic and tragic story of betrayal and vengeance, violence and murder, secrets and lies, jealousy and infidelity, poverty and excess, family and relationships. The character driven premise is detailed, complex and intense; the characters are tragic, questionable, disrespectful, and controversial-again, I see no redeeming qualities for anyone including the younger children who have been forced to grow up too fast in an effort to survive. The children are miniature versions of the adults they have chosen to emulate, adults who are controversial and problematic most of whom are spiralling out of control. The language is graphic, strong, and not for the faint of heart but saying all of that, I am now trapped in the abyss with the Death Dwellers MC- watching from the sidelines as their lives implode

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Reviewed by Sandy