BOOMER (Cerberus MC 25) by Marie James -review tour

BOOMER (Cerberus MC 25) by Marie James -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 2, 2023

Secrets are poison.
They eat away at you from the inside.
I doubt there’s a single person in the club that would have a problem with who I am.
Keeping my mouth shut is all about my own shame.
Who I am isn’t acceptable.
That’s what my Fundamentalist family raised me to believe, but even after leaving home, I couldn’t be myself.
Fighting against it never really became a struggle until the flirty bartender set his eyes on me.
He made me wish for things I couldn’t have.
Resisting him was easy until that first kiss.
Now there’s a very real chance my shame will ruin us both.

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REVIEW: BOOMER is the twenty-fifth instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult CERBERUS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is former US Marine Alexander ‘Boomer’ Smith, and bartender Drake Hill’s story line. BOOMER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: BOOMER is an LGBTQ story line focusing on a same $ex relationship between two consenting adult men. Some of the events of BOOMER cross over with some of the events of book twenty-four ARO.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including assault, abuse and homophobia.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Alex and Drake) BOOMER focuses on the building but struggling relationship between former US Marine Alexander ‘Boomer’ Smith, and bartender Drake Hill. Alexander Smith grew up in a strict Fundamentalist religious family, with draconian rules and regulations that would leave Alexander battling the demons from which he continues to run. The Fundamentalist teachings about God, $ex and homosexuality have scarred Alexander Smith such that he is unable to discern his attraction to Drake from a mortal sin. Drake Hill has flirted with Alex, suspecting our hero has yet to come out of the ‘proverbial closet’ but Drake will soon discover that Alex’s inability to let go of the past controls every aspect of his present including his attraction to the man with whom he will fall in love. As Alex and Drake’s relationship becomes more personal and physical, Alex wants to keep their affair a secret but with issues of trust, Alex will quickly push Drake out of his life, refocusing his attention on the teachings from the past, needing forgiveness for his transgressions and sins. What ensues is the building but heart breaking relationship between Alex and Drake, and the potential fall-out as Alex continues to struggle with his attraction to Drake, and what he perceives to be judgement by the Cerberus MC.

Drake Hill is a flirt; he flirts with everyone including Alexander Smith but Drake only has eyes for our story line hero, a man who is unable to accept who he is, and what he wants. Drake knows that to push Alex could mean to push the man a little too far but Drake never expected to find himself blamed for something he would never do. Drake’s own past is mired is abuse and regret, and as such Drake battles between head and heart knowing the man that he loves is struggling with who he is and what he wants. Alexander Smith battles between head and heart with his attraction to Drake, an attraction that would never be condoned by the family with whom he grew up but that family destroyed Alex’s heart and his soul, leaving Alex a shell of his former self.

The relationship between Alex and Drake begins awkwardly as Alex is unable to admit to his attraction to Drake. Alex believes he will be judged not only by God but by the Cerberus family and the other MCs.Struggling to move beyond the teachings of his past, Alex will eventually break the heart of the man with whom he will fall in love, a heart that was willing to accept Alex, ‘sins’ and all. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and charismatic secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we have met in the previous story lines including Sawyer ‘Ugly’ Maddox, and President of the Cerberus MC Kincaid. Ugly’s story line is next.

BOOMER is a story of power, betrayal, grief and acceptance. The premise is emotional and captivating; the romance is seductive and heart breaking; the characters are broken, dynamic and determined. BOOMER ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Previous reviews
Jinx
Thumper
Apollo
A Very Cerberus Christmas
Legend
Grinch
Harley
Landon
Spade
Aro

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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Boomer (Ruthless Kings MC #2) by KL Savage-Review & Giveaway tour

Boomer (Ruthless Kings MC #2) by KL Savage-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 1, 2020

I left my life behind me.

My sister.

My MC.

I need room to breathe and room to think, to make my own choices and to own my mistakes.

Bitterness and anger cloud my judgment when it comes to the MC. What is so great about them that I can’t have on the outside? What is so great about the patch?

Death?

Blood?

Fear?

That is all I’ve experienced with the club.

I hated to leave my sister. She’s the only reason I stayed as long as I did.

But it’s time for something new.

And yet, I find myself searching for trouble, wanting—needing to be someone’s savior.I have the best poker face, but when I lay down my winning hand and they shove a girl at me, bound and scared, for my prize, I knowI’ve landed in the middle of something bigger than me.The girl? Scarlett Rose.

My reason for being.

My clarity.

I just have to prove it to her.

She needs protection, and I’ll die before they hurt her again.

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REVIEW:BOOMER is the second instalment in KL Savage’s contemporary, adult RUTHLESS KINGS MC erotic, MC romance series focusing on the Ruthless Kings MC. This is twenty year old, Ruthless Kings MC member Jenkins aka ‘Boomer’, and Scarlett Rose ’s story line. BOOMER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading book one REAPER for back story and cohesion.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Boomer and Scarlett) BOOMER follows in the aftermath of Boomer’s struggle to fit into the MC. Years after his father was killed, our hero continued to battle the demons from his past. Unable to accept that he is worthy of the friendship and love of the Ruthless Kings MC, Boomer walks away, leaving the Vegas chapter behind, landing himself in Atlantic City, New Jersey but all does not go according to plan when Boomer finds himself pulled back into the lifestyle when he discovers a battered and bruised young woman who reveals there are more women held captive at the local club. Enter Scarlett Rose, the woman with whom Boomer will fall in love. What ensues is the rescue and building relationship between Scarlett and Boomer, and the potential fall-out when Scarlett discovers the truth about Boomer and his connections to the Ruthless Kings MC.

The Atlantic City chapter of the Ruthless Kings MC is dirty and dangerous, using young women as a fodder in their attempts to control the local city but Boomer wants to stop the New Jersey chapter, and finds himself face to face with the man who once raised him, in an effort to prove he is worthy of love. Calling in help from the MC back home, Boomer discovers that the love of his family is what will help with his spiral out of control. With a number of young women still under lock and chain, Reaper sets a plan into motion to take down the local MC. Scarlett had no idea what had happened to her life, and the fall-out as the Ruthless Kings slowly destroyed her spirit and her soul. Meeting her would-be rescuer in the guise of Boomer, Scarlett believes she has traded one captor for another until the truth is finally revealed.

The relationship between Boomer and Scarlett is quick to develop. Boomer believes Scarlett to be the ‘one’; the woman to control the demons that continue to ride him fast and hard. Within a few minutes of meeting our story line heroine, Boomer knows Scarlett to be his happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

Several of the Las Vegas Ruthless MC members including President Reaper, VP Tool, Tongue, Poodle, Knives, Bullseye, and Badge. We are introduced to a few of the captive women: Abigale, Melissa, Joanna and Mary some of the members of the Atlantic City MC-Wolf, who helps in the rescue of our story line heroine; their president Venom, as well as Kansas, One-Eye and Arrow. There may be something developing between Poodle and Melissa.

BOOMER is a story of struggle, mental illness, family and love. The premise is engaging, raw and gritty; the romance is steamy and seductive; the characters are energetic, charismatic, dangerous and some-times…fun.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Reaper’s Rise
Reaper

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Reviewed by Sandy

NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers 18+ due to strong language and content

“Boomer,” she says again. “My Boom,” Scarlett mumbles, trying to bury her face in my chest again. My heart trips and falls over itself, and a small piece of my darkness turns to light. The constant intrusive thoughts slow and come to a stop.

Clarity. I’m not sure how long it will last, but however long I have, I want to spend it holding the woman I’m falling quickly in love with.

Her Boom.

I like that. I want to be her everything.

“What are you doing to me, Scarlett?” I whisper over the top of her head, running my fingers through the raven black hair. She’s so perfect, everything I’ve ever dreamed of. It’s like someone reached into my head and plucked her from my imagination, then sculpted and carved her out of the finest silk just for me.

Scarlett is a gift, a fucking present, but for what? I don’t deserve to unwrap her, to smile when she bears herself to me when the time is right.

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