Twisted Road (Torpedo Ink 10) by Christine Feehan-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 7, 2026

When Czar shut down Lazar “Keys” Alexeev’s undercover mission, that should have been the end of the story. Instead, Keys is back in the middle of a nowhere town where a petite redhead with a pouty mouth and a ready smile drives him to distraction. He’s not sure why he’s breaking all of Torpedo Ink’s rules to spend more time around a woman who’s not even his type. He can’t get her out of his head—and now he’s facing the consequences.

Lyric Johansen doesn’t like to look anyone in the eyes, but Keys’s gaze is the one thing keeping her from a full-on panic attack. Her instinct to charge into the fray and help the biker fend off a group of vicious thugs has led to the most insane situation she’s ever been in: trapped in a coffin with a man she barely knows, minutes away from a painful death.

Survival means staying focused. But when Keys kisses Lyric to snap her out of losing it, he’s the one who ends up falling apart. He’ll need to unleash hell to get them out alive.

If only to get another taste….

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REVIEW:TWISTED ROAD is the tenth instalment in Christine Feehan’s contemporary, adult TORPEDO INK erotic, slightly paranormal, romance series focusing on the members of the MC Torpedo Ink. The Torpedo Ink series is a spin-off from the author’s Sea Haven series but you do not have to have read the original series to understand or follow Torpedo Ink. This is Lazar ‘Keys’ Alexeev, and hair stylist Lyric Johansen’s story line. TWISTED ROAD can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary

NOTE: Most of the characters including Torpedo Ink club president Victor ‘Czar’ Prakenski, were first introduced in the final instalment of the author’s Sea Haven Series BOUND TOGETHER.

WARNING: BETRAYAL ROAD contains graphic reflections of , and makes reference to violence, rape, murder, torture, child prostitution, human trafficking and abuse against children, women and men, and may not be suitable for more sensitive readers. The violence is a part of the history and lives of the Torpedo Ink crews. The eighteen (plus one) original Torpedo Ink members are the sole survivors of a one particular Russian pedophile ring, and as such work towards rescuing children, women and men in similar situations.

SOME BACKGROUND: At the age of ten years old, Victor ‘Czar’ Prakenski set about to save and rescue over three hundred children from a Russian child sex-slave operation but in the end only eighteen survived. The Torpedo Ink series focuses on the survivors: their stories, their history, and their happily ever afters.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Keys and Lyric) TWISTED ROAD follows Keys as he finds himself, along with Lyric Johansen in an impossible situation. Trapped and imprisoned, our couple must fight their way to freedom wherein the members of Torpedo Ink set up a search and rescue for our story line couple but Like any and all newcomers, the fear of the unknown places Lyric in the proverbial hotseat, wherein she will find herself at the mercy of the members of the Torpedo Ink MC. All is not well in the small town of Caspar where the Torpedo Ink MC have laid claim as their own, a human trafficking ring is taking aim at members of several surrounding local MCs, and Torpedo Ink has been targeted.

The world building focuses on betrayal and obsession as the members of the Torpedo Ink strive to save the people they love, and the townsfolk they have sworn to protect. Lyric Johansen reveals a haunting past mired in abuse and tragedy, as she struggles to trust the man with whom she is falling in love.

The relationship between Keys and Lyric is one of a power imbalance. Like all of CF’s men, Keys is an alpha male, pushy and controlling but a man who has proclaimed himself guardian and protector of our story line heroine. Lyric had watched from afar as Keys flaunted his sexual prowess, and she must now come to terms with a possible future tied to Lazar ‘Keys’ Alexeev. The $ex scenes are aggressive, intense and provocative.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of familiar, resilient, vulnerable and tragic secondary and supporting characters including the members of the Torpedo Ink MC, and the author’s interconnected series including Sheriff Jonas Harrington and his wife Hannah.

TWISTED ROAD is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and survival, relationships and love. The character driven premise is detailed, dramatic and edgy; the romance is fated and impassioned; the diverse cast of characters are broken, animated, and inspiring.

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Reviewed by Sandy