Part 1 of a Duet - Highly Recommend!
This is NOT a stand-alone read. It is the first part of Meyah’s and Ham’s story. Written for mature adults (18+ years old) as it contains scenes stereotypical for the MC genre. In addition, it has reoccuring characters, details that cannot be fully detailed from previous stories, consecutive timelines and overarching themes.
** If you have not read any of the previous stories, the following may contain spoilers **
⛔️ Contains references to, or detailed scenes with subject matter that may be a trigger or offensive to some, including: adult language; derogatory terms; mental health challenges; steamy adult intimate scenes with dominance, submission, dubious consent, spanking for pleasure, multiple partners; violence such as kidnapping, abduction, murder, torture, rape, assault, attempted rape, blackmail, threats, fighting, jealousy, subterfuge, coercion, betrayal, drug use, drug distribution, gun running, domestic violence, human trafficking, as well as the mental, physical and sexual abuse of females and children.
** There are several scenes that contain graphic details of violence. They fit into the storyline, but may be a trigger for some **
There are a some grammatical issues, but nothing that was difficult to interpret. There were a few incorrect word choices, missing words, incorrect grammatical errors, typos, and extra inserted words. I am mentioning these for readers such as myself that visualize the story as it is read, because errors interrupt the flow.
This story contains multiple POVs, and like others in the series, it helps bring it all to life. There a few times that the story drags and then speeds forward where it could have been beneficial to provide detail of those scenes iso it coming to the reader through a flashback / remembrance later. I didn’t lower the rating as the pace was fine, it is just that I have come to expect near perfection from Addison Jane in this regard.
Here is a high-level overview of how it begins:
Meyah is the niece of Leo, the Sergeant In Arms, and has been raised on the fringes of the MC since he married her aunt. Over the last year or so, Meyah has been able to spend more time at the clubhouse and she has been tiptoeing around Ham. They both have a tendency to watch the other, but Meyah wasn’t quite 18 then and needed to mature, as she wasn’t quite ready for the next step no matter how powerful the attraction / chemistry between the two of them.
Ham, aka Shake, is the latest member to be patched in the Athens’ Chapter, has been fascinated with Meyah since he first saw her. He knows she is his, Ham is just waiting for her to be ready. Then she finally gives him the first sign that the time may have finally arrived …