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Texas Kings MC #4
Grunt
After losing his family years ago, Grunt was content with his memories and the brotherhood he found in his club. After a near death experience, he realizes that it's time to move on with his life and let the past go. Just days after that decision, his life changed for the better - drastically.
Shannon has had her share of heartbreak while raising her children, but she's convinced that destiny will bring her a partner. She needs a man who can make her laugh, love her and her children, and stick around through the good times and the bad.
A chance meeting introduces Shannon and Grunt, and the sparks fly. Both of them fight it, but in the end they realize that they are better together than they ever were apart.
Shannon has had her share of heartbreak while raising her children, but she's convinced that destiny will bring her a partner. She needs a man who can make her laugh, love her and her children, and stick around through the good times and the bad.
A chance meeting introduces Shannon and Grunt, and the sparks fly. Both of them fight it, but in the end they realize that they are better together than they ever were apart.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 25, 2019
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June 2, 2025
Grunt lost his wife and kids years ago and still has not been able to move on from the devastation he feels. When he is shot he has a moment of clarity that it might be time to move on. Resting at the mother of one of his bikers house he doesn't expect her to show up or that in a moment of hazy delirium he finds himself exploring things with Shannon.
Shannon comes home to a stunning biker in her bed. One thing leads to another but the biker turns gun shy when he realizes she has four more young children in her home. Shannon and Grunt decide to be friends...maybe friends with benefits... or maybe Grunt comes to terms with his past and goes full in.
This was by far my favorite in the series so far. I loved every moment of this one, the humor, heartbreak, the children and the pets. Excellent read.
Shannon comes home to a stunning biker in her bed. One thing leads to another but the biker turns gun shy when he realizes she has four more young children in her home. Shannon and Grunt decide to be friends...maybe friends with benefits... or maybe Grunt comes to terms with his past and goes full in.
This was by far my favorite in the series so far. I loved every moment of this one, the humor, heartbreak, the children and the pets. Excellent read.
February 9, 2022
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads.
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I laughed so hard at the goats passing out and scaring the shit out of the guys! LOL!
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I laughed so hard at the goats passing out and scaring the shit out of the guys! LOL!
December 22, 2021
4.9 stars.
Holy shit!
I loved this book so fucking much.
Shannon’s kids are really freaking cool, and absolutely hilarious.
I loved watching Grunt as he healed throughout the book.
And the sex!
Fuck, the sex was so good! You can definitely tell that they’re older and know exactly what they’re doing. It was hot as fuck.
It was emotional, it was fun, it was sexy as hell, and it was so sweet my teeth hurt.
Check TWs before going in. One of the kids has seizures from a brain injury. There’s a lot of death and arguments talked about. And there’s a creepy fucker who tries messing with the two girls.
Nothing too traumatic happens on page but it’s talked about or hinted at and could probably cause some issues for some people.
Everything works out in the end, though. In a spectacular way, I might add.
I think this might be my favorite book of the series, yet.
Every character was so entertaining and fun to see.
I had a fantastic time reading this book.
I just loved it.
Holy shit!
I loved this book so fucking much.
Shannon’s kids are really freaking cool, and absolutely hilarious.
I loved watching Grunt as he healed throughout the book.
And the sex!
Fuck, the sex was so good! You can definitely tell that they’re older and know exactly what they’re doing. It was hot as fuck.
It was emotional, it was fun, it was sexy as hell, and it was so sweet my teeth hurt.
Check TWs before going in. One of the kids has seizures from a brain injury. There’s a lot of death and arguments talked about. And there’s a creepy fucker who tries messing with the two girls.
Nothing too traumatic happens on page but it’s talked about or hinted at and could probably cause some issues for some people.
Everything works out in the end, though. In a spectacular way, I might add.
I think this might be my favorite book of the series, yet.
Every character was so entertaining and fun to see.
I had a fantastic time reading this book.
I just loved it.
March 27, 2022
I loved this one. It started amazing and it was just so cute.
I love Grunt and Shannon they just go so well together. Shannon's love for her children and grandchildren is just so precocious.
And read Grunt falling in love with Shannon and her kids is just the best thing ever.
I can't wait to read the next book.
I love Grunt and Shannon they just go so well together. Shannon's love for her children and grandchildren is just so precocious.
And read Grunt falling in love with Shannon and her kids is just the best thing ever.
I can't wait to read the next book.
June 4, 2021
Mostly Boring! Too Repetitive! And Badly Written!
It was so repetitive it made me angry reading it. There are so many problems with the writing and the story that honestly it was a struggle to finish. Most of the humor was childish and forced. The premise was definitely interesting, a mature woman comes home to find a sexy, muscular man hurt and delirious on her bathroom floor, she's a nurse so she helps him, and here goes the romance.
Later bits were also alright, I liked Grunt and the kids in the last part, and the fainting goats were hilarious, I first heard of them on a tv programme and that part definitely made me laugh. But the first two thirds of the book was boring and the writing was so bad I just couldn't give more 2 just alright stars. A short review list-
1. Too much repetition of boring themes. Like when Grunt tells Shannon about his wife and kids and why he and Shannon can't be together. Then she has the exact same conversation with her friend Nicole about his wife and kids and why he and her can't be together. Then Grunt has the same conversation again with Martha about his wife and kids and why he and Shannon can't be together. Then Martha and Shannon talk about it... AGAIN! Grrr! Annoying and WAY too repetitive! All before 25%. That repeating of stuff often happens with many other scenes. It's wasting readers time making them read the same bloody thing over and over!
2. There were too many characters thrown in, all the numerous kids everyone had, then the children those kids had. It seemed like an excuse for the author to fill space on the page without anything actually happening. There were over two dozen names mentioned in the first 20% alone.
3. The writing was terrible. I'm not a stickler for perfection but the grammar was really bad and if you type up your story on word it corrects grammar and spelling mistakes for you, so even for authors who cabt afford an editor, there's no excuse for.thoee issues. There are also missing words, missing letters fron words and missing punctuation. Again surely missing words and letters should be caught if an author took the time to do a basic read through of their story before they publish it and the fact they didn't get their own characters names right, well that was enough for me to have to say the writing had problems.
4. The dialogue, written in the present tense, was followed by actions written in the past tense, really irritating to read.
5. The excessive misuse of exclamation marks almost every time someone speaks, made it read like every one is always shouting! Again very annoying to read.
6. The dialogue was unnatural, and often very childish.
7. Hated the OTT, silly and often immature and ridiculous situations leading to forced laughter by the characters.
8. I found the heroine patronising and horrible that she would basically tell Grunt that he needed to get over and move on from the death of his wife and kids. Taking a 'dig' at him by saying that she lost her husband to but didn't have time to 'dwell' on it because she had to raise her kids. So didn't like her for that.
9. Wrong character names. Even in sentences immediately following each other she mixes up names saying- 'Grunt took Shannon into his arms on the dance floor. He looked around and saw Bird had Shannon in his arms'. ??? How could Bird be holding Shannon if Grunt was holding her? The author clearly meant Bird was holding his wife Summer, not Shannon.
If she can't be bothered to at the very least get her own character's names right, then why should people be bothered to read her book! Complete waste of time.
It was so repetitive it made me angry reading it. There are so many problems with the writing and the story that honestly it was a struggle to finish. Most of the humor was childish and forced. The premise was definitely interesting, a mature woman comes home to find a sexy, muscular man hurt and delirious on her bathroom floor, she's a nurse so she helps him, and here goes the romance.
Later bits were also alright, I liked Grunt and the kids in the last part, and the fainting goats were hilarious, I first heard of them on a tv programme and that part definitely made me laugh. But the first two thirds of the book was boring and the writing was so bad I just couldn't give more 2 just alright stars. A short review list-
1. Too much repetition of boring themes. Like when Grunt tells Shannon about his wife and kids and why he and Shannon can't be together. Then she has the exact same conversation with her friend Nicole about his wife and kids and why he and her can't be together. Then Grunt has the same conversation again with Martha about his wife and kids and why he and Shannon can't be together. Then Martha and Shannon talk about it... AGAIN! Grrr! Annoying and WAY too repetitive! All before 25%. That repeating of stuff often happens with many other scenes. It's wasting readers time making them read the same bloody thing over and over!
2. There were too many characters thrown in, all the numerous kids everyone had, then the children those kids had. It seemed like an excuse for the author to fill space on the page without anything actually happening. There were over two dozen names mentioned in the first 20% alone.
3. The writing was terrible. I'm not a stickler for perfection but the grammar was really bad and if you type up your story on word it corrects grammar and spelling mistakes for you, so even for authors who cabt afford an editor, there's no excuse for.thoee issues. There are also missing words, missing letters fron words and missing punctuation. Again surely missing words and letters should be caught if an author took the time to do a basic read through of their story before they publish it and the fact they didn't get their own characters names right, well that was enough for me to have to say the writing had problems.
4. The dialogue, written in the present tense, was followed by actions written in the past tense, really irritating to read.
5. The excessive misuse of exclamation marks almost every time someone speaks, made it read like every one is always shouting! Again very annoying to read.
6. The dialogue was unnatural, and often very childish.
7. Hated the OTT, silly and often immature and ridiculous situations leading to forced laughter by the characters.
8. I found the heroine patronising and horrible that she would basically tell Grunt that he needed to get over and move on from the death of his wife and kids. Taking a 'dig' at him by saying that she lost her husband to but didn't have time to 'dwell' on it because she had to raise her kids. So didn't like her for that.
9. Wrong character names. Even in sentences immediately following each other she mixes up names saying- 'Grunt took Shannon into his arms on the dance floor. He looked around and saw Bird had Shannon in his arms'. ??? How could Bird be holding Shannon if Grunt was holding her? The author clearly meant Bird was holding his wife Summer, not Shannon.
If she can't be bothered to at the very least get her own character's names right, then why should people be bothered to read her book! Complete waste of time.
August 21, 2021
Tissues tissues and more tissues make sure to have them handy. I don’t cry often when reading but man this one got to me several times!
November 26, 2021
So I knew that these two were together because I've been reading all the authors series out of order and in Rowdy's book we saw them a bit. So I was excited to read this one to see how things happened exactly. It's a good thing that Shannon is a roll with the punches kind of a woman because with her kids and all the other craziness in her family, finding Grunt at her house was nothing.
I really liked these two together, hated that Grunt's past often put them at odds and screwed things up. Getting his story it made sense and I was happy when Shannon finally learned it all, it made her more forgiving of Grunt, giving him a bit of leeway. I liked how they talked about things between them, sometimes it was one step forward two steps back at times, but at least they were talking.
Shannon's kids were a hoot, from the older ones to the little ones, but most especially the little ones. They were so scary smart you had to wonder how Shannon kept up with them. The punishments she came up with were great, evil enough to have the kids stop and think but nothing that would harm them. It also helped that all of the kids knew that Mama's word was law and they shouldn't push her. I loved how close the kids were, both the older and younger ones, their meeting towards the end of the book with what they wanted from Shannon had me laughing, so funny, but also so great!
I loved how this one ended, loved that while Shannon and Grunt found their HEA, the whole family was there with them too.
I really liked these two together, hated that Grunt's past often put them at odds and screwed things up. Getting his story it made sense and I was happy when Shannon finally learned it all, it made her more forgiving of Grunt, giving him a bit of leeway. I liked how they talked about things between them, sometimes it was one step forward two steps back at times, but at least they were talking.
Shannon's kids were a hoot, from the older ones to the little ones, but most especially the little ones. They were so scary smart you had to wonder how Shannon kept up with them. The punishments she came up with were great, evil enough to have the kids stop and think but nothing that would harm them. It also helped that all of the kids knew that Mama's word was law and they shouldn't push her. I loved how close the kids were, both the older and younger ones, their meeting towards the end of the book with what they wanted from Shannon had me laughing, so funny, but also so great!
I loved how this one ended, loved that while Shannon and Grunt found their HEA, the whole family was there with them too.
July 15, 2023
Great Love Story
I love this series. The Grunt story was wonderful and brings me hope. The kids were wonderful supporting characters. I love the fainting goats, made me laugh hard every time!
I love this series. The Grunt story was wonderful and brings me hope. The kids were wonderful supporting characters. I love the fainting goats, made me laugh hard every time!
January 3, 2021
How precious this book was. I loved that after so much heartache in their lives these two found each other and forever. I really enjoyed the fact that these two were a little older. Great book, tender story.
November 1, 2019
This is book 4 in this wonderful Texas Kings MC series and we have Shannon"Sour Patch "green and Grayson "Grunt " Parker's Story. We were introduced to Grunt in earlier books but he really came to the forfront in Summer and Bird's story obviously Shannon been Summers mother, and the mother of 7 kids was going to make this one interesting read, well Cee Bowerman didn't disappoint, It was fabulous with real laugh out moments, Frick and Frack the fainting goats had me howling, the very very intelligent kids had me sniggering also. Summer loaning out her mother's house to an injured MC member so he could hide out and a coming home early mother was bound to cause some trouble and boy did it. If I could have give this one more stars I would, this was incredible, it had me laughing, crying and just this warm glow all over me while reading this. The best part for me was for the first time EVER this was about an older couple, who had both been put through the mill, had baggage and were not broken but severely cracked, they just needed the right person to come along and fill those cracks up.
Grunt who has been part of these books from the beginning was fabulous and the way Cee Bowerman has written him you can feel his pain and anguish, the scene in the hospital especially caused a huge lump in my throat. Shannon her self is my favourite so far, she rocked this book, she was sexy funny a great mother, full of love and just shone, even with all the stuff life had thrown at her she was still positive still this wonderful lady, I loved the fact that she hit it off with Martha as well. Her kids where do you begin, from Willow and Atlas who we need to know more about, to Petra, Jewel Spruce but my favourite is Terran that boy made me sob. Just read the book it has it all. My only criticism is once again it needed another proof read before publishing, again with the wrong names, multiple times mother and daughter names were mixed up. I had to go back and re read in case I got it wrong, it did make it difficult to read sometimes. 5 stars are given by me because the growth that the writer is showing is phenomenal.
I am so happy to see that Lout has his book next already got it, and December sees the release of Martha and Smokeys book. The series just gets better and better. The amount of characters in the club it could run for a while as long as you keep Kale and Bird and Martha and Smokey in.
The entire series is full of hot alpha bikers, they touch on subjects that a lot of families deal with. The club has strong men but what makes them even stronger are the sassy and kick your ass take no prisoners very strong women behind them. The family gatherings, the unconditional family love, loyalty, lots and lots of children, make this series exceptional.
Grunt who has been part of these books from the beginning was fabulous and the way Cee Bowerman has written him you can feel his pain and anguish, the scene in the hospital especially caused a huge lump in my throat. Shannon her self is my favourite so far, she rocked this book, she was sexy funny a great mother, full of love and just shone, even with all the stuff life had thrown at her she was still positive still this wonderful lady, I loved the fact that she hit it off with Martha as well. Her kids where do you begin, from Willow and Atlas who we need to know more about, to Petra, Jewel Spruce but my favourite is Terran that boy made me sob. Just read the book it has it all. My only criticism is once again it needed another proof read before publishing, again with the wrong names, multiple times mother and daughter names were mixed up. I had to go back and re read in case I got it wrong, it did make it difficult to read sometimes. 5 stars are given by me because the growth that the writer is showing is phenomenal.
I am so happy to see that Lout has his book next already got it, and December sees the release of Martha and Smokeys book. The series just gets better and better. The amount of characters in the club it could run for a while as long as you keep Kale and Bird and Martha and Smokey in.
The entire series is full of hot alpha bikers, they touch on subjects that a lot of families deal with. The club has strong men but what makes them even stronger are the sassy and kick your ass take no prisoners very strong women behind them. The family gatherings, the unconditional family love, loyalty, lots and lots of children, make this series exceptional.
November 20, 2019
Another awesome read
I'm in love with this author and her characters. Love everything about it.
If you love MC reads then check it out.
The storyline flows brilliantly.
I highly recommend this series
Thanks Jamie Nibarger Ellis
I'm in love with this author and her characters. Love everything about it.
If you love MC reads then check it out.
The storyline flows brilliantly.
I highly recommend this series
Thanks Jamie Nibarger Ellis
March 15, 2021
I didn't expect the story of what happened with Grunt's wife and why he lost her and their kids. He still hasn't gotten past it 15 years later, Shannon is what he needs and even wants, but she had kids and he doesn't want to risk losing kids again. But he had to make a choice. Not take a chance and remain alone or take the chance to have a love like nothing he's ever had. He accepts her kids almost immediately as if they're his own even though some are adults! Great book.
December 24, 2022
Just finished it for the 2nd time around and its even better than the 1st time. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. I would have to say that this is my fav so far in this series. Not sure if its because Grayson "Grunt" and Shannon are older so I can relate more or then again I think its a combination of that plus all the kids and the animals. The relationships that Shannon has with all her kids is something to aspire too. I laughed the most in this one - firstly because of Frick and Frack, secondly because of the kids. All around the writing in this book was better, not as many editing errors - bottom line it was just written better. What happened to Grayson was heart breaking, that someone would do that is so cruel. I wish that she was driving alone and that would have been true justice.
July 12, 2022
not sure what happened
All of her other books have been great. This book as well and it’s only getting two stars because of all the “mistakes”, wrong name was used a few times, and the pov kept switching back n forth (confusing but took a couple of mins to figure it out). Also, there were spots throughout the whole book that made me stop reading and go back to make sure I read what I read because of the “time/event” change.
Not sure if there was an error uploading it or what but the book can definitely be checked and errors fixed.
All of her other books have been great. This book as well and it’s only getting two stars because of all the “mistakes”, wrong name was used a few times, and the pov kept switching back n forth (confusing but took a couple of mins to figure it out). Also, there were spots throughout the whole book that made me stop reading and go back to make sure I read what I read because of the “time/event” change.
Not sure if there was an error uploading it or what but the book can definitely be checked and errors fixed.
September 26, 2019
Cee Bowerman delivers another amazing story! NO SPOILERS
This one is my favorite in the series -at least until the next book is released. Be ready to laugh, cry and watch silly goat videos on youtube. I fell in love with Grunt and Shannon, their kids, pets and friends. All the characters are well developed and I want to see all of them get their own stories in the future.
This one is my favorite in the series -at least until the next book is released. Be ready to laugh, cry and watch silly goat videos on youtube. I fell in love with Grunt and Shannon, their kids, pets and friends. All the characters are well developed and I want to see all of them get their own stories in the future.
September 29, 2019
Great book!
I really enjoyed this book, each one has gotten better. I love catching up with the characters from the other books but love how this focuses on Grayson and Shannon. I would strongly suggest reading the series but you don’t have too but she has some parts in the other books that are laugh out loud introductions for some of these characters.
I really enjoyed this book, each one has gotten better. I love catching up with the characters from the other books but love how this focuses on Grayson and Shannon. I would strongly suggest reading the series but you don’t have too but she has some parts in the other books that are laugh out loud introductions for some of these characters.
November 19, 2019
Loved it.
October 5, 2019
Loved it
This was an amazing read!! I highly recommend it. Once I started reading I just could not put it down!
This was an amazing read!! I highly recommend it. Once I started reading I just could not put it down!
November 1, 2021
When you read a book, it’s a partnership between you, the reader, and the writer. It is a good assumption that the story will be a good one, the grammar correct, proofreading has been performed and clear, concise language has been used. The characters should leap off the page. The plot should sizzle. The partnership rule is simple: you, the writer, must write a good book. And I, the reader, will love it and tell everyone how good it is. That’s it.
But…way too many writers do not keep up their end of the bargain, and so I have no reason to love their books. However…this book, Grunt, is fun, interesting, a joy to read, and the characters are worth spending time with. The writer has kept her end of the bargain.
I adore how each chapter starts with a comment, or a quotation, from one of the characters in the book. Generally, the quotation matches what’s going on in the chapter.
Parts of this book are hilarious. I was laughing out loud, whether alone or sharing a room with family or friends; I could not stop the laughter. And as many parts as are humorous, there are many that are sad. The book is a slice of life and I would like to take a great big bite. I wish I knew these people.
All characters in this book – main characters and secondary – are written so well, they walk off the page. That goes for the children as well which is unusual because in too many books children are used as devices to push the plot around or to highlight main characters’ traits. Here, the children are a part of the storyline, as necessary as the main characters, Grunt and Summer. Each child is unique with his or her own well-developed personality, different from one another. They are the story.
It isn’t that the characters are truly real; it isn’t that they represent the way people really are and the way they really behave. They are written the way we wish people were. And we end up thinking that just maybe we could be this way.
There are some fierce errors, unfortunately. The dialog, as in all this writer’s books (that I’ve read), is structured disastrously. It isn’t that the dialog is poorly written – it isn’t – it’s that the dialog is so poorly structured that you cannot always tell who is speaking, nor to whom. It is terrible. And it interrupts the flow of the story. The words of dialog are all right, but the reader must constantly pull her/himself out of the story to backtrack in order to figure out who is speaking. It is immensely irritating.
The writer appears to believe that quotation marks are merely suggestions which means that it is often impossible to know when one character stops speaking and the next begins: the punctuation is awful…!!! At times it appears the writer is herself confused and so just lays down words and crosses her figurative fingers. Here’s an example: Shannon and Martha are talking and Martha asks of Shannon: “You’re Shannon’s mother?” From context we can presume that Martha means to ask, “You’re Summer’s daughter?” Summer is Shannon’s mother. Or it may be that the writer had Summer and Martha talking about Shannon; after the writer changed her mind, she neglected to clean up the dialog. PROOFREADING NEEDED HERE…! Then the writer needs to listen to the proofreaders.
Additionally, the flow of the story is interrupted by bad structure. Frequently a new scene begins without warning the reader that a change has occurred. This happens a lot within dialog. Two people will be speaking when, apparently, the conversation ends because suddenly the conversation switches and eventually it becomes apparent that two completely different characters are speaking. Really off-putting.
Subject-verb agreement is violated as well. For example:
“I hired a tutor to make sure they each had all the skills that other kids their age has….” That should read, “…that other kids their age HAVE….”
Again very few writers seem to understand the difference between the verb, “to sit,” and the verb, “to set.” Example:
“…I walked over to pick up my jewelry box from the dresser. I sat it between us….” Inanimate objects (like a jewelry box) set; animate objects (like people) sit. So, the jewelry box should have been set between them.
I was despairing over the summer because I had a new summer fling with books featuring MCs. It isn’t lost on me that it is now November and I’m still reading them. The reason for my despair was because most of the “stuff” written about MCs is trash and crap. I do not mean to be ugly here, but it is nonetheless a true statement: most of the MC books are poorly written, boring and tedious in the extreme.
However, out of the blue came three writers who are amazing. Cee Bowerman is one of these three. To put this in perspective, I have read over 200 books by over 125 writers and found few books that exceeded trash. That is some terrible disappointment. And now, at the end of summer, I have found three fantastic writers. I gave this book a 3½ star rating and rounded up, rather than down, even though there are myriad errors in dialog structure, grammar and punctuation (all things I dread). Ms. Bowerman’s books are written in a style that is eminently readable with characters that we want to know, dealing with issues that concern us all; that easily makes this a four-star book.
But…way too many writers do not keep up their end of the bargain, and so I have no reason to love their books. However…this book, Grunt, is fun, interesting, a joy to read, and the characters are worth spending time with. The writer has kept her end of the bargain.
I adore how each chapter starts with a comment, or a quotation, from one of the characters in the book. Generally, the quotation matches what’s going on in the chapter.
Parts of this book are hilarious. I was laughing out loud, whether alone or sharing a room with family or friends; I could not stop the laughter. And as many parts as are humorous, there are many that are sad. The book is a slice of life and I would like to take a great big bite. I wish I knew these people.
All characters in this book – main characters and secondary – are written so well, they walk off the page. That goes for the children as well which is unusual because in too many books children are used as devices to push the plot around or to highlight main characters’ traits. Here, the children are a part of the storyline, as necessary as the main characters, Grunt and Summer. Each child is unique with his or her own well-developed personality, different from one another. They are the story.
It isn’t that the characters are truly real; it isn’t that they represent the way people really are and the way they really behave. They are written the way we wish people were. And we end up thinking that just maybe we could be this way.
There are some fierce errors, unfortunately. The dialog, as in all this writer’s books (that I’ve read), is structured disastrously. It isn’t that the dialog is poorly written – it isn’t – it’s that the dialog is so poorly structured that you cannot always tell who is speaking, nor to whom. It is terrible. And it interrupts the flow of the story. The words of dialog are all right, but the reader must constantly pull her/himself out of the story to backtrack in order to figure out who is speaking. It is immensely irritating.
The writer appears to believe that quotation marks are merely suggestions which means that it is often impossible to know when one character stops speaking and the next begins: the punctuation is awful…!!! At times it appears the writer is herself confused and so just lays down words and crosses her figurative fingers. Here’s an example: Shannon and Martha are talking and Martha asks of Shannon: “You’re Shannon’s mother?” From context we can presume that Martha means to ask, “You’re Summer’s daughter?” Summer is Shannon’s mother. Or it may be that the writer had Summer and Martha talking about Shannon; after the writer changed her mind, she neglected to clean up the dialog. PROOFREADING NEEDED HERE…! Then the writer needs to listen to the proofreaders.
Additionally, the flow of the story is interrupted by bad structure. Frequently a new scene begins without warning the reader that a change has occurred. This happens a lot within dialog. Two people will be speaking when, apparently, the conversation ends because suddenly the conversation switches and eventually it becomes apparent that two completely different characters are speaking. Really off-putting.
Subject-verb agreement is violated as well. For example:
“I hired a tutor to make sure they each had all the skills that other kids their age has….” That should read, “…that other kids their age HAVE….”
Again very few writers seem to understand the difference between the verb, “to sit,” and the verb, “to set.” Example:
“…I walked over to pick up my jewelry box from the dresser. I sat it between us….” Inanimate objects (like a jewelry box) set; animate objects (like people) sit. So, the jewelry box should have been set between them.
I was despairing over the summer because I had a new summer fling with books featuring MCs. It isn’t lost on me that it is now November and I’m still reading them. The reason for my despair was because most of the “stuff” written about MCs is trash and crap. I do not mean to be ugly here, but it is nonetheless a true statement: most of the MC books are poorly written, boring and tedious in the extreme.
However, out of the blue came three writers who are amazing. Cee Bowerman is one of these three. To put this in perspective, I have read over 200 books by over 125 writers and found few books that exceeded trash. That is some terrible disappointment. And now, at the end of summer, I have found three fantastic writers. I gave this book a 3½ star rating and rounded up, rather than down, even though there are myriad errors in dialog structure, grammar and punctuation (all things I dread). Ms. Bowerman’s books are written in a style that is eminently readable with characters that we want to know, dealing with issues that concern us all; that easily makes this a four-star book.
April 6, 2022
Can he risk his heart again knowing he won’t survive if it happened again?
I do NOT consider it to be a STAND-ALONE read. Cee Bowerman authors multiple series set within Rojo, Texas and they are intertwined. There is a correct reading order and it can be found on her website (ceebowermanbooks.com). These really do need to be read in that order for maximum reader satisfaction and to prevent spoilers as there are multiple reoccurring characters, details that cannot be adequately recapped within the scope of another story that contributes to the story universe / world building, overlapping / concurrent timelines and overarching themes.
** There are some scenes that will be a trigger for sensitive readers. I have included examples below. Also, if you have not read the previous story in this series, the following may contain SPOILERS **
Another great story featuring Grayson, aka Grunt, and Shannon, Summer’s mother. This story begins when the two of them meet at her house as he is staying there to recover from two gunshot wounds. There are a few repetitive scenes, but because they are from a different POV, they just provide more information for the reader and aid with the world building.
There are still a few secrets not disclosed within this story, but I am hopeful that they will be in the future. One example of this would be what happened in the past that made Grunt, Smokey, etc. feel like they needed to buy some property that came up for sale.
One last explanation for new readers before I wrap this part up … the MC genre contains several different branches from sweet to outlaw to one percenters. While the Texas Knights MC is in the middle imo, the Texas Kings MC is more of the outlaw variety. Both focus on love, brotherhood, families and support, but the Texas Kings also bring vengeance to the table.
⛔️ The interwoven SERIES contains references to, or scenes detailing, subject matter that may be a trigger or offensive to some, including, but not limited to: adult language; derogatory terms; mental health challenges; steamy adult intimate scenes with dominance, submission, (play) spanking for pleasure, restraints, “bottom” play, breath play, sensory deprivation, voyeurism, exhibitionism, etc.; violence such as kidnapping, abduction, murder, death, torture, assault, fighting, betrayal, coercion, blackmail, rape, attempted rape, stalking, threats, subterfuge, money laundering, cheating, prostitution, human trafficking, mafia / cartels, arson, drug use, drug addiction, drug manufacturing, drug distribution, as well as the mental, physical and sexual abuse of females and/or children, polygamy, etc.
** Caution: The series contains scenes with reference to, or detailed graphic violence against females and children that fit into the storyline, but may be a trigger for some **
There are a few grammatical issues in the story. Listed below are examples of errors I found within the SERIES: incorrect word choice (piece iso peace), incorrect word tense (one iso ones), typos (big[1] iso big, abou iso about, att iso at) punctuation errors (extra periods, commas, extra spaces, missed / extra quotation marks, missed capitalization at beginning of sentence), missed words and extra inserted / repetitive words.
I highlighted a few of the issues I found and uploaded these to Goodreads.com for anyone interested. I am mentioning these for readers such as myself that visualize the story as it is read, because errors interrupt the flow.
I do NOT consider it to be a STAND-ALONE read. Cee Bowerman authors multiple series set within Rojo, Texas and they are intertwined. There is a correct reading order and it can be found on her website (ceebowermanbooks.com). These really do need to be read in that order for maximum reader satisfaction and to prevent spoilers as there are multiple reoccurring characters, details that cannot be adequately recapped within the scope of another story that contributes to the story universe / world building, overlapping / concurrent timelines and overarching themes.
** There are some scenes that will be a trigger for sensitive readers. I have included examples below. Also, if you have not read the previous story in this series, the following may contain SPOILERS **
Another great story featuring Grayson, aka Grunt, and Shannon, Summer’s mother. This story begins when the two of them meet at her house as he is staying there to recover from two gunshot wounds. There are a few repetitive scenes, but because they are from a different POV, they just provide more information for the reader and aid with the world building.
There are still a few secrets not disclosed within this story, but I am hopeful that they will be in the future. One example of this would be what happened in the past that made Grunt, Smokey, etc. feel like they needed to buy some property that came up for sale.
One last explanation for new readers before I wrap this part up … the MC genre contains several different branches from sweet to outlaw to one percenters. While the Texas Knights MC is in the middle imo, the Texas Kings MC is more of the outlaw variety. Both focus on love, brotherhood, families and support, but the Texas Kings also bring vengeance to the table.
⛔️ The interwoven SERIES contains references to, or scenes detailing, subject matter that may be a trigger or offensive to some, including, but not limited to: adult language; derogatory terms; mental health challenges; steamy adult intimate scenes with dominance, submission, (play) spanking for pleasure, restraints, “bottom” play, breath play, sensory deprivation, voyeurism, exhibitionism, etc.; violence such as kidnapping, abduction, murder, death, torture, assault, fighting, betrayal, coercion, blackmail, rape, attempted rape, stalking, threats, subterfuge, money laundering, cheating, prostitution, human trafficking, mafia / cartels, arson, drug use, drug addiction, drug manufacturing, drug distribution, as well as the mental, physical and sexual abuse of females and/or children, polygamy, etc.
** Caution: The series contains scenes with reference to, or detailed graphic violence against females and children that fit into the storyline, but may be a trigger for some **
There are a few grammatical issues in the story. Listed below are examples of errors I found within the SERIES: incorrect word choice (piece iso peace), incorrect word tense (one iso ones), typos (big[1] iso big, abou iso about, att iso at) punctuation errors (extra periods, commas, extra spaces, missed / extra quotation marks, missed capitalization at beginning of sentence), missed words and extra inserted / repetitive words.
I highlighted a few of the issues I found and uploaded these to Goodreads.com for anyone interested. I am mentioning these for readers such as myself that visualize the story as it is read, because errors interrupt the flow.
April 23, 2020
Loved it
This one was excellent!
I’m so glad I didn’t give up on this author, after Sonny I was sure she was hopeless, but I decided to give Bird a chance and it was so good that I just had to read Grunt’s story.
In my review of Sonny I said that authors with good reviews rarely improve on their work, but Cee Bowerman proved to be one of the few that can actually improve with time.
This book showed such a good understanding of the human condition, Grunt’s struggle was heartbreaking but so so real. I love when fiction gets real about feelings, you can make up places and situations but feelings are universal and are what makes us empathize with book characters.
I loved Shannon’s children, they were such great characters to get to know. Sometimes authors write characters with children and then the kids just disappear from the story, but not in this book, here, we get to know and love every child.
Bowerman still doesn’t have a good grasp of suspense, the ex boyfriend plot line was pointless and fell flat, it only helped justify why the Kings were always at Shannon’s, but nothing more. I mean, it is a very uncomfortable subject to talk, think, write or whatever about, it didn’t have to go anywhere gruesome but it had the potential to at least be creepy and make us worry about Jewel and Petra, again a lost opportunity.
I get that we were warned before hand that Terran’s medical condition was fictional, but why not research an actual one? There are a lot that include seizures, I just don’t get why she had to make up this weird amalgamation of brain injury, autism, and epilepsy. He could’ve just been an epileptic child on the spectrum, I don’t see what was the point of mentioning that he had been in a car accident with his father if Peter didn’t even die like that, other than for Grunt to make some far-fetched correlation with his past.
Anyway, except for those two things the book was great, I laughed, I cry, I got mad, I just felt a lot and that’s one of my favorite things to do when reading.
Great story!
This one was excellent!
I’m so glad I didn’t give up on this author, after Sonny I was sure she was hopeless, but I decided to give Bird a chance and it was so good that I just had to read Grunt’s story.
In my review of Sonny I said that authors with good reviews rarely improve on their work, but Cee Bowerman proved to be one of the few that can actually improve with time.
This book showed such a good understanding of the human condition, Grunt’s struggle was heartbreaking but so so real. I love when fiction gets real about feelings, you can make up places and situations but feelings are universal and are what makes us empathize with book characters.
I loved Shannon’s children, they were such great characters to get to know. Sometimes authors write characters with children and then the kids just disappear from the story, but not in this book, here, we get to know and love every child.
Bowerman still doesn’t have a good grasp of suspense, the ex boyfriend plot line was pointless and fell flat, it only helped justify why the Kings were always at Shannon’s, but nothing more. I mean, it is a very uncomfortable subject to talk, think, write or whatever about, it didn’t have to go anywhere gruesome but it had the potential to at least be creepy and make us worry about Jewel and Petra, again a lost opportunity.
I get that we were warned before hand that Terran’s medical condition was fictional, but why not research an actual one? There are a lot that include seizures, I just don’t get why she had to make up this weird amalgamation of brain injury, autism, and epilepsy. He could’ve just been an epileptic child on the spectrum, I don’t see what was the point of mentioning that he had been in a car accident with his father if Peter didn’t even die like that, other than for Grunt to make some far-fetched correlation with his past.
Anyway, except for those two things the book was great, I laughed, I cry, I got mad, I just felt a lot and that’s one of my favorite things to do when reading.
Great story!
March 13, 2024
3.75⭐️
listen, i am child free by choice so i am very particular when i read books with children in them. and this book is one of the books i really enjoyed with kids. they were all a riot and kept all the men in the MC on their toes 😂🤣 i honestly aspire to be all the children when i grow up, esp Petra.
a bit of a push/pull bc you’re waiting for Grunt/Greyson to work through his shit. and sometimes it got frustrating. but i am so glad for Martha.
the reason i couldn’t rate this book higher was bc of the editing/written style. it felt so weird that find was the 4th book in the series but felt like the first bc there was no indication of page breaks between scenes and jumps. one paragraph would be one scene and the next paragraph would be a completely new one and it kind of got confusing bc i felt like shit was missing.
this book does deal with a lot heavier topics than the previous books, esp in regard to children, so def would check CWs going in to be prepared.
dual POV
single parent/widow
44fmc / ??? mmc
HEA
epilogue
interconnected standalone
CW: car accident (past), traumatic brain injury in a child, seizure disorder in a child, violence, child predator/child stalking (no on or off page), stalking, death of a spouse (past), death of children (past)
listen, i am child free by choice so i am very particular when i read books with children in them. and this book is one of the books i really enjoyed with kids. they were all a riot and kept all the men in the MC on their toes 😂🤣 i honestly aspire to be all the children when i grow up, esp Petra.
a bit of a push/pull bc you’re waiting for Grunt/Greyson to work through his shit. and sometimes it got frustrating. but i am so glad for Martha.
the reason i couldn’t rate this book higher was bc of the editing/written style. it felt so weird that find was the 4th book in the series but felt like the first bc there was no indication of page breaks between scenes and jumps. one paragraph would be one scene and the next paragraph would be a completely new one and it kind of got confusing bc i felt like shit was missing.
this book does deal with a lot heavier topics than the previous books, esp in regard to children, so def would check CWs going in to be prepared.
dual POV
single parent/widow
44fmc / ??? mmc
HEA
epilogue
interconnected standalone
CW: car accident (past), traumatic brain injury in a child, seizure disorder in a child, violence, child predator/child stalking (no on or off page), stalking, death of a spouse (past), death of children (past)
July 18, 2020
💟💟I FELL IN LOVE 😍 WITH 💯 % of this !!! 💟💟
Dear READERS ((( HUMOR & SASSINESS )) makes you literally LAUGH OUT LOUD . Pure PASSION !!! Witty & GRITTY .
I absolutely recommend every book in this series so far .
Feel good ROMANCE at its absolute best .
Fireworks actions love & Sexy badassery .
The real life feel to her books are a joy .
It makes you to think long & hard about the lives of others and what they could go through .
SOURPATCH & GRUNT .. could not be more perfect for each other . The brutal behavior of Grunt’s first spouse / Woman with children. Simply devastating. No one deserves to be used like that . Knowing he stayed with her for the kids . Shows the strength in him & the love he has .
When both of them realize they are the HEALING the other needs . It’s melting.
One of the BEST story lines I’ve read . I love the way this author can bring sugar & spice to make the explosion of pure romance joy .
Love the author that do not go for the over the top shock storylines. We need happiness in life .. feel good books .
I’m grateful I found THIS SERIES
BIBLIOPHILE SUSAN
BOOKSUGARGETKISSED 💋 📚
Dear READERS ((( HUMOR & SASSINESS )) makes you literally LAUGH OUT LOUD . Pure PASSION !!! Witty & GRITTY .
I absolutely recommend every book in this series so far .
Feel good ROMANCE at its absolute best .
Fireworks actions love & Sexy badassery .
The real life feel to her books are a joy .
It makes you to think long & hard about the lives of others and what they could go through .
SOURPATCH & GRUNT .. could not be more perfect for each other . The brutal behavior of Grunt’s first spouse / Woman with children. Simply devastating. No one deserves to be used like that . Knowing he stayed with her for the kids . Shows the strength in him & the love he has .
When both of them realize they are the HEALING the other needs . It’s melting.
One of the BEST story lines I’ve read . I love the way this author can bring sugar & spice to make the explosion of pure romance joy .
Love the author that do not go for the over the top shock storylines. We need happiness in life .. feel good books .
I’m grateful I found THIS SERIES
BIBLIOPHILE SUSAN
BOOKSUGARGETKISSED 💋 📚
July 24, 2020
Mature MC Romance
I’m so glad that this book was written. I loved Shannon, Summer’s Mum, from the last book in the series and thought she was intriguing. A woman who has 7 children, spanning in age from 29 to 5, and is raising the four youngest on her own, is a woman to be reckoned with.
From the last book, we know that Grunt had been lent Shannon’s house to recover from being shot, whilst Shannon was away. We learn in this book what happened when she returns early to a strange man in her house, delirious on the bathroom floor. Her nurse training comes to the fore and she spends several days getting him healthy again.
Grunt was one of the original Texas Kings, who lost his wife and kids in an accident 15 years earlier. He has resisted getting involved with anyone since then, especially women with kids. Being shot has made him re-evaluate where he’s going with the rest of this life and into this changing in mindset drops Shannon and her amazing children.
I love it when an ongoing series has a mature romance book. It reminds us that all the characters are important and that anyone can find love, no matter their age, not that 45 is over the hill, but some romance novelists seem to think it is. Personally I enjoy books that are filled with a rich complex backstory for the characters and if children are added it’s even more interesting, because extra personalities are added to the mix. In this case the kids are fascinating.
This was an enjoyable book that dealt with complex ideas and emotions and it kept me engaged until far too late at night, leaving me bleary eyed in the morning.
I’m so glad that this book was written. I loved Shannon, Summer’s Mum, from the last book in the series and thought she was intriguing. A woman who has 7 children, spanning in age from 29 to 5, and is raising the four youngest on her own, is a woman to be reckoned with.
From the last book, we know that Grunt had been lent Shannon’s house to recover from being shot, whilst Shannon was away. We learn in this book what happened when she returns early to a strange man in her house, delirious on the bathroom floor. Her nurse training comes to the fore and she spends several days getting him healthy again.
Grunt was one of the original Texas Kings, who lost his wife and kids in an accident 15 years earlier. He has resisted getting involved with anyone since then, especially women with kids. Being shot has made him re-evaluate where he’s going with the rest of this life and into this changing in mindset drops Shannon and her amazing children.
I love it when an ongoing series has a mature romance book. It reminds us that all the characters are important and that anyone can find love, no matter their age, not that 45 is over the hill, but some romance novelists seem to think it is. Personally I enjoy books that are filled with a rich complex backstory for the characters and if children are added it’s even more interesting, because extra personalities are added to the mix. In this case the kids are fascinating.
This was an enjoyable book that dealt with complex ideas and emotions and it kept me engaged until far too late at night, leaving me bleary eyed in the morning.
May 27, 2020
Very good story but editor needed
Grunt and Shannon's first few days together are full of fever, memories and friendship. We learn a lot more about each of them. They build on a very sexy friendship that's for sure. The kids steals the show so to speak. They're funny and so interesting to read to see what happens next. This is the fifth book I've read by Bowerman and I keep hoping the editing will get better. Bill Duke is talked about a few times in this book (Texas Knights series). His kids seem to be important in both series but the author keeps changing his daughter's name. She was either Kari or Carrie in previous books. In this book the author lists the Duke kids by name and says the daughter is Sarah (which her name gets spelled differently in books). Sarah is supposed to be Jace's love interest not his sister.
Grunt and Shannon's first few days together are full of fever, memories and friendship. We learn a lot more about each of them. They build on a very sexy friendship that's for sure. The kids steals the show so to speak. They're funny and so interesting to read to see what happens next. This is the fifth book I've read by Bowerman and I keep hoping the editing will get better. Bill Duke is talked about a few times in this book (Texas Knights series). His kids seem to be important in both series but the author keeps changing his daughter's name. She was either Kari or Carrie in previous books. In this book the author lists the Duke kids by name and says the daughter is Sarah (which her name gets spelled differently in books). Sarah is supposed to be Jace's love interest not his sister.
December 26, 2020
Grunt/Grayson and Shannon
Wow when these hot motorcycle club guys love, they love hard. It was sad that it took 15 years for Grayson to finally realize that he could have a woman with kids and that they could find happiness. Shannon is the bomb as a mama of not only her 3 grown kids, but also with her 4 younger brilliant kids. I was glad to see that Terran was able to get this much needed brain surgery and hopefully helps with his seizures. These young ones will blow your mind with how smart and savvy they are. It was also wonderful to see that these grown men don't have a problem showing their emotions and that was shown pretty much in all of these stories. Shannon is a hoot and you will all enjoy this book as well as the other ones that I have read. Happy reading ladies.
Wow when these hot motorcycle club guys love, they love hard. It was sad that it took 15 years for Grayson to finally realize that he could have a woman with kids and that they could find happiness. Shannon is the bomb as a mama of not only her 3 grown kids, but also with her 4 younger brilliant kids. I was glad to see that Terran was able to get this much needed brain surgery and hopefully helps with his seizures. These young ones will blow your mind with how smart and savvy they are. It was also wonderful to see that these grown men don't have a problem showing their emotions and that was shown pretty much in all of these stories. Shannon is a hoot and you will all enjoy this book as well as the other ones that I have read. Happy reading ladies.
January 8, 2022
This one gets 5 stars for a few different reasons. There were some formatting things and some typos that made me scratch my head a few times here and there and I'd deduct half a star for those if I could. Obviously I loved the book despite them, so they didn't kick me out of the story.
I rarely enjoy romances that center on older characters because they never seem realistic - this one really did hit the mark and made sense.
As a mom with kids and a hubby who are epileptic, I also rarely feel that authors do well in describing the seizures and the whole pre- and post-ictal periods well. This one did REALLY well and I was impressed with how they were described by the characters and described by the author (with the tensing of muscles, etc).
I love this family - with all the kids and then the connection to the Forrestors and their whole family - love, love, love them.
I rarely enjoy romances that center on older characters because they never seem realistic - this one really did hit the mark and made sense.
As a mom with kids and a hubby who are epileptic, I also rarely feel that authors do well in describing the seizures and the whole pre- and post-ictal periods well. This one did REALLY well and I was impressed with how they were described by the characters and described by the author (with the tensing of muscles, etc).
I love this family - with all the kids and then the connection to the Forrestors and their whole family - love, love, love them.
May 20, 2020
It wasn't my favorite I think this was compared to the other books this was a lot more mild in the drama compartment but it was a lot more in the emotional department because we have Grunt and his pass with the rollercoaster of a relationship with his ex and dealing with the death of his three kids. Then we have Shannon with dealing with the health issues of her 3rd youngest.
Sidenote: A little confused about Grunt and his ex were they married or not b/c when Martha and Shannon were on the swing together and she was telling the hypothetical story of Homemaker-Susie and Asshole. She said the at first Susie didn't went to settle on a wedding date and then after awhile Asshole no longer saw the point. So does that mean Grunt and Trudy were never legally married?
Sidenote: A little confused about Grunt and his ex were they married or not b/c when Martha and Shannon were on the swing together and she was telling the hypothetical story of Homemaker-Susie and Asshole. She said the at first Susie didn't went to settle on a wedding date and then after awhile Asshole no longer saw the point. So does that mean Grunt and Trudy were never legally married?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2020
A+ I absolutely loved this one. I've been reading the Texas Knights and Texas Kings series in the recommended order which means this is my 6th Cee Bowerman read. The first got me hooked and I have been binge-reading ever since. But Grunt was so relatable for me. Grunt and Shannon are not 25-year-olds, they are 40 somethings and have already lived and know that the world isn't all sunshine and roses. As always, we love not just the main characters but the "whole family". Shannon's children and the other Kings are amazing. All of the books in the series have had some humor but I kept getting the "look" from my husband when the bed shook with my attempts to not laugh out loud. I failed and had the read many passages to him aloud. Even he chuckled. I've already downloaded Lout! A+
June 2, 2025
Not a bad read. It started out strong and I was really enjoying their “friendship” but then it seemed to drag on a bit. Lots of fluff and filler.
The stuff with Terran was scary and of course it cemented Grunts place in the family (which he was welcomed into with open arms already.
Some good banter with the kids. Normally I don’t like kids who play strong roles in romance books. They often come across as bratty and cheesy. But these were different with their quirks and it was light entertainment.
I just found Grunt too back and forth. And it seemed to drag out. The Joseph sub plot was very anticlimactic.
The stuff with Terran was scary and of course it cemented Grunts place in the family (which he was welcomed into with open arms already.
Some good banter with the kids. Normally I don’t like kids who play strong roles in romance books. They often come across as bratty and cheesy. But these were different with their quirks and it was light entertainment.
I just found Grunt too back and forth. And it seemed to drag out. The Joseph sub plot was very anticlimactic.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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