“…even when you’re crying you’re so beautiful, Isabelle…You’re stronger than you realize, baby.”
Excitement, sibling banter, intrigue, steam, and romance surround a cast of old favorite characters and fresh new faces in this wonderful series crossover story by two incredible authors!
Aidan O’Donnelly Jr, the new head of the Five Points mob, owes a favor to Dr. Davis for repairing his knee. Davis asks Aidan to “rescue” his daughter from the Disciples MC in California. Cade Frasier is chosen for the job and the New York Irish mobster takes several weeks to observe his quarry, Isabelle “Cindy” Davis. What he learns about her situation contradicts the story Dr. Davis gave them, but Cade is a good soldier and seduces Isabelle, convincing her to come back to New York with him. When they get there, things get complicated because Cade can’t bring himself to return Belle to her father, which means he needs to convince Aidan that they were lied to by a man who is very unstable and dangerous. Not only that, but Cade is developing real feelings for Belle just as she realizes that she was tricked. As quickly as they relationship begins, things start to fall apart.
My heart broke for Belle as she was navigating her recovery while nursing a broken heart after being rejected by Ryder, a member of the Disciples. She was not a stranger to feeling unworthy, as her father was emotionally abusive to her all her life, especially after he killed her mother. Cade swoops in during a moment of weakness (that he orchestrated but it escalated farther than he intended) and rescues her. Even though their meeting and subsequent whirlwind romance began under false pretenses, Cade’s feelings are real and I love that we get his swoony sweet point of view of his Belle. And once she meets his mom and sisters?? Oh my goodness the happy feels!!! I loved them all with her!! Ma Patricia was just wonderful and I have a serious girl crush on sister Kitty (please give us her story, Ms. Akeroyd!!)!! However, Belle needed to get to a healthy place emotionally after everything went down, so although I hate that she left them, I love her character development from that point. She became a strong, independent woman in her own right, as Cade overcomes his own sense of guilt from a tragic event in his past. Their happily ever after is a healthier, fuller one because of their individual growth and I love the sense of peace I had after finishing this story!
Written as the 9th book in the Five Points mob series by Serena Akeroyd with characters from the Disciples MC series by Cassandra Robbins, Cade and Belle’s story can be read as a standalone. But, you’ll get sucked in and want more after reading it, so the only question is, will you next jump to the West Coast with the Disciples, or the East with the Points? Decisions, decisions…