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He was busy trying to keep his demons at bay. When one night, a woman crosses his path. And nearly kills him for sticking his nose where it didn’t belong.
He could never clearly imagine settling down and starting a future with someone. Until he found a woman whose demons played well with his own.
She never wanted anything to do with any man again. It was part of the reason she went off-grid and away from society. Until her work pulls her out of her seclusion, and fate sends an annoyingly good-looking biker to completely ruin her job. And maybe screw up her plans to spend the rest of her life alone…
He could never clearly imagine settling down and starting a future with someone. Until he found a woman whose demons played well with his own.
She never wanted anything to do with any man again. It was part of the reason she went off-grid and away from society. Until her work pulls her out of her seclusion, and fate sends an annoyingly good-looking biker to completely ruin her job. And maybe screw up her plans to spend the rest of her life alone…
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2022
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November 11, 2022
I’m So happy to be back in shady valley with all their sexy Henchmen, this time around its Crow & Morgaine
Morgaine, she lives in the foothills of the Death Valley mountains in the middle of nowhere, with no neighbors to bother her, just like she prefers. With her chickens and all her plants. Oh did I mention that those plans were Poisonous, And how Morgaine use those poisons to dole out Her own Lil justice where it's needed most. She has vengeance in her heart for Certain types of men. And somehow crow crossed her path in the wrong way
As for Crow let’s just say he is a psychopath with Dark demons. Lord. My ideal man.
If you’re curious to see some of his Previous work take the trip back to Navesink bank, where he temporary Prospected
I must say I love the new town. And how slowly but surely. Jessica is building it up., Before you know it, it’ll be as good as Navesink bank, and just think it could be just as big
Honestly, I’m not sure whose book I would enjoy to have next in this series but. I guess anything that Jessica writes will satisfy any mood I have.
August 13, 2022
3,5 stars
August 1, 2022
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January 7, 2023
I read this in one go so I’ve definitely got my reading mojo back. It’s 2.30am so this is going to be short.
I was curious about Crow after Judge’s book. And what woman would fit him. Well Morgaine does perfectly.
This is another good read. Not sure which one is next but I’ll be waiting patiently. I’m more than a little curious about who owns the gym as well….
I was curious about Crow after Judge’s book. And what woman would fit him. Well Morgaine does perfectly.
This is another good read. Not sure which one is next but I’ll be waiting patiently. I’m more than a little curious about who owns the gym as well….
January 7, 2024
4.5 stars.
This was cute. I mean, both characters are killers and a bit psycho, but still. Super cute.
I loved it.
The way they first ‘met’?😂
Then the way he went after her and then she went after him?
Ugh. So dang cute.
This was cute. I mean, both characters are killers and a bit psycho, but still. Super cute.
I loved it.
The way they first ‘met’?😂
Then the way he went after her and then she went after him?
Ugh. So dang cute.
February 23, 2023
First of all ladies and gents, feast your eyes on this cover and tell me you wouldn't overlook any red flags that man waves in your face. I'd be staying up all night making crow earrings in his honor too, if I were Morgaine.
Anyway, speaking of Morgaine, I loved her. She's a vigilante. A badass. An icon. In an astounding 'boss bitch' move, she turned her trauma into a fun little hobby of killing abusive (and deserving) men, and then turned that hobby into a thriving business which allowed her to live completely independently off grid whilst also helping victimized women. As proud as you can be of a fictional character, I'm proud of Morgaine for that.
Crow, for someone who was basically portrayed to be this barely restrained, maniacal headcase, was a sweetheart and I never really saw that depraved side of him come out to play (apart from that time he plucked someone's eyeball out with a knife, but you know, the guy kind of deserved it. So. Justified).
I think, due to their childhoods and subsequent traumas, both Morgaine and Crow both needed to find a very specific set of qualities within their potential partners and, although maybe a little crazy to the outside world, they found themselves suited perfectly.
Where else but Shadey Valley would a reclusive, murdering, master of poisons and a damaged, violent, manifestation of childhood trauma find their happily ever after?
Anyway, speaking of Morgaine, I loved her. She's a vigilante. A badass. An icon. In an astounding 'boss bitch' move, she turned her trauma into a fun little hobby of killing abusive (and deserving) men, and then turned that hobby into a thriving business which allowed her to live completely independently off grid whilst also helping victimized women. As proud as you can be of a fictional character, I'm proud of Morgaine for that.
Crow, for someone who was basically portrayed to be this barely restrained, maniacal headcase, was a sweetheart and I never really saw that depraved side of him come out to play (apart from that time he plucked someone's eyeball out with a knife, but you know, the guy kind of deserved it. So. Justified).
I think, due to their childhoods and subsequent traumas, both Morgaine and Crow both needed to find a very specific set of qualities within their potential partners and, although maybe a little crazy to the outside world, they found themselves suited perfectly.
Where else but Shadey Valley would a reclusive, murdering, master of poisons and a damaged, violent, manifestation of childhood trauma find their happily ever after?
July 27, 2022
Good lordy this was a wicked concoction.
Crow is EVERYTHING. I mean do you see that cover!!.
Feast your eyes on that cover and tell me its not spectacular.
I claimed him first.
But seriously looking like that I was going to love him even if his personality resembled that of a wet rag. I mean it DID NOT. But still. I concur I'd of loved him regardless.
Crow like Morgaine, is broken in more ways than one. Both have trauma that haunts them and both most certainly have their guards up. But that's what makes them so fucking perfect together.
It's safe to say their first, second and third meetings could have gone better but really all it did was serve a different kind of foreplay. Albeit the deathly kind but what does a little poisen matter in the grand scheme of love, amIright. I died though. Its so dysfunctional but also epic I could not, not love them for eachother.
Back to the point though...
Crow has childhood trauma by the bag load and it shows in his crazy tendencies and Inability to commit. Not that I blame him. But under that no fucks bad boy attitude is a real sweet man who opens doors, cares deeper than he should and would move heaven for the people he holds close.
Morgaine had me at Belladonna. This woman took her trauma and turned it into part time work. She despite the atrocities she indured somehow not only had the strength to survive but thrive. She's fiesty and quirky and when she loves she loves hard and is the absolute sweetest.
These two had intense chemistry that slowly developed into A deep connection and it was everything. I lived for their steamy kisses, sweet moments of vulnerability and absolute crazy poison wheeling shenanigans. It was a rollercoaster.
The side characters of it all. I love me some Shady Valley and all the quicky characters it brings. Riff and Raff never fail to entertain. Slash is teasing me and of course I want Sway and whatever wonder that will bring him down a peg or six. Ohh and Coach.. who is this Zen man and where do I get one. I'm already interested.
It's safe to say I loved Crow and his darling and all the crazy that came along with.
As per with a Jessie book you're getting action suspense, spicy shenanigans and hilarious happenings all wrapped in one plus epic epilogues that tie everything together perfectly.
Another great read, I can't wait to be back I'm Shady, hopefully SOON!!.
Crow is EVERYTHING. I mean do you see that cover!!.
Feast your eyes on that cover and tell me its not spectacular.
I claimed him first.
But seriously looking like that I was going to love him even if his personality resembled that of a wet rag. I mean it DID NOT. But still. I concur I'd of loved him regardless.
Crow like Morgaine, is broken in more ways than one. Both have trauma that haunts them and both most certainly have their guards up. But that's what makes them so fucking perfect together.
It's safe to say their first, second and third meetings could have gone better but really all it did was serve a different kind of foreplay. Albeit the deathly kind but what does a little poisen matter in the grand scheme of love, amIright. I died though. Its so dysfunctional but also epic I could not, not love them for eachother.
Back to the point though...
Crow has childhood trauma by the bag load and it shows in his crazy tendencies and Inability to commit. Not that I blame him. But under that no fucks bad boy attitude is a real sweet man who opens doors, cares deeper than he should and would move heaven for the people he holds close.
Morgaine had me at Belladonna. This woman took her trauma and turned it into part time work. She despite the atrocities she indured somehow not only had the strength to survive but thrive. She's fiesty and quirky and when she loves she loves hard and is the absolute sweetest.
These two had intense chemistry that slowly developed into A deep connection and it was everything. I lived for their steamy kisses, sweet moments of vulnerability and absolute crazy poison wheeling shenanigans. It was a rollercoaster.
The side characters of it all. I love me some Shady Valley and all the quicky characters it brings. Riff and Raff never fail to entertain. Slash is teasing me and of course I want Sway and whatever wonder that will bring him down a peg or six. Ohh and Coach.. who is this Zen man and where do I get one. I'm already interested.
It's safe to say I loved Crow and his darling and all the crazy that came along with.
As per with a Jessie book you're getting action suspense, spicy shenanigans and hilarious happenings all wrapped in one plus epic epilogues that tie everything together perfectly.
Another great read, I can't wait to be back I'm Shady, hopefully SOON!!.
July 26, 2022
After a gazillion books I didn't think the author could give us a such a different and unique heroine but Morgaine is certainly that. From her way of punishing men who wronged women to living off the grid in a tiny home, loved it.. And Crow's indigenous heritage and his way of dealing with his demons while also being quite the attentive man made his and Morgaine paring perfect.
Loving the Shady Valley chapter of the Henchmen and even the new prospect they just picked up. Cant wait to see whose story is next.
Loving the Shady Valley chapter of the Henchmen and even the new prospect they just picked up. Cant wait to see whose story is next.
July 28, 2022
Crow is the second book in the Shady Valley Henchmen series.
Crow and Morgaine are a sweet couple. Neither one of them had happy childhoods so they are able to easily relate to one another. While there is an instant attraction, their relationship doesn’t start up immediately. Morgaine is a little more standoffish at first, but because of her history it is completely understandable. Crow is described as being violent and having a darkness behind his eyes, but I never saw it and found him protective and caring, especially with Morgaine.
There are several things that are left unfinished providing us ideas for what to expect in future books in this series. It’s obvious that something is happening (or they want it to happen) between Slash and Nyx, so hopefully their story will be next.
Crow and Morgaine are a sweet couple. Neither one of them had happy childhoods so they are able to easily relate to one another. While there is an instant attraction, their relationship doesn’t start up immediately. Morgaine is a little more standoffish at first, but because of her history it is completely understandable. Crow is described as being violent and having a darkness behind his eyes, but I never saw it and found him protective and caring, especially with Morgaine.
There are several things that are left unfinished providing us ideas for what to expect in future books in this series. It’s obvious that something is happening (or they want it to happen) between Slash and Nyx, so hopefully their story will be next.
January 31, 2023
Upsettingly similar to a book on Wattpad by a different author. Hate to find this but the characters are so similar it seems impossible to be coincidence, including the title of a book called Crow, about a native American hero and a red headed, freckled, Irish heroine who loves nature, plants flowers, living off the land etc, published in 2018 on wattpad.
It also has the plot from the second book in that wattpad series, where the heroine is raped at sixteen mixed in here. Like this author took the plots from those two books and blended their storylines and took the characters and title.
Putting the too close similarities to another author's work aside, this really shouldn't be called an MC book because not once does Crow set his ass on a motorcycle. Oh no, wait, actually once, he does once, for a second, when she hears him pull up on the bike. Once, in an entire MC biker book does the biker be on a motorbik! IInstead all these guys are comstantly driving around in SUV's, no mororbikes, not even trucks.
By half the book the hero and heroine have only met three times, and each time for only a couple of pages, the rest is tedious repeating of two unimportant thoughts by the heroine, about her giving justice because justice fails, and her tiny house and her tiny house lifestyle.
The heroine was an idiot, callous and thoughtless about innocent people. She's poisoning men who rape women by putting the poison into their drinks, alright, but she walks away, leaving an innocent to possibly drink it. While it says she watched from the back, what was she going to do in if the girlfriend drank it? Nothing, because she'd be too far away to stop her.
She also poisoned Crow, an innocent man, who thought he was saving another innocent, saying "he needed to be taught a lesson", when again, as far as he knew, he was saving an innocent. Sorry, not sorry, but that means she's not a nice person. And last but not least, the author also has her poisoning cheating husbands and cheating boyfriends?! Only a small dose of poison, oh, okay then. Mental case!
And that's exactly the problem, the author clearly doesn't see she's perpetuating that horrible saying, "crazy, psycho bitch poisoned me for cheating on her". I really got the feeling this was written by someone who wasn't very mature. Every other guy outside the club talked about here was a domestic abuser who hurt women.
The author also makes her an idiot to moce the plot on which I hate in a book, it's so basic and shows the author's lack of story crafting ability, having her heroine not knowing her back door smahed, her jewellery stolen, her shoe taken, her lights keft on etc, might be a warning someone was messing with her.
It lacked depth, it says in the split second she saw him, in a dark bar I have to add, that his eyes were haunted?! First, it's the exact same phrase used in the other wattpad Crow, and at least in it the heroine had seen and spent time around that hero more, and second, I know this is fiction but really? A dark bar? A split second? No way to see his eyes were haunted.
The writing was poor quality in other ways. Sentences, like this one below, copied and pasted direct from the book, show how poor the author's vocabulary was, "that was what I was. What I really was, was just...",. The word "was" used four times within eleven words, that equals the author using one word for half her vocabulary. In another sentence the word 'as' was used four times, in one sentence. Limited vocabulary.
And there's worse examples with this full paragraph, every one of the four sentences starting with "Not in ..." , "Not in not telling Crow about the weirdness that had been going on. Not in not being more careful because of said weirdness. Not in not having my phone with me. Not even in living alone with no one around to help me in an emergency situation".
Sentences also weren't sentences, like these examples from the book, "It was the internal sort". Um, what? And this, "The source of the feverish heat", that's it, that's all it says in the senstence, so we have no idea what this means or is referring to, and this, "it was easily of course to blame". Again, what? They aren't sentences because they don't make sense standing alone.
A sentence should give you enough information to know what's being said and what it is being said about if you put it on a blank page by itself. I'm guessing the author was a reader of romance and saw this "style" of sentence, if you can call it that, and decided to write this way, maybe thinking it creates impact, but it's a sign of a poor education level in the craft of writing.
The author breaks another writing rule, when she has her character tell the reader things the characters themselves in the story don't know. Yeah,,impossible. Like when she writes the heroine thinking, 'We didn't know we were being watched'. That fact means the author shouldn't be writing the sentence. She breaks this rule three times before I stopped reading at 60%. She should be writing in third person if she wants to tell the readers things the characters don't know.
The author needs to do a course to learn all these basic rules of writing, and honestly, just to write something more interesting because she writes in a way I really don't get why any one would, because she makes the reader re-read scenes in the hero's point of view, which she literally the page before made them read in the heroine's point of view. It makes a book incredibly boring.
I simply didn't like the author's writing. Even at the end she has her heroine thinking for umteen pages yet again about killing the bad guy, about living alone, about her poisoning guys, about her poisons etc, in the midst of an attack which was both boring to read it all again, and deteacted from what should have had an immediacy feel to the scene.
The rest of her thoughts in the scene were ridiculous, thinking about grabbing leaves and berries to use on her attacker. How exactly? Was she going to try to shove them into his mouth? Poisonous or not, it usually takes distilling to extract poisons from plants. But if poisonous to the touch, how was she going to grab them, on the run, with no gloves etc? Scenes were described so poorly it seemed unlikely they could happen, like many movements in this attack scene.
There are so msny other issues but my review is already long enough. I actually skipped fifteen pages of her being in the car trumk thinking. The whole 15 pages was just her thinking after the bad guy put her in the trunk. 15 pages of her thinking about nothing, and things we'd already read her thinking about several times. That's all the example needed to show what I mean when I say this is painfully boring, mostly about nothing, repetitive and badly written.
It also has the plot from the second book in that wattpad series, where the heroine is raped at sixteen mixed in here. Like this author took the plots from those two books and blended their storylines and took the characters and title.
Putting the too close similarities to another author's work aside, this really shouldn't be called an MC book because not once does Crow set his ass on a motorcycle. Oh no, wait, actually once, he does once, for a second, when she hears him pull up on the bike. Once, in an entire MC biker book does the biker be on a motorbik! IInstead all these guys are comstantly driving around in SUV's, no mororbikes, not even trucks.
By half the book the hero and heroine have only met three times, and each time for only a couple of pages, the rest is tedious repeating of two unimportant thoughts by the heroine, about her giving justice because justice fails, and her tiny house and her tiny house lifestyle.
The heroine was an idiot, callous and thoughtless about innocent people. She's poisoning men who rape women by putting the poison into their drinks, alright, but she walks away, leaving an innocent to possibly drink it. While it says she watched from the back, what was she going to do in if the girlfriend drank it? Nothing, because she'd be too far away to stop her.
She also poisoned Crow, an innocent man, who thought he was saving another innocent, saying "he needed to be taught a lesson", when again, as far as he knew, he was saving an innocent. Sorry, not sorry, but that means she's not a nice person. And last but not least, the author also has her poisoning cheating husbands and cheating boyfriends?! Only a small dose of poison, oh, okay then. Mental case!
And that's exactly the problem, the author clearly doesn't see she's perpetuating that horrible saying, "crazy, psycho bitch poisoned me for cheating on her". I really got the feeling this was written by someone who wasn't very mature. Every other guy outside the club talked about here was a domestic abuser who hurt women.
The author also makes her an idiot to moce the plot on which I hate in a book, it's so basic and shows the author's lack of story crafting ability, having her heroine not knowing her back door smahed, her jewellery stolen, her shoe taken, her lights keft on etc, might be a warning someone was messing with her.
It lacked depth, it says in the split second she saw him, in a dark bar I have to add, that his eyes were haunted?! First, it's the exact same phrase used in the other wattpad Crow, and at least in it the heroine had seen and spent time around that hero more, and second, I know this is fiction but really? A dark bar? A split second? No way to see his eyes were haunted.
The writing was poor quality in other ways. Sentences, like this one below, copied and pasted direct from the book, show how poor the author's vocabulary was, "that was what I was. What I really was, was just...",. The word "was" used four times within eleven words, that equals the author using one word for half her vocabulary. In another sentence the word 'as' was used four times, in one sentence. Limited vocabulary.
And there's worse examples with this full paragraph, every one of the four sentences starting with "Not in ..." , "Not in not telling Crow about the weirdness that had been going on. Not in not being more careful because of said weirdness. Not in not having my phone with me. Not even in living alone with no one around to help me in an emergency situation".
Sentences also weren't sentences, like these examples from the book, "It was the internal sort". Um, what? And this, "The source of the feverish heat", that's it, that's all it says in the senstence, so we have no idea what this means or is referring to, and this, "it was easily of course to blame". Again, what? They aren't sentences because they don't make sense standing alone.
A sentence should give you enough information to know what's being said and what it is being said about if you put it on a blank page by itself. I'm guessing the author was a reader of romance and saw this "style" of sentence, if you can call it that, and decided to write this way, maybe thinking it creates impact, but it's a sign of a poor education level in the craft of writing.
The author breaks another writing rule, when she has her character tell the reader things the characters themselves in the story don't know. Yeah,,impossible. Like when she writes the heroine thinking, 'We didn't know we were being watched'. That fact means the author shouldn't be writing the sentence. She breaks this rule three times before I stopped reading at 60%. She should be writing in third person if she wants to tell the readers things the characters don't know.
The author needs to do a course to learn all these basic rules of writing, and honestly, just to write something more interesting because she writes in a way I really don't get why any one would, because she makes the reader re-read scenes in the hero's point of view, which she literally the page before made them read in the heroine's point of view. It makes a book incredibly boring.
I simply didn't like the author's writing. Even at the end she has her heroine thinking for umteen pages yet again about killing the bad guy, about living alone, about her poisoning guys, about her poisons etc, in the midst of an attack which was both boring to read it all again, and deteacted from what should have had an immediacy feel to the scene.
The rest of her thoughts in the scene were ridiculous, thinking about grabbing leaves and berries to use on her attacker. How exactly? Was she going to try to shove them into his mouth? Poisonous or not, it usually takes distilling to extract poisons from plants. But if poisonous to the touch, how was she going to grab them, on the run, with no gloves etc? Scenes were described so poorly it seemed unlikely they could happen, like many movements in this attack scene.
There are so msny other issues but my review is already long enough. I actually skipped fifteen pages of her being in the car trumk thinking. The whole 15 pages was just her thinking after the bad guy put her in the trunk. 15 pages of her thinking about nothing, and things we'd already read her thinking about several times. That's all the example needed to show what I mean when I say this is painfully boring, mostly about nothing, repetitive and badly written.
July 26, 2022
Pure excellence as usual! Jessica Gadziala always gives us great stories, but after reading this book the Shady Valley MC series is definitely inching towards being one of my favorites. I loved Crow firstly because of his looks (I mean have you seen that cover) but also because I love beautiful men who have heavy demons to face but can still be loving and caring. Morgaine was so different but also perfect for Crow her “side job” made her mesh well with the others as well as gave her a higher level of acceptance and I loved that about her! Jessica Gadziala has a way with storylines, there have been so many that make me sit and wonder how she comes up with such brilliance and this one was no different. It was definitely a thrilling meet-cute for sure.
I wonder who will be next I’m hoping for Slash but Detroit has also started to pique my interest 🤔 so I can’t wait to see what goodness is up next!
I wonder who will be next I’m hoping for Slash but Detroit has also started to pique my interest 🤔 so I can’t wait to see what goodness is up next!
June 5, 2023
Loved this book! I wish I could score higher than 5 stars. Morgaine is such an awesome heroine. Her tragic backstory is sad, but it turned her into this amazing woman with a high end poison garden. I love the idea of poison gardens, such a smart thing for a woman to have access too. Crow is just delicious. He’s everything I like in a hero - alpha, a tad psycho, can be sweet, doesn’t immediately want a relationship, becomes fixated on the heroine. The story line was great and I loved being back with the Shady Valley chapter and guys. I can’t wait for more.
July 25, 2022
Crow and Morgaine such a good pairing. I do believe Morgaine is my new favorite h. She doesn't physically kick ass but she is still a bad ass. I love her for Crow. Crow is such a dichotomy ... Sweet/considerate to violent psycho ... I love him. I enjoyed the story and wished it was a little longer. I hope there will be little tid bits about them, the land, etc in future Shady Valley stories.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 26, 2022
Hot Men! Amazingly Badass Women! Some pottery and a dash of poison!
Grab this book and enjoy the adventure!
Grab this book and enjoy the adventure!
April 1, 2023
I wish it was more high stakes, especially because of the heroines so called “trade”.
It had everything there to be more and yet it wasn’t.
It was just ok-ish. A quick, simple read.
It had everything there to be more and yet it wasn’t.
It was just ok-ish. A quick, simple read.
February 23, 2024
French & English reviews
Une romance de bikers un peu dark que j'ai dévoré et adoré !
Après avoir lu pas mal de livres des The Navesink Bank Henchmen MC et des Golden Glades Henchmen, j'étais curieuse de voir ce qu'allait donner les Shady Valley Henchmen qui sont liés aux deux autres chapters !
ET J'AI ADORE !
Je ne pensais pas adorer autant Crow et Morgaine et pourtant ... Leur meet-cute était GENIAL (la tentative d'empoisonnement xD) et j'ai adoré voir le biker sexy et badass trafiquant d'armes au passé sombre et aux démons tenaces tomber amoureux de la justiciaire aux poisons un peu hippie >< J'ai beaucoup aimé la façon dont leur relation se construit (leur "rendez-vous" à l'atelier de poterie =)) et bien sûr les scènes de sexe notamment dehors qui étaient PFIOULALA !
Le "cadeau" de fin était top (même si j'avoue j'aurais adoré voir ce qu'était devenue sa mère ><)
Bref, une romance que j'ai dévoré beaucoup trop vite ! Pour les fans de romance de bikers et de personnages en demi-teinte, je recommande !
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A slightly dark biker romance that I devoured and loved !
After reading quite a few books from The Navesink Bank Henchmen MC and Golden Glades Henchmen series, I was curious to see what the Shady Valley Henchmen which are linked to the other two chapters would be like !
AND I LOVED IT !
I didn't think I would love Crow and Morgaine so much and yet ... Their meet-cute was AWESOME (the poisoning attempt xD) and I loved seeing the biker sexy and badass arms dealer with a dark past and tenacious demons falling in love with the slightly hippie poisonous vigilante >< I really liked the way their relationship was built (their "date" at the workshop pottery =)) and of course the sex scenes especially outside which were PFIOULALA !
The ending “gift” was great (even if I have to admit I would have loved to see what had become of her mother ><)
In short, a romance that I devoured far too quickly ! For fans of biker romance and grey characters, I recommend it !
Une romance de bikers un peu dark que j'ai dévoré et adoré !
Après avoir lu pas mal de livres des The Navesink Bank Henchmen MC et des Golden Glades Henchmen, j'étais curieuse de voir ce qu'allait donner les Shady Valley Henchmen qui sont liés aux deux autres chapters !
ET J'AI ADORE !
Je ne pensais pas adorer autant Crow et Morgaine et pourtant ... Leur meet-cute était GENIAL (la tentative d'empoisonnement xD) et j'ai adoré voir le biker sexy et badass trafiquant d'armes au passé sombre et aux démons tenaces tomber amoureux de la justiciaire aux poisons un peu hippie >< J'ai beaucoup aimé la façon dont leur relation se construit (leur "rendez-vous" à l'atelier de poterie =)) et bien sûr les scènes de sexe notamment dehors qui étaient PFIOULALA !
Le "cadeau" de fin était top (même si j'avoue j'aurais adoré voir ce qu'était devenue sa mère ><)
Bref, une romance que j'ai dévoré beaucoup trop vite ! Pour les fans de romance de bikers et de personnages en demi-teinte, je recommande !
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A slightly dark biker romance that I devoured and loved !
After reading quite a few books from The Navesink Bank Henchmen MC and Golden Glades Henchmen series, I was curious to see what the Shady Valley Henchmen which are linked to the other two chapters would be like !
AND I LOVED IT !
I didn't think I would love Crow and Morgaine so much and yet ... Their meet-cute was AWESOME (the poisoning attempt xD) and I loved seeing the biker sexy and badass arms dealer with a dark past and tenacious demons falling in love with the slightly hippie poisonous vigilante >< I really liked the way their relationship was built (their "date" at the workshop pottery =)) and of course the sex scenes especially outside which were PFIOULALA !
The ending “gift” was great (even if I have to admit I would have loved to see what had become of her mother ><)
In short, a romance that I devoured far too quickly ! For fans of biker romance and grey characters, I recommend it !
September 20, 2024
Crow
This story was a lot of fun. I liked that both main characters had darkness inside them that seemed to recognize the other person as a sort of kindred spirit. As usual with this author's characters, their self awareness and commitment to only harming those who harm others first, directs that darkness in ways that give individuals some power in a world that has so many systems and structures set up to keep people trapped and helpless. Both their origin stories testify to this.
Having read 70+ of this author's books, there are only a couple MMCs that would really bathe in the blood of their enemies. This MMC is one of them (also Wolf, maybe Pagan and a couple others). And it's difficult to understand how this guy is lovable when reading something like this,
“I never could have envisioned what the love of my life would look like. But having her wash the blood off me, then ride me hard after witnessing me horrifically murdering someone?
Yeah.”
But he just is.
There were several fun lines in this story. This one demonstrates the MMC’s humility,
“Can I give you a word of advice?” a female voice asked, making me turn to see Judge’s girl, Delaney, standing there looking at me.
“I could probably use it,” I admitted.
What guy ever welcomes advice from a woman? And he does what she tells him.
I tried to pick out a couple lines from the scene where the MMC tells Slash about the MFC but honestly the whole conversation is delightful. Here's a little,
“So, I was poisoned.”
“I remember.”
“And I spent a week or so looking into that shit.”
“Figured you did.”
“Well, it led me to a woman.”
“Jesus fucking Christ, Crow. You’re dating your poisoner?” he asked.
As usual the author has created a great group of people who are totally fun to follow from book to book.
This story was a lot of fun. I liked that both main characters had darkness inside them that seemed to recognize the other person as a sort of kindred spirit. As usual with this author's characters, their self awareness and commitment to only harming those who harm others first, directs that darkness in ways that give individuals some power in a world that has so many systems and structures set up to keep people trapped and helpless. Both their origin stories testify to this.
Having read 70+ of this author's books, there are only a couple MMCs that would really bathe in the blood of their enemies. This MMC is one of them (also Wolf, maybe Pagan and a couple others). And it's difficult to understand how this guy is lovable when reading something like this,
“I never could have envisioned what the love of my life would look like. But having her wash the blood off me, then ride me hard after witnessing me horrifically murdering someone?
Yeah.”
But he just is.
There were several fun lines in this story. This one demonstrates the MMC’s humility,
“Can I give you a word of advice?” a female voice asked, making me turn to see Judge’s girl, Delaney, standing there looking at me.
“I could probably use it,” I admitted.
What guy ever welcomes advice from a woman? And he does what she tells him.
I tried to pick out a couple lines from the scene where the MMC tells Slash about the MFC but honestly the whole conversation is delightful. Here's a little,
“So, I was poisoned.”
“I remember.”
“And I spent a week or so looking into that shit.”
“Figured you did.”
“Well, it led me to a woman.”
“Jesus fucking Christ, Crow. You’re dating your poisoner?” he asked.
As usual the author has created a great group of people who are totally fun to follow from book to book.
October 25, 2022
Heroine has freckles and curly red hair. Hero named Crow is part Native American. Heroine feeds birds at her house including crows.
This book has characters dealing with sexual assault. So trigger warnings.
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
Heroine was raped as a teenager by her mom's boyfriend. She ran away from home and now lives off of the grid. She grows a poison garden and poisons men who rape women when the survivors come to her for help.
Hero sees her slip poison into a guy's drink at a bar and saves him, not knowing the guy is a rapist. He tracks heroine down and they fall in love.
I was upset that they both didn't realize the bad guy was stalking them. Her glass back door was broken, things go missing like shoes and jewelry and she just assumes she is forgetting things or an animal did it.
I liked at the end how Crow tracked down her rapist, drove him from Florida to California so heroine could confront him and then killed the guy for her.
They buy 4 acres from a bigger farm to live on and move there together.
It looks like Slash the club president likes Nyx the bartender.
This book has characters dealing with sexual assault. So trigger warnings.
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
Heroine was raped as a teenager by her mom's boyfriend. She ran away from home and now lives off of the grid. She grows a poison garden and poisons men who rape women when the survivors come to her for help.
Hero sees her slip poison into a guy's drink at a bar and saves him, not knowing the guy is a rapist. He tracks heroine down and they fall in love.
I was upset that they both didn't realize the bad guy was stalking them. Her glass back door was broken, things go missing like shoes and jewelry and she just assumes she is forgetting things or an animal did it.
I liked at the end how Crow tracked down her rapist, drove him from Florida to California so heroine could confront him and then killed the guy for her.
They buy 4 acres from a bigger farm to live on and move there together.
It looks like Slash the club president likes Nyx the bartender.
August 24, 2022
5 Crow Stars
Crow is the second book in the Shady Valley Henchmen series by Jessica Gadziala. Crow is trying to hide his darkness and it’s getting harder and harder with each day. That is until a mysterious woman tries to poison him and now all he can do is obsessed with trying to find her.
Morgaine has ended up in her own little square of oasis in the middle of nowhere. Just the way she likes it or so she things until, Crow lands are her front door wanting answers and bringing something she didn't think she missed, human contact.
As these two get to know its each other a darkness is waiting to pounce on them.
This was such a lovely read and I raced through it. I just couldn't put it down. I'm loving this new series and the secondary characters are exciting me too. I can't wait for some of these stories.
This is a must read from me.
Crow is the second book in the Shady Valley Henchmen series by Jessica Gadziala. Crow is trying to hide his darkness and it’s getting harder and harder with each day. That is until a mysterious woman tries to poison him and now all he can do is obsessed with trying to find her.
Morgaine has ended up in her own little square of oasis in the middle of nowhere. Just the way she likes it or so she things until, Crow lands are her front door wanting answers and bringing something she didn't think she missed, human contact.
As these two get to know its each other a darkness is waiting to pounce on them.
This was such a lovely read and I raced through it. I just couldn't put it down. I'm loving this new series and the secondary characters are exciting me too. I can't wait for some of these stories.
This is a must read from me.
July 30, 2022
Another great one
This is definitely one that's going to sit with me!
I absolutely loved it. The leading characters in my opinion were perfect for each other I think that it was a very big judgment-free safe place and that's important in a relationship. I'd share what I loved about them but I fear that he would be a spoiler so I just like to say that if you have ever gone through anything big and anything that is particularly hard to push through day to day then I recommend reading this book not because there is some big Epiphany or Revelation but because it's real. At least for me it spoke deeply to parts of me that I could identify with it. Morgain n Crow are perfect together. I can't wait to see what else the shady valley henchman have in store for us.
This is definitely one that's going to sit with me!
I absolutely loved it. The leading characters in my opinion were perfect for each other I think that it was a very big judgment-free safe place and that's important in a relationship. I'd share what I loved about them but I fear that he would be a spoiler so I just like to say that if you have ever gone through anything big and anything that is particularly hard to push through day to day then I recommend reading this book not because there is some big Epiphany or Revelation but because it's real. At least for me it spoke deeply to parts of me that I could identify with it. Morgain n Crow are perfect together. I can't wait to see what else the shady valley henchman have in store for us.
July 31, 2022
The Shady Valley universe is one of my faves even though we only have two books in the series so far! Crow and Morgaine are so perfect for each other. I love how Jessica Gadziala always writes her MFC is such a badass way!! Morgaine makes an awesome addition to our group of lovable criminals in Shady Valley. She is a poison expert that lives out in the woods in her little tiny house with her chickens and poisonous plants 🖤She serves as a contract ☠️ for woman who have been assaulted by men. Crow is part of the Shady Valley Henchman MC and has demons of his own. Their darkness calls to each other and Morgaine is the perfect woman to wash the blood from Crow’s body when he lets those demons out to play 🔥
August 6, 2024
It was ok, but the storyline was a bit far-fetched to say the least. Morgaine (eye-roll on the name) was ok and apparently an herbal poison specialist (you never really know the true depth of her trauma, but she's not all there) and takes real risks with poison - not a likeable feature of hers. She seemed to not really know how to control her special talent. Crow was portrayed as a somewhat volatile H with bloodlust, but I never felt that he was either. Crow seemed real chill & Morgaine seemed really angry, and the rest of it was filler.
Like I said it was ok, but I liked the romance in the first book better and you could feel the attraction much more between Judge & Dell. Oh well, on to Slash & Nyx (and I really am looking forward to this one, so hope it doesn't disappoint).
Like I said it was ok, but I liked the romance in the first book better and you could feel the attraction much more between Judge & Dell. Oh well, on to Slash & Nyx (and I really am looking forward to this one, so hope it doesn't disappoint).
July 30, 2022
Awesome
Crow and Morgaine
Love this book!
Crow is a member of the Shady Valley henchmen, he's not your typical biker, don't get me wrong,he's strong, sexy and can be a little crazy. Morgaine lives a life in solitude. She's had a rough past. When her and Crow meet, let's just say he got in her way so she.....not going to tell you, you need to read it to find out what happened. All I'll say is she has a large set of lady balls😂. She had a mission to complete and Crow screwed it up. See where this is going. Love the characters and the story. Looking forward to reading more in this series!
Crow and Morgaine
Love this book!
Crow is a member of the Shady Valley henchmen, he's not your typical biker, don't get me wrong,he's strong, sexy and can be a little crazy. Morgaine lives a life in solitude. She's had a rough past. When her and Crow meet, let's just say he got in her way so she.....not going to tell you, you need to read it to find out what happened. All I'll say is she has a large set of lady balls😂. She had a mission to complete and Crow screwed it up. See where this is going. Love the characters and the story. Looking forward to reading more in this series!
July 29, 2022
Crow is an amazing character in this series
What can you say about Crow…
Well he never thought he would find love with someone who never socialized more than necessary with the real world. And the one who thought that he was going against all she stood for vengeance. Morgaine was used to her own little world and giving her unique services to those who had been tormented and abused by using her own made poison to eliminate the tormentors and abusers. Crow and Morgaine are a beautifully paired couple for this series.
What can you say about Crow…
Well he never thought he would find love with someone who never socialized more than necessary with the real world. And the one who thought that he was going against all she stood for vengeance. Morgaine was used to her own little world and giving her unique services to those who had been tormented and abused by using her own made poison to eliminate the tormentors and abusers. Crow and Morgaine are a beautifully paired couple for this series.
December 15, 2022
My main issue was that some things weren't explained like the earings..etc, the fact that it has been over àa month since they saw each other so why focus only on mugs and not the commission jobs, also how did the other guy find her? It can't be the girl as she wasn't missing before?, also when did he get the chicken home when he was worried in the first place..last but not least the slightly repeat scene when the girl gets missing
This is one of the very few books that i find obvious gaps in for Jessica
It was interesting to meet coach, and I still have high hopes to slash
This is one of the very few books that i find obvious gaps in for Jessica
It was interesting to meet coach, and I still have high hopes to slash
February 6, 2023
a professional poisoner/herbalist leading woman yes yes yes
Crow is a brutal individual for his club throughout the series, we get some background as to why. He is very familiar and subsequently attracted to a murderous woman. She’s a banger. A real pistol. Liked her. Her poison plants. Her tiny house. Her herbal remedies. Morigane checks off a lot of boxes, she’s also a social justice warrior/vigilante/murder for hire, for women who have been attacked or in some way grievously wronged. Crow and Morigaine do make a very interesting pair.
Crow is a brutal individual for his club throughout the series, we get some background as to why. He is very familiar and subsequently attracted to a murderous woman. She’s a banger. A real pistol. Liked her. Her poison plants. Her tiny house. Her herbal remedies. Morigane checks off a lot of boxes, she’s also a social justice warrior/vigilante/murder for hire, for women who have been attacked or in some way grievously wronged. Crow and Morigaine do make a very interesting pair.
July 28, 2022
Crow
The second installment of the Shady Valley Henchmen is every bit as exciting as the first. The story of Crow and Morgaine finding love is everything I have come to expect in a Jessica Gadziala book. I love the MC lifestyle depicted and I love the fierceness of Morgaine as she tries to right wrongs. Never a dull moment in Shady Valley. A must read for lovers of the Henchmen MC and Golden Glades Chapter.
The second installment of the Shady Valley Henchmen is every bit as exciting as the first. The story of Crow and Morgaine finding love is everything I have come to expect in a Jessica Gadziala book. I love the MC lifestyle depicted and I love the fierceness of Morgaine as she tries to right wrongs. Never a dull moment in Shady Valley. A must read for lovers of the Henchmen MC and Golden Glades Chapter.
August 2, 2022
Crow is a new favorite...
Bikers, gun running, chickens, various types of gardening... What's not to love? Crow is the perfect balance between sweet and psycho. Morgaine doles out justice where it's needed most. These two together make for an epic story where love wins over past trauma.
I can't wait for the next in series. I'm already so invested in all of the other members of the club.
Bikers, gun running, chickens, various types of gardening... What's not to love? Crow is the perfect balance between sweet and psycho. Morgaine doles out justice where it's needed most. These two together make for an epic story where love wins over past trauma.
I can't wait for the next in series. I'm already so invested in all of the other members of the club.
April 14, 2023
Great story!!
This is the second book in this fascinating series and this is Crow and Morgane's story. This is a well written story which has emotions, , suspense, intrigue, witty banter, danger, twists, justice, loyalty, and love which all leads to a riveting and entertaining thrilling page turner. I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.
This is the second book in this fascinating series and this is Crow and Morgane's story. This is a well written story which has emotions, , suspense, intrigue, witty banter, danger, twists, justice, loyalty, and love which all leads to a riveting and entertaining thrilling page turner. I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.
June 22, 2023
Funny first meeting
Crow tries to save someone and ends up in a predicament (no spoilers). Morgaine is trying her best survive in the woods and you'll need to read the book to find out why. Crow can't get their first meeting out of his head so he seeks her out. Morgaine is such a sweet person it's shocking what she does for money to survive in the wilderness. She brings out a side of Crow no one has ever seen.
Crow tries to save someone and ends up in a predicament (no spoilers). Morgaine is trying her best survive in the woods and you'll need to read the book to find out why. Crow can't get their first meeting out of his head so he seeks her out. Morgaine is such a sweet person it's shocking what she does for money to survive in the wilderness. She brings out a side of Crow no one has ever seen.
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