Monsters & Sunshine: The Lytle Creek Brotherhood

by B. Ryan

The last thing Scarlett needed was a distraction. She was in the process of healing from an abusive relationship when she serendipitously met Callan, the cocky, smirking trainer at her self-defense gym, who also happens to be the President of The Lytle Creek Brotherhood Motorcycle Crew.

There is an undeniable connection between the two, but there is someone in Scarlett’s life who is taking a stand against that connection. A dangerous stand. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes and a dark knight coming in to save what is his, this steamy, love story is a whirlwind of two broken people who fit each other like puzzle pieces: perfectly.

Warning: This book contains several moments based on the inhumane aspects of life. This book isn’t for everyone.

Genres: Dark Romance, Contemporary, Smut, Contemporary Romance

276 pages, Paperback

Published July 24, 2022

Reviews

[B. Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I licked it, so it’s mine LOL

It’s my book and I kind of love it

[Monica (The Accidental Romance Blogger) Barbosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

We first meet Scarlett Black at a horrible moment in her life: on the floor, being yelled at and pummeled by her abusive boyfriend. Vowing to never let that happen again, she gets the locks changed, dumps his crap outside the apartment and, at her uncle's advice, signs up for self-defense classes.

When Callan McNamara, President of The Lytle Creek Brotherhood motorcycle club, tells his employee that he'll find a trainer for his niece, he didn't think he'd end teaching her himself. She's hurt and afraid but has her head held high and she brings sunshine wherever she goes.

He wasn't expecting to be so drawn to her. She wasn't expecting to get involved with a "bad boy", but life never goes as planned anyway. So, when danger comes to brotherhood and touches Scarlett, he will do anything to protect her. ANYTHING. 

I am not a fan of motorcycle club books because they tend to portray women in a way I just can't stand. Although this book acknowledges this attitude towards women, it was a breath of fresh air in that regard.

This is B. Ryan's debut novel and let me just say it's a kickstart of a great career. She gets you invested in these characters and now she made me want to know all about a certain "deranged enforcer". What did you do to me?! lol A fun read, but not for the faint of heart.

Possible triggers: domestic abuse, violent acts on page, kidnapping, torture, mentions of drug use, parental neglect, criminal activities

[Stacie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Monsters & Sunshine is B.Ryan's debut novel. It follows the MFC Scarlett who has gone through some horrific events(check out the triggers) that leads her to Callan.

I've never read an motorcycle club romance before but I'm so glad I got to read this ARC. It's dark, dirty and gritty.
I enjoyed everything in this story. We all need our own Callan.
It was fantastically written, the abuse felt real and it was dealt with perfectly. I liked that we got the memories from Callan too as his help set up his background.

Recommend everyone to read but it's definitely for 18+ and check the triggers out first.

Thank you B.Ryan for letting me read your debut novel

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Monsters & Sunshine by B.Ryan
Lytle Creek Brotherhood Book 1

Dark Romance - 300 Pages

This was my first MC book and I loved it. It was dark, gritty, and yet it was bright, and sweet. I went through so many emotions. I had to force myself to set this book down or I wouldn't get any sleep.

I absolutely LOVED this book. I cannot wait for book two to come out.

Recommended ages 18+
Rating 5 of 5 stars

[Andrea Hagan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book begins with Scarlett living through a horrific ordeal (check triggers, y'all). She begins training with Callan, the Prez of the Lytle Creek Brotherhood MC. Sparks fly, but someone from Scarlett's past just won't seem to go away. What a beautiful story of personal transformation, love, and acceptance of our darkest parts. I loved the female friendships in the book and want to know more about their stories. If you love motorcycle club romance, then definitely add this one to your list!

[Wendy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it ❤️ Brilliant read, full review on Amazon 100% recommend this book to everyone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Desiree · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is dark and dirty and I LOVED it.

It brought out so many emotions in me *check your TWs* but it was beautifully written and I would absolutely re-read it.

Hard 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[Rudrashree Makwana · Rating 5 out of 5]

What soul? We love the darkness

Monsters and Sunshine is a first book in The Lytle Creek Brotherhood. It’s an emotional rollercoaster ride. This follows the odyssey of Scarlett, she had a poignant past and has been in a toxic relationship. Their relationship couldn’t get off on the right foot and William gave her cold shoulders. Now meet Callan, the cocky, smirking trainer at her self-defense gym, who also happens to be the President of The Lytle Creek Brotherhood Motorcycle Crew. He is everything a woman desires. They both cross each other’s path and their love ignites like a magnetic attraction and they both form an unfathomable bond. But her past keep coming back to her . Will Scarlett go back a long way or get out of toxic relationship? And give love another chance?

The ending was so unexpected. I loved all the characters including, Jackson, Athena, Rocks, Callan and Kelsey. Also I loved the Callan’s grandmother. It was an odyssey of love, tragedy, getting out of toxic relationship, healing and finding love again.

[Bayan · Rating 4 out of 5]

PS: BOOK COMES OUT TODAY! SEPTEMBER 1ST 2022!

This was an absolute roller coaster of emotions, it was so dark, and so sweet? But absolutely enjoyable.

Of course, I recommend that you check the warnings before reading this book, there is certain abuse and violence involved, but if you are above 18 read this book, and enjoy it, and then come thank me.

It was very well written, and it was set as a motorcycle club dark romance, with a main character who goes through a difficult ordeal, and then meets our dream guy, Callan, and then her past catches up to her.

Everything about this book was enjoyable, apart from the fact that I had to literally put it down to process what I was feeling, it was very well written, the characters had amazing depth, and it had a very aesthetically pleasing dark eeriness to it.

I definitely want to thank the author for sending me the book prior to the publishing, in exchange for an honest review, lots of love.

[Theresa Lambe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to be Scarlet. I want the love she has with her big, bad biker. I want to be the Sunshine to his Monster.

But since I can't, I will go on re-reading this book. B.Ryan is a great story teller, the emotions jumping off the page. And the slow buildup of Scarlet and Callan are amazing.

In love, it’s always the little things that seem to matter, and it’s those little things in the story that make you love these two so much more. Callan might be a biker to the hardcore degree, but it’s so sweet to see that side fall just a little when his Sunshine around.

If you are looking for a book that makes you feel love, passion, awe, and anger, trust me, this gives it all to you....and then some!

[Candace Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Spoilers*

"You have shattered your way into my heart that I otherwise thought no longer existed. You tame the monsters that live inside me."

"His kiss reaches depths of my soul I never knew were there, all I need of his love and possession."

"No matter what, I will always be the light to your darkness, the light at the end of the tunnel. I love you, Callan, Mr President, coach, my king."

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This was and enjoyable MC story. It had a good plot. It was entertaining enough to keep me interested. I liked the character development. Scarlet and Callan were a wonderful couple. I do wish the side characters had some more showtime.

• Dual POV
• MC Romance
• Touch her and ☠️
• He falls hard

[The Gemini’s Bookshelf · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the plot for this! Combine and gym romance with an mc club? Call me a happy girl! Scarlett deserves every bit of happiness that comes her way.

My only con is I felt like I was being told the story and not really living it.

[Reba Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

This book was amazing and I'm so glad that I chose this book to be in my reading list. The chemistry between the characters is so intense and pulling. This book does not let you down at all.

[Kirsty Coote · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, fantastic story line

[Booksta · Rating 5 out of 5]

📖 𝕖𝔸ℝℂ ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 📖

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𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚: 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 & 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦
𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧: 𝘉. 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: 𝘔𝘊 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨: 300
𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜: 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 - 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘔𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴

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*** Thank you to the author @b.ryan_author for giving me a change to read this book.**



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“𝘕𝘰. 𝘕𝘰, 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 . 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 . 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯.”


I had to share that long quote because it is so soo soooo importants. I want every single woman in the world to know this. It is never, and I mean NEVER your fault when someone treats you bad.


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Now onto the review itself. First let me start by saying that everyone needs friends like Jack, Kelsey and Athina in their life. They were there for Scarlett in a matter of minutes after the whole thing happened (I don't wanna say too much because I don't want to ruin the book for you).

Also, this book really made me wanna be an Old Lady for a President of Motorcycle Crew, minus the crime that is. Callan is a dream, even tho very dangerous he also has a soft side that comes out when he is around Scarlett. That man feels like pure sex and is sooo good at it.

Other thing I really loved is Vic's choice of music. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are my faves. Any man who likes them has good taste in my opinion.

And also (that is a lot of also's but I have a lot to say you can't blame me), I wanna unalive William myself. He is the lowest of the low scumbags.


Overall, I recommend this book to anyone in need of a fun MC romance read, because this book has it all: sexy times, amazing friendship vibes, girl power and so much more.

[Kimberly Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Monsters & Sunshine is a fabulous debut novel by B. Ryan!

The story starts out with our FMC, Scarlett, experiencing some trauma, so I would suggest checking out the tigger warnings before you dive in. That being said, this is a wonderful book of showing how you can overcome the worst that life throws at you and gain something beautiful out of it.

Callan is a beautifully broken and hardened MC prez that isn't afraid to show his strengths. He takes out anything that gets in his way and isn't afraid of taking what he wants. And what he wants is Scarlett.

I can't wait to read more from this series!

[Judith Whimsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good story. I loved every minute of it. I was hooked from the beginning. It starts with a difficult subject: domestic abuse, and it describes the process of victim blaming, self-blaming very well. Scarlett and Callan have their own baggage, their're far from perfect, but that makes them loveable. The style is excellent, I recommend it to anyone who likes MC stories. I was especially pleased that the musiclist wasn't collected at the beginning or the end, but brilliantly wowen into the story.

[Brittany (Brit.tea.reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

𝒪𝒽, 𝒮𝓊𝓃𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓈 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔.

I can't believe this was her debut novel; she knocked this one out of the park!
Monsters & Sunshine is the first book in The Lytle Creek Brotherhood. I read this in one sitting.

I enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the rest of the series.

If you love MC romance books, check this out, and please check trigger warnings.

[lisa jung · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sunshine

He the president of the MC and a monster in hiding. But Scarlet comes to learn self defense and learns so much more. I enjoyed this book and the characters in the book. Can't wait to read more.

[Beth (what.beth.reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to author B. Ryan for the advanced reading copy of Monsters and Sunshine, receipt of which does not impact my review.

Monsters and Sunshine is B. Ryan’s debut novel and it is a hot motorcycle club romance! After leaving a disastrous, abusive relationship, Scarlett turns to family. Part of her plan to get stronger - inside and out - involves training at a local gym. When her usual trainer isn’t available, Callan steps in.

Callan is president of the Lytle Creek Brotherhood and doesn’t usually do personal training. However, he makes an exception for beautiful Scarlett due to her past. The more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny their attraction.

I enjoyed this debut novel and Scarlett and Callan’s relationship. They were definitely good together, even when they resisted their feelings! Not for the faint at heart, it definitely dives into some of the dicier and illegal workings of the LCB. It has been awhile since I’ve read a MC romance, and this one did not disappoint. It’s open door romance and definitely spicy!

[Mckenzy Hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely adored this book- and honestly it brought back Sons of Anarchy vibes, like I now want to binge watch the series. Definitely recommend this read, 18+ readers!

[A'leigh Hamner · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it!

I loved Callan and Scarlett! I loved their personalities. Scarlett was tough not whiny. Callan was alpha but not over the top. He seemed real and authentic. Definitely recommend!

[Dalton Mallery · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the intense beginning to the never dull center and it’s kinetic ending, this book was unpredictable in the best ways. I’m not really one who reads “steamy books” but this was a good one regardless of the “type of book” that it is. Competent writing, skillful pacing of someone who knows how to “leave out the parts people skip” as Elmore Leonard once said, succinct & definitely not dull, I think it’s a great book, if this is number one in a series- I can’t imagine where else it would go, but wherever it takes us, I’ll go along.
Be proud of this book.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow! I was not expecting this. I loved this story. Callan and Scarlett truly complemented each other. My only issue would be the errors and misusage of words. Nothing a good proofread couldn’t fix. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

It did take me a while to get through the book, which I think was a me problem not a book problem. I thought this was a good book to the start of the series.

[Debra Johnson]

Amazon Purch. March 27, 2023

[Amanda Gruber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to love this, I really did. But, honestly, I almost DNF'd it several times.

Pros:
The overall premise is pretty great, I really enjoyed the story overall.

Cons:
The entire thing was greatly lacking in detail. I don't remember what either MC looked like. Even the bedroom scenes felt flat. And because of the lack of detail, the emotion didn't pull me in. I really didn't care what happened to either of the MCs. So, working my way through the story was painful in several places.

There was a lot of telling versus showing. Like entire chapters or two of them explaining what happened over a span of a week or a month. This was similar in the conversations as well. They felt forced and were frequently huge blocks which made them insincere. Side note of the conversations: Kelsey was just awful. She served no purpose and everything she said was so obscure.

The tattoo scene is completely unrealistic. 16 hours in the chair isn't even possible in one location. It's not about pain tolerance. The skin isn't able to accept ink nor is the artist ever able to see the detail. I've seen entire back tattoos done and at most a 5 hour session is reached, but occasionally 3 hours was all that was possible.

The final confusion was the "monster" within him. At first, it's described as a mask he puts in place to effectively be the president of the motorcycle club which makes sense. However, near the end, he and she both describe it as it was coming forward when they would get intimate which felt unrealistic.

Overall, I'd recommend but go in with the above expectations. If none of that bothers you, then have at it and I hope you enjoy it. I don't plan on reading further books in the series.

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Storyline and premise were good, and held my interest. The editing left much to be desired. No one in a MC is going to say “I am” instead of “I’m.” Too much proper English to be believable. Commas used instead of semicolons. A little more crazy from the crazy would help the story meld more. Author is well on her way to becoming a great writer.

[Amy Pfunder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad

Fallen is definitely the sexy strong male that makes this story. I didn't enjoy Scarlett as much however. The story was good, a so!I'd ready but not great. AI would put this as a good vacation read but not a book that will stick with me over time. If your looking for a great escape pick this one up.

[Toya Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got this one from my Romance Revealed Subscription box.

Love it. Lots of action...lots of..well you know.