Review: Porter writes a good MC romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
One of theI have read a couple of MC books lately. I'll have to admit, I'm a sucker for these types of alpha males. They are hot, take no crap from anyone (except their women), and show a soft vulnerable side that every reader wants to see. In Lock & Key, all the elements I like are here plus a little bit more. I was very satisfied reading this book and I found myself engaged and identifying with the older leads. Both Grace (Little Sister) and Lock (Miller) are in their 40s. Although I'm not 40 yet, I'm 36 and that's close enough. I loved reading a more mature MC romance. It wasn't the typical older biker falling for a freshly turned 18 year old. Or even a female protagonist who he was waiting to turn legal. Ew. There was a sense of history with the characters that I don't usually get from these MC romances. You get a view of their checkered and intense pasts that really helped developed the characters. Also Porter did a very good show vs. tell in Lock & Key in regards to flashbacks and memories. It was very nicely done. Even though Porter seemed to lack the show vs. tell when it came to other things like describing character outfits down to a T and listing exactly what the room looked like so that it wasn't me the reader imagining the setting but Porter telling me what to imagine. Not a big fan of that.Anyhoo...Grace Quillen is back in Meager, South Dakota after being away for over 15 years. She left after her husband, Dig, a One-Eyed Jack MC biker was killed in a devastating murder. The only reason she came home was to help out with her sick sister Ruby. But a one-night stand lands her back into the fold of the One-Eyed Jacks. Enter in Lock, a loner if you will, who is searching for something more than what he's been doing for years. That something more is falling in love, being apart of something more that matters than just the MC. They call him Lock for a reason, he had a tendency to lock away his feelings but with Grace they seem to pour out of him. Before they both know it, Grace and Lock are falling in love. Two people, both guarded, open up to each other and remember what it's like to care for something bigger than themselves. Love that!Of course this isn't the only part of the story that drew me in. There is an on-going riff with a close MC, the Demon Seeds. Fifteen years ago, Grace's husband wasn't just killed he was murdered by a Demon Seed who happened to be the antagonist of the story, Vig's, nephew. There has been a MC war brewing for years but with the reemergence of Grace in South Dakota, the tides start to tip and things escalate. By this time in the book, I was super hooked and I really couldn't put it down.I'm going to leave it at at that because I really want you to read this book.So if you're a fan of the MC romance, Lock & Key will not disappoint. There is a very good balance of romance, intrigue, mystery, and suspense that drove the book home for me. I would suggest supporting this author and other MC books she has to come in the future.  better MC romances I have read!