Review: Compelling Gay Biker Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
Let there be no mistake: had this story been anything but fiction, I would have probably not made it to the end! It is gritty, brutally realistic, and has two main characters whom I hesitate to call "heroes". One is a biker with a developing conscience (which, I admit, made him a little easier for me to like) and the other is a tattoo artist looking for piece and quiet. Ha! All I can say is that he should not have moved to Lake Valley, idyllic though the town's name may sound. It's all deception, as he soon discovers. Please do heed the content warnings, they are there for a reason. If they don't scare you, get on board for a wild ride and have fun! It pulled me in from page one and didn't let me go!Stitch is an outlaw biker for sure. He is a Hound of Valhalla to the core, they are the only family he really has, and whatever they tell him to do, he executes--illegal operations included. Stitch may be divorced, but he wants to make sure his daughter has everything she ever dreamed of and that costs money. There is only one problem: he is attracted to men. It is one of his darkest secrets, but when Zak comes along, Stitch's walls begin to crumble. It is a lengthy process, and accompanied by lots of hesitation and denial since he cannot be gay. Once he admits it to himself though, there is no stopping him. Unfortunately his fellow brothers see things differently and all hell breaks loose.Zak thinks he is ready to have a secret affair with a closeted biker. He has no trouble with being gay, but he does have issues with commitment. As he gets to know Stitch better, that principle crumbles and Zak needs to decide if he is really up for monogamy--something Stitch, as closeted as he remains, demands. And yes, that makes little sense, but hey, Stitch is an outlaw, so he can do whatever he wants, right? Zak has a different opinion and the sparks fly on several occasions. In the end though, it comes down to a choice between standing by Stitch and his illegal activities or returning to a lonely life without the man Zak has come to love. Not an easy choice at all!If you like to live on the edge, even if only in the books you read, if you enjoy stories with two strong heroes, each principled in their own way, and if you're looking for a gritty, sometimes violent read with a few twists and turns and an ending that will blow your mind, then you should definitely give this novel a try. It's not the kind of book I would normally read, but the "danger vibe" lured me in this time, and I do not regret it.NOTE: This book was provided by the author for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.