Review: Love Wins in the End
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2014
This is the first book that I've read by the authors known as K.A Merikan, and I have to say they did a great job. Right now MC books are a hot trendy thing, and from many of the threads in the groups I belong too so are M/M romances. Combining the two hot topics together we get Road of No Return (Sex & Mayhem #1).The books blurb does a wonderful job providing a synopsis of what the book is about, and providing a warning on possible triggers (WARNING Contains adult content: a gritty storyline, sex, explicit language, violence and torture) that could spoil the readers experience.This is a book about sacrifice, accepting your sexual orientation, committing to love, and surviving societal homophobic fears & attitudes. The characters in the book were very real and believable. The challenges they faced a little too real in this day and age.The story of Stitch and Zak covers approximately 6-7 months, during which time both men experience significant personal growth, challenges most couples would never experience, and have to bale each other out of some dicey situations. The back story on our two leads is just enough for the reader to develop a feeling for them. Stitch and Zak are polar opposites.. Stitch being a member of the Hound of Valhalla MC, a on the wrong side of the law group of egocentric, alpha, homophobic males, having no consideration for anyone but their MC family, and Zak a laidback, non-violent, tattoo artist new to town, attempting to build a new business.I liked Zaks character from the get go, but it took me awhile to warm up to Stitch (outwardly he parroted the MC attitude, while inwardly wanting something totally different), he came off as someone who had never been in a relationship, a bit self centered, and not open in his thinking, for me the “like” happened around 30% into the book at the 2 month point in their relationship.The secondary characters (Crystal, Cox, Gator, Captain) I never really liked them at all. For me this book had a large cast of adversaries.I felt the authors did a great job convening feelings, creating mood, and writing tasteful but hot male sex scenes. I have to admit that I was distressed by the last few chapters of the book, as I really don’t want to believe that “we” as a society have not evolved past this homophobic state, but I guess since this type of behavior is in the news, and is spewed from people’s mouths on daily basis “we” haven’t (and that is so sad !)I would like to thank the authors, who provided a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.For me this was a 4 start read