Review: Honest review given
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
5* starsThe ladies that make up the team behind Kit Rocha have conjured up a brilliant world for the Beyond series. It is a futuristic, post apocalyptic, dystopian setting, which is not too far into the realms of sci-fi, with the exclusive elitist city of Eden at the core and the outlaying sectors where crime is rife; life is hard and very, very hedonistic. The eight sectors are controlled by different, sometimes warring leaders and Sector Four belongs to Dallas O'Kane. The O'Kane gang are very reminiscent of a MC gang which I think brings another angle to a dystopian background. It is very erotic with some steamy hot sex scenes throughout.The over running premise throughout the series is "O'Kane for Life", Dallas O'Kane has collected together a great mix bag of characters that are the core of his gang and help him run Sector Four fairly while taking a strong stand against any threat from the other sectors or Eden's corrupt leaders and occupants. The men are all alpha males looking out for each other and the women. Not that the O'Kane women need too much protecting as they are all strong, ballsy women that can hold their own. Once they are accepted into the fold, they take the O'Kane ink and are marked as an O'Kane for life. The lifestyle is one of open sexuality, cage fighting, orgies, tattoos and stripping based around their compound, bar and running Dallas' bootlegging business.Each of the books in the series deals with a couple from the O'Kane clan with a backdrop of the troubles the group face to survive within the debased sectors. In this case it is a threesome; Beyond Jealousy is the story of Ace, Cruz and Rachel. Ace has been one of my favourite characters throughout the series and is the cheeky, sexy tattooist of the clan that marks everyone in the gang and his tattoo chair has been the setting for some seriously hot sex scenes; he is also a former man whore which saw him banished from Eden. He and Rachel have danced around each other for some time and despite one encounter have never taken things to the next level. Ace has since hooked up with Cruz, a former elite soldier of Eden and a gorgeous, sexy hunk of a man, as a tag team sharing the ladies but at the end of the last book we saw lines between the two in the bedroom become blurred.They both want Rachel, Rachel wants them both, once they finally admit to each other and themselves what they want, they come together and things are hot and very sexy. They do seem to be quickly forming a good bond and the men lay a claim on Rachel, as is the O'Kane way. Before long it is evident they all have their inner fears of what they think the others want from the relationship and things become messy. You are really rooting for all three of them through the book to make this work as they are good together and for each other and you just want them to see it. Ace doesn't think he is good enough for the other two and we learn a lot more about the true character that is Ace behind his cheeky chap persona.However as always in the sectors there are problems, someone is attacking O'Kane's business and the men are dragged into dangerous situations to protect the group, the women are attacked, people are hurt and so this causes them to question what they want. Ace believes he makes a decision that is right for the threesome and my heart broke a little for all of them. During an attack on O'Kane's leadership within the sector a street battle breaks out and one of the gang is gravely injured, difficult decisions and sacrifices have to made. Will a life threatening situation within the gang make the threesome face up to their fears and lay their hearts on the line or is it too late??This is such a brilliant well written story and one of those series' that you never want to end. I would recommend this series if you enjoy the MC stories or dystopian reads as it bridges them both flawlessly. I am already looking forward to the next book in the series.