REVIEWED by Jen B.

TITLE: A New Empire

SERIES: Fog City

AUTHOR: Layla Reyne

PUBLISHER: Layla Reyne

LENGTH: 192 Pages

RELEASE DATE: November 11, 2019

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Legacies were made to be rewritten.

Assassin Hawes Madigan wants to do right—by his family, his organization, his city, and the man he’s falling for, ATF agent Christopher Perri. But Hawes’s rules are being challenged by someone willing to kill for the old ways. To save his soul and his empire, Hawes must make an impossible decision: fight from the outside or bend the knee to win back his throne from within.

Chris is used to being the inside man, the one undercover. Now, he’s on the outside marshaling forces in support of the man and the ring of assassins he was supposed to take down. His mission shifted when he found something that’s been missing for ten long years—a home, with Hawes.

As Hawes and Chris make a dangerous play for control, the lines between allies and traitors blur. Trusting the wrong person could destroy the legacy Hawes envisions for the Madigans. But not trusting anyone, or each other, could mean lights out on their love and lives forever.

The King and King Slayer fight together in this thrilling conclusion to the Fog City Trilogy!

REVIEW:

This is the final installment of his exciting series, and it does not disappoint! The twists and betrayals continue as Hawes and Chris try to get to the bottom of things while trying to salvage their relationship along the way.

Trust is still the biggest factor for them, and that spreads out into the other characters as well. They must now trust people who have already proven not trustworthy, but hopefully their motives have changed enough to make a difference. Family members are the biggest gamble, but it also spreads out to those in law enforcement as well. The main gist of this series has been Hawes wanting to take the family business into a different, more non-violent direction, and that has ruffled some major feathers. There are a lot of things at play as this story unfolds, but everything ends up tying together.

What seemed like a side dish of mystery surrounding Isabella’s death, the details go much deeper and involve a lot more people than what previously seemed to be the case. As with most everything here, nothing is cut and dried. Through it all, Chris and Hawes work toward a final goal of being able to have a life together with Chris being a member of Hawes’ family. I would have liked to have seen a little more of Chris and Hawes actually together. I loved their chemistry and banter throughout this, even when they were at odds, so I would not be unhappy to see more of them in the future.

The main mystery was not a huge reveal for me, although it still made for an exciting ride watching it play out. I do wish the ending hadn’t felt quite so rushed. Things were moving along quite steadily until the last 25% where everything seemed to hit warp speed. However, this was a really enjoyable series that I gobbled up, and I was really excited to learn there will be a spinoff. I’m dying to see more of the Kane/Holt play out – it was unexpected until it was front and center, and then it was completely obvious and had me jonesing for more of their story. Highly recommend.

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