Reviewed by Amber
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ITLE: The Love of Wicked Men
SERIES: The Love of Wicked Men #1
AUTHOR: Brandon Shire
PUBLISHER: TPG Books
LENGTH: 75 pages
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Sid Rivers and Jack Brown are two sides of the same coin. One is a lawyer with his own firm and dreams of money and power; the other is a criminal with a lengthy record and a quest for vengeance. When they meet, sparks fly. But was their meeting an accident? Or, was it planned by the billionaires who want to control their destiny?
The Love of Wicked Men is an erotic journey into the underbelly of the legal profession, the corporate culture of profit-at-any-cost, and the secret world of industrial espionage.
Sid Rivers has been very successful at helping his smaller corporate clients silence their critics and retain their profits. His success has caught the attention of a trillion dollar industry, and now Sid thinks he is about to realize a dream he’s held since childhood –unlimited wealth and unlimited power.
Jack Brown stops in and robs the local Shop-n-Go and nicks Sid with his knife. He sets into motion a plan of revenge that has been smoldering within him for years. But his plan requires he get close to the same man who has become the representative of his enemies.
REVIEW:
This is my first foray into serialized fiction and I have to say, I quite enjoyed it. The mystery and intrigue will suck you in from the first couple of pages.
Sid is a lawyer. You get the feeling from the get go that he has and will do anything to make a ton of money and be successful. He’s present during a robbery of a convenience store but instead of feeling fear for the robber, Sid is immediately attracted to him. So much so that when the robber, Jack is arrested and taken to trial Sid claims to not be able to identify his assailant.
They end up going their separate ways but Sid can’t get Jack out of his head. We learn almost immediately Jack is not who he claims to be. There are so many questions. There are setups, fake identities, corruption, cover ups, any and everything you can think of that makes up a good thriller this book has. It is also, incredibly hot. Sid is so bad but during his sexual encounters you can see he does want to make his partners feel good. It’s not solely about his pleasure.
Jack and Sid meet up again towards the end of the book after Sid is roofied at a bar. Jack takes care of him but again you are left with knowing that something isn’t quite right. Jack seems to know where Sid is going to be. He seems to know A LOT about Sid and we know he’s investigating him but we don’t know why, yet. We are also left with wondering what side of the law Jack is working for.
Oh, man, do I feel dirty after reading this first episode. Dang! It’s a good dirty though. This is 100% gritty. These men are not do gooders. They aren’t out to save the world. They’re out to take as much as they can and to hell with everyone else. But the greatest thing about this is there is a reason they are the way they are. What’s going to keep people coming back, me especially, is trying to uncover the why. It’s going to be a great journey and I can’t wait for it to continue.
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