Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Broken Sun
SERIES: City to City #2
AUTHOR: B.D. Roca
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 286 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2017
BLURB:
James Morgan: outlaw in a ruthless biker club, the Bastard Legion. Willing to do whatever he must to claw his way to the top of the club’s hierarchy.
Two things stand in the way of his ambitions: his heroin-addicted brother and his bisexuality. In Morgan’s world, his attraction to men is a death sentence, and he has no desire to pursue it… until he tangles with Luc Sinclair.
Luc Sinclair: fellow Bastard Legion biker. Tattoo artist. Rebel who wants out of a club he’s grown to despise.
Luc has a sister he’s protecting from a Legion ex-boyfriend. Saving her makes him a target. Morgan intervenes, and all bets are off. The sex is as fierce and passionate as it is dangerous. But when Morgan’s junkie brother learns of the relationship, he sees a way to advance in the Legion and take out a brother he hates. Their three worlds collide—one is left for dead, another fighting for life, and the bond between them broken.
In a dark and violent world where it’s every man for himself, finding their way back to each other and the only truth they’ve ever found will be a long, hard fight.
REVIEW:
Life in any biker club isn’t as glamorous as some seem to think it is. People have seen Sons of Anarchy and think it’s just entertainment. It’s supposed to be all fun and games and making money. But they don’t realize until it’s too late that life in the club is hard and violent and often grizzly. This book, this series, has shown a lot of that impact. It was surprisingly realistic and really good.
Being in the Legion motorcycle club is all Morgan has really ever known. There are strict rules about certain things and certain things that if they come up, will get you killed. Being gay is a definite one. So Morgan has buried that part of his bisexuality and went on with life. Until a random night in a bar, when he runs into fellow clubber Luc. The looks between them alone would have gotten them killed, but they push it further as Luc has lusted over Morgan since he’s laid eyes on him. And Morgan is drawn to Luc like a moth to a flame. They can’t resist each other and things blossom quickly. But they are found out by Morgan’s brother and in an attempt to blackmail Morgan, Luc is beaten almost to death and Morgan has to toe the line. Things quickly change. Morgan knows he has to get Luc out of the club like he been trying to do and now. He does but at a cost that breaks the bond and puts him in over his head. And hurts his family. Now he has a choice to make and it may be too late to make things right.
When I first read Happy Birthday, which is book 1, I hated Morgan with such a passion. He hurt Nick so bad. But stupid me, when I started this book, I didn’t put it together that this Morgan was the one that did all that damage. I know. I’m an idiot. But when I did put it together, I had a hard time at first. To see this softer side of Morgan. To see that he loved someone and that it was a man. It pulled at me. The more I read, though, the more I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. Yes, he made some bad decisions. Very bad. But deep down he was doing what he thought best to protect what he loved. It just backfired. More people than he thought knew what was going on and they weren’t going to let it go. He knew he had to save Luc and it shattered him in a bad way. And even though he became someone almost evil, you can’t help but feel his brokenness. The pull of everything getting to him and pulling him under. Drowning him with no way out. The one thing I hated more than anything, though, was how long it took for Morgan to get back to Luc. And if the fact it wasn’t for a job for the Legion, he wouldn’t have at all. But when you feel you aren’t worthy or deserving of such beauty, it’s understandable.
Doing things we have to do to protect others isn’t always the best. Especially when it ends up hurting you or them. We have to remember sometimes there is another way, and if there isn’t, we have to find a way to make it work and move on.
This was one hell of a book. And series. It has some harsh truths and violence in both books. But in order to be accurate, there has to be. I recommend them. Very very good.
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