REVIEWED by Jen B.
TITLE: Their Bounty
SERIES: Four Mercenaries
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani
LENGTH: 250 Pages
RELEASE DATE: May 20, 2019
BLURB:
— Taken. Prized. Possessed. Loved. —
Clover is an orphan and has led a tough and chaotic life. No stability. No money. No friends. He trusts no one.
His already miserable life takes a nosedive when he ends up in the hands of a human trafficking gang. Someone has placed a request for a young albino man, and Clover is to become the property of a mysterious buyer who will stop at nothing to satisfy their depraved desire. Clover’s fate seems sealed until four bounty hunters appear to take out his captors and accidentally save him.
The four mercenaries want to move on, but when Clover pleads for protection, they offer it to him at a price. In the beginning, the arrangement is all kinds of shady, but as he gets to know the four men who’ve taken him on a wild ride, his developing feelings might become as dangerous as the elusive buyer.
But can a relationship with four such different men even work? Men who kill for a living? Men so full of contradictions?
Tank. The massive ex-soldier eager to be Clover’s Daddy.
Pyro. Wild, tattooed, with a filthy mouth and an itch for violence.
Boar. Ginger, bearded, a big teddy bear who can turn into a grizzly.
Drake. Dark and dangerous, with a tongue as sharp as his knives.
Can these men provide him with the love and security he craves? Or has Clover made the worst mistake of his life?
REVIEW: So, you get the gist of this story from the blurb, young albino man with no one to miss him is the perfect target for traffickers. It seems here that Clover is chosen for something specific. But, luckily, he is saved by a group of alpha males, two of which are already in a relationship. This story isn’t touted as a fantasy, but I had a hard time not thinking of it that way.
Tank is the leader of this group of mercenaries who have been through thick and thin together and continue to have a pretty strong bond. When they are on a job, they end up saving Clover who was being held captive and sold to some type of sex trafficker. Tank is the one who finds Clover, and they hit it off quickly with the Daddy/Boy relationship after Clover convinces the guys to take him to New York where he hopes to disappear. In exchange for this, Clover offers himself up to the men for sex. The only one not on board is Drake who seemingly has no interest.
Boar and Pyro are the two in an actual relationship and a bit more on the kinkier side. They like to occasionally share a third to fill the gaps sexually. But, Drake is the darker horse here. He clearly has a background that explains some of his issues, and he is the one more into bondage and control. It takes a while, but eventually he gives in as well.
So, there were some interesting aspects to this story, with the creepy lady who wanted Clover, and how the men actually handled things to be able to stop running. And I enjoyed learning about the various backgrounds of each of the guys. However, I admit I had higher hopes for this story, but felt it fell a little short for me when things took somewhat hokey turns. I think a lot of people will love it for that very reason, but I was hoping for a bit more realistic and believable than I ended up getting with this one.
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