Reviewed by Cheryl K
TITLE: Outlawed: Lords of Chaos MC
SERIES: Road to Carnage Series
AUTHOR: Nicholas Bella
PUBLISHER: Dark Desires Publishing
LENGTH: 215 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 1, 2021
BLURB:
Bikers, Bullets, and Blood.
Noah “Ace” Murphy, Sergeant at Arms, brother, and son. He’s a Man of Carnage, who is loyal to his club. One night, coming home from visiting his brother, Diego, in prison, he almost literally runs into a young man desperate for help. Kenshin Yamoto is everything Ace knows he should stay away from. But one look into those pleading, soft, brown eyes and he finds that he can’t turn Kenshin away. Now, they just have to hope the threat Kenshin is running from doesn’t destroy everything Ace holds dear, including Kenshin.
Diego “Dragon” Murphy, who’s doing a nickel upstate, is looking forward to the day he can give the prison his middle finger. But before he can do that, he gets a visit from his brother, Noah, and is given a mission to eliminate an imprisoned DEA snitch before he can testify against a powerful mob boss. With his plate full, he doesn’t expect to get a new cellmate. To his shock, Richard Harrison stokes a fiery desire within Dragon that he’s never felt before. Richard claims he’s straight, but Dragon wants to put that to the test…
Warning: Serial series. Mature readers only. Outlaw MC life, Prison life, Mafia, Dark themes. Graphic violence. Strong adult situations. Colorful and intense language. Reader discretion is advised.
REVIEW:
Nicholas Bella has taken a giant foray into the world of motorcycle clubs.
I’m not usually a fan of the MC world, but I am a fan of Nicholas Bella, and even thought this book ends in a cliffhanger as this is a serial series, I highly recommend it.
In this book, we are thrown into the dark, gritty world of the outlaw motorcycle club. An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture and can be organizations, whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises. Well, I would say Nicholas has definitely hit the nail on the head with the Lords of Chaos. Lords of Chaos reign supreme over their territory of Florida. He describes how the hierarchy of how this club work and exactly what it means to be in a motorcycle club. Especially to be a member of an outlaw motorcycle club, where violence, criminal activity, and prison – create a backdrop for love.
Nicholas’s characterizations are top notch. He provides for a diversified set of characters – all colors of the rainbow and sexuality are represented in this story. Noah “Ace” Murphy and Kenshin Yamoto, and Diego “Dragon” Murphy and Richard Harrison are the two couples in this story. He shows the dichotomy of slow burn verses immediately getting down and dirty with these couples. Which I found very refreshing. Each couple moves their relationship along based on each other’s needs and wants, not just to satisfy a plot point. Ace meets Kenshin, when he almost hits him with his motorcycle as Kenshin runs into the street. Dragon and Richard meet in Prison. In a change from some of his previous series, the gritty erotica takes on a less intense aspect of the story line. The relationship between Ace and Kenshin is almost a bit of a slow burn. Dragon and Richard create some prison heat but not in an overwhelming manner.
Nicholas embraces world building with such detail, it propels you into the story and you feel like you are right there in Florida. He has created another dark and gritty outlaw world for his characters to reside in. From the clubhouse of the motorcycle club to the inside of the prison, he creates the environment that forges and forces the characters to react in a certain way to each new circumstance they face.
I really like the plot arc that will continue through the rest of the series, which creates a need for me to read the next books in this series. I can’t wait for those books to be released. Another great series start. I’m anxious to see how Ace and Kenshin work out the revenge on Kenshin’s attackers. I’m super curious to see how Dragon and Richard progress under such intense circumstances. Will each couple survive to love how they need and want? Well, I suggest starting this series and joining me on the roller-coaster, that are Nicholas Bella stories.
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