TITLE: Isaac
SERIES: Light & Shadow
AUTHOR: N.N. Britt
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 322 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 12, 2024
In the heart of Sin City, two men on opposite sides of the law collide in a dangerous game of power, passion, and betrayal.
Isaac Thoreau, the son of a notorious crime boss, has spent nine years behind bars for his father’s murder. Driven, cunning, and unfeeling, he’s now back to claim what’s rightfully his. But when an enigmatic security guard named Hawk is hired to work at his nightclub, Isaac finds himself distracted… and inexplicably drawn to Hawk, despite his best efforts to resist.
Special Agent Dallas Bradley’s mission is infiltrate the Hellhounds and bring their leader, Isaac Thoreau, to justice. Posing as Hawk, Dallas is determined to uncover the secrets of the Thoreau criminal empire. But as he delves deeper into Isaac’s world, the lines between right and wrong blur, and soon an undeniable attraction grows between the two men, forcing Dallas to question everything.
Walking away before he’s compromised would be the smart choice, but Dallas can’t resist Isaac’s magnetic pull, even if it means risking his life.
As love and duty clash, only one question will Isaac and Dallas survive the fallout?
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Isaac is the first installment of the Light & Shadow Duet. It can not be read as standalone. This is a dark MM mafia romance that explores various sensitive subjects like violence, abuse, PTSD, etc.
There seems to be a flurry of mafia stories lately, and I’m always on the lookout for a good one. Here, we have a duet about Hawk, or Agent Dallas, as he is going undercover to supposedly take down Isaac, aka Blade, and his criminal organization.
As Hawk gets in deeper, the closer he become with Isaac, and the connection they share becomes something all of its own. There are so many levels and details of Isaac’s life that make up who he is, but to say the lines become blurrier by the day for Hawk would be putting it mildly.
There are a number of twists and turns with the various players, who is involved in what and to what degree and reasoning keeping us on our toes as the story unfolds.
I found myself spending much of the story thinking of ways this could play out for Hawk and Isaac’s that would end in a good way, but every time an idea forms, something slams a door on it.
Suffice to say I am completely invested in this story and am eagerly jumping into the next one to see it all play out.
