Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: Man of Lies
SERIES: Vendetta Kings
AUTHOR: Parker St. John
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 296 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 29, 2025
BLURB:
Mason:
I live my life in perfect control. I have to. My family depends on me to protect them, and my work keeps me buried in deadlines. The only time I let myself breathe is on my bike, tearing through the night at speeds that could easily kill me.
Then Silas came crashing into my world. He’s chaos wrapped in leather, all wild grins and eyes that see straight through me. He feeds my adrenalin fix in other ways. When he touches me, he tears through every wall I’ve built, leaving me shaking, exhausted, and craving more.
But the closer I let him get, the more I see the shadows he tries to hide. I don’t know what he’s keeping from me, but I know it’s dangerous.
And I’m afraid it’s the kind of danger that could tear my family apart.
Silas:
I should stay away from Mason. He’s too sharp, too determined, and too dangerous for someone like me. The more he fights our connection, the more I want him. Watching him unravel is addictive—the way his control cracks when he’s on his bike or in my arms.
But Mason’s not just a man; he’s a wildfire. If I’m not careful, he’ll burn through the carefully crafted lies that keep my life together.
Because the truth is, I’m living a double life. One wrong move, and everything I’ve worked for—everything I care about—could go up in smoke.
Mason’s the kind of man who’ll throw himself into the flames to save someone he loves.
I just don’t know if I’m worth saving.
REVIEW:
Back to the bayou we go in the continuation of this story about a bunch of adopted brothers in a town of curruption where the dirty powers are out to get them.
This installment is about Mason, the attorney brother who has been working OT for years to find a way to help his brother, Ben, who was wrongfully incarcerated. Ben was released at the end of the previous book, but things are, by no means, fixed. Suffice to say that Mason has been running himself ragged putting his family before himself for so long. He finds solace in the back room of a bar that bar owner Silas keeps for those who need it.
Silas can tell Mason needs something, and despite knowing he shouldn’t get involved for various reasons, he knows he is exactly what Mason needs, and he can’t seem to resist being the one to give it to him.
However, there is more to Silas than he is letting on. He has been seemingly turning a blind eye to the drug deals and other nefarious activities his bar is being used for, but there is a human trafficking element that he is determined to get to the bottom of.
There are a number of twists in this one as the story unfolds. Lines are drawn and lines are crossed by various people, and even though some of the interests intersect, the roads there cause quite a few problems.
That aside, these two find a way to make things work in the end, although there are still a lot of unanswered questions to the overall storyline. Ben appears to be next in line, so hopefully we will see him finally find some peace in the near future.
I’m really enjoying this series so far and am definitely looking forward to the next book.
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