Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: Fate of Blood
SERIES: Cord & Asher
AUTHOR: A.J. Church
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 336 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2025
BLURB:
Does fate lie in the blood or the act?
Since the moment he walked into my life,
Cord McCallister has been my dark knight.
Fighting my demons.
Slaying my dragons.
A force as constant as the rising sun.
But now I need something more from him.
Something I have no right to ask.
Something that could cost him everything.
I need him to be my savior.
Because without him, I don’t think I’ll survive another night.
Fate of Blood is the concluding book in the Cord & Asher duet.
Book 1, Taste of Blood, is available now.
REVIEW:
This picks up right where book 1 left off with Cord on an expedited mission to take out Thalium and his organization. He gains the help of ex-coworker, Zeke Asher’s driver, Benji, and his PA/hacker, Elaine to come up with a plan of revenge and vengeance for everything Thalium has put them through, especially and most importantly, the torture of Asher. I loved how this group came together. They also are, minus Zeke, simultaneously a part of Asher’s new plan for their new life with Asher selling his company and Cord leaving Dante’s “employment.”
Cord and Asher are more and more on the same page with their relationship, and both really seem focused on their future. They are both worried about disappointing the other at various times, but their openness and honesty make short work of any issues escalating to the point of doing damage.
Both buys are protective and worried about each other, but certain things need to happen before they can truly focus on their own lives. Cord is always concerned his darker side will scare Asher off and that taking out Thalium will give Asher a front row seat to all that he is capable of. Asher stands strong though and admits he actually needs some of that darkness in his life. These guys have been through a lot over the years and from early on in their childhood. It seems they were always meant to be together and finally realizing they are mates has really put them on another level. I loved seeing this aspect progress throughout this story.
My only niggle on this was how quickly things wrapped up with Thalium. It built up for most of the story but then, when push came to shove, was over rather quickly. Likewise, I was expecting Dante to be more of a problem letting Cord go.
All in all though, I really enjoyed this world. I really wish it was more than a duet, because I was not ready to say goodbye to Cord, Asher and the others. This is a bit more on the violent side at times, but that’s just how Cord rolls, and this really wouldn’t have felt right any other way. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author in the future.
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