Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: Doc
SERIES: Redcars #4
AUTHOR: R.J. Scott
PUBLISHER: Love Lane Books
LENGTH: 247 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 9, 2026
BLURB:
Raised in hell. Remade in blood. Levi is a mercy that he won’t survive.
Doc has lived his whole life in the shadows, using sharp skills and colder instincts to keep his sister and her kids safe. He fixes problems no one talks about, navigates dangerous circles without leaving a trace, and has learned that survival means staying hidden, staying in control, and never letting anyone close enough to see the cracks.
Detective Levi Rosen is the exception he never planned for.
Levi should walk away the moment he realizes Doc is tied to a world of underground violence, organ traffickers, and buried bodies. Instead, he finds himself drawn to the man behind the mask—the quiet precision, the impossible loyalty, and fear buried so deep it barely shows.
Together, they’re forced to navigate a violent network, shifting loyalties, and a past that’s been hunting Doc since he was a boy. And Levi has to decide how far he’s willing to go for a man who doesn’t believe he deserves to be saved.
Doc is a dark, emotional MM romantic suspense about trauma, obsession, forced proximity, morally grey choices, found family, and choosing someone even when the world keeps trying to take them away. This is Book 4 in the Redcars series and should be read in order.
REVIEW:
I have been looking forward to Doc’s story since we first met him. He is the guy the Redcars guys call when they need medical assistance outside of official care, and he has always come at a high price for that service. He is methodical and seemingly cold with very little actual bedside manner, but he is always on call and gets the job done when needed. I just knew there had to be a big back story behind his character, and I wasn’t wrong.
It doesn’t take long for us to learn the reasoning behind his behavior and why he does the things he does. He was a victim forced to do some pretty horrific things and after escaping has used those skills to protect himself and provide a somewhat normal life for his sister and her kids. Unfortunately, he ends up on the radar of Levi, the cop who walks the fine line between upstanding cop and the underground Cave group.
We know from previous books about the Cave and those involved, but this installment gives us another look at their capabilities and intentions when they cross over into Doc’s world. Levi is constantly walking the line of having the inside information to help him on the cop job while trying to stay under the radar of other cops who are none too happy with having to work with Levi due to the past actions of his father, a crooked cop who ruined a number of cases for Levi’s now fellow officers.
Back to Doc and Levi. While they have each maintained their distance and safety, that all comes into question when they meet and have a steamy connection that looks like it will test all of their carefully built walls of protection. There are murders to solve and while Doc is somewhat involved, he is now dealing with betrayal on his side of things and is determined to figure out who and why. Then, the past comes crashing back in and Doc must trust Levi, the Redcars guys and his cleaner, Novak, to see him through the mess. Things get pretty intense as the walls close in, but Doc and Levi grow stronger as a result.
I love seeing all of the other guys again and love this little world of second chances and found family. We meet Novak in this book, and just like with Doc, I am left intrigued and excited to learn more. The next book is already on my to read list.
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