Reviewed by True
TITLE: Ink and Insults
SERIES: New Gothenburg Ink #1
AUTHOR: Ki Brightly and MD Gregory
PUBLISHER: Brightly Books
LENGTH: 330 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2026
BLURB:
A Dark Secret Creates an Evil Scheme
Ren Booth has one goal—revenge. He has a plan to take down his big bad brother, the man who put Ren’s life on a path he hated.
1. Turn Luke’s motorcycle club against him.
2. Hurt the family Luke chose over his own blood.
3. Let Luke rot in the total destruction.
The game sounds easy, but he doesn’t factor in two wild cards connected to his brother.
The Lonely Man
Oli has been working for Luke at his barber shop for years but wants to become a tattoo artist. When Ren opens a new tattoo parlor next door to the Ink Well—the studio Oli wants to work in—Oli is outraged. If that wasn’t bad enough, Ren starts dating the man Oli is in love with, KC Beaumont. Oli refuses to let Ren ruin his goals, even if Ren is hot.
The Overwhelmed College Linebacker
KC Beaumont is the son of Luke’s boyfriend. The only man he’s interested in, Oli, works for Luke, and he can see the problems with that a mile away, so he steers clear. When Oli takes a shot at KC, he makes a choice—date him and Ren, with their knowledge, of course. How could he ever choose?
Self-Discovery Becomes More
The three men balance each other out and start a relationship. Ren’s plans take a back seat as he enjoys time with his new men. What happens when Ren’s secret is exposed? Can the relationship survive deception? Or will Ren be the one left destroyed?
REVIEW:
An MMM story and it’s quite complicated.
We have Ren, who is new in town and is only there for one reason: to destroy his big bad brother, Luke. He will also ruin everyone connected to Luke.
The complications? Oh boy there is enough to mention:
Ren wants a date with KC.
Luke is KC’s dad’s boyfriend.
Oli works at Luke’s barbershop.
Oli hates Ren at first sight and is in love with KC.
Ren and Oli made a bet that involves KC.
KC is torn between two lovers.
There are secrets.
Three completely different characters, the feisty one, the soft one, and the bad boy.
There’s still way more to this story.
It was all fabulously written; the characters were well developed, and the dynamic between the three men was spicy, attractive, compelling, and captivating. We can find some familiar faces from other stories of the New Gothenburg series.
Overall an entertaining and quite dynamic narrative.
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