BOOK REVIEW: A Lil’ Less Lost by Tara Oakes

A Lil’ Less Lost (The Kingsmen M.C. #2) by Tara Oakes

4 Stars

Book #2 in The Kingsmen M.C. picks up where #1 left off as Jay is relieved to discover the body at the morgue is not Lil’s.  If you haven’t read A Lil Less Broken then you need to start there as this is a continuation of the story. [Book Review & Buy Links for #1, click HERE]

With Shade out of control and losing support of his fellow Slayers, opinions differ on the best course of action to rescue Lil’s. Jay’s father, the Kingsmen President wants to handle it one way, but Jay will do whatever it takes to get Lil’s back safe.  Neither plan is without risks, especially when Shade’s girl Vicky is part of Jay’s plan and some of his boys keep getting distracted getting laid.  And after it all goes down, can the boys keep the police out of their business and the details?

There is danger, excitement, and a touching and steamy reunion. Once again we are also treated to scenes from Jay and Lil’s past, and there are some really sweet scenes.

This installment is told via Jay, Lil’s, and a few sections by Clink and Charlotte/Charlie, a nurse from the hospital who plays a slightly mysterious role. I personally liked #1 just a tad better as I preferred Lil’s and Jay’s POV rather than Clink and Charlotte’s sexual exploits, but it’s only a small section in the overall story.

There is no cliffhanger this time although some groundwork is laid for the next book. The Kingsmen M.C. #3 is coming up in December 2014.

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About the Author:

Tara Oakes is a thirtysomething newbie author from Long Island, New York. She's a voracious reader, a passionate writer and and obsessive junk T.V. aficionado. When she's not doing one of those three things she is attempting to garden, hanging with her hubby or partaking in some retail therapy. She enjoys connecting with her readers and is having a blast entering into this new world of publishing. Connect with Tara: Amazon & Facebook

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BOOK REVIEW: A Lil' Less Broken by Tara Oakes

A Lil' Less Broken (The Kingsmen M.C. #1) by Tara Oakes

4 Stars

Julia Kaegan, known as Lil, has grown up in the motorcycle club lifestyle—her father, her brother—all members of the Kingsmen MC. At sixteen, her older brother’s best friend, Jasper known as Jay, professed his feelings for her, and they became a couple. But misunderstanding split them up a few years later.

In the present, Lil gets herself in a sticky situation one night at a bachelorette party, and it’s her family and Jay that to come to her rescue. The repercussions—she must return home and to Jay who she abandoned two years before.

With glimpses into the past, the highlights of their past relationship is unfolded. I can’t pinpoint what it is specifically, but I liked Lil and Jay together from the start. Perhaps it was their sweet rooftop early beginnings. 

“‘I’m not gonna play around with this anymore, babe. You my girl?’”

Or maybe it was the tension and animosity towards each other in the present. The “big reveal” that resolves their split from the past is priceless. 

“‘I’ll show you what you think you saw baby girl…’”

And one thing I appreciated is that their arguments in the present were always productive with truths and true feelings coming out, not drug out for unnecessary drama. And the make-up sex…ah well you can read those scenes and enjoy ;-)  The real drama occurs at the very end and it leaves you with a cliffhanger and one shocking event that I didn’t see coming. And while in general I'm not a fan of cliffys, the final scenes are exciting and would make a great TV episode ending should Jay and Lil ever get their own series. Cue the dramatic music. 

Told mainly via Lil's point of view (1 chapter by Jay) and listed as a novella at a little over a hundred pages, it’s still a fully developed story (or part one of the story) and a great introduction to the MC subgenre as the author provides a glossary of MC terms in the front matter.  While there is danger, the book is more sweet than gritty or angsty (which was fine by me).

Has Jay paid off Lil’s “debt?”  Did “repaying” Jay cause an extra ride along? Was Lil’s rash decision in the past influenced by something or someone?  What are Shade and his boys up to?

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