Review: Dangerous Breed by Onley James
SYNOPSIS:
PREACHER GRAVES made a fatal error in judgment when he was just sixteen years old, and it cost him twenty years. Now, he plans to live out his days in quiet isolation. For six months, he’s done just that. Until a favor for a friend finds him rescuing a twelve-year-old boy from a ruthless biker gang, putting him face to face with the boy’s beautiful and very damaged older brother, Memphis.
MEMPHIS CAMDEN suffered an unspeakable childhood, culminating in an act that left him disfigured, inside and out. When he could, he ran, leaving his past behind, including a baby brother he thought was safe. For a time, Memphis is content living and working in an LA flower shop. He’s put thoughts of love aside, unable to trust anybody enough to let them see all of him. But a phone call changes everything.
Preacher assumes his protective detail will end when Memphis arrives, but one look and he can’t bring himself to leave. Memphis is terrified of his abuser, but he’s fiercely protective of the brother he barely knows, and now, Preacher feels the same way for Memphis.
But protecting the Camden brothers is going to take more than just Preacher. Their father is the head of the vicious biker gang that chained up one son and maimed another, and he’s decided they need to be silenced. Memphis is battling a past that’s come back to haunt him and the irresistible draw Preacher seems to have over him, but each time he gets close, Memphis pulls away. Can Preacher keep Memphis safe and convince him that he can trust him with his body and his heart?
REVIEW:
This was definitely an improvement upon the first installment in this series. Preacher was an intriguing character and I was curious to not only see how his journey would go but to also see if the series would get better. I enjoyed both, even with the whole insta-love thing happening.
I liked Memphis’ story; his trauma, his past, it all haunts him and rushes towards him at once. Preacher was the perfect balance to Memphis’ ghosts; he is the calm, steady, judgement free constant that Memphis needs. It was very much insta-love and Preacher was an insta-fix to all of Memphis’ problems, but I didn’t mind that. Their chemistry is off the charts and while there are plenty of steamy scenes, they were at least sprinkled with a few deeper conversations and heart-to-hearts.
The story was more emotional and looking over your shoulder compared to the gritty biker gang dangers I was expecting. Knox, Memphis’ brother, was surprisingly resilient and I wish we had more of him. But the real stars of the book in my mind were Preacher’s dogs, Bo and Luke. I loved that the dogs played such a huge part of this book and how fiercely they protected their own. Not my favorite read or one I will return to again, but definitely one I enjoyed.
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