Malcolm (Dirty Aces MC #1) by Lane Hart & DB West-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 30, 2020
Covered in tattoos and leather, Malcolm Hyde is a smoking hot biker who was born to be a ruthless outlaw.
As the president of the Dirty Aces MC, Malcolm is known for being cold and calculating. One bad decision – getting into business with the wrong person – is all it takes to bring down the entire MC. It’s happened before to his predecessor, which is why Malcolm refuses to let it happen again on his watch. He doesn’t trust anyone except for the few men who wear the same ace of spades patch on their back.
And that’s exactly why he doesn’t ever take his eyes off of me – the new girl. I never intended to make an enemy out of Malcolm or the MC when I was sent to steal everything I could from them.
After Malcolm finds out what I’ve been doing, he’s furious and shows no mercy until I spill all of my secrets, ones that could very well end my life. That’s when he makes me a surprising offer – he’s willing to take care of all of my problems, and the only thing he’s asking for in return is for me to completely surrender myself to him.
Spending two weeks in bed with a bad boy biker sounds more like a reward than a punishment.
There’s just one little catch – once he claims my body, there’s no guarantee he won’t steal my heart too.
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REVIEW:MALCOLM is the first instalment in the contemporary, adult DIRTY ACES MC erotic, MC, romance series co-authored by Lane Hart and DB West. This is Dirty Aces Club president Malcolm Hyde, and waitress Naomi Dawson’s story line. The Dirty Aces series is a spin-off from the author’s Savage Kings MC but you do not have to have read the previous series to understand or follow the story.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Malcolm and Naomi) MALCOLM follows the acrimonious relationship between Club president Malcolm Hyde, and waitress Naomi Dawson. Naomi Dawson finds herself in trouble having stolen a valuable historical collectible and the owner is demanding restitution otherwise he will sell Naomi to the highest bidder. In an effort to repay the money, Naomi is forced to steal from the Dirty Aces MC, and the man with whom Naomi will fall in love but all does not go according to plan when Malcolm discovers Naomi’s betrayal. To make restitution, Naomi will become Malcolm’s sex slave for two weeks, two weeks wherein Naomi will fall in love. What ensues is the highly sexual and tempestuous relationship between Malcolm and Naomi, and the potential fall-out as Malcolm and Naomi’s time together comes to a close.
Malcolm Hyde battles between head and heart as it pertains to Naomi Dawson. With his mind on Naomi, things with the Club begin to fall apart, forcing Malcolm to push Naomi out of his life. Naomi knew her time with Malcolm was coming to an end but our heroine was hoping for something more. Everything will spiral out of control when Naomi comes bearing news of her own, news that will send Malcolm into another tail spin pushing Naomi even further out of his life.
The relationship between Naomi and Malcolm is one of immediate attraction but Malcolm doesn’t do relationships having been burned in the past. Naomi is a strong willed, stubborn, fesity and independent heroine who knows that to steal from the Dirty Aces MC could mean her life is no longer her own but our heroine is willing to take the risk knowing that what awaits her is worse than anything Malcolm would ever do. The $ex scenes are erotic, aggressive and intense.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Malcolm’s MC brothers: Devlin, Fiasco, Nash, Silas, Drake and Hudson; Greg the local store owner; and drug king pin Harry Cox.
MALCOLM is a gritty story of obsession and lust; of betrayal and vengeance; of love and loss. The fast paced premise is engaging and spicy; the romance is questionable, provocative and edgy; the characters are impassioned but challenging
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Reviewed by Sandy
NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers due to strong language and content
“Could I…could I maybe put some clothes on first?” she asks, reaching for her discarded and ripped dress on the floor. My boot gets there first. I stomp on the black fabric and slide it over to my chair so I can snatch it up in my fist to keep it from her.
“No clothes until you answer all of my fucking questions,” I inform her. Besides, it’s no hardship to talk to her with her tits out. Or they were visible before she lets out a heavy sigh and pulls her knees up to her chest, wrapping her arms around them, blocking all but a peek of her cunt from view. “How long have you been skimming cash from my drinks and stealing from my customers, Naomi?” I ask again.
“Since…I started working on the boat,” she tells me without even a hint of remorse on her face or in her voice.
“Why?”
“Because…because I had to.”
“Try again,” I say.
Her big, blue eyes stare up at me pleadingly. “I swear I didn’t want to, Malcolm. But I didn’t have a choice!”
“Bullshit. There’s always a choice,” I counter, unaffected by her acting like the innocent victim. That shit doesn’t fly when she’s sitting naked on the floor of my office after I was inside of her, the smell of our combined bodily fluids still lingering in the air so thick I can almost taste the sex on my tongue.
“There wasn’t a choice in my case,” she mutters while tightening her arms around her knees.
“Come on, honey. Just spit it out already! Now you’re just wasting my time, which is only going to piss me off even more,” I say, getting annoyed now thanks to the way my dick overtakes my common sense where this girl is concerned. That shit has never happened to me before. There have been plenty of women I wanted to fuck but didn’t because I knew they were either not worth the hassle, off-limits, or trouble waiting to happen.
Naomi shakes her head in refusal. “I can’t tell you.”
“Yes, you can, and you will. All you have to do is open your pretty little mouth, you know, like you did to convince Fiasco to give you this job. Just use your words now instead of your gag reflex.”
“No, really. I can’t,” she replies.
I reach above her head to flick the end of my smoke into the ashtray, crowding her when I say, “Then you’re not leaving this room or getting clothes again until you change your mind.”
Her eyes widen as they lock with mine, like she’s trying to judge my sincerity. I’m as serious as a fucking heart attack. We’re both gonna sit right here until she talks.
Lane lives in North Carolina with her husband, author D.B. West, their two daughters, a few lazy cats and a pair of rambunctious Pomeranians. She has a Masters in Criminal Justice and spent ten years working as a paralegal for a criminal defense attorney before walking away to become a full-time writer.
In October 2015, the paranormal romance anthology Wicked After Dark, including her standalone, Let Him Reign, hit #13 on the New York Times bestseller list. Since then she’s been climbing the Amazon charts with hot new releases. So whether you’re looking for MMA superstars, hot cops, arrogant football players, sweet millionaires, or romantic weddings, there’s a little bit of something for everyone.
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After losing his father to a lingering illness, West began writing ‘Awakening’ as a way to channel his emotions, and honor the memory of a true friend. In addition to writing, he enjoys video games, motorcycles, and traveling.
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Great review, Sandy. Looks like an excellent story line.
Thanks for another wonderful review Sandy.I love the MC stories and series.
Great review, thanks for the excerpt Sandy
Great review, Sandy. Love the premise of this story. Thanks.
Wonderful review and excerpt, thanks Sandy
sounds very good. thanks, sandy.
Great review, Sandy. Thanks.
Nice review! Sounds interesting.
Terrific review, Sandy. Looks like a good read. Thanks.
Looks great, thanks for the wonderful review and excerpt.
Thanks for another great review Sandy.