?THE GAMES WE PLAY (Iron Outlaws MC 2) by S. Cole-review tour?

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 16, 2023

Iris:
As a woman born into an Irish crime family, I’m expendable.
It’s why I’ve extricated myself from that life.
Only now, I’m wrapped up in another one when I witness the death of the president of a motorcycle outlaw club.
And the club’s sergeant at arms has declared himself as my protector… Or stalker.
And I can’t decide if he terrifies or excites me.

Spark:
Too many people have died on my watch in Kabul and New Jersey.
My conscience can’t carry the weight of one more. Especially a pretty young thing with eyes that pierce my truths.
But her family is our enemy. One of many.
And she hates the things I pride myself in standing for.
Until she needs me to play her family’s deadly game. A game to ruin us all.

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REVIEW: THE GAMES WE PLAY is the second instalment in S. Cole’s contemporary, adult IRON OUTLAWS MC dark, erotic, MC romance series focusing on the men and women of the Iron Outlaws MC. This is thirty-five year old, former US Marine and Iron Outlaws Sargent at Arms Tyler ‘Spark’ Hyatt, and twenty-seven year old kindergarten teacher Iris O’Connor’s story line. THE GAMES WE PLAY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Some of the events of THE GAMES WE PLAY cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book one THE SINS WE HIDE.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Spark and Iris) THE GAMES WE PLAY follows in the aftermath of the murder of Arthur ‘Camelot’ Hill, the president of the Iron Outlaws MC. Iris O’Connor is the only witness to the hit and run that took the life of Arthur Hill, and Spark and Clutch have been sent to get as much information from our heroine as possible but a drive-by shooting comes close to ending Iris’ life, forcing Spark to become guardian and protector of a woman connected to the powerful Irish Crime Family. In the face of his attraction to Iris, and her affiliation with the Irish mob, the new club president Uther ‘King’ Hills declares Iris off limits but Spark wants to claim Iris for himself. All does not go according to plan when Sparks’ relationship with Iris begins to cause trouble for everyone involved but none more so than Iris when she is forced to do something that could end her relationship and possibly her life. What ensues is the building but forbidden relationship between Iris and Spark, and the fall-out as Iris and several women are targeted by a human trafficking ring, and the Irish Mob may be indirectly involved.

Iris O’Connor wants nothing to do with her Irish Crime family but having lost her parents at an early age, Iris and her brothers were raised by her uncle, an uncle who’s in charge of everything and everyone. Refusing to act upon her uncle’s demands, Iris quickly discovers that breaking from the family is forbidden, and lives are threatened should she walk away. Tyler’ Spark’ Hyatt is a US vet having served with the Marines in a disastrous mission. Suffering with ongoing PTSD, Spark finds his heart and his home with our story line heroine but no amount of love can keep the demons at bay. When Iris is targeted, Spark struggles with the possibility of losing the woman he loves, a woman who carries his heart and his soul but betrayal lines the periphery of his relationship with Iris, and forgiveness may be what the doctor has ordered.

The relationship between Iris and Spark is one of immediate attraction but Iris knows that to get involved with the local MC is tantamount to betrayal within the Irish Mob. Spark has been warned against getting involved with our story line heroine could mean expulsion from the MC he loves. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and aggressive.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Iron Outlaws MC: Clutch and Gwen (The Sins We Hide 1), including club president Uther ‘King’ Hill, treasurer Niro, IT specialist Vex, Track and Tessa, Halo, Switch, club priest Saint; Iris’s brothers Michael and Thomas, and their uncle, Irish mobster Cillian O’Ceallaigh. The requisite evil has many faces. Saint’s story is next.

THE GAMES WE PLAY is a story of power and control, betrayal and retribution, family and relationships, authority and command, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is riveting, dramatic and gripping; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are determined, desperate and dynamic.

Click here for Sandy’s review of book one THE SINS WE HIDE

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Reviewed by Sandy

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

I am represented by Beth Phelan at The Bent Agency, NY.

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