Ugly (Cerberus MC 26) by Marie James-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 4, 2023

Hooking up with a cop was supposed to be fun.
How joking with Detective Lennox Maison about her handcuffs transformed into her actually arresting me was something I could’ve never predicted.
I thought it was a joke at first, but what kind of person would joke about the murder of a local woman?
Lennox claimed I was the last one to see her alive.
I should have an alibi. I should be able to tell them exactly what I was doing that night.
The truth is, I can’t remember, and that argument never holds up in court.
I manage to convince her that I’m innocent, only for it to happen again.
I not only have to worry about being falsely accused of murder, but now I have to worry if I’ve put Lennox in the crosshairs of a serial killer.

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REVIEW: UGLY is the twenty-sixth instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult CERBERUS MC erotic, MC romance series focusing on the Cerberus MC, most of whom are former US Marines who aid and help those unable to help themselves. This is Sawyer ‘Ugly’ Maddox, and Detective Lennox Maison’s story line. UGLY 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 UGLY cross over with, and run parallel to some of the events in book twenty-five BOOMER.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lennox and Ugly) UGLY follows in the aftermath of a sexual assault and murder, blamed on our story line hero. Detective Lennox Maison is a woman on a mission, and as the lead in the case, she is quick to finger Sawyer ‘Ugly’ Maddox as the guilty party but her inability to let go of the past and the murder of someone close, clouds her judgement in a possible case of a serial killer at work, as she continues to remain sexually involved with, and the police continue to point the finger at our story line hero. As Sawyer aka Ugly continues to help with the investigation, another murder places Ugly in the direct line of fire. What ensues is the building but forbidden relationship between Ugly and Lennox, and the potential fall-out as Lennox may be compromised in her relationship with our story line hero.

Lennox Maison has struggle in the fifteen years since the murder of someone close. Every opportunity to continue the investigation is met with a dead end but Lennox is determined to prove that the recent string of murders may be connected to the past, a past long thought dead and gone. Sawyer ‘Ugly’ Maddox fell for Lennox the first time they met. A one-night stand ended when our heroine ghosted Sawyer Maddox but when suspicion points a finger at Sawyer, Lennox refuses to back down until the proof is revealed.

The relationship between Sawyer and Lennox begins as a one-night stand that quickly develops into a police investigation but our hero doesn’t remember the night of the first murder, and the second murder will quickly be pinned on the man with whom Lennox is falling in love. The investigation is now compromised with the relationship between Lennox and Sawyer but Lennox will be targeted by a ghost from the past. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word in my romance story line.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we have met in the previous story lines. Bishop was on security duty the night of the attack against our story line heroine, and he has yet to recover from his injuries. Bishop’s story is next.

UGLY is a story of madness, murder and mayhem, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and acceptance, forgiveness and growing love. The fast paced premise is gritty, intriguing and suspenseful; the romance is provocative; the characters are desperate and dynamic. UGLY ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Previous reviews
Jinx
Thumper
Apollo
A Very Cerberus Christmas
Legend
Grinch
Harley
Landon
Spade
Aro
Boomer

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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