SHINE: Sins of the Father (Evil Dead MC: 2nd Generation 8) by Nicole James-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 25, 2025

Shine—
When my world falls down around me, I reach my breaking point. I need a break from everything. I need to get away and clear my head.

Prez makes arrangements for me to use the cabin up at Lake Mary—the one that belongs to our club’s San Jose chapter. It’s after midnight when I finally arrive No one is supposed to be here, and sure enough, no vehicle is parked out front and the lights are off.

Walking in the door, I drop my gear and throw the bolt. A sound behind me has me reaching for the weapon under my cut, but when I whirl around what I find has me so stunned, I take a step back.

A beautiful girl stands just outside the bedroom door in nothing but an Evil Dead t-shirt that shows off her long gorgeous legs. Dark hair falls in long waves to her waist and dark eyes stare back at me.
My first thought is my club brothers put her up to this—their idea of stress relief to get my head back in the game. I’ll have to thank them.

Fiona—
What the heck is he doing here? The patch on the back of his cut is clear as day even in the moonlight. Evil Dead MC – Nevada.

Ho-ly crap. I’m not supposed to be here. My father will kill me when he finds this out. If he finds this out.

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REVIEW: SHINE: Sins of the Father is the eighth instalment in Nicole James’ contemporary, adult EVIL DEAD MC: 2nd Generation MC romance series -a spin off set in the author’s EVIL DEAD MC world. This is thirty-three year old, Evil Dead MC: Nevada member Shine, and twenty-two year old, MC princess Fiona’s story line. SHINE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Fiona is the daughter of Wolf and Crystal (Wolf: Evil Dead MC 4), and sister to Rafe.

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

Told from three first person perspectives (Shine, Fiona and Reckless) SHINE follows in the wake of a forbidden weekend between our story line couple. Fiona, and her best friend Janey, are secretly throwing a summer’s end party at the MC owned cabin, five hours from home but upon their arrival Janey is called back home because of an emergency, and our heroine will soon meet her future in the guise of Evil Dead MC: Nevada member Shine. Fiona hides her true identity from the man in question, and at the end of a sex-filled, turbulent and deadly weekend, they both go their separate ways but in the ensuing months, Fiona’s life will change in more ways than one; while Shine, never having forgotten the woman who stole is heart, continues to search for the last man who destroyed his sister’s life.

The world building follows the separate lives of our story line couple, covering approximately eighteen months. Fiona is desperate to keep her secret but a secret that is slowing revealing the truth. Starting her own bakery, Fiona’s life plan have changed but she has never forgotten the man she left behind. Shine is determined to end the lives of the men who continue to haunt his sister’s world but months later, a chance encounter at the Evil Dead MC in San Jose finds our hero facing down the woman he never forgot but a woman who hiding an important secret.

The relationship between Shine and Fiona begins as a weekend fling that ends in murder. Fiona never expected to fall for an MC member from an affiliated club but in an effort to protect our story line hero, Fiona must keep Shine’s identity a secret in the face of her father’s need to avenge. Shine continues to hunt for the men who broke his sister, while Fiona’s path going forward is more complicated than she could have ever imagined. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of spirited and impulsive secondary and supporting characters including members from both the Evil Dead MC Nevada and San Jose Chapters including Shine’s president Daytona. We are reintroduced to Fiona’s brother Rafe, as well as her parents Wolf and Crystal, Reckless, Marcus,TJ, Kyle, Cody, Skeeter, and Fiona’s friend Janey.

SHINE-Sins of the Father is a story of secrets and lies, vengeance and murder, betrayal and heart break, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise is captivating and dramatic; the romance is limited but seductive; the characters are animated, desperate and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Marcus
Billy
TJ
Reckless
Brayden
Kyle
Rafe

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nicole James is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who loves writing about hot alpha men who’ll do anything for the women they love! Her stories are filled with struggle, conflict and real human emotion. She is the author of the Evil Dead MC series, the Brothers Ink Tattoo series and more.

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