SAX (Savage Kings MC #9) by Lane Hart and DB West-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2, 2019

I never thought I would be stupid enough to make a deal with the devil, but here I am doing just that.

It’s not like he really gave me a choice. I have to give the Governor what he wants, or he’s going to throw all of my Savage Kings MC brothers into prison for decades.

And what exactly does Governor Satan need from me? That’s the real kicker because he’s insisting that I…date his daughter. No, not just date her. He wants me to convince Isobel to stop spiraling out of control before she ends up dead, or worse – ruin her father’s chance at getting re-elected.

I have no clue why his beautiful wild child is partying her way through life, crossing off items on a mile-long bucket list, and I don’t really care. Somehow, someway, I have to convince her to put down roots and go back to being the picture-perfect good girl her father raised.

As if I’m not in deep enough, I’ve never wanted anyone more than the free-spirit who refuses to spend her short life standing in one place for too long. Too bad Isobel is going to hate my guts when she finds out I’m the asshole who has to lock her back up in a cage.

And if I fail to do so, well, there won’t be an orange jumpsuit waiting for me. I’ll never make it to prison because the Governor dug up all my dirt that I thought I had carefully buried.

If he tells the Kings that I started prospecting with them as a DEA rat ten years ago, they’ll never forgive me.

How could they when I still haven’t forgiven myself?

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REVIEW: SAX is the ninth instalment in Lane Hart and DB West’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS erotic, MC romance series focusing on the Savage Kings MC. This is Savage Kings MC club officer Saxon ‘Sax’ Cole, and twenty-eight year old, nurse/singer Isobel Washington’s story line. SAX can be read as a stand alone without any difficult but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sax and Isobel) SAX follows the building relationship between Savage Kings MC club officer Saxon ‘Sax’ Cole, and twenty-eight year old, nurse/singer Isobel Washington. Saxon Cole found himself the target of North Carolina governor Lawrence Washington when the governor demanded a ‘favor’ in return for our hero’s freedom. Running for re-election Governor Washington needs to present himself as a loving family man but his daughter, Isobel Washington, wants nothing to do with her father’s campaign. Estranged for years, Isobel refuses to bow down to her father’s wishes, wishes that will be forced upon her by the man with whom she will fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship between Isobel and Sax, and the potential fall-out when the truth is revealed.

Saxon Cole’s freedom and that of his fellow MC members is dependant upon his ability to ‘coerce’ Isobel back to her father but our heroine wants nothing to do with the man she believes has lied to her throughout her life. On her own, completing a bucket list of things to do, Isobel refused to accept defeat but acceptance will come at a cost. A wild child by nature, Isobel struggles to move on from the past, a past that is slowly destroying her life.

The relationship between Isobel and Saxon is built upon a lie. To protect his fellow brothers Saxon must battle between head and heart when he is forced to push Isobel back to a man she no longer trusts. Having been given the go-ahead to do whatever is necessary, Saxon begins a temporary affair that turns into something more. The $ex scenes are intimate , erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several of the previous story line members. We are introduced to Isobel’s father Governor Lawrence Washington, and her former co-worker and pediatric physician Daniel.

SAXON is a story of secrets and lies; betrayal and vengeance; family, friendship, and falling in love. The premise is inviting ; the characters are feisty and sassy; the romance is seductive and provocative.

Reading order and Previous Reviews
Chase
Abe
Torin
War
Maddox
Kings Road (prequel)
Dalton
Reece
Miles

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Reviewed by Sandy