The Dog (Gypsy Bastards MC 3) by Jade Marshall-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 1, 2021.

The Gypsy Bastards MC is a family, and they continue to expand.

Bodhi “Mad Dog” Black fell for Kaiya Walsh the moment he saw her. Bruised, beaten, and broken, she was still the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Kaiya Walsh comes from a violent past and getting past it may not be possible. Moving forward is hard and no matter how much her mind, body, and soul has healed she simply doesn’t feel worthy.

When Kaiya starts to spread her wings, Mad Dog takes a chance and tries to get close to her, but he doesn’t think she is ready for everything he wants. And he wants it all.

There are more obstacles to overcome than just navigating Kaiya’s’ harrowing past. Will they survive? Will there be a happily ever after when the dust settles?

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REVIEW:THE DOG is the third instalment in Jade Marshall’s contemporary, adult GYPSY B*STARDS MC erotic, MC, romance series focusing on the members of the Gypsy B*stards MC. This is forty year old, single father Bodhi ‘Mad Dog’ Black, and twenty year old, Kaiya Walsh’s story line. THE DOG can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order. Some of the events of THE DOG cross over with and run parallel to some of the events in book two THE WOLF.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Bohdi and Kaiya) THE DOG follows the building relationship between forty year old, single father Bodhi ‘Mad Dog’ Black, and twenty year old, Kaiya Walsh. One year earlier Bodhi and the Gypsy B*stards rescued Storm (The Pope) and Kaiya Walsh from the Mongrels MC but in the ensuing months Bodhi kept his distance from the woman that called to his heart. Fast forward one year, Kaiya struggles with Mad Dog’s ongoing rejection, and in this, takes some time for herself, returning to the Gypsy B*stards a stronger version of the woman she left behind, a woman who knows what she wants. Bodhi ‘Mad Dog’ Black has bided his time with Kaiya Walsh, having witnessed the abuse, first hand, of our story line heroine. Believing Kaiya isn’t ready for a permanent relationship, Mad Dog continues to push Kaiya away but our heroine finds herself looking after Bodhi’s children, children she will one day come to call her own. When another woman is attacked, the MC goes on the hunt for the people responsible but Mad Dog never expected that Kaiya would become fodder in a game of revenge. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Kaiya and Mad Dog, and the potential fall-out as the past takes aim at our story line couple.

The relationship between Mad Dog and Kaiya is one of immediate attraction but Mad Dog refuses to cross an invisible knowing Kaiya needs time to heal. Kaija has all but thrown herself at our storyline hero but believes Mad Dog’s rejections are a sign that she is broken beyond repair. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate, and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters including elementary school vice prinicpal James Parsons; Bodhi’s ex-wife Darla; his children Tatum, Gunner and Kash; MC members MC president Pope O’Brien and his ole lady Storm Lin , club enforcer Wolf and his old lady Hadley; Sparrow, Luna and their son Gage, Beast, Justice,Viking; tattoo artist Laine, and his sister, woman’s counselor Irene.

THE DOG is a story of betrayal and revenge, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is edgy; the romance is provocative; the characters are dynamic and inspiring.

Reading Order and Previous reviews

The Wolf
The Pope

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Reviewed by Sandy