Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
— Nothing can stop true love. Not time. Not even the devil himself. —1805. Laurent. Indentured servant. Desperate to escape a life that is falling apart.
2017. Beast. Kings of Hell Motorcycle Club vice president. His fists do the talking.
Beast has been disfigured in a fire, but he’s covered his skin with tattoos to make sure no one mistakes his scars for weakness. The accident not only hurt his body, but damaged his soul and self-esteem, so he’s wrapped himself in a tight cocoon of violence and mayhem where no one can reach him.
Until one night, when he finds a young man covered in blood in their clubhouse. Sweet, innocent, and as beautiful as an angel fallen from heaven, Laurent pulls on all of Beast’s heartstrings. Laurent is so lost in the world around him, and is such a tangled mystery, that Beast can’t help but let the man claw his way into the stone that is Beast’s heart.
In 1805, Laurent has no family, no means, and his eyesight is failing. To escape a life of poverty, he uses his beauty, but that only backfires and leads him to a catastrophe that changes his life forever. He takes one step into the abyss and is transported to the future, ready to fight for a life worth living.
What he doesn’t expect in his way is a brutal, gruff wall of tattooed muscle with a tender side that only Laurent is allowed to touch. And yet, if Laurent ever wants to earn his freedom, he might have to tear out the heart of the very man who took care of him when it mattered most.
I generally don’t read biker books. It’s a genre I’m not fond of at all but I like these authors and the time travel aspect sounded so unique I had to give it a try. I’m glad I did because I really enjoyed this.
The story is told is alternating points of view. I liked this because we got to see what both Laurent and Beast were thinking. They were very different men and their perceptions of each situation was totally different. They start off not trusting each other but as the story goes on they start to slowly open up to each other.
I thought both MC’s were really well done and I liked them both but for different reasons. Beast was the tortured hero that you really want to see get a happy ending. He struggled with his own self-esteem and it was wonderful to watch him as he starts to trust Laurent and open up to him. Laurent was a little immature (as expected since he was very young) but overall he took the whole situation like a trooper. He didn’t whine or complain and he made the best of a bad situation. It was also a bit funny to watch him explore the present time and learn all about the things around him. Their scenes together were both sweet and sexy. The two men had great chemistry and I was really rooting for them the entire time.
The overall plot was a mystery of sorts and I loved the paranormal aspect. There was a devil and a serial killer and a present day bad guy. I liked the ending and was excited to see that there are more books planned in the series. We meet all of the guys in this book and my interest was peaked for all of them.
I thought this was unique and well done. It had a bit of everything. There was some action and adventure, some sexy times and a beautiful love story. This is a definite recommend from me.
The cover was done by Natasha Snow and I loved it. It’s got a great vibe to it and it really catches the eye. It’s also a great representation of Beast.
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Book Details:
Kindle Edition, 360 pages
Published April 29th 2017 by Acerbi & Villani ltd (first published April 2017)
ASINB071NCQZPZ
Edition LanguageEnglish
SeriesKings of Hell MC #1
CharactersLaurent Mercier, Kai
Published April 29th 2017 by Acerbi & Villani ltd (first published April 2017)
ASINB071NCQZPZ
Edition LanguageEnglish
SeriesKings of Hell MC #1
CharactersLaurent Mercier, Kai
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 