Off Limits - Penny Dee

Off Limits by Penny Dee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'm a big fan of the Kings of Mayhem series. I think with each one that the next book just won't measure up and yet somehow it does. This is the first book that moves away from the Calley brothers and deals instead with their younger sister, Chastity.
Chastity seems to have been well named, despite wanting to have had boyfriends and a sex life, being the youngest sister of three tough motorbikers and the niece of a club president, no man really wants to come to close. Since she was a young girl she has had a crush on Ruger, but he's never seen her as anything but a child.
This is an age gap relationship, there are sixteen years between Ruger and Chastity, but it still works really well and I really enjoyed reading about how the relationship developed between them. Although he has known her all of her life, it isn't creepy in any way and it's clear that he has never thought of her like that until she is older.
I loved this story and reading about Chastity and Ruger. This was a great addition to the Kings of Mayhem series. I hope that there's still more to come.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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Hell on Wheels - Penny Dee

Hell on Wheels by Penny Dee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I've loved every one of the Kings of Mayhem series so far and not only was this forth book no exception, but it was in some ways even better. I do feel a bit bad that I'm not giving it the full four stars, it was a bit of a toss-up as to whether I would or not. It was so close to being perfect that it's certainly a good 4 1/2 star read.
This time we have Chance, the family member who has been overseas and part of the military for many years. He suffered at the hands of his father who was a nasty bully. (Although how I'm not sure, as their grandmother, who obviously raised her son, is fantastic.) He stayed away from the motorcycle club, but now he's back home and trying to find his way in the world and his place within the club. He's a very damaged soul, but when he meets Cassidy, he begins to find his way back from the darkness.
Cassidy is just as damaged as Chance, if not more so. She manages to find someone in Chance that gives her reason to stop running and together they can heal one another.
This was a great read with some quite dark themes and past events. There's less of the Kings of Mayhem as a group in this one, although the main characters are still there in the background. There was a little bit just towards the end that felt a little rushed and we didn't really hear much about to do with Cassidy's past, but I don't know if that's because we might learn more in a later book or perhaps because there was just so much to cover here and the main storyline had reached its conclusion.
This was a great read and I'll certainly be coming back for more of the Kings of Mayhem in the future, if there are more to be released that is, I certainly hope so.

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Brothers in Arms - Penny Dee

Brothers in Arms by Penny Dee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was keen to read this as soon as I could, after reading book one in the Kings of Mayhem MC series; Kings of Mayhem. While the first book focused on romance and Indy and Cade, who had broken up 12 years previously but never got over one another. This book had more of a thriller element to it.
It picks up straight after the last book finished and moved at a pretty rapid rate from then on. There is still a little bit of romance, again focused on Cade and Indy who quickly move from just being back together to becoming an established long term couple. The thrust of this book though is who has it in for the Kings of Mayhem. Is it a rival gang, or is there something else going on here? With more and more of the gang members being targetted, it becomes clear that no one is safe until they get to the bottom of what's been going on and who has a problem with them.
Cade is struggling with the loss of his cousin, who in every other way, was like a brother to him. Indy, although suffering from the loss herself tries desperately to ease his pain. If anything it helps to strengthen their relationship, in spite of Cade's bull-headed stupidity that he knows best.
There's a lot to go through here, with abuse, rape and murder all touched on in one way or another. If you are looking for a sweet gentle romance, then this just isn't it. As mentioned before, in many ways, this novel belongs more in the thriller category. Either way, it was a great read and one that I couldn't put down.
I don't know where book three in this series will take us? Back to a romance, a thrilling crime novel or something different. I can see that these books wouldn't be for everyone, but I am really enjoying them and can't wait to find out what will be next.
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