Tabs’ review of Devil’s Honor (The Devil’s Keepers, Book 1) by Megan Crane
Contemporary Romance published by Loveswept 01 Nov 16
In this reunited-lovers motorcycle-club romance a woman trying to sort out her messy life faces off with an intimidating biker who is bearing a grudge. Merritt and Greeley had a ridiculously hot summer fling five years previously, but things ended on bitter note when Merritt was on the cusp of leaving for law school. Greeley asked her to stay, but she didn’t. Now that Merritt’s back in town fleeing from things she won’t talk about, Greeley’s not about to let her slip from his grasp again.
Greeley’s a badass biker. He doesn’t let himself be vulnerable and doesn’t show that side of himself to anyone. Except he showed it to Merritt and she left him anyway. He’s not over it. He’s not over it at all. He hides his hurt behind biker swagger and aggression, but Merritt undoes him in a way that no one else does. When he realizes that she’s back and that no amount of hot sex is going to get her out from under his skin, he’s determined to make her his for good.
Merritt is struggling to figure out where her place in the world is. She was in deep with Greeley, but her father had drilled into her at a young age that she needed to get the hell out of the swamp as soon as she could, and that was hard for her to shake. When things go very bad with an ex-boyfriend, she needs a safe place he won’t look for her so that she can hunker down and figure out what to do next. Hiding out in her recently deceased father’s house for a bit seems like the best course of action. Unfortunately, Lagrange may be physically safe, but emotionally safe is a whole other matter. It’s really satisfying to watch Merritt make her own decisions and figure out that Lagrange has everything she wants and that it’s time for her to steer her own life.
This is a great book. It sucks you in from the get-go, lays out the stakes, and then lets the sparks fly. Merritt and Greeley fit together like perfect puzzle pieces, but they just have to get out of their own way first. I highly recommend this book and can’t wait to pick up the next one. Man, Megan Crane has become a go-to writer for me this year. I’m super happy this is another hit for her.
Grade: A-
Summary:
Merritt Broussard grew up knowing she had two choices if she stayed in Lagrange: run with the outlaws or get left in their dust. So she got the hell out, leaving behind a bad-boy biker and scorching memories of their summer fling. Now Merritt’s back, with trouble on her tail, and the sergeant-at-arms of the Devil’s Keepers is the one person she can still trust. But Greeley isn’t the boy she remembers. He’s harder now, more dangerous—and even more alluring.
Joseph “Greeley” Shaw loves two things: his bike and his club. At eighteen, he escaped a rough life, found the Devil’s Keepers on the wrong side of a bad weekend, and never looked back. Greeley swore to live and die by their code: Devil’s Keepers first, Devil’s Keepers forever. No one comes between him and his brothers—except for the tantalizing woman who touched his soul. Greeley’s the kind of man who honors his commitments . . . and Merritt is one promise he’s determined to keep.
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