⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

This was the book I’ve been waiting to read, and it was so worth the wait.

Novah and Bayou have had a connection from a very young age, but because they were step siblings, they’ve ignored what that connection is.

Novah’s childhood drew her to her career as a Social Worker. She was determined to help kids and families that need it. She’s confident in her job and strong advocate for the family that needs the help. However, when one family needs to be protected it puts her in the firing line of the abuser and now she needs to be protected by her step brothers and their MC family. She’s not worried about being around them as she grew up with them, but Bayou, one of her stepbrothers, brings out a different side of Novah, and she’s worried about what could happen if she’s around him for too long.

Bayou has to keep his feelings in check when it comes to Novah, she’s his stepsister and off limits, but when she’s on danger his heart steps in and takes over. He has to fight harder to keep his hands to himself but it’s a losing battle.

I loved this story and I love the characters of the NOLA Defiance MC. They are strong, gritty, dark and lethal. When someone crosses a family member, they will pay, no matter what. Bayou and Novah are perfect for each other and the vulnerability that Bayou shows in this book is great. He knows who he can talk to for guidance and isn’t afraid to do it. I give this book a 5-star review and I look forward to more of the Defiance MC books by K. E. Osborn. I love her writing and her characters.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

A retired military medic, now the doctor for the Soulless Kings MC. Gibson has seen too many of the Bangin’ Betties lately and given them medical treatment. His focus is on one woman in particular that comes to the club. He knows she’s a prostitute, but what the women choose to do with their own bodies doesn’t bother him. He’s watching the door waiting for Alena to step through it and when she does, he’s ready to go to speak to her, but he’s waylaid and doesn’t get the chance right away. Then she receives a phone call and leaves.

Alena made her bed several years ago. She left her parents’ home to find freedom and found herself relying on a man that she thought was her savior, until he wasn’t. Alena was a teenage runaway and on her own but when she was found in an alley by someone that she thought would care about her and then told to earn her keep, her life become someone else’s. Now she is older, but she still believes that her pimp is her savior and that she owes him, until he turns on her. When she reaches out to the one man that she thought she could rely on, he doesn’t answer her calls. Now she’s really in danger.

I love these characters and the story. This story is full of danger, twists, and secrets that will be blown open. I love the chemistry between Gibson and Alena, they’re great characters and Gibson is a man that doesn’t hold her past or her choices against her. He just wants to love her and take care of her. Now she has to come to terms with letting someone else care for her, she’s been on her own for so long and taking care of herself, she’s afraid to open her heart and her wounds. I love the book and give it a 5-star review. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series and really any next book by Andi Rhodes, she’s an awesome writer and draws you in with her great characters.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5

Burn With Me starts off right where Burn For Me ended. Lillian is in the hospital following the attack and is unsure that her mind is correct in what she remembers. The one thing that stands out to her is that her savior was not a human, but a dog and she needs to find it because she’s sure he needs a home.

Zach is beside himself when he walks into the hospital room and sees Lillian laying the bed. She is battered and bruised and he’s not sure what else happened, but he’s determined to protect her and find the attacker.

This was a good book, but I think I liked the first one more, only because the story was more centered on the development of the relationship. This book was more focused on Lillian and her attacker as well as her coming to terms with what happened and what she remembers. When the relationship moves forward these two have a lot to discuss to overcome their pasts and the hurt, they’ve both experienced due to their ex’s. I enjoyed the story and I love Whiskey and Smoke. I give the book a 4-star review.