Blurb
She was, still is, and will never be anything but my everything.
Our love was all consuming, passionate, and forbidden. We took risks to be together, carrying on an affair for years before her psychotic drug lord husband found the truth behind the lies. She barely escaped with her life … and that of my newborn son.
My club president told me that our love was no longer worth the risk, gave me a choice, and loyalty to the club being what it is, I walked away from her. I left behind the only thing I’ve ever wanted more than life itself and remained the dutiful soldier to a corrupt leader.
Six years and a promotion to club president later, it’s time the lies stopped. She IS worth the risk, I’ve NEVER gone a day without thinking about her OR my son, and I know underneath it all she DOES still love me. She just won’t admit it … yet.
It’s time to run this club my way and make my family what it should have always been—complete. The road may have been long and lonely, but the journey is far from over.
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Review
The title for Elena and King’s story is an interesting one because it’s not that they don’t return one another’s feelings of love; it’s just that their situation does not allow them to be together, leaving them longing for each other and dealing with their separation the only way they can, which is not healthy or safe, but they’re willing to risk it because they can’t deny that they want to be together regardless of the obstacles in their way.
I’m a bit torn on how I feel about Unrequited. The characters and their situations are interesting, but there were parts of the story line that dragged for me. I understand King’s loyalty to the club, but with the type of person that he’s portrayed to be, I don’t know how he can’t do something to help Elena get away from Carlos because if King doesn’t, he might never be with her again. King is in a no win situation, and I get him biding his time, but things are going to shit quickly for both King and Elena and a war seems inevitable despite the Fallen Aces’ desire to not go up against a ruthless drug lord.
Despite the slow go for me at times, Max Henry definitely created one hell of a villain in Carlos; he’s definitely one sadistic fucker who doesn’t care who he hurts or what he has to do to get what he wants, and boy does he put Elena through the ringer, and I’m sure there’s more suffering for her to face. Carlos will have payback on his mind when he finds out what King’s plans are for him and Elena, and no one is safe from Carlos’ wrath because he’s vindictive enough to kill anyone who gets in his way of getting what he wants, and while he may not love Elena nor want to be with her, he will never give up one of his possessions without bringing hell down on whoever tries to take it from him, which is exactly how he sees the situation with King and Elena.
Unrequited is not a tame biker romance, which I love because it’s not an easy life and decisions have to be made that might go against every principal someone has held. Put a drug lord in the mix with an affinity to double cross, lie, and take what he wants regardless of it not being his to take and no telling how dark and deadly the path will be for King and Elena. But one thing’s for sure, with the cliff hanger at the end, things are about to get more chaotic and more dangerous because King is ready to fight for what’s his, and Carlos won’t willingly back down, so one of them won’t like the ending and where that leaves Elena when everything is said and down is anyone’s guess.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
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Max is the author of the suspense filled, and highly emotive Butcher Boys series. She writes uniquely dark romance, featuring damaged alphas and the women who help them achieve balance in their lives.
Originally born and bred in Canterbury, New Zealand, Max now resides with her family in beautiful and sunny Queensland, Australia. Life with two young children can be hectic at times, and although she may not write as often as she would like, Max wouldn’t change a thing.
In her down time, Max can be found at her local gym, brain-storming through a session with the weights. Or, she may be out bumping, and jostling her way along a dirt track with the family in hubby’s 4WD.
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