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When looking at the headlights and taillights on land vehicles, the player will see "cubes" sticking. Eight months ago, Nicholas Pierce, ex-mob enforcer, faked his death and assumed a new identity to escape sadistic mob boss Jeremy Vice. With no contacts outside the underworld, Pierce finds work with a washed-up PI. Pierce and Miles face a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels—one that will gladly destroy them to keep operating.
When the police get involved, Shelby is willing to give Pierce his PI license if he continues with the case. But, not before Shelby warns Pierce not to get the police involved. Miles has been more than a support system to Pierce and has stuck with him through some dangerous times.
Pierce tries to have a legit job by being a PI. He tries to play by the book, and the law, but in the end, because he is who he is, he decides to play by his rules, the one he knows best. I love this new Miles, stronger, more mature. I love how he refuses to hide Pierce from his new friends, how he refuses to give up on Pierce at all, and when he has to make a choice between Pierce and the rest of the world, Pierce comes first….
That my friend, is love! I love these guys. I also love how the book explores their relationship more. I adore this about him, this vulnerability behind all his bravado and assholiness. I love how the author took me in a completely different direction than what I expected.
I admit, I was expecting a repeat of book 1 with the same dark violence atmosphere, the same noir Polar, and with the big bad revenge of Pierce. I understand it now that they needed to heal, physically and emotionally. And I love that the author shows us this, how they healed and sealed their relationship.
If we had a doubt about Pierce and Miles as couple in book 1, trust me, after this one there are none. Mar 20, Elaine White rated it it was amazing Shelves: divine-magazine , pov-1st-person. Another rollercoaster ride with my favourite mob enforcer. The story jumps right into the action, with Pierce a PI in training.
And, honestly, I never knew the rules of becoming a PI, but I love the attention to detail that Stovall added here, showing us how complicated it could be, and all the hoops Pierce had to jump through to make it happen, and start his new, clean, life. There's still that gritty, almost underground feel to the writing that I really love.
It feels like a crime noir, a mobster story, without being over the top or lack the detail. It was something that I loved in book one and that is still there in this book, too.
I can't say how happy I am about that, because sometimes sequels don't really do a great first book justice. This one does. So much! The story basically picks up not far from the end of book 1. We see Pierce and Miles maybe a few months or a year after all those events, and, at first, we don't really know the consequences of all that happened. We don't know what really went down between Pierce and Jeremy — though it's easy to guess, knowing Jeremy — until nearly halfway, when Miles manages to find the right encouragement.
When it comes to characters, I'll admit that I loved the old ones just as much — and loathed Jeremy just as much! It really showed a side to his personality I hadn't thought was there. And I'm thrilled to see that they, and probably Rhett, will be a part of the next book. Because, there is a next book, right?
I have to see Miles take on Jeremy. I HAVE to! What I really loved was that the writing style, the flavour of the story, and the way the plot was put together, was all the same as book one. Nothing had really changed, which can often happen with a sequel, as characters do need to grow and adapt after their experiences.
But, the key to this series is that they grow, but they're still essentially the same people. They just grew up a bit. Miles is still the same submissive person, with a slight dominant streak that means there's a limit to what Pierce gets away with, and he's become stronger, smarter, and more assertive. But he still supports Pierce in all the ways he never knew he needed to be supported.
And Pierce is the same; he's still the same gruff personality, still doesn't like people, life or romance, but he's a little more subdued, a little angrier and off balance after his experiences with Jeremy. There's a part of him that's broken, but it's reassuring to see that both he and Miles are still the same people down at the core.
Pierce and Miles definitely have a rough-around-the-edges relationship, but that's part of the charm, for me. It's not brutal or violent, but it's not cuddly and soft, either. They have moments of both, they have tempers and different views on things, and they both have their issues. None of that is masked under a fairy-bright facade. They are who they are, without shame. But they really get each other, in a way that means they say things without totally understanding the meaning such as what happens in this book and I love that.
They have a real connection that is palpable. Despite all the power plays and the one instance of dub-con where they basically broke the house fighting before sex they're aware of who they are, each other, and their limits. And, despite everything, they talk — no matter how uncomfortable it makes Pierce.
Because he knows that it's necessary. When it comes to the writing, I'll never get bored of this series. It's got clear and distinct characterisation, a well thought out and formatted plot, great attention to detail, and an incredible amount of storytelling that shows rather than tells.
Any background info is given organically, rather than info dumps, and I always find out what I need to know by the end of the book. In short, it was just as brilliant as book one. It was a crazy adventure and the fight at the end made me cry, but I couldn't ask for anything better. I need to get these in paperback. The Pope himself would be tempted to kick this kid's ass. I swear he has the situational awareness of a cucumber.
Just when I thought I might not hate his guts Is that what we've been saying to each other this entire time? I'd be a goddamn superman. Apr 03, Natosha Wilson rated it it was amazing.
This is not your average love story. This is a book that has mystery, danger, a weird sort of love between two men and their family, and it has violence as well. I will be honest in saying I did not read book one in this series but I was able to figure out what was going on without having to. This book could be read as a standalone, for that am grateful.
Pierce is trying to start his life over as a PI. He is working towards getting his licenses u see another PI. This is where this story really be This is not your average love story. This is where this story really begins.
Pierce finds himself in the middle of a huge mess when he goes along with the PI he is working for to gather information on a huge job that is going down. Though Pierce has no clue as what they are doing and what information they are gathering, he still backs up his boss when asked. Especially when his boss tells him he will cut down on some of his time in training if he helps him out. What Pierce does not realize at the time is, he is about to step into a mess that will bring him right back face to face with the past that he has been running from.
And this time he will bring the people he is coming to love with him. When the information gathering missions turns into a gun fight, Pierce knows he is going to have to get help from the man that he loves, Miles. Miles is not happy when he finds out that Pierce has placed himself in danger but when the two end up digging deeper into what is really going on, neither man can walk away.
It seems that even when Pierce ran and faked his death, fate decided that he needed to face his past anyway because the family that is involved in the human trafficking problem that he and Miles is looking into is none other hen the Vice Family.
The same Vice Famiky that Pierce has tried to make believe he was dead. Can Pierce and Miles father all ththe evidence to take down this operation without being found out about? Or will Pierce finally have to come face to face with the mob family that he has tried to avoid all this time?
Will Pierce finally have to pay for his past mistakes? This was a really good book. At first I did not really care for Pierce but as the book goes on I come to like the gruff, angry man. I see in the end why these two opposites attract so much. I look ok forward to the next book in this series. Was given this galley copy for free for an open and honest review This book picks up where the exciting Vice City left off.
Nicholas and Miles are now living different lives as they try to move on from their past. Miles is now training to be a police officer, and Nicholas is working towards getting his PI license.
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