Title: Counter To My Intelligence
Series: The Heroes of the Dixie Wardens MC #7
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Adult, Motorcycle Club Romance
Release Date: January 6, 2016
Sometimes the heart wants what it can’t have.
That’s the motto Silas Mackenzie, the president of The Dixie Wardens MC, has lived by since he was a young man.
Now he’s well on the way to middle age, has three grown children, and he’s lusting after a woman he should definitely stay away from.
Especially not one that his ex-girlfriend had given birth to, and happened to be only twenty seven years old.
Sawyer isn’t a young girl at heart, though.
She’s seen the inside of a jail cell for eight long years, and every one of them she spent paying for a crime she didn’t commit.
Silas Mackenzie knows as soon as he sees her that the girl has sacrificed enough.
And maybe…just maybe…so has Silas.
It’s time for Silas Mackenzie to get what he deserves, and put a little bit of happy back into Sawyer’s world, one rough, bearded kiss at a time.
“I like your vest.”
“It’s called a cut,” he muttered laughingly.
“What’s a cut?” I asked.
The hail and rain got worse, hitting the roof and the side of the garage like tiny little battering rams.
“A leather vest,” he quipped.
I giggled against his chest, turning my face so it could rest against his neck.
He growled when I kissed his exposed throat, but otherwise didn’t move.
“Joking aside, it’s my club. The cut is me. The top rocker, which is the white banner at the top, is our club name,” he said.
I felt along his back as he spoke, feeling what he was saying as he explained what each one was.
“The bottom rocker is our club’s location. We’re in Benton. We have other chapters all over the south,” he explained. “On the front is my name, club title, and the city again.”
I knew he was explaining this to me to get my mind off the fact that the roof was shaking around us, literally.
“I can’t believe Dallas hasn’t at least come to check on me,” I muttered darkly.
He tangled my hands in my hair, and I looked up at him…or where I thought he was.
“Your brother is a shit head. And I don’t think he even realizes that he is. Because if he did, he wouldn’t be telling your parents anything about how you were. My guess is that he really is worried, but he doesn’t know how to handle that worry. So, he closes himself off, telling himself that by telling your mother how he thinks you’re doing, he’s helping. Which, in reality, he’s not,” Silas said. “Maybe it’s time you had a talk with him, let him know you don’t appreciate being treated as a child.”
I agreed, and I’d already planned on doing that.
“I was going to do that today, but then he had that huge freakin’ party,” I told him darkly. “And I had to park in the street.”
He lowered his mouth down to mine.
“Well, then it’s a good thing he’s preoccupied, because right about now I could really fuck you on top of his car and he’d never even know,” he said tightly, lifting my body off the bench and laying me down on the car’s hood.
I laughed. “You know,” I said as he stripped my shorts from me. “This is my brother’s pride and joy.”
“Well your brother’s pride and joy is about to become our fuck stand,” he growled, then he was on me.
AMIE'S 5 STAR REVIEW
Once again I have enjoyed another story from this author. I have wondered if Silas was going to get a book since he is just so SILAS !! Then when I did the cover reveal I was like $#%$^%$^#^ WOW ! All LLV's covers have given such a great visual to these guys she has brought to life and this was one of the best !! The story itself has all things I love - drama , heartache , tragedy and hints here and there of trouble or more to come yet ending with a great love story and HEA. I am never let down when I read any of LLV's series and I look forward to more - not to mention the AMAZING cover for her next story !!
Silas has been to hell and back , that much we know. We have met his kids , known his struggle with them and he was always the character that I may not have loved but knew I would give a chance to since he had to have some crap background to tell us about. Now here we are with him in his 50's , running his club , doing his side work and finding love in a weird yet not so weird place !! He had a casual relationship with Reba , no real big physical stuff just both needing someone to be there for them , almost more like a cozy friendship , now her daughter is home from prison and for some reason the pull they feel is strong and honestly very innocent and honest in its journey. Yes Sawyer is just under 30 , yes her mom and Silas had been close , yes she is the talk of the town even still after 8 years has passed and she has paid her dues BUT none of that matters to Silas or Sawyer when it comes to their connection. Everyone deserves a second chance , a love that is true and real. Why not Silas and Sawyer ??
8 years ago Sawyer made a choice that changed her life and ended others. It was an accident , it didn't make sense as to why she was punished so severely BUT don't you worry , Silas has mad skills at solving cases and he won't let this go. Now out of prison and getting back to reality we find Sawyer struggling to fit in and find a place to be. She is ashamed of her past , guilty for what she caused and hurt to find not everyone had been truthful and faithful to her in her absence. A few run ins with Silas has her feeling all kinds of things and so why not just go with it. This is what I love about a love story - when it happens with ease and honesty. Sawyer and Silas are super hot , their chemistry is off the charts and honestly I didn't really think of their age at all , who cares. They both have pasts that haunt them and it is touching to see how they help each other heal and give each other strength. Their journey is not without hurdles but it is safe to say their hurdles never leave us questioning how they feel for one another. I love their HEA and if anyone deserves it they do !!
I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.
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