Listened to audio narrated well by Tetiana Sokolov.

Hawk has been in hiding since his mafia boss father was killed. Living off the streets, Deuce took him in and he's been in hiding every since. He's been in love with Dorothy for a long time but their relationship, or lack thereof is complicated.

Much of their story has been revealed in previous books, so a chunk of this book may feel like stuff you've already read as the details are refreshed in this book but here's a bit of a run down. *SPOILERY*

Dorothy got pregnant as a teenager and married young, nto a loveless marriage. When she met Jace, he charmed the panties right off her and she become a club mother, working at the club cooking and cleaning. Only thing is, Jace was married too, with lots of promises to leave his wife, Dorothy divorces but ends up being Jaces side piece, since he wouldn't leave his wife! After drinking too much one night Dorothy falls into Hawk's bed and he blackmails her to keep her in his bed. She ends up pregnant, telling all it was Jace's baby to keep her secrets. Jace's wife lost her mind and shot Dorothy, nearly killing her and the baby, but wait for it.... it wasn't even Jace's baby it was Hawk's! While she recovered and many events in between she moves out to California with her son. Hawk claimed his son, and visits as often as he can. That takes us to where this book picks up.

After being unable to reach Hawk for several days, she calls the club worried and it turns out Hawk was in danger. Hawk's true background gets revealed, and deals are brokered but not before Hawk gets hurt. With all of this going on Dorothy realizes just how much Hawk means to her and she wants him back.

They don't have a conventional HEA but they do get their HEA. We also get part of ZZ and Jace's story but it's very abbreviated. Some parts of this book felt disjointed, or cut off before it was finished, leaving me wondering if it was intentional or weird editing. Even with all of that I was happy to see Jace and Dorothy get their HEA.

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SERIOUSLY disappointed in this book, so much potential it could have been great, but fell short for me :( ( )

Jase, Dorothy and Hawk were always the story I was least interested in from the series, but Madeline did a great job of drawing me in after providing more about their backgrounds. I loved the flashbacks, seeing first meetings and all the pivotal moments that led them to where and who they are now.

"You said, 'Name's Brady,'" I whispered. "Jason Brady."

[...]Hawk, always waiting in the shadows...
"You need somethin' from me, baby?"

In my opinion, the theme to this book is family specifically the parent and child link. Jase, Dorothy and Hawk all have to face their past mistakes and their futures. Each must weigh their individual connection to and with their parents. Is it a blessing that needs to be strengthened, a yoke that needs to be removed or a truth that must be confronted? Also there is an abundance of parental regret shown by each, whether it's missed opportunities, misplaced focus, interrupted life—just so many mistakes. All three have to "man up" and make the hard decisions to make things right.

Good God, what was wrong with me? Almost thirty-seven years old with a grown child and pregnant with another, yet in many ways I was still a child myself.

If only he'd realized sooner that it wasn't the house, four walls and a roof, that made a home. It was who had lived inside those four walls.

He was going to miss it all.

"Because life hurts."
"Hidin' is fuckin' easy. It's really livin' that's hard, that sometimes hurts like a son of a bitch."

Of course I love the bits of DEUCE that made it into the story. He's like a father to every man, woman and child in the series. I SO LOVE that man.

Deuce, the president of our town's local motorcycle club, was one of the most frightening yet intriguing men I'd ever met.

Deuce glared at him through red-rimmed eyes flashing with emotion.

Never before had anyone seen this sort of show of emotion from Deuce.

Cox and Ripper, the comedic duo represent also. It made me even more crazy about them too.

Ripper shoved Cox and in turn Cox shoved Ripper, and as the two of them proceeded to shove and slap at each other like the two little girls they often acted like, the rest of the room burst into a fit of laughter.

The ladies of club have their great moments of course.

"We used to be them, young and hot, the center of attention inside the club, and now we're not. We've become the actual old ladies."
"I don't mind. I feel like it's the natural progression of things, and we're all exactly where we're supposed to be."

"I'm not wild ... pussy."
"I'm ... dusty pussy."

I believe that Madeline has a pattern going of the latest book telling how the next will be. In UnAttainable it ended calmer with the generations of family all together. UnBeloved delved deeper into the importance of familial relationships compared to the previous books which focused more on romantic relationships. The epilogue of this book pretty much ended in a bang so I believe the coming books are going to be much wilder. And I am so looking forward to it.

I loved this book and this series. I highly recommend it.



toni


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Update:
5 stars! I loved it. It is so cool to see the transformations. We've come a long way since Undeniable. While some of it is bittersweet it is all part of this awesome world and I can't get enough! I love the way the next generation is weaving their way into the story now. Just wow!


What! I had no idea this was LIVE!
Suddenly I'm not feeling very good and need to leave work early! *cough...sniff...just bring me my kindle and I'll be fine by the morning.*




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JUNE 30th RELEASE DATE!! WOOT!

#Team Jase #TeamUnderdog

I believe in the redemption of a-holes plus I'm a little crazy and I like to set myself up for disappointment...

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