Gutter Mind: Smoke Valley MC
M/M Biker Romance (Sex & Mayhem, Book 12)
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Gutter Mind: Smoke Valley MC
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Narrated by:
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Wyatt Baker
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By:
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K.A. Merikan
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Face of an angel. Mind in the gutter.
Mike. Macho Biker. Scarred. Will never love again.
Arden. Femme boy. Jaded. Will never succumb to lust again.
Mike is always on the lookout for a fresh fling, and there are more than enough chicks for a stud like him at the Smoke Valley MC clubhouse. But the pretty little thing he spots at the gas station turns out to be a boy, and that triggers all sorts of confusion.
Mike loves a challenge, so when he’s given the cold shoulder, his predator senses are set aflame! Straight or not, Mike makes a bet with his cousin and won’t settle for anything other than a total seduction of Arden.
Arden has bigger fish to fry than some biker’s petty insecurities. His last relationship has left him jaded and hurt, so he will never again succumb to the charms of a bad boy. Especially since Mike isn’t just hot, he’s freaking irresistible. Older, dangerous, and cocky, Mike will be Arden’s downfall if he isn’t careful.
But when a monster from Arden’s past reaches out his claws, the only deterrent Arden can think of is claiming Mike is his new boyfriend. So now, he’s stuck in a fake relationship with a straight guy.
For Mike, what starts as a game turns out to be an awakening he’d never expected. The ice prince in lace is actually hot as hellfire, with a gutter mind to match Mike’s, and all of a sudden, his scarred heart is not as safe as he’d thought it was.
A scorching-hot, stand-alone M/M romantic suspense novel.
Warning: This story contains scenes of violence, mentions of past abuse, offensive language, and morally ambiguous characters.
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This is book 12 in the Sex and Mayhem series, and I have not read/listened to any of the others. I don't think it's really necessary to have done before this one, I read it as a total stand alone. HOWEVER, my interest is piqued now, in the two books before this, so maybe I will read them when i get some time. Not NEEDED, just I WANT to.
Mike is a ladies man, he makes no bones about it and everyone else knows he isn't up for anything other than sex and his next conquest. When that next conquest turns out to be a young man, Mike is floored. Arden brings out all sorts of feelings in Mike he didn't know he had and he messes up, big time. But when Arden bares the brunt of Mike's past, Mike knows he had to get HIS boy back.
I liked this, a lot. Biker books are a bit hit and miss for me, with the actions some of these clubs do, but while the Smoke Valley MC obviously skirts on the wrong side of the law, it's not thrown at me, in the face, bar ONE thing but I really think that the way Mike dealt with Arden's abuser was needed for this story. It was needed for Arden to have some peace and Mike needed to do what he did for Arden, for his boy, even if he wasn't Mike's really, at that point.
I loved the supporting characters, Mike's brothers and sisters and all the MC people. Leo and Zolt, and Raine and Mona especially. Their stories are the ones that have my interest piqued, in how they came to be together, Leo and Zolt in particular. Mike rips Leo up here, lots of questions and teasing about being a bi/gay man and it made me think about getting into Leo's mind properly.
It's well told, from both Leo and Mike's point of view and it's well written. I didn't see things coming to a head the way they did, I don't think THEY saw things happening quite that way, but I loved the way it.
Wyatt Baker narrates.
I've not listened to his work before, but I really enjoyed his narration of this book. His reading voice is deep and even, with a hint of a Southern American accent (I *think* but don't quote me!) His voices for Mike and Arden are perfect, as are all the voices for the characters. Each voice is sufficiently different for me to follow multi person conversations with out getting lost.
Baker gets across all of Arden's immediate attraction to Mike and his determination to keep Mike at arms length, and then at his totall and utter failure on that! Baker gets across all of Mike's growing feelings for this man, this BOY (cos Arden is very young, only 19, nearly, to Mike 40+) and how Mike deals with all that internally, and how Mike feels when things come to a head.
A thoroughly enjoyable 4 star book, with 4 star narration.
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great story, great narration
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I love how open Mike was to the experience of being attracted to Arden, even though he didn't realise he was a man at first with what he was wearing and how is hair and make up was done. He has something from his past that holds him back from a fully going forward with a relationship but the physical attraction and emotions that sizzle and develop between them really forge a connection between them. Arden is staying at the Smoke Valley's compound in order to be protected from an ex that he had bad trouble with and he never would have expected someone like Mike to come into his world. The is snark, attitude, attraction, jealousy, anger and love that makes up a great story with a man who has only ever considered himself straight and one who is desperate for someone to love an protect him but has a bad history that makes him wary. There are a couple of plot points that creep up during the relationship, one on either side that include an ex and each brings an amount of danger, mostly to Arden but Mike is more than happy to go to the young man's defence.
Wyatt is a good narrator for this story. I really liked his voice for Mike and the other characters. Emotions are portrayed very well, especially anger and attraction but there wasn't much to differentiate between all of the characters. Overall a good performance that brings the story to life.
A great addition to the MC series
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My favorite in the series
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Really enjoyed this listen! Recommended!
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