Sinner's Steel by Sarah Castille

Sinner's Steel by Sarah Castille

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This series just gets better and better. As the war between the Sinner’s Tribe and the Black Jacks rages on, Zane finds himself facing a future he gave up on almost a decade ago. Evie, the girl who got away, pops up on his radar and she’s dating the president of the Black Jacks. Even a blind man can see this situation spells trouble with a capital T. If that weren’t enough, secrets and betrayals from their pasts have caused them both to build walls around their hearts and both are scared of letting the other in. But if we’ve learned nothing else about the Sinners, we know that it takes a strong woman to be a Sinners’ old lady and it’s not an easy road for either of them to travel.

The book opens with a glimpse into Zane’s past and the girl who stole his heart. Fast forward nine years to the present, and the Sinner’s finally have the traitorous Axle in their sights and as they are about to bring him to justice – one percenter style – Jagger and Zane realize that their childhood friend Evie is working in the body shop they’ve cornered him in. Both men are stunned and in their distracted state, Axle gets away yet again (that man is turning out to be slipperier than an eel). When Zane refuses to reveal himself to Evie or accompany Jagger to see her the next day, we learn that there is a good chunk of Zane’s past that Jagger hasn’t been made privy to. As the story unfolds we find out why Zane has no interest in bringing Evie back into his life and his decision is understandable. But as someone who should know better than to judge someone without all of the facts, Zane finds out that he misjudged Evie’s situation years prior. The fact that the chemistry between them seems to have only intensified over the years makes it almost impossible for them to stay away from one another and makes for some seriously steamy scenes throughout the book. Unfortunately when the Black Jack’s president learns that Zane is sniffing around his property (so to speak), Evie gets a crash course in the outlaw biker lifestyle she never wanted and her life goes from tame to terrifying in no time.

There is a ton of conflict in Sinner’s Steel yet not the angsty kind, but rather the gritty drama you expect from an MC romance. Due to their past, there is some major relationship drama that plays out between Zane and Evie and the way in which Castille writes the story, I found both characters to be sympathetic. Neither’s life has been ideal since their parting and each has made compromises for the life they now lead. Add to that the escalation of the Black Jacks attack on the Sinner’s Tribe’s territory and the madness and mayhem add to the body count on both sides. And Viper’s involvement with a civilian (Evie) makes matters worse on so many levels. In fact, Viper acted so differently than we’ve come to expect that I thought I was remembering the wrong character; that or the man had a massive personality transplant. As terrifying as it was, it was almost a relief when his true colors shined through because he was seriously freaking me out. Fortunately the author balances the dark with the light and in Sinner’s Steel, the light happened to be Evie’s son Ty. I absolutely adored Ty (and his swear jar) and laughed my butt off when he realized how much money he could rake in around the bikers. Sinner’s Steel was a great addition to the Sinner’s Tribe Motorcycle Club series, because even though I knew that Zane and Evie would get their happy ending, Castille kept an element of danger throughout much of the book that had me on the edge of my seat as I read as fast as I could to find out how their story played out. I cannot wait for the next book in the series to find out which of our Sinner’s is next up to find his old lady.

I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!

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Beyond the Cut by Sarah Castille

Beyond the Cut by Sarah Castille

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


It’s been just over six months since I read Rough Justice and while I didn’t immediately remember all the details of the book, I found that the important pieces fell into place rather quickly as I began reading Beyond the Cut. As I typically read a book a day we’re looking at about 200 books being read in between the two books. For me, the fact that pieces fell into place with the mention of only a name here or an event there shows me how much of an impact the book made on me. And I found Beyond the Cut to be just as impressive of a piece writing and suspect that I won’t soon forget what Cade and Dawn endured in order to have a life together.

Having escaped her ex-husband and shed the mantle of old lady at the same time, Dawn has no intention of falling for another biker, no matter how hot Cade might be. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions and no matter how hard Dawn tries, she can’t seem to catch a break nor avoid getting pulled back into the MC lifestyle. And who better to accompany her on that road than Cade, the Sinner’s sinner. Cade being a biker is bad enough, but when Dawn learned that he was known for not sleeping with the same woman more than once she knew there was absolutely no way she could see him again – even if they had two nights together. That is, until he touches her. Oh yeah! The chemistry between Cade and Dawn is intense and both pretty much go blind to the world around them. This made for some seriously hot get-your-engine-revving sex scenes. When the man who is used to being the pursued must become the pursuer, he takes to the task of winning Dawn over perfectly. But Dawn’s past sets out to insure that theirs won’t be an easy journey as her ex tries more than once to reclaim his old lady, with or without her consent. And when Cade finds his hands tied by the club he has to decide who is more important – the woman he loves or his band of brothers.

One of the things I enjoy about this series is that while Castille has no problem infusing the grit and violence that is expected in a one-percenters’ book, it is tempered by the relationship that develops between the main characters. Cade is an alpha male through and through – he is possessive and protective of both Dawn and her daughters. While he may be bossy and expect Dawn to fall in line like he’s used to the sweet butts doing, when she stands her ground he doesn’t lose his temper and take it out on her physically like her ex did (actually it tends to turn him on). But the best part of Cade isn’t how protective he is of Dawn nor how far he’s willing to go to protect her – it’s how good he was with her girls. I loved their interactions and I teared up when Tia finally talked to him. As for Dawn, I freaking loved her. Yes she has some moments where I wanted to strangle her and ask her WHY? Why did you do that? But she was stuck with some really lousy options and did the best she could for her daughters’ sake. As bad as it sounds, I actually loved that the men initially underestimated Dawn, forgetting that she wasn’t a civilian but that she had once been an old lady – specifically an old lady in the club they were looking to take down. What made the situation even better was when they realized how valuable her insight was and not only listened to her, but helped her out with the custody issue. I loved how Castille resolved the issues around Cade and Dawn, I just wish the book hadn’t ended when it did because I really wanted to see Cade give Tia and Maia their gifts. Beyond the Cut was a great addition to the Sinner’s Tribe Motorcycle Club series and I cannot wait to read Sinner’s Steel because I REALLY want to see Zane meet his match.

I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!

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