There are two kinds of prison sentence that try to break us: the one served behind bars and the one served through a lifetime of guilt. Drew Tucker, despite his formidable reputation, was a man who had been dealt every kind of sentence known to man. His only path of survival was to fight and conquer. After five years of solitude with nothing to keep him company but old ghosts and relentless … demons, Drew was finally out, and he had a plan to reign supreme again.
But everything had changed since he’d left the small town of Babylon, Texas, and where he once fit into the world around him, he now felt misguided, misplaced, and misunderstood. Freedom wasn’t free anymore and it sure as hell didn’t come cheap.
That only got worse when he crossed paths with Ayda Hanagan. Legal guardian of her teenage brother, over worked, underpaid and clinging onto sanity by the skin of her teeth, Ayda should have been easier for Drew to beat down and manipulate. She should have been easier to keep quiet.
Determined to stay on the road he was born to travel, Drew was willing to fight whoever got in his way or blocked his path to the top. Even the blue-eyed blonde who seemed to have more mouth than sense. His actions were about to shake up the whole town again, and Drew didn’t care whether that came with or without consequences, or what the hell that meant for the likes of Ayda Hanagan.
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Ayda knew to steer clear of the MC’s when they were in town, but with her brother trying to steal from them, she can’t avoid it when Drew Tucker turns up on her doorstep.
Each time Drew tries to intimidate her, Ayda comes up with a smart reply, realising it’s best to keep her mouth shut, Drew agrees not to touch her brother, but she has to pay his debt.
They both feel the attraction to each other but continue to deny it.
Drew’s time inside has left him changed, he’s not sure about anything and takes one minute at a time now, he’s fighting he’s own demons and the guilt he feels over the death of a loved one has him questioning everything.
Drew knows he’s demons are what is stopping him being happy with Ayda, but he doesn’t estimate that she wasn’t going to give up on him that easily.
To start off with Drew really came across as a selfish as.hole, but as the story goes on you realise just how broken he is, lost inside his head and memories along with the blame he feels is all his. Then you have Ayda, struggling just to put one foot in front of the other doing nothing but work and look after Tate. I loved that she didn’t wilt when confronted, that she stood her ground despite just how weary and despondent she was. I adored her spirit and fairness, the ability to see beyond the surface words and actions. This MC had rough times but they were a family and recognised when help was needed and willingly gave love and support. Intense and powerful story, it grips and excites holds you in its clutches right to the end and has you clambering for more. A book you don’t want to put down and characters to take into your hearts and love.
As MC books go this is pretty high up there with my favorites.
My first book by both these authors.
Without Consequence is what I call a quality read, 49 chapters containing highs, lows, angst, drama, in fact, there aren’t many books where you get not just the meat of a story but the bones of the story and characters too.
I think the only other MC books I have said that about was Cat Porter who also leaves no stone unturned with the plot and you feel like you have been through one heck of a ride with the characters, have read a good quality book and more than that a money’s worth kind of read and this is how I feel about Without Consequence.
A bit about the characters;
Drew Tucker is a feared man, he came across as a loose cannon, a man with a reputation, letting his temper get the better of him and later regretting his actions, going solo for revenge instead of including his brothers.
You first meet Drew when it’s time for his release from a five-year stint in prison.
Following on from his release although back with his club he’s feeling lost, being back reminds him even more of the best friend he lost the night he was also arrested.
Ayda comes into the story, a struggling one parent carer for her fifteen-year-old brother.
Ayda and Tate’s parents died a few years ago in a bank robbery leaving Ayda to pick up the pieces along with her new role as Tate’s mum, dad, sister, and carer all in one as well as working three jobs.
Drew and Ayda first meet when Drew brings Tate back home after finding him in the club looking for money.
Drew was once a man who would not let that go, Tate would have died for his actions by the hands of pre-prison Drew but Drew had changed since his release and he gave Ayda a way out by letting her clean at the club as a penance for her brother’s crime.
I was glued to the pages with this slow build romance.
As MC reads go this was different to most I have read. I think I counted three sex scenes that weren’t really in-depth or with descriptive acts. There weren’t many foul-mouthed horny Alphas knocking around the MC but there were a rival club and drama concerning that. The main focus was on Ayda and Drew struggles separately and together.
What I liked about this was the gradual build-up, the getting to know each other stages with the characters, the breaking down of walls and barriers and then finally letting each other be free with their feelings.
Drew was a man who didn’t understand connections, understand emotion, sympathy or love and it was like Ayda became his new tutor and voice of reason.
Great read and I will look forward to the next book.
Told in first persons dual pov, sort of leads to a hea, the club is on the brink of war but with regards to the characters, I did reach a happy sigh at the end for them.
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Loved this book, I plan on reading the rest of the series. Loved the characters and the story.
A must read
Unfortunately this first book in the series left me floating. I can’t really say there was any one thing that did it, for some reason it just didn’t work. I wanted to love the characters since their build up was a slow one. I loved the conflict between them and that they were able to see something beyond that but. . . it was hard to feel the romance between them (although I loved the sex wasn’t the story). There is a ton of action and other things going on which keep you entertained but I felt no real investment in the characters and really tired of H’s temper tantrums. They were really just didn’t fit with the personality that we were supposed to associate with him. Overall it wasn’t a bad story it just fell a little flat. There is plenty reason to read it and enjoy this early collaboration and I expect it to get better as they get their groove.
I think I may have fallen for Drew Tucker. I’m relatively new to MC books and I enjoyed reading Without Consequence. It certainly kept my attention and towards the end I didn’t want to put the book down. I loved the story plot and the characters. I am looking forward to seeing what happens next for Drew, Ayda and the Babylon MC brothers.
Oh my goodness! I am officially breathless!
I am not a massive fan of MC romances but this… this is truly outstanding!
Drew and Ayda’s story kept me guessing throughout, what would happen next? Will they? Won’t they? Do they like each other? And so on.
I love both Drew and Ayda so much and Deeks has a super special place there as well, I seriously want to hug him hard.
Can’t wait to begin book two. Guess what I’m doing this afternoon lol
Wow is all I can say so far. Ok I devoured this book in one sitting as I wanted to find out more about these amazing characters that had me captivated. Drew and Ayda story was a hot read that had it all. The bad boy bckers the war the pull between them. I can’t wait to read ,ore from this series to get more from these characters. A highly recommended a must read.
Favorite Quotes:
“I knew it was Kenny ‘cause he had a laugh that made him sound like he was being electrocuted.”
“There was an arrogance in the way he carried himself, but at the same time, I knew it was also confidence. He seemed to understand the gravity of his status and he used it. There was a certain appeal to that, even if it did make me want to kick his shins like an elementary kid.”
“His mustache was curled up at the ends, making him look like he’d have been better suited to circus life rather than the law. Not that there was much difference between the two around Babylon. To sum it up – he looked as much of a dick as he acted.”
“The old, saggy balled, washed up, chief of police? I wouldn’t brag. He’s hardly a catch.”
My Review:
This book was not what I was expecting as it not a typical MC romance, and I had a fear I was not going to enjoy it shortly after I started reading, and was still questioning my choice through the first quarter of the book. The story seemed somewhat disjointed and fragmented, and I was growing a bit frustrated and having a hard time liking some of the characters. However I was enjoying the flavor of the writing, as the heavy and tense subject matter was tempered with unexpected humor, snarky observations, witty banter, and clever descriptions that plucked at my lips. I wanted to send Drew Tucker several junk punches and head slaps by express delivery for being such a mean jackass to plucky Ayda, but I should have been more patient with the volatile and angry alpha dog… who is written much closer to a traditional badass biker than most MC series tend to portray. I adore Ayda – and look forward to her tale being an easier and happier one in the next book.