A hardened criminal. A gut-wrenching revelation. Loyalty, brotherhood, and honor will be tested to the breaking point.A decorated war hero turned jaded enforcer for a ruthless outlaw motorcycle club, Austin Conrad is a man with a checkered past and a conflicted conscience. Now, the honor he once had is jolted back to the surface with a devastating discovery about the club that was his home, and … about the club that was his home, and the men he called his brothers. Can this hardened criminal look the other way, or will honor drive a wedge between him and the brotherhood that embraced him?
Ride into the gritty, criminal underworld that runs beneath the surface of Southern California’s glamorous facade. A fast-paced novella, Blood Brothers is the gripping introduction to Dusty Sharp’s action-packed Austin Conrad thriller series. Download it today and find out why readers are hailing Austin Conrad as “Jack Reacher meets Sons of Anarchy!”
Warning: contains violence, profanity and irreverence, in equal measure.
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If you are looking for a new fresh down and dirty or compassionate hero figure you can’t beat Austin Conrad. Dusty Sharp has revitalized the action hero genre in this character. Ex military, following in his fathers footsteps he joins the Rattlers motorcycle club to belong to a brotherhood. Only somewhere down the line the brotherhood he swore an oath to has let him down. Finding out the hard way that bringing to the forefront his concerns he is labeled a traitor and is being hunted down. But going down is not Austin’s way. Bring it on brothers, stuff is about to happen.
This is my first Austin Conrad book so for me it isn’t really a prequel. There is good character development and very realistic characters. Since it deals with bikers the language is rough around the edges like the characters. I listened to the audio instead of reading it. For me personally, due to the language, I would have preferred to read it. Dusty Sharp has captured the life of a biker quite nicely. The abrupt ending has you wanting more! I’m glad I don’t have to wait for book 1.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Main character Austin Conrad turns the pages for the reader for sure in Blood Brothers written by a very “sharp”… Author Dusty Sharp. Very nicely laid out, lots of suspense and, fast paced action. Not all bikers are created equal. Austin Conrad inherited what he thought was a great legacy from his Dad who also was a well respected Biker of the Rattler’s Biker Club. NO SPOILERS. LET’S JUST SAY HE WAS NOT AFRAID OF A BIT OF PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION and Austin was ALL MAN and very capable!!
But Austin Conrad also inherited morals and, he had his own VERY definitive Red Line that he refused to cross over, but more importantly, he would not allow others to cross that Red Line either, and that put the “game afoot” with some well deserved vigilantism and, made for a great read by Author Dusty Sharp, who definitely goes the extra mile serving up HUGE doses of that. Great plot, great balanced characters, (good ones bad ones stuff), not one saggy part to the story, and a story told VERY WELL. What’s NOT to like? So don’t wait…I urge you to get Blood Brothers and see what all the wonderful fuss is about with this highly recommended book, Blood Brothers, and really get to enjoy a GREAT read by a very well developed GREAT Author, Dusty Sharp. ENJOY!!
I enjoyed reading Blood Brothers. At first I wasn’t sure about this character, then I realized the bad guy really had a good heart. Lots of action and sad realities when dealing with really bad people with no conscience.
This was a very good story. I enjoyed the characters and the plot line. It will be interesting to see where the characters go from now.
This is a very good intro to a series that I’m sure will be a great read. Dusty puts a different spin to it compared to other books I’ve read about MCs. A must read!
I picked up this book expecting it to be a typical Biker Story full of violence sex and drugs. And it was but it was so much more.
The protagonist is a former soldier who came back to the world and patched in to this club that his father was in for years.
When he finds out that the club president and a few others are involved in some extremely nasty stuff and also finds out that they’re doing it behind everyone’s back he has to decide what to do.
That’s when the fun begins. He’s a well-written well-developed character full of surprises and unexpected depth.
I loved every minute of this book and I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series.
I received a copy of this book from Instafreebie and this is my honest opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Austin Conrad and his troubles with his motorcycle club brothers. There is plenty of action, good character development with people you feel you could know and relate to (not that I know a lot of bikers, but you know what I mean). I only had 2 issues with the book-all the profanity, but I had been warned in the blurb so I can’t really complain about that and the fact that it just ended. Luckily I have already purchased No Time to Bleed, Book 2 or I would really be unhappy. I don’t like cliffhangers or stories that end without a resolution and you know there’s another book out there that you are going to have to buy or just deal with the fact that you will never know any more about the story. I really don’t like the gimmick but Mr Sharp writes so well I’m willing to forgive him. Pick up Blood Brothers, but be sure and pick up No Time to Bleed at the same time so you can fully enjoy the story.
Very good thriller. Austin Conrad gets discharged from the military and joins the same biker gang his Father belonged to. He is fine with his blood brothers in the Rattlers until he discovers female trafficking and slave running. A novel to keep your interest.
Special Forces To MC
This novella is the prequel to the Austin Conrad series. It provides background as to how Austin became who he is and some of his buddies and their special talents. The story is very good and sucks the reader in quite quickly. Then, it ends so suddenly the reader doesn’t know what happened. I’ll need to read the next in the series to understand what is going on in the story. I was given this ARC book and this is my honest review.
This book is the start of a really great series as long as blood, gore and really great revenge are to your liking. They are to mine and fill the bill to perfection. Now it’s time for the next. Don’t make us wait too long Mr. Sharp.
Blood Brothers (Audiobook) – a review by Rosemary Kenny
I enjoyed the very apt selection of Craig A. Hart’s mellow-toned voice to provide the narrative of Dusty Sharp’s enjoyable novella, the series-opener for the Austin Conrad Action-Adventure Thrillers.
*some spoilers*
The blood brothers of the title are MC Austin Conrad, (a US Green Beret Afghanistan Veteran), currently a second-generation biker, with the Rattlers whose ruthless leader is his pal Tillerman.
The latter has created an elite force – the 601s – including his Lieutenant, Conrad – whom he treats as his bodyguards/troops to carry out covert missions that the rest of the Rattlers are oblivious to.
When Austin realises Tillerman is using a select few of the 601s to run an illegal trade with a Mexican cartel, targeting the US, he’s disillusioned and then decides to strike back at his ‘brother’.
As he works towards finding evidence that will take the other 601s down, Austin knows his life will be put in deadly danger from his former gang ‘brothers’ from now on, as he turns renegade by witnessing against them.
Can he survive their determination to seek revenge? Will justice finally be done?
Whom can Austin trust, as corruption is widespread and bribes and threats that silence fearful witnesses?
Time to get your copy of Blood Brothers, Dusty Sharp’s exciting story of loyalty, betrayal and retribution that leads to redemption and a future to be proud of. (Easy) Ride(r) off into the sunset/your nearest bookstore today!
Dusty Sharp has hit the target with this series!!
A very fun pulp-fiction novel with considerable authenticities that enhance the yarn.
Dusty Sharp is creative and uses ingenious ways to enhance his novels. For example, he has Austin Conrad’s wallet lined with razor blades to thwart pickpockets; he has some drug and people traffickers using Bitcoin transactions, and even touches on hiccups in using various electronic currencies.
His plots are interesting and make for fun reading. Plot twists, blind-alley build-ups, and potholes are few–which is not to say that there aren’t surprises, setbacks, and some bruises to bodies and to egos. The hero is not immune.
While Blood Brothers is a fun read, it is not an exceptional book. Written in the style of pulp-fiction, it has typical characteristics, such as unrealistic clues and revelations; unrealistic scenarios–break-ins, fight scenes, mob violence, etc. It won’t challenge your belief system; nor your moral code; nor your sanity … it’s just a fun read.
I enjoy Dusty Sharp’s books and I’ve purchased a few of them that are similar in style. They make for an enjoyable and relaxing read.
This was not my kind of book. That being said, I did listen to it all and would definitely recommend it to anyone that likes to read thriller mysteries with motorcycle club themes.
Likable main character. I’ve read the first 2, and getting ready to read the 3rd. Wish they were longer books though.
The narrator voice was one dimensional. Story was good, it was original and very detailed; you can tell that the author researched or knows the area very well. I would definitely recommend this book. I will not give any spoilers. I just wish the narrator had bit more emotion. Will be the next one
Blood Brothers: Austin Conrad Action-Adventure Thrillers Book 1, my first read from author Dusty Sharp. Well written, entertaining read, the prequel to author Dusty Sharp’s Austin Conrad series. I’ll be reading more from this author! Better yet since this is the first book in a multi-book series that I look forward to reading. I was given an Author’s Direct copy of this book & I’m voluntarily reviewing it. Author Craig A. Hart’s narration added to the book’s enjoyment. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
This was a great read.
I love discovering new authors. When I picked up Dusty Sharp’s “Blood Brothers; Austin Conrad Thriller #1”, I knew within a few pages that I was going to love it.
Austin Conrad is a slightly past middle aged war hero protagonist and he’s knee deep in illegal activity with the Rattlers, a motorcycle gang in southern California. But every man has a line that he’s unwilling to cross, and Austin is about to discover something about his brothers that’s way across that line.
So now what? Does he put an end to what’s going on? Or does he sell his soul further down the river and ignore what he’s witnessed? After all, he makes his living with these guys, and as the title suggest, they are blood brothers, so…
No spoilers here! You’ll have to pick up Blood Brothers and find out. If you like fast paced action, and you’re okay with realistic verbiage, ie some foul language, you’ll be happy that you did.