Five brothers in all but blood, five girls who love them, emerging from a past fraught with darkness and danger. There are wedding bells, and baby cries and laughter all around. They have found their happy ending.Only one cloud is marring these blue skies, and it has to do with Zane, the rock of the brotherhood. Nobody knows exactly what is wrong, but here’s the thing, folks:There are five of us, … folks:
There are five of us, and we’re brothers in all but blood. We stand all for one and one for all. If you messed with one of us, you’ve messed with all of us. We protect our own.
And Zane is more than one of our own. He’s our leader. He’s our steady center. If our center shatters, we all shatter.
This brotherhood is strong. We’re gonna find out what troubles him and put it to rest, once and for all, bury it, stomp on it, crush it until it’s fixed or gone.
Time we celebrated our happy ending.
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This book was SOOOO bittersweet! I loved seeing the Brotherhood family later in life, I love that there are so many babies, and weddings happening. BUT we had such a hard topic in this one! Zane was going through something so tough, and I love how hard the family worked to get him out of his dark hole. This poor guy had already gone through so much, and he just couldn’t shake this.
Poor Dakota, she had to endear so much while Zane was going through this. She has a new born, she’s barely sleeping, and she’s hurting for her husband. I can’t even imagine what she’s going through. Thank God for their friends! This group is so tight knit, it really makes you envious.
I really loved how we got parts of the story from each set of couples. This made it so much more special. Although the focus was on Zane, we go to see more of what was going on in their lives way after they’d had their own books. Made me super glad this was a full length novel. Jo did a beautiful job on this one and really left us without any loose ends!
This book was defiantly need. It tied up loose ends and addressed burning questions whist staying true to the original characters. I am so psyched it centered around Zane as he was always my personal favorite of the Brotherhood and his story so complex and compelling. Everyone got their HEA and that makes for a good epilogue. This was must read for Inked enthusiasts!
This is a full length book, but it has several chapters dedicated to each couple from the Inked Brotherhood series. The theme throughout is about something going on with Zane. He has been doing really well since he found Dakota, but he is now backsliding. Will his brothers be able to figure out what the problem is in time? Will Dakota and his friends be able to save him? I loved this book and the way it was broke into a section of several chapters for each couple. A nice epilogue to the series.
“Inked Babies” Epilogue to Inked Brotherhood Series by author Jo Raven.
My Rating: 5 Stars…
The first thing I’m going to tell you that this epilogue was fantastic. I’ve been anticipating it for a while. It’s an understatement to say how happy and excited I was to read more of my beloved Inked Brothers. But, I will also say that I was nervous, anxious and a bit scared too. If you’ve read the series you know Jo Raven. She does not write “sugar and spice and everything nice.” Her heroes are badass, sexy, inked and what our fantasies are made of. But those same beautiful heroes have f**king tortured, horrific pasts that nearly was their undoing. I cried so often. Had to put my Kindle down many time to calm my racing heart while reading their stories. These beautiful men all have physical and emotional scars; some more than others. One thing they for sure all have in common is their love and respect for Zane. Zane is the heart and soul of the brotherhood. Zane has been the rock and support of every one of these amazing, emotionally strong men. But now Zane is the one needing support. And he needs their support desperately. Even if he doesn’t realize it. The Inked Brotherhood will now be his rock: Asher, Tyler, Dylan, and Rafe along with their girls.
Told in five parts with POVs from Asher and Audrey, Tyler and Erin, Dylan and Tess, Rafe and Meagan, and Zane and Dakota. The main focus is the suspense surrounding Zane. But we also get to meet babies, plan weddings and even get glimpses from the Damage Boyz too. (spinoff series)
I’ll be honest, this epilogue nearly tore my heart out watching Zane suffer so badly and why. Thank God he had the love and protection of the Inked couples. The couples’ love for each other only grew since we last heard from them. As did their families. In addition, in this epilogue we not only have old friends but we meet new ones too. The Lost Boys.
Jo, these boys need their HEA. They need unconditional love and a safe future to look forward to. Maybe in the future you’ll write about them so we can sleep better at night. 😉
*This book is an epilogue to the Inked Brotherhood Series. The series should be read first. If not, you will be lost.
The Inked Brotherhood:
Kiss Me Goodbye: Prequel to Asher (not necessary to understand Asher)
Asher
Tyler
Zane
What I Want For Christmas (Zane and Dakota short story)
Dylan
Rafe
The Inked Brotherhood is one of my favourite series and the first books I’ve read from Jo Raven. When I knew she was writing this book, I was so very excited and very anxious to read it. It definitely met my (high) expectations! I love them even more. I am very happy to have all of them in one book 🙂 We get to read it in parts, with every couple having a chapter of their own. It never once disturbed me. This story is definitely worth 5 stars for me! I laughed and had tears in my eyes. Another must read in this series and also a promise for more…
All the couples of the Inked Brotherhood have their take on what is happening with the main man, Zane, who not only helped them all when they were at their lowest but also is the glue that holds them all together because of their bond. When the past comes creeping in and is a threat to that bond, it will take all of them to stand together and behind Zane to fight one of his worst demons. Will they be able to pull it off or will whatever haunts Zane, drag them all down…?