Award-winning real estate developer, Kaleb Valentine, is known for turning failing communities into thriving havens in the Metro Detroit area. Kaleb’s business investments always brought excellent returns and put him on track for multi-million-dollar status. That is, until five bodies are found in a house fire in one of the properties he purchased on the South Side of Chicago. This puts Kaleb … Chicago. This puts Kaleb deep in the middle of an intense criminal investigation led by a detective who has a personal vendetta. Not to mention, Kaleb is forced to revisit a life he barely escaped as a teen which threatens a new love interest before the relationship lands on solid ground.
Harper Pierson has no time for romance, let alone love.
So, it’s unexpected that when Kaleb shows up to volunteer at her place of employment, the walls around her heart begin to crumble. Working as the transition coordinator for The Second Chance at Life Women’s Shelter, Harper secures sanctuary for women and children who have been abandoned by their families or are survivors of domestic violence. When Kaleb asks Harper for what seems to be a simple favor, she soon discovers that asking one too many questions puts her in the kind of danger she thought she’d managed to distance herself from years before.
The circumstances surrounding Kaleb’s background brings up his past and threatens his success, his life, and his new love.
How far will Kaleb’s enemies go to take him down?
ABOUT THE KINGS OF THE CASTLE SERIES
Each King book is a standalone, NO cliffhangers
USA Today, New York Times, and National Bestselling Authors work together to provide you with a world you’ll never want to leave. The Castle.
Fate made them brothers, but protecting the Castle, each other, and the women they love, will make them Kings. Their combined efforts to find the current Castle members responsible for the attempt on their mentor’s life, is the beginning of dangerous challenges that will alter the path of their lives forever.
These powerful men, unexpectedly brought together by their pasts and current circumstances, will become a force to be reckoned with.
Book 1 – Kings of the Castle (the introduction to the series)
Book 2 – King of Chatham
Book 3 – King of Evanston
Book 4 – King of Devon
Book 5 – King of Morgan Park
Book 6 – King of South Shore
Book 7 – King of Lincoln Park
Book 8 – King of Hyde Park
Book 9 – King of Lawndale
“I loved his story, his crafty way of figuring out all of the details, and to show that where your come from does not always define where you’ll end up.” – Lori H, Goodreads
DON’T MISS the hot new standalone series, Knights of the Castle. The Kings of the Castle made them family, but the Knights will transform the world.
Book 1 – King of Durabia
Book 2 – Knight of Bronzeville
Book 3 – Knight of South Holland
Book 4 – Lady of Jeffrey Manor
Book 5 – Knight of Grand Crossing
Book 6 – Knight of Paradise Island
Book 7 – Knight of Irondale
Book 8 – Knight of Birmingham
Book 9 – Knight of Penn Quartermore
Kaleb left his home city under tragic circumstances and returns to find that things aren’t much better for him. He’s caught in the middle of an arson investigation in one of his buildings and he’s the main suspect. Meantime, he’s found a woman who he can fall in love with, but trouble keeps tailgating him. Kaleb must use his street smarts and the assistance of the Kings of the Castle to get his life back on track.
Here enters Kaleb Valentine. A King of the Castle. One of the extraordinary men that were mentored by Khail. Kaleb’s Life was shaped by his teachings.All the Men are powerful , educated ,
globally connected men on the Castle Board. At the moment Kaleb is plagued by an attempted assassination of his mentor. A mysterious fire at a property he owns. The mystery around both incidents has him worried. Kaleb’s past comes back to hunt him. The death of his father and his past gang affiliations. An unsavory business partner threatens his Company’s integrity. A police investigation renders him stagnant. In comes Skyler , A super nova for a second chance women’s shelter. A jack of all trades . Kaleb finds himself intrigued with her efficiency, patience and kindness toward the women. She strokes his heart like an angel . The Kings of the Castle assist Kaleb in a Murder investigation , kidnapping and sex trafficking ring . Each Man brings there set of skills to the table to assist. What a good storyline of redemption , love and brotherhood
Oh, if you are not already a fan of the brilliant way in which MarZe spins her tales, you are in for a wonderful treat. The characters, situation, setting, and plot are masterfully woven together to create a true Page Turner! Enjoy! Oh, don’t forget to read the other Kings! You will thank me later.
Kaleb Valentine is the King Of South Shore who fled Chicago along with his mother. Kaleb was apart of gang but not really apart of the gang he only joined to be close to a friend of his father who was a unsavory character who had ties to the original Kings Of The Castle.
Kaleb is a millionaire who has property in hometown Chicago. He has been summon to Chicago by his mentor Khalil whom someone has tried to kill and Khalil has not only summoned Kaleb but 8 other men whom he mentored to. While Kaleb is in Chicago a policeman from his pass has called him about a arson at one of the building that he has purchased and 5 young girls were inside of the building and 4 of the young girls died and Kaleb is determined to find out what happened and who is out to get him.
We met Skylar in Reno’s in books “King of Chatman” she is Reno’s feisty assistant whom Kaleb has finally open his heart to after his ex Meme who was once his business partner has been found out to be doing some very not so nice things that effected his company.
Once again all of the Kings of the Castle have to ban together to help Kaleb the King Of South Shore which will get them closer to who attempted to kill Khalil their mentor and the mystery, deceit and danger surrounding the castle.
3.75 stars–KING OF SOUTH SHORE by MarZe Scott is the sixth instalment in the multi-authored / multi- cultural KINGS OF THE CASTLE romantic suspense series focusing on nine ‘brothers’ from the streets of Chicago (Vikkas, Reno, Shaz, Jai, Daron, Kaleb, Grant, Dro and Dwayne) mentored and taught by the mysterious Khalil Germaine at the exclusive Macro International Magnet School in Chicago. This is King of South Shore real estate developer Kaleb Valentine, and women’s shelter worker Skyler Pierson. KING OF SOUTH SHORE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading KINGS OF THE CASTLE (Book one) for backstory. Skyler Pierson was first introduced to the reader in the King of Chatham, book two.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Kaleb and Skyler) KING OF SOUTH SHORE follows Kaleb Valentine, a former gang banger who turned evidence years before, as he endeavours to reinvigorate and revitalize the South Side of Chicago but all does not according to plan when the former gang known as the Sovereign Kings, attempts to recruit the one time member, in an effort to take over the territory Kaleb is trying to uplift. When a fire at one of Kaleb’s properties results in the death of five young women, Kaleb becomes the number one suspect in the eyes of the law. Kaleb’s reputation as a former gang banger precedes his return to Chicago and his re-introduction to the Kings of the Castle, a reputation that pits Kaleb against the ‘brothers’ who are struggling to trust our story line hero. Meanwhile Kaleb has fallen for Skyler Pierson, the woman who works side by side with Reno DeLuca, but a woman who will be come collateral damage when Kaleb asks Skyler to help with a young runaway who is refusing to talk. What ensues is the building relationship between Skyler and Kaleb, and the potential fall-out as the Sovereign Kings are determined to take control of Chicago’s South Side.
Kaleb Valentine fell in love with Skyler Pierson from their first introduction but Kaleb found himself pulled back into the world of the South Side gangs, a world of which he was hoping to take down. Skyler Pierson is fiercely protective of the clients at the local women’s shelter and thusly struggles with the unscheduled appearances of Kaleb Valentine. As Kaleb begins a slow seduction of the woman with whom he will fall in love, Skyler will be targeted when threats against Kaleb become personal and dark. The $ex scenes are intimate and limited, but I had to roll my eyes at the cringe-worthy ‘sexy talk’.
Most of the Kings of the Castle play secondary and supporting roles. We are introduced to Skyler’s extended family, including her daughter’s and feisty mother; Sovereign Kings leader Jeremiah ‘Killa’, and Zephyr and Aisha from the author’s previous release Gemini Rising.
KING OF SOUTH SHORE is an intriguing and entertaining story with a colorful and energetic cast of characters.
I am gonna be honest with you guys, I am getting tired of all these kings, yup my fault I asked for them. anywho .I did enjoy seeing how Kaleb developed into his character, he did grow up. And the woman for him is Skyler she was made for him and did not back down, and that my friends I respect.
rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions.