Kings of Mayhem (The Kings of Mayhem MC, #1)

I literally couldn’t put this book down once I started reading it. This book was well written and you will feel all the emotions as you read them on the pages. Cade and Indy grew up together, fell in love, he broke her heart, she left and then came back 12 years later. I like that the book goes back and forth from present to past so that you really get a feel for the characters and their stories as individuals and together. This is a great start to a series and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

What a ride this book was!!! My first book to read by this author and WOW!

Falling in love is so easy when you are young and innocent. You make plans with each other and dream of the day that the plans come true. Although for Indy and Cade, their plans were crushed that one day at the clubhouse.

Managing to survive in life after that dreadful day, 12 years have gone by and Indy finds herself returning home for the first time since the day she left. Although its sad why she is returning, she is coming home.

Cade has had it bad trying to move on these past 12 years. Although now older and wiser??? Will that open the door to a smooth reunion with the gal he has loved since they were young kids growing up next door to each other.

It’s a rough story to read as there are aspects that are hard to deal with even in a fictional book. This book was more of a second chance, friends to lovers set in a Motorcycle Club environment. Although with the ending to this one, book 2 should be more of a MC type book…fingers crossed.

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I floved this book!! I am not usually a huge fan of past/present type books but this one was really well done and told the story of Indy and Cade from first meeting at 5 years old to coming face to face with each other 12 years after heartbreak.
Indy wants to believe she is over Cade, that the past doesn’t matter but coming back to her hometown brings everything crashing back to the forefront.
Cade had regretted breaking both his and Indys heart, the pain still lingers even all these years later. When tragedy brings Indy back home he sees it as his second chance to reclaim the happiness his life has been missing.
The only thing I wish this book contained was a confrontation between Cade and his father about his father’s role in breaking him and Indy up.
Can’t wait for the next one

In the beginning they had it all.
Cade was the local hero, he had the love of his life, they were preparing to build their future. He started the day having it all, but by the end he had NOTHING. All it took was one mistake. It’s been 12 years. Will he have to live with the consequences forever?
“It rips my heart out to know that the one thing I couldn’t protect you from was me.”
Cade, to the outside he is all business. To those he cares for, he is compassionate, loving, and protective. He was the hot alpha with polished charisma that dropped the panties off many girls, but now he’s an empty shell. His only drive is living for the club.
Indy is a take no punches kind of gal. She tells it like it is. She left the small town and its small town ways behind her. Refusing to grow up and become like her mother, something owned by the club. She leaves her past behind her escaping to Seattle to live out her dreams.
Indy is not afraid of what life has to offer. Except when it comes to Cade.
The sudden death of her father forces Indy to return to the town she couldn’t wait to get away from. The minute she enters town limits her stomach starts to churn cement. How will she endure being back? How will she possibly survive being in the same room as Cade?
This town, these people, they meant nothing to her……. right? She was over Cade, right? But are you truly ever over your first love, a love that ran so deep you feel it in your bones?? As the days pass she begins to question her feelings and her past decisions.
While the preparations for her father’s burial are taking place and the emotional tug-of-war rages, we find other captivating story lines begin unfolding.
Seeing Indy again isn’t what Cade expected. It hits him hard.
“And that was when I realized I wasn’t falling in love with her all over again. Because I had never stopped. I never would. And I was f*@#ing doomed.”
Will penance still need to be served, will history repeat itself, can they move on? Together or apart?
“With that thought, any reservations about what I was about to do turned to ashes and fluttered away on the cool, twilight breeze.”
This was my first Penny Dee book. I can honestly say I am now a true fan. The book was a captivating page turner! The pacing of the writing was good, the plot was enthralling & suspenseful. The writing style was entertaining. It had me laughing, cringing, and thoroughly, emotionally engaged!

This book was amazing! I loved the writing style, the characters, the plot and I honestly can’t wait till the next in the series comes out! It does end in a little cliffhanger but not about the main characters, Cade and Indy! Their story is beautiful and heart wrenching! The idea of a love like theirs is wondrous and dream worthy. Life has a habit of always trying to get in the way or people try and get in the way but love is a strong fighter! What gets me about this first in the series is it sets you up nicely for future books in the series and makes you truly sad when the current story is over! I am anxiously waiting now for the second as Cade and Indy have begun with their story and now the people in their lives are wanting to tell me their stories, I just know it!

This is the 1st book in the series the kings of mayhem. If you love a great MC book, this book is for you. I couldn’t put this book down. The suspense was great. Indy was born into the MC life. She moved next door to Cade and they became best friends. Growing up in the MC life wasn’t for Indy. She wanted out of it. Cade and her had a plan. Leave for college together and make a life. Then Indy walked in on Cade and ran. Its now 12 years later and she is back for her dad. Seeing Cade brings back so many memories. This story was well written and will real you in from the beginning. Can’t wait for the next book.

Another MC one I got into with a author I have not read before. This also was a second chance which I am fond of. Hey being we are human and at times we do dumb stuff you never know. In this Cade did some of that dumb stuff but it had a tearing up effect. Indy will have one plan but life will have take the reins on this one. With this being the first one in this series it is a tasty treat. The writing in this one is a nice flow that gives you a rounded read. These two will be trying and pull on the emotions but it will be worth it in the end.

Rating: 4.5 Stars

It’s interesting that the author chose to start off with a real life event. Just like when it gets reported on the news, this will grab your attention. It’s something that touches so many people – whether you are directly affected or not.

Cade Calley epitomizes someone that lives the MC life. Indigo “Indy” Parrish is a woman who likes to help people. And sometimes she does it with attitude. The author gets creative with her secondary characters. One I especially loved was a woman who may be older than I am but she’s quite a hot ticket – expect to laugh. If you’ve never read an MC before, be aware that these men will not be winning any awards. Some of what they do walks the fine line between what is right and what is on the wrong side of the law. The men love their families and their women but there’s also a flipside to those outside their circle. Violence usually follows in their wake or can creep up on them when they least expect it.

The author mixes the past with the present. It shows how the past can impact your present or your future. That invisible wedge can be a difficult thing to get rid of. This is a story of forgiveness. And not just of others but of ourselves. All of this is interweaved with getting to know the people that make up the Kings of Mayhem MC. There are ups and downs, twists and turns, but don’t expect this to end on a happy note – after all this is just the beginning of our ride with this author and her group of Mayhem men. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s around the next bend.

I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

What an amazing storyline! Kings of Mayhem grabbed my attention from page one until the very end! MC books are one of my favorite genres and Penny Dee knocked this one out of the park, the story was well written and flowed perfectly. Kings of Mayhem was written in dual POV and it really dives into the past of how Indy and Cade became Indy and Cade; also their present-day life.

The author made me feel like I was there in the story and meeting these characters for the first time, the chemistry between Indy and Cade was definitely there on each page. Anyone would be able to see and feel it. There were so many feels in the book; as well as tears, sorrow and excitement. I wanted to throw my Kindle a few times. My heart was breaking for Indy; but at the same time I just wanted to knock her out, she was so stubborn and pigheaded. Now, Cade, that is another story. I think I fell in love with his character. He was the sweetest man; he would do anything for anyone in the family, especially “his girl”. My heart just melted when I met him.

This is my first book by Penny Dee and I cannot wait to read more of her work. Kings of Mayhem is the first book in the Kings of Mayhem series. I need to get book two Brothers In Arms soon!

First of all Penny you have knocked it out the ball park with this series! I could not put it down because I needed to know what was going to happen next. I love the MC world you created and it had me at the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next.

Cade and Indy have been best friends since they were five. They were each others first for everything and they thought they had life all figured out but being young and dumb is the name of the game sometimes and this is what happened when Cade did something to Indy and she ran. She took her broken heart and ran never to return but life is a biatch and has a way of doing it’s own things and Indy has to return to town for her family.

Indy’s goal is to get in and get out fast without having to see or deal with Cade but that does not happen because Cade is determined to get her attention and keep it. He is sorry for what he did and he wants to make amends for it and he will stop at nothing to get Indy back.

This is the first book in the series and the ending left me needing book two like ASAP because I need to know what is going to happen to a few characters we meet. So go on and one click it and enjoy this ride Penny is about to take you on with Cade and Indy!