Powerful men unexpectedly reconnected by their pasts and current circumstances will become a force to be reckoned with.
When their mentor and founder of The Castle ends up on the business end of an assassination attempt, Grant, Alejandro, Shaz, Mariano, Vikkas, Jai, Daron, Kaleb, and Dwayne, are snatched from their daily lives and successful businesses in order to right old wrongs and track … wrongs and track down the men responsible for the attempt on his life.
However, The Castle, which was built on humanitarian purposes and has amassed a substantial amount of wealth, is now overrun with dirty politicians, the Russian mafia, American crime lords, and businessmen with their own agendas, who have every intention of keeping the current state of things intact. Even if they have to increase Chicago’s body count to do so. Calling in his former students and two outsiders is the beginning of a series of dangerous challenges that will alter the path of their lives forever. Not to mention it will also draw the ire and deadly intent of current Castle members who wield major influence across the globe.
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I loved the Storyline of 9 Men getting together after there mentor had an attempted assassination. The Story told brief summaries of what each men were dealing with in there lives after There Mentor helped them in there Teenage Years. I Love how all the Men & Love Interest show diversity. All the Men are Sucessful Business Owners from Real Estate, Tech Companies , Lawyers , Teachers , Health Professionals etc. All Tranied in some type of weapons training, martial arts and much more. Even though this is only the First Book. It makes you wanna Read about the other 9 Men and there Storylines. The Stories in themselves is intriguing like Human Trafficking, Illegal, Adoptions , Dirty Politicians, Gang Bangers running Drugs through the neighbors, Women Shelter for endangered women. The List Goes on. And Guess What the backdrop is in the Chicago and Surrounding Area.
KINGS OF THE CASTLE is the first instalment in the multi-authored / multi-cultural KINGS OF THE CASTLE romantic suspense series focusing on nine ‘brothers’ (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.
Told from several third person perspectives KINGS OF THE CASTLE follows in the aftermath of an attempted assassination of Khalil Germaine, founder of The Castle, a restrictive and exclusionary institution, an institution currently on a downward spiral of crime, immoral and unethical practices in the absence of its leader and owner. The attempt on his father’s life finds Vikkas Germaine contacting his father’s former students as he and his father endeavor to persuade the nine to take over, and remake The Castle into what is was always meant to be…but each new member of The Castle is facing an uphill battle in both their personal and professional lives, a battle that began on the cusp of their mentor’s assassination.
KINGS OF THE CASTLE introduces the players and Kings of the Castle, once boys, plucked from the streets of Chicago who have developed into strong and learned young men: Head master and mentor Khalil Germaine: Reno (King of Chatham) is responsible for rescuing the trafficking victims filtered through The Castle: Grant (King of Lincoln Park) is responsible for untangling The Castle’s properties from illegal deals; Jai (King of Devon) is responsible for the health and well being of The Castle and its Kings: Daron (King of Morgan Park) responsible for vetting members, contractors and the security of The Castle; Dro (King of Hyde Park) responsible for special assignments; Shaz (King of Evanston) responsible for all legal documents and systems for The Castle;Vikkas (King of Wilmette) responsible for the international holding of The Castle;Kaleb (King of South Shore) responsible for development projects in the underprivileged neighborhoods in Chicago; Dwayne (King of Lawndale) whose purpose has yet to be determined. Each member of the nine has a story to tell; a woman to love; and the responsibility to remain strong in the face of threats by a number of The Castle members who struggle with the emergence of a new family of leaders. The premise is complex with a large amount of exposition and information that reveals just enough clues to keep the reader in suspense; the characters are numerous, energetic, strong and capable.
Khalil Germaine mentored nine young men each of those men has gone out into the world and started his own businesses and all are succesful in their own way When there is an assassination attempt on the life of Khalil then Grant, Alejandro, Shaz, Mariano, Vikkas, Jai, Daron, Kaleb, and Dwayne will return to work with their mentor to protect The Castle and all it stands for With big business and crime syndicates all having their fingers in the pie then the streets will get bloody as they try to return the castle back to it’s true aim and its humanitarian principles. Get ready for a roller coaster ride there are a lot of characters to keep sorted but the ride is well worth it
This is an awesome intro to the world of the Kings of the Castle. I love all 9 men!!
Loved this book, and yes I preordered the other books so I can have everyone’s story. Can’t wait to see it all come together. I highly recommend the entire series, but you have to read this one first so you can follow the others
What an interesting introduction to this series. Being honest, the book starts off a little slow, but it picks up after a few chapters. As more characters are introduced, it becomes easier to read and things start to come together well.
My favorite thing about this book, has to be the diversity of the charactersAnother thing I enjoyed about this story, is the mystery of what’s come. I couldn’t really guess what’s going to happen, which sparked more of my interest.
There’s so many pieces to this puzzle, so you have a pay close attention or else you’ll miss something important. It’s a promising series and I’m looking forward to reading more.
Kings of the Castle was an engaging read. It kept me wanting to read more. I look forward to reading more about all the Kings in the series.
This is the first book in a 9 book series. It introduces all nine characters for the remaining 8 books and abruptly finishes the story for the first character. It was difficult to follow at times and I lost interest in most of the characters.
I highly recommend this book. It is an excellent read that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Loved book 1 the introduction to the Kings Of The Castle.
All these guys Vikkas, Reno, Shaz, Jai, Daron, Kaleb, Grant, Dro and Dewayne are unique in their own way and bring something to the table to get to the bottom of who is behind the shooting of Kahlil Germanie and who is behind the problems facing the Castle.
Now reading book 2 Kings of the Castle of Chatman Reno’s book.