In this life, you reap what you sow . . .
Not everyone wants to run from their past.
Some souls embrace the chance to hunt their prey and seek vengeance.
And some bastards just like the carnage a little too much.
There’s a reason I’m the SGT at Arms.
I handle the hard shit.
The jobs no one else wants to deal with because its messy.
Thing is, I love to lose control.
When I’m angry, my demons come … demons come out to play.
And then the real fun begins . . .
Revenge is my only master.
I’m the judge, jury, and merciless executioner.
My enemies think I’ve forgotten about them.
They think I hide behind my patch.
I don’t.
There are only two things I care about –
Protecting my club and spilling blood.
They call me Azrael, the Angel of Death.
A one-way ticket to Hell.
My Reaper is ready to ride.
And where he goes, death and destruction follow.
The Bastards of Tonopah, NV ride April 2020.
- WARNING – This book contains dark and mature content with a paranormal REAPER twist. *
*** Tonopah, NV Chapter Reading Order:
The Biker’s Gift
Ridin’ for Hell
Devil’s Ride (11/10/2020)
Papa Noel (December 2020)
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This is great MC book by Nikki Landis. Great characters that you will fall in love with and want to read more about them. A must read, highly recommended!
Reapers on hogs!
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The heroine: Nylah – an ER nurse, Nylah is on duty when a biker in skull makeup brings in her sister Naomi after she was assaulted and nearly burned alive. Naomi is an addict and a hooker but didn’t deserve what happened to her.
The Hero(es): Azrael (a.k.a. Rael) – The Sergeant at Arms for the Royal Bastards, MC. Rael is determined to get vengeance against those responsible for his sister Willow’s death. He is a brutal killer who loves his job but has a soft spot for a woman in trouble.
The story: Rael and Nylah meet in the hospital after he rescued Naomi and brought her in to the ER. Rael is immediately attracted to Nylah and offers to help her if she ever needs it. Nylah takes him up on his offer when her sister disappears.
I really liked that this series has a paranormal aspect because I have never read an MC paranormal romance before. However, this was my first book out of the series and I wish the reaper aspect would have been explained a bit better early on in the book, though I understand why it wasn’t
From the way I could understand it, the MC made some kind of deal with the devil signed in blood for them to become Reapers. The Reaper is spoken of kind of like a shifter in shifter books. When the reaper comes forward, the man is stronger and possibly immortal, but when the man is in control, he is just like a regular man and can be hurt or killed.
I didn’t understand why the guys in the MC wear the face paint. It seems a bit silly to me, also a pain to put on every day, and messy when they were hitting each other or kissing women. Most of what I was wondering was eventually explained, and I was happy to see at the end of the book, it said that the next book, Devil’s Ride will explain how the guys became reapers.
I thought the romance seemed a bit rushed, not that Rael and Nylah were intimate right away, but there were hardly any scenes with just the two of them before they were basically a couple. I though with Rael being named after the angel of death and his love for blood and death, that there would be a bit more tension between them, or at the very least him being a bad boy and convincing her to take a walk on the wild side. Though the romance was better later in the book. Overall I thought this was a very original story and I can’t wait to get started on the Devil’s Ride.
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Nikki Landis’s latest release from the Royal Bastards MC will keep you entertained. Can’t wait to read the next one.
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I’m still fairly new to this author but I can tell I will be reading a lot more from her in the future. In this installment we are focused on the stg. at arms, Azrael, and the woman whole stole his heart, Nylah. There are some dark elements to this book that some might find triggering. I enjoyed the characters and the plot and I would definitely recommend this to someone looking for a dark MC romance.
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I love Nikki’so Royal Bast Ardsley and her unique take. I have read most of the RIM books by different authors and she brings a touch oh the unknown to the series. She does not under sell the horrors but she does not get excessive in discription of them.
The instant conception of her love connections works, as it is not lust first but interest.
Make time to enjoy this book and series you will be glad you did.
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Rael, or Arael the Angel of Death, is all about vengeance. His overriding goal is to make the people who took those he loved from him pay the ultimate price. Out late one night he interrupts a vicious crime and saves the woman. Her sister happens to be the emergency nurse at the hospital Rael goes to. Nylah and Rael share an immediate connection, much to the shock of both of them, and they begin to grow close. What happened to Nylah’s sister turns out to be related to those Rael seeks. There are some very dark themes of violence and abuse and some graphic torture, but it all fits and isn’t gratuitous. I received an advance copy of this book and voluntarily left a review.
This is the second in the series. Azreal is the SGT at Arms for the MC that is the Devil himself reincarnated you would think. He loses all control when he is in his mode. He has no problems killing at all. He is on a mission to find and kill the ones that raped and killed his sister. While on this mission he meets Nylah due to the fact that he caught men torturing a young woman. He took these guys out and rushed her to the hospital where Nylah was asked to stay and help with the victim. Nylah finds out it is her sister that is estranged from her. Nylah assumes it was Azreal that did this to her sister so she attacks him. When she finds out it is not him but he’s the one that helped her she lets it go. Azreal and Nylah make a great power couple as she accepts him for who he is and what he does. This is what Azreal needs. Cant wait to read the other stories in this series.
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This is Rael’s story and he’s the Sgt at Arms for the RBMC. He’s got the job because he has a long hard road behind him and he’s not going to let anything stand in his way of vengeance. Years ago, he lost his sister and he’s been looking for revenge ever since… When he finds a woman surrounded by several college boys trying to light her on fire, he doesn’t stand still but looses some of his anger. This leads him to Nylah which is where he’ll find peace. But there is more going on than appears on the surface and the problem is deeper and darker than they can imagine.
Okay, admittedly this was dark with a trafficking theme but the RBMC is the right side of it and while they aren’t “good” they aren’t THAT bad and they are on a mission to clean up their territory. These are not NICE guys they are more. I loved the paranormal aspects of the story and the relationships between the brothers and between the men and women of the club. I liked the fight good vs evil and was behind them all the way as they delivered justice. I’m off to read the rest of the series.
This is a NON-SPOILER REVIEW. Ridin’; For Hell By Nikki Landis is the second book in the Royal Bastards MC series. This series just gets better and better. There is a certain amount of darkness to these stories, but they are so addictively good. Bad Boys that are so bad they are good. It’s hard to overlook that they are vengeance driven until they aren’t. Azreal and Nylah are the focus, but you learn so much about the club… Can’t wait to see what comes next! Mature Themes and Situations Make This A Mature Readers ONLY Read!
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VENGEANCE IS MINE SAYS THE REAPER AS HE GETS HIS REVENGE
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This story is about Azrael and how he got his Royal Bastard’s Motorcycle Club road name. Everything started when he was a child and had to protect his little sister from an evil stepfather who had just killed their mother. He attacks the stepfather as if he were the angel of death, Azrael.
He meets Nylah and for the first time since his tragedy, six years, he smiles.
This story is full of death, deception, MC rivalries, and an RBMC secret not known to anyone outside the club.
In this book you get a darker storyline that grabs your attention from beginning to end. This fast paced thriller has suspense, action, danger and more. The characters attraction is undeniable and sizzling hot.
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I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. This is a special chapter of the Royal Bastards MC that gives us a paranormal aspect to these bikers. This is the intense love story between Azrael and Nylah. Rael is the Sargeant at arms for the MC and as bad as they come. He comes across a young woman being abused and burned. When he gets her to the hospital, he meets her sister Nylah. The attraction and chemistry between them is instant. He never imagined being brought to his knees by a woman, but if anyone can it will be her. She thinks the worst and learns the best about this hard man. Their story is full of danger, suspense, violence, lust and love. I had a hard time putting this book down. The characters were just great
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I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the MC world mixing with the supernatural? So as this in the second book for the Tonopah, NV Chapter of the RBMC I think I have finally gotten on board with this. So Azrael or “Rael” has a big case of revengitis for those who raped and murdered his sister Willow. He is the SAA for the RBMC and enjoys taking his reaper out for a ride and often. But once his path crosses with Nylah’s he if forced to see a different way he can be for her. But will the past come back to haunt them both? Well or course it will, how else,do these stories get to their happily ever after?
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What a gripping story! I love the blend of a Contemporary Romance with Paranormal threads. The characters in this series are amazing and Nikki writes them so the feel real and you’re sharing the story right along side them. Very entertaining and a page turner!
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I really enjoyed reading this great paranormal romance story full of great characters, action and suspense.
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This is the start to a new series and it was a good start. I enjoyed this book and the characters. Rael and Nylah are good together his dark to her light. He is driven by the hope of vengece and with her by his side its possible. They are intertwined in ways they weren’t aware . Aspects of this book are not for the faint of heart and there are some triggers but I thought it was good story Looking forward to the next book in the series
All the members are hellriders. Their souls are bonded to a reaper and they collect the souls of evil men to send to be tortured for eternity by the devil. They are also human and fall in love. Azrael is seeking revenge for his sisters rape and murder and he lives for the day his reaper will take the soul of the ones responsible. Nyhla is a nurse that Azrael falls for the minute she attacks him in the ER when he carries in her sister after saving her life. Nyhla jumps to the conclusion that his massive man attacked her sister, but when she realizes he saved her and killed her attackers, she feels her attraction to him. Azreal realizes that Nyhlas sisters’ attack is related to his own sisters’ death. With the help of his MC and Nyhla and her sister, he gets his revenge and finds love. There is a lot of reference to past MC business that the reader has to piece together as well, making the book a bit more than just an easy read.
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I love well written MC books I can sink my teeth into. The characters are well developed and engaging and the chemistry is undeniable and the storyline flows smoothly throughout the pages.
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Action packed, sexy, emotionally thrilling journey filled with dangers and exciting charters, witty dialog, heart racing twists and undeniable passion. Was an edge of your seat exciting read from beginning to end. Really enjoyed this exciting adventure.
Be forewarned, there are Some dark, heavy tones to this book -rape, human trafficking,torture,etc. I like my MC books dark, So that didn’t bother me. It’s a bit of an insta-love situation between Rael and Nylah and it is action packed which keeps the plot moving. That being said, the storyline is a bit disjointed and it jumped back and forth in the timeline a bit which made it hard to follow. I also didn’t understand the reaper PN aspect until about halfway through the book. It felt like it was tacked on to add the book into another genre and didn’t add much to the plot of the story. I’ve had this issue with this author before so I’m not sure if I will read more in this series.
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