Heavy is the diamond club King in a dirty city of porn, money and blood. He takes what he wants, and he wants Dani Storm – the innocent girl turned porn star.He protected me years ago when no else would, and those dark grey eyes still burn into my soul. My shield. My rock. And then he was gone. I was left alone, betrayed and traded like property. But now he’s back, with the same sensual need and … sensual need and feral desire to take full control. Those same dark eyes promise I’ll belong to him no matter the cost. And no one will get in his way.
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I love Heavys story and even better he met his match in Danika. She wanders into Heavys life and just about got herself into trouble with Heavys as*hole father, the then President. If it hadn’t been for Heavy getting her out of town she would have been sold. Seven years later she returns to DC and guess who she runs in to? Her and Heavy have quite the ride to their HEA.
This was such a good read! It hooked me from the first page. Heavy and Dani are so perfect together. This is a quick read, well written, and I connected with the characters. Great addition to the Royal Bastards MC! Thanks Linny, very nice to meet you!
I read this via my kindle unlimited subscription and am leaving my review voluntarily. This is part of the multi author Royal Bastards Series and while you could read this as a standalone, it’s helpful to start from the beginning. This is a dark, twisted MC story with triggers. It is NOT a happy Hallmark love story.
**triggers**
dub-con, unprotected sex, rape & murder off scene, talk of sex trafficking, drug use
**spoilers**
Heavys character was introduced in Elizabeth Knox’s book, Bet on Me when Rancid announced Gambler was the MC’s personal whore available for all the MC presidents to use. Heavy stepped up and raped her in front of everyone. I realize that in the MC world, women are objects to be used and Gambler had been abused for years which is why she didnt fight back.
In this story, Heavy is part of the DC chapter and his father, a creep just like Rancid , is in charge. He starts out as a “decent” young man. He see’s Dani walk into his fathers MC club and is attracted to her.
Heavy quickly realizes Dani and her friend are underage and tries to get them to leave. Dani, an innocent who was running away from a crappy homelife, was there because her friend was “dating” one of the club members.
Heavy convinces Dani to leave and drops her off in town. He gives her cash to leave and warns her to never come back (as his dad was going to sell her and her friend as part of a sex trafficking ring.)
Fast forward 7 years. Heavy is now president of his dad’s club. He helps run the porn/stripping side business. Heavy see’s a visiting stripper/porn girl and realizes it is the innocent girl he once tried to save.
All bets are off as he drags her into the back of the club, slams his boy part into her girl part and declares she’s now property of the Royal Bastards.
Dani, who was attracted to Heavy from day one seems okay with this new arrangement. She quickly declares she loves him. What? I was confused because we met her as an innocent in a bad situation who wants better for herself. Now she’s a stripping porn star in love with a biker guy she “knew” for a couple of hours years ago? I’m all for insta-lust quick love stories but this was a bit much.
Drama, action, and a HEA that is nothing like a fairytale.
I think the author did an okay job with the storyline. While it is not a pretty story, it was written well and seemed realistic of what most believe a hardcore MC with strippers, pornstars, drugs and illegal businesses are like.
Terrific Story & Narration Captivating & Intense! 4.5 Stars
The Heavy Crown: Washington, DC Chapter
Royal Bastards MC, Book 1
By: Linny Lawless
Narrated by: Rodney Falcon
I thoroughly enjoyed this MC romance, it is a fast paced story with interesting storylines that are captivating from start to end. Linny Lawless masters the motorcycle club world, she captures the camaraderie amongst club members and the drama amongst some of the members, like in most families there is drama and she includes that in the dynamics of the club. There is great character development and world building this is the first in the series so there will be more to come. This book is Heavy & Danika’s story, they first meet when Danika who just turned 18 and ran away from her home and a bad situation. Her friend Krista convinces her to go with her to The Royal Bastards MC patching-in party. She sticks out like a sore thumb at the party and is completely out of her element and comfort zone. She is spared a bad situation after one of the club members comes to her rescue. That member was Heavy, he had his eye on Danika the moment he saw her, he knew she in over her head and had to get her away. He also knew the club president at the time was in to shady dealings and later found out one of those deals included Krista and Danika. Heavy helped her and sent her on her way. Fast forward seven years, Heavy is now the president of the Royal Bastards MC, they dabble in several different businesses, one that leads him back to Danika. He tries to fight his feelings for her, acting indifferent to her but his resistance is futile. I love how everything plays out in this book, it is well plotted and there is never a dull moment with plenty of drama, angst, some twists, thrilling and suspenseful moments, emotional moments and some hot kink and romance. Linny Lawless, thank you for another terrific story.
I listened to the Audible edition. Rodney Falcon is a terrific narrator and voice artist. He does a great job portraying the characters, bringing them to life, humanizing them, giving them their voices and personality. You could hear how much heart he puts into his work as he captures the characters emotions, as well as their attitude and projects them into his performance. He is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another great listen
The Heavy Crown: Washington, DC Chapter
Royal Bastards MC, Book 1
By: Linny Lawless
Narrated by: Rodney Falcon
I love gritty, action packed, steamy MC stories, and Linny Lawless always comes through. This is the first in her Royal Bastards MC DC Chapter, and it has a little bit of everything. We meet Dani. At age 18, she is with her friend at a party at the club, and Heavy, saves her from a terrible fate. Now 7 years later, they are back together, and the stakes are even higher. Their love is strong, but there is rumblings outside the club that may be a cause for worry. Will everyone stay safe? Will Heavy and Dani’s love survive? Lawless has this dark, seductive novella leaving us wanting more! It’s fast paced, intense and passion filled. Narrated by the talented story teller Rodney Falcon, the book comes alive.
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The Heavy Crown: Washington, DC Chapter by Linny Lawless is a Motorcycle Club Romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Rodney Falcon. This is the first book in the Royal Bastards MC Series.
Linny’s books always leave me begging for more. This story is fast paced and does have an insta-love connection between Heavy and Danika. The book does come with a Warning “Book may contain scenes that are triggers. Please proceed with caution.” I can’t wait for more books to be released in this series.
Rodney did a great job on the narration. He always knows how to bring a story to life.
*First time reading Linny Lawless
I was so intrigued by the very beginning of this book I was reading and reading and then I was just scratching my head. Instead of a nice flowing story, I feel like I have read two different books here. The beginning was great I loved Heavy he seemed to be such a great guy for an MC but then Heavy and Danika meet up again and it is like a totally different story. I am not big on the whole porn storyline that some of the authors took, but I have to say Linny didn’t take it to far, but it still bothered me.
It wasn’t only that part though, I didn’t like Heavy after Danika came back. He turned creepy to me. But I did finish the book.
Although a good story and plot, I have to say this felt a bit rushed, the content skimmed down so you don’t get the full details of what’s going on. You lose the depth with each scene, be it a fight scene or conversation. It is such a shame because I have loved all these books, i like getting fully involved in my reading and just felt I couldn’t do it with this. I can’t explain it more clearly without going into detail and giving spoilers which I don’t want to do. If you don’t mind a story that is mostly surface stuff and kept short and to the point without filling or doing it justice then this is still a good read. Just personally for me it got the 4 stars for the overall story but not the 5 that for me make it fantastic, it is such a shame.
Omg Heavy and Dani’s story was absolutely amazing and I didn’t want it to end. I need to know how he reacts to his mom coming back. I need to see how he reacts to seeing his baby girl…I need more! I need to know what happened with Roadkill and Lacey. From the minute I picked this book up I couldn’t put it down. The twists and turns kept coming and I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next. I hope to see more of the DC chapter in the future.
This book is intense, gritty and hardcore and I absolutely loved every minute of it!! Heavy has made an appearance in this author’s previous book, Cobalt, so he is a familiar character. We actually meet Danika first and like a lot of girls she has had a pretty messed up home life and ran away. She ends up at a Royal Bastards’ MC party where Heavy actually saves her life. Heavy then put her on the bus hoping to never cross paths with her again but everything is not meant to be and they come full circle when he runs into her at a strip club. Will he be able to protect her again when others find out she is back in town?
This turns dark quickly with Dani returning after seven years. Heavy saved her before but now he wants to ruin her it seems. I found their chemistry was great and the story was set up perfectly but then, some of the actions by Heavy were out of the norm, at least to me. He wants her but was willing to let her start in one of his films with someone else. The back and forth is great however and I love how Dani has grown from that shy, innocent girl of the past.
Heavy is the son of the Royal Bastards MC, Washington DC President. He was left with his father by his mother as a young boy and his father started turning his fists on him after his mother left. She needed to get away from Trick, his father if she wanted to stay alive. Heavy has no love for his father, but the MC is all he knows, and he also knows that the gavel will be handed down to him eventually. However, it may be sooner than either Trick or Heavy are aware of. Trick is a ruthless man who only cares about money and power. He has never loved his son or anyone else in his life.
Danica has just turned 18 and is now finally getting away from an abuse stepfather and a mother who doesn’t love her. The only problem is that she almost finds herself in a worse situation, until Heavy finds her first and protects her. She’s put on a bus out of the state and sent to find herself a good life. The only problem is that she can’t forget about the young man who saved her and returns seven years later to find that somethings have changed, but some have not.
This story started out pretty good, but I didn’t find it as engaging the further I got into it, I have loved the Royal Bastards MC books I have read so far, but this one was lacking something, I’m not quite sure what. The characters were alright, but the story seemed a little choppy. While there was a definite change in the time period by the chapters, sometimes it seemed that the story went from present to an overview of what happened within a chapter. I give this story a 3.5-star review. If you like MC Romance and tough bikers, you may like this story, but beware that this story does dark content that could be a trigger. It also just kind of ended. That is not the reason for my 3.5-star review however. I think this story has a lot of potential and the characters could be a little better rounded.
Dani and Heavy have you on the edge of your seat right from the start. They drag you into their emotional, twisted, dark action packed read that will leave you breathless and wanting so much more. I cried, got mad and couldn’t wait to see the ending. Another amazing read and can’t wait to read from her.
Heavy and Danika embarked on a thrilling, dark, gritty, and raw ride. This was another fantastic addition to the Royal Bastards MC, can’t wait to see what comes next. I enjoyed every heart pounding moment of this book.
Dani and Heavys back story is deep.
Heavys club president father was going to sell Dani and Heavy saved her. Now seven years later Heavy is the club president and is as hard and careless as he can be. He told her to never return and she did now he will use her body in a different way but still selling it. Will he go through with it ir will he admit tjat what he saw in her seven years ago is still there and keep her for himself
This book is jammed packed with drama, suspense and trouble.
The Heavy Crown in a fun and entertaining, quick read. The storyline is easy to follow. The characters are great and easy to like. And the book is over all, very well written. Heavy and Dani take us on a journey filled with hate, love, and the unexpected. This book will kee you flipping pages to find out how it all ends.
Woah Nelly – is this ever a dark, ballsy MC Ride. When the story begins, Heavy is the current Prez’s son and trust me when I say he detests his father and his actions. Heavy is a take charge guy and devoted to his club and brothers but he hates his father’s methods. He meets Dani when she is an 18 year old runaway who if his father has his way, will be sold to the Russians. Heavy is attracted to her and they spend one night together before he buys her a bus ticket and tells her to never come back. Fast forward 10 years. Heavy is now Prez of the MC, his father was stripped of his title and is a bottom feeder in the club. Heavy has cleaned up the club’s methods. Oh don’t get me wrong, the club still runs strip clubs with girls selling sexy and drugs and they are venturing into the Porn industry but they are not involved in human trafficking and other ventures his father was into to.
Imagine Heavy’s surprise when he walks into a strip joint to meet with his sister club about making a Prono when he sees Dani up on stage. Heavy is not happy and Sparks fly. Heavy hates what Dani has become but yet the pull is still there. From here the story takes off. It’s not for the faint of heart and things are not all roses and sunshine for Heavy and Dani. But the ride is well worth the read.
Another great beginning of a Royal Bastard series (the Washington Chapter) and this reader is hoping for a book 2 soon. 2 Thumbs Up and 4 stars.
Let me start off by saying I freaking flove Heavy. Everything that both Heavy and Dani went through was heart wrenching. Dark, captivating, intense, intrigue, edge of your seat craziness. I can’t wait to read more about this MC.
This installment into the Royal Bastards world was dark, gritty and intense. Heavy is the Prez of the DC chapter and is no Prince. He once saved Dani’s life, however when they meet again, it isn’t a happy reunion. These 2 have to fight to get to their place I’m the world and it is a great ride!! This is another great read from Linny Lawless!
love the royal bastards mc
intense emotional broken twisted heart stopping love story of Dani and Heavy
grabbed my heart ready for more