After a devastating breakup, Finn moves to a rural Missouri town to hide from life and love. It doesn't take Finn long to realize that Blytheville isn't just a sleepy Ozark town. The Brotherhood Motorcycle Club has its hands in everything from guns to drugs to whores and Blytheville's under its thumb. Finn is determined to steer clear of the club and its members.
Saint lives every moment with his back against the wall, juggling secrets and hiding the truth. The moment he sees Finn, his carefully crafted life begins to unravel and he's helpless to resist the attraction that flares between them.
“Is something wrong?” Finn asked carefully and Saint’s eyes were large and turbulent when they flicked to Finn’s. “God damn it,” Saint gasped as he rushed at Finn. “What?” Finn jumped and took a few steps back before Saint’s hands locked around Finn’s face. Saint’s eyes were wild as his mouth collided with Finn’s and he growled as his tongue swept past Finn’s lips. Saint was ruthless and hungry. His tongue thrust and probed urgently and Finn could only hang on as he was thrown back. His hands clung to Saint’s shoulders as complete shock and a little fear flooded Finn’s brain. Saint groaned as one hand slid through Finn’s hair and cupped the back of his head and the other wrapped around Finn’s neck. Saint angled his head, taking the kiss deeper and heat and need exploded. Finn locked an arm around Saint’s neck and the taste of mint and wind had his nerves flickering. Saint pulled back and another hoarse growl tore from his throat as he pushed Finn’s t-shirt up his chest and whipped it over his head. Finn blinked, dazed and breathless, then hissed when Saint’s lips and tongue attacked the corner of his neck. “You smell so good,” Saint panted as his hands roamed over Finn’s chest and stomach. They were rough, covered with callouses and huge as they gripped and slid over Finn’s body frantically while his teeth grazed Finn’s skin. “What is that?” He asked and Finn forced his eyes open as he tried to remember. “It’s a beeswax and jojoba based apothecary blend I order from New York,” he said and Saint raised his head. “What?” He asked as his head pulled back in confusion. Finn shook his head. “Never mind,” he said as he reached for Saint and pulled his lips to his. Finn’s fingers dug into Saint’s hair and he tugged at the elastic band and hummed in delight as it slipped off and Saint’s hair fell. It was warm and feathery soft against the backs of Finn’s hands and the smell of shampoo filled Finn as he sucked on Saint’s lower lip. There was a soft grunt and Finn was pinned against the wall and his eyes flared as the hard heat of Saint’s erection pressed against the corner of Finn’s thigh. Saint’s hands wrapped around Finn’s ass and he ground his hips as he groaned Finn’s name. Then, those large hands locked around Finn’s shoulders, holding Finn against the wall as Saint stepped back. His eyes were dark and hard as they poured into Finn’s before they slid down Finn’s body. “Son of a bitch,” Saint complained under his breath and Finn looked down and frowned. Aside from a very serious and obvious hard-on pushing against the front of his sweatpants, Finn couldn’t see anything remarkable about his appearance. “Is something wroooohhh…” The question turned into a moan when Saint grabbed the front of Finn’s pants and boxers and tugged them down, releasing Finn’s pulsing length. Saint shook his head but his eyes were locked on Finn’s cock.
Author of the popular Nannies of New York and Boys of Lake Cliff book series, K Sterling has self-published dozens of books. K. is known for fast-paced romantic thrillers and touching gay romcoms. There might be goosebumps and some gore but there’s always true love and lots of laughter.
First, there was waaaay too much sex, not enough getting to know you. How do you fall in love when you only fuck?
Second, detailed on page sex between one of the MCs and someone NOT the other MC. Even worse, it was detailed, pages long sex, between MC2 and his girlfriend. I do NOT read M/M books for explicit M/F sex. I wouldn't have minded it if it hadn't been detailed, but it was. I hate sex between anyone who isn't the main relationship in a book, it just takes away from the romance for me.
Third, I felt like Finn really had no self respect. He just kept letting Saint keep coming back.
Fourth, the last 20% was a huge info dump about who "Saint" really was, details that I, frankly, didn't need at this point in the story. It was enough knowing that he was I didn't need to know about his family, their kids, and his sister in the Air Force.
Fifth, and yes, it kinda made sense, but Jamie and Saint were entirely TOO different, and, sad to say, I preferred Saint. Yes, Saint was a bad boy, and Jamie was his good guy side, but Saint just had an edge, and Jamie was all sap, IMO. Plus, I HATED that Saint/Jamie That image kept me going through the whole story!
Sweet baby cheeses this book gave me grey hairs! For about 50% it was angsty and although it was incredibly hot, I was freaking the fuck out that something would go horribly wrong. I had my suspicions for a potential plot twist and phew is all I can say!
This was another brilliant book by K. Sterling and her writing gets better and better with each book I read. The last chapters to this story are well worth the angst and frustration alone. These guys are definitely up there with my favourite couples, in any genre. It was such a well deserved HEA.
K. Sterling has been a breath of fresh air for me and her stories are automatic buys. I couldn't recommend these enough. I couldn't stop to review, I had to move onto the next book straight away. Even now I'm anxious to get back to it!
Really didn't care for this one. Normally I love K Sterling's distinctive style, and this had that (complete with hot sex and neck corners), by it still missed the mark for me. There wasn't enough relationship development between Saint and Finn and there was too much Rose and Saint (wayyyy too much). It was all physical and surface. Ymmv, of course.
(Had to change my rating. It was bugging me that I went so low so I moved it up to 3)
I actually loved all the books I've read by K. Sterling but this one... Nope! The first 60% made me so upset with the "situation" with Rose, i hated it. The story after the raid was ok though and the ending with the kitty was cute.
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oh my god - I did survive the experience though it may take a while for my spine and heart to recover.
Imagine being held in the jaws of a vice, and every page, a turn of the screw, until you just can't take it anymore but there is more - and when you feel that your spine is going twist out of the top of head, your heart explode out of your chest - you get some kind of relief as you drown in a vat of red wine into which a hundred thousand pearls have been dissolved ...
Gripping, hot and unrelenting - I couldn't bear to read it but I had no choice and I wanted it to stop and yet I had to carry on.
I'm off to the chiropractor and then I'm checking into a spiritual retreat to regroup.
Very erotic book with good emotional intimacy as well. MM romance readers may be turned off by the explicit on-page sex one lead has to have with his girlfriend. I think the same result could have been had without the explicit MF (almost rape) sex.
But what prevents me from giving this short novel 4 stars is the rushed ending. Without spoiling the book, Finn has to get to know the other lead again. This felt very rushed and forced for me. I know it was for Finn as the book mentions it and it was just as awkward for this reader. Introducing Finn's mother at the same time served to shortchange the ending even more.
Sadly didn't do much for me, although the sex was pretty hot. The storey was predictable (saw the 'surprise' coming from a mile away). Not really put off by some of what Saint did as others are - under the circumstances it was understandable. The last 20% was fun and wouldn't mind seeing a little follow up with these two now that things are settled.
I love the way this book started. Finn who’s a university teacher, finds out his fiance is cheating on him by getting an STI. I was so looking forward to Finn starting a new life in a new town, making great friends and meetings someone who will truly appreciate him.
What we get instead is Saint. Saint is even worse than the fiance in so many ways. The twist at the end did make ‘the relationship’ make a lot more sense, but still not completely forgivable. 36
Saint is in a biker gang and can’t let anyone find out he’s gay. He even has a girlfriend which he does have on-page sex with. There’s a lot of sex between Finn and Saint but hardly any conversation. It left me asking, where is the romance here? And apart from some scenes in Finn’s new school, we don’t see any more of Finn’s life.
I really didn’t like the way Saint treated Finn. Then the twist came and I really didn’t see it coming. I was quite impressed with it if I’m honest, though it seemed to come out of nowhere. I just do think we needed more tender moments before the reveal.
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This is closer to a 4.5 stars for me. I think the craziness of the jumping in together so quickly and the secrecy of Saint pushed me a little too far and that is why I went down instead of going up. The quick background of Finn really helped to set the stage and explain the drastic move. Saint was a mystery from the jump and there seemed something off about him the entire time. From his relationship with Rose to the random history/philosophy facts, he just didnt' fit with the life he was currently living. I think disaster is the perfect word to sum up their relationship for 90% of the book. Then everything goes down and man does it all make sense but also anger me at the same time. I began to suspect what was really going on with Saint, but my heart broke for Finn. I don't like how fast they patched everything up but thoroughly enjoyed the jump to the future for the epilogue.
This was great, and the plot twist was well done and something I didn't see coming at all. However, I felt very disconnected to the characters after the said plot twist. I think it just felt rushed and there was no room to breathe as the author rushed to reach the conclusion.
Did we really need the sex scenes with Rose?? We could have skipped the details. I found it very moving the way Finn fell for Saint and for what Saint had to do to Finn. It made it more moving for when he finds Jamie. I love them together!
Another great book by K. Sterling. She has quickly become one of my go to authors. I absolutely loved Finn and Saint and I didn't want their story to end. Loved it!!
Title: Falling for Disaster Author: K. Sterling Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Plot Summary:
Finn’s fiancee cheated on him, gave him an STD, and then kicked Finn out their shared apartment. Devastated, Finn moves to a small town to start over as a highschool history teacher. He doesn’t care about hostile homophobic attitude the town has since he has no intentions on having a relationship ever again.
Saint is in the local motorcycle gang. Outlaw motorcycle gang to be exact. Hides that he is gay by shacking up with his president’s sister. It’s been working well for him… until Finn. The first time Saint sees Finn, he knows he is willing to risk everything to touch him.
Despite sizzling chemistry, Saint tries his best to keep his interactions with Finn to strictly sexual, but the two have more in common than a history teacher and an outlaw biker should. In fact, there are numerous things about Saint that don’t add up. More and more secrets keep piling up to help drown any potential happiness these two could have.
Character Descriptions/Development: 4 stars
Nothing majorly unique about either character. Finn was the typical jilted boyfriend getting over his ex. He had depth, and an insane amount of loyalty and devotion, he just wasn’t different enough to stand out for me.
In essence, you have to learn two other characters . It was really disjointed for me because of that break.
Storyline/Conflict: 3 stars
The main issue is that Saint and Finn can never be open, because the club would kill them both. Because of that Saint continuously pushes Finn away, hurting him all the time. The two need to straighten out their own feelings, and deal with all the secrets that Saint is hiding.
Writing Style:4 stars
As usual with K. Sterling I have no complaints other than those mentioned. For a smaller author, everything is edited well and the dialogue/story flows well.
Heat: 5 stars
Smoking. At first, it’s all about hot and dirty and quick because they are hiding. As Saint starts developing feelings, it turns more intimate.
Favorite Quote: Kind of a spoiler, it’s ridiculously romantic, but read at your own risk.
Alright.... First, my heart broke for Finn.... His boyfriend was a douche... I kind of wish he'd got a more karmatic kick in the teeth than he did because he was just cold and heartless when it came to Finn. I didnt like that, then Finn moves in the middle of BFE to hide away from all that and he meets Saint. Saint is a brother in "The Brotherhood" motorcycle club and he's rough and raw and mean and ...straight.... except, he isn't. He's got a good cover, dating the sister of the clubs president Rose, she seems like a nice girl and Saint has kept that part of himself hidden, the part that likes men that is, for the last 3 years, but when he see's Finn he has to get to know him better. Faking a bike breakdown on the side of the road next to Finn's house gave him his in, and he just kept going back for more... The first half of the book I swear I felt for Saint but I hated him at the same time. He was hurting Finn more and he didn't deserve it. You could kind of tell that he felt horrible for doing it but it didn't really matter when he went right back to Rose.... I can't stand cheating in stories, I dunno why this one didn't hit me as hard as others normally do, maybe because you could see how badly he hated doing it and maybe because we knew how much he cared about Finn... but that almost made it worse didn't it? I dunno....
But wow, when everything took a turn and Jamie came into play... well... that was hot, and sweet and I was so happy Finn was finally getting what he deserved. Jamie was almost like another person, who cried and felt and wasn't afraid to let Finn in. I really really really liked him. I didn't at all see that coming and I was so worried when I kept getting closer to the end and didn't see how it was gonna work out between them.... BUT it all went perfectly and I loved every second of the second half of this book and it ended so sweet. Loved it!
In spite of all the frequent, trope-y, cliche plot lines, I enjoy K. Sterling's books. I liked this overall, simply because it is a romance with a happy, sappy ending, and sometimes I just need that. She did try to get a little more suspenseful or exciting with this story. Unfortunately, that's where it failed.
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As soon as the motorcycle gang theme came into sight, I could figure out Saint's role. His rather sudden pursuit and Finn's capitulation was ridiculous but not unexpected for the style of the author. Saint being that involved with Rose was a little beyond belief. I don't know much about deep undercover ops, so maybe it was "normal", but living together, too? The totally unnecessary M/F sex scenes dropped the first star for me. If I wanted to see that, I'd go back to reading het romance. Rose's acceptance of Saint and Finn and his actions towards her were far too easy and simple. If she was in love with Saint, there'd at least have been some drama.
Next was the fact that it dragged a lot. Nothing was going on anywhere except Saint and Finn having sex. Pretty hot sex, until it became far too repetitive. But there was no action, no interaction between Saint and the club, minimal scenes of Finn at his teaching job. Then, after the non-event of the big reveal, Saint turned into Jamie, who no longer seemed anywhere near his forties, more like early twenties. He really didn't sound like a forty-something man before, either. Finn's character was more consistent but also somewhat immature.
The epilogues were fun and sweet. So even though I had lots of negative views on the way the story was written, I still liked it. It was a simple story, a romance grew and there was an HEA. Simple and silly has its place too.
This book was not great, and not for the reasons most seem to have. I actually liked Saint and I didn't really think he was an arsehole like some people seem to, I thought he came across as really soft, and nowhere near the demeanor of a biker member, how he passed as such I couldn't fathom. I didn't really like Finn, there was nothing glaringly special about him in my opinion. I saw the twist coming and preyed it wouldn't, I kinda wanted Saint to go all cave man and protect his man, but alas he became even more soft. The sex scenes were a little lackluster, and I could have done without the m/f sex scenes. This should happen off the page people!!!!! All up a disappointing read that I ended up giving up on at 90% 1.5 very unsatisfied stars from me.
I liked this book. The beginning was interesting and though this is not really a long story I was intrigued. The story had conflict, although mildly so, and a surprising ending. I was able to get into the story and the author gave me just enough information to wonder where Finn woul fall with the big biker. Their first encounter was good but not great and left me sort of disappointed. When it came to the ending, it did seem rushed. It wouldn't be a read that I would recommend to run out and buy, but if you get in a moment where you feel like you have read all the great books and waiting for the sequel to those, read this.
This was such a great book because I never had a clue about the ending! Saint was such a biker dude and Finn was his total opposite, a teacher and a gentle hurt man, and it was so dangerous for them to get together. The characters were perfect and I was sad that the story ended!
I just can't get enough from this author! And this one was yet another from Sterling that I couldn't put down. I read it through in one sitting. Great characters, fast moving story line, HOT sex. Perfect combination.
Loved this book. I loved Finn and Saint. They were so hot together. This book was good. I really like this author. The chemistry between these two was outstanding! Can't wait to read more books from this author.
Oh my gosh...Loved this one as well. So good and I just love the characters in this book. It all just flowed smoothly together and it was a fast read for me and I could not put it down