"When loss fuels rage and passion." Police Sergeant Scott "Rage" Reynolds is returning to work in robbery/homicide after a six-month bereavement leave of absence due to the death of his husband. He comes back to find a new partner, and that his former partner is now his boss. His temperament earned him the nickname Rage, and now, he's angrier than ever, especially with his husband for leaving him. Since Paul died, he's pushed those who cared the most for him away, keeping everyone at arm's length. Now, he has to learn to deal with the anger, grief, and guilt, especially when he finds solace with an old friend, but it could be his own stubbornness that affects his relationships with those around him.
Alex Tempera is the alter ego of author Amy Shannon. In the quest for a new genre, Amy transformed into Alex to create a new depth of erotica and romance novels. The beauty of a well written erotica novel is that is contains a thoughtful and romantic storyline as well as beautifully written intimate scenes. Alex’s research into erotica genres and BDSM play and the lifestyle will continue to enter into her stories. Alex's stories do not just revolve around romance sex, but there is always some form of conflict that allows the lovers to realize that they are meant for each other.
I feel like I need to explain why I rated this book 2⭐️ which is something that I rarely do. For me, I couldn't suspend my belief enough to read this. It was almost a DNF, but I forced my way to finish and wished I had DNF this book by the end. Premise: The MC's are cops and DAs so your basic law enforcement story. However, it seemed that every conversation that happened in the work place started with suck my dick or who are you sleeping with. One, I find that highly unrealistic and two it's immature. Each conversation was a fight or accusation of sexual partners or just bitching. It seemed to me this was more frat house than professional law enforcement.
Beyond that, I was missing chapters of their lives. We were dumped right into the middle of drama. Friends not talking to each other, grieving, bickering. I just couldn't get into the story line to understand the depth of anger and hurt these MCs had because I didn't have the context.