Cocktails and Books
Written on Aug 2, 2015
I really enjoyed the second book in the Deacon of Bourbon set. I have to admit that I wasn’t overly excited to read this one – I liked the first book but didn’t love it. After noticing that each of the 4 books in this series is written by different authors I decided to take a chance and fell in love with Travis and Billie’s story.
Travis a former member of the Deacons Motorcycle Club summoned back to New Orleans after their former leader died in a mysterious motorcycle crash after being gone for 10 years. During Travis’s time away he has built his own security business from the ground up, earned a MBA and in general just turned his life around. Going back to New Orleans to face his past was something he didn’t want to do for many reasons.
Billie has her own bohemian style – she is renting space that use to be the Deacons former clubhouse and turned it into an art gallery featuring local artists. Originally from Australia Billie was looking to get away from a controlling ex husband and family and start a new life in American – more specifically New Orleans.
I found the writing much tighter this time around with character development that made sense. Travis’s explanation to both Billie and the reader as to why the MC does things a certain way made sense to me. Travis is angry for multiple different reasons but as he learns more about what is going on around him he finds him self letting go of the anger to try and find out what really happened both with the Deacons but also personally. The way he cares for Billie helps to change his outlook and how he put her first was believable. Of course there are misunderstandings between the two and great make up sex as to be expected I just found myself relating to these characters and I loved that. If I have a complaint it that things moved almost to quickly; the entire story takes place in about a month or a little longer, but its not to far out of reach that makes the love story unbelievable.
After reading the second book I find myself looking forward to book 3 and the new author. Cant wait to seeing what happens next.
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