Bailey by Jessica AmesMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The reader only gets hints of what could have been a great connection
Bailey is book 7 in the Untamed Sons MC series but can be read as a standalone. (Read my review of Fury, book 6 here) Jessica Ames writes compelling opening chapters, but this book did not have the sucker-punch start of many of her other stories. As a result, and unfortunately, the book remained quite flat.
Bailey (sister of Nox and widowed old lady in Umtamed Sons) is kidnapped as part of a revenge plot against Fury and the Untamed Sons. As their hands are tied, the Untamed Sons enlist the help of the Frasers. Zeke has an interesting dynamic with his father and mother (heads of the Fraser family). When he is instantly attracted to Bailey, he decides to go against the original plan of handing Bailey back to the Untamed Sons.
There were many emotional threads to explore in this story: Bailey's feeling of abandonment by the MC, Bailey's trauma from the kidnapping, Bailey's strong family ties and history with the club and her dead husband. And don't discount Zeke's emotional threads: his brothers' loyalty, his mother's betrayal and his father's cruelty, his own violent darkness. However, I felt the author barely touched upon any of these threads in the story.
Zeke does support Bailey's emotional healing, but I did not believe in their connection and chemistry. I was also looking forward to the relationship dynamic between Zeke and Bailey's daughters and Bailey and Zeke's family. Perhaps my expectations for this book were too high. However, I would still encourage the Untamed Sons series fans to read this book; it is good, just not great.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily reviewing it.
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