by Joanna Wylde
Part of Reapers MC, book 5
First published 2015
Levi "Painter" Brooks sits in his prison cell, reading another letter from Melanie Tucker. What began as innocent correspondence has become something deeper. Painter went to prison for the Reapers motorcycle club, proving his loyalty to his brothers. The club gave him identity and purpose when he had nothing. Now his sentence ends, and he prepares to return to the world outside. Melanie escaped her own dark past and built a new life. She tells herself the letters to Painter are safe, just friendship with a lonely man behind bars. But she dreams of his touch and knows their connection runs deeper. When Painter walks free, their carefully maintained distance collapses. Melanie discovers that loving a Reaper means entering a world where violence and loyalty intertwine. Painter must balance his commitment to the club with his feelings for her. Their relationship forces both to confront whether love can survive in the brutal reality of motorcycle club life.
Genres: fiction, romance, crime, adult-fiction, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Reapers Motorcycle Club
384 pages · Paperback · Penguin Publishing Group
Content warnings: abuse, violence