Honestly, I had no idea how this was all gonna work either. Thankfully, the characters did.
Series so Far
Shamelessly Loyal (Novella)
Battle Lines
Deceptive Truce
Wicked Surrender
Violent Chaos
Desperate Victory
Foreword
Dear Reader,
Welcome to Desperate Victory, the sixth and final novel in the Bay Ridge Royals saga. If you have not read any of the books in this series, please set this aside and go grab them. This series is best read in order.
All of that said, what do you need to know? Let’s talk, previously, for the Bay Ridge Royals…
So much happened in Violent Chaos…
So, so much.
Let’s start with the TL:DR: Dude. Harper kidnapped Lainey planning to marry her to get her inheritance whether she liked it or not. Adam, Milo, and Bodhi rescue Ezra, first from a marriage he didn’t want, then a poisoning. In turn, the are swift to go after Lainey. They begin to take account of all their enemies and inflict harm on them. The rest of the book details their hunt for information even as they grow their personal relationship and connections. The guys aren’t fighting over Lainey anymore, they are working together.
That’s a little simplified, but here’s the longer look:
Lainey was kidnapped at the end of the previous book (Wicked Surrender) so we open Violent Chaos with her waking up in a strange place, nude, with no idea where she is. While she sorts that out, Milo, Adam, and Bodhi go after Ezra who is trying to fall on his sword to save Lainey and Adam. The boys prevent the wedding, marching out with Ezra only to have him collapse.
Poisoned by Oksana (who didn’t want to marry him either), Ezra is stuck in the hospital while the others hunt for Lainey. At the Reed estate, Adam, Bodhi and Milo find Lainey climbing out the window to “rescue” herself. They then go and seek retribution on Harper Reed, Adam and Andrea’s father. They also discover that Andrea is more than missing, Harper has sold her.
Milo and Bodhi torture the information out of Harper, also extracting their pound of flesh for his “plans” for Lainey. He wants access to her inheritance. To that end, he sold her sister (his daughter) and arranged to kill his wife (Lainey’s mother).
Once Harper is dead, they return to the hospital for Ezra. When Adam was there before, he discovered Melissa Benedict Reed had also been admitted, gravely ill. Lainey spends time checking on her mother, but they are desperate to find Andrea.
Margareta Waldemar meets with them, the enigmatic woman tells them about her son. Her hatred for King is because she blames him for her son’s death. She is also trying to build alliances with Lainey and the guys, but Lainey isn’t sure about her.
They reach out to Em, because she knows people in Eastern Europe. Also, Lainey is investigating everyone around them. She is suspicious of her best friend Tally’s secret lover and by book’s end, Bodhi has identified him: It’s King.
Lainey, Adam, and Ezra share an intimate moment that involves Ezra sucking off Adam while Ezra is also sinking into Lainey. It’s Adam’s attempt to build the bridges and understand the emotion and attraction.
In the meanwhile, Bodhi also gives Lainey a present in the form of an emerald gemmed butt plug that vibrates. He experiments with her varying levels of pleasure and then invites Milo to join in as the men are growing more and more to accept each other.
As the Vandals come to town to help, the group is digging more and more into King and his ties to the various families. A DNA test among them reveals that Milo and Ezra are cousins. That makes Julius King aka Jeff Hartigan, Wallace Graham’s brother from another mother (literally).
Lainey and Adam also confront Jason Reed, Adam’s uncle about what he may know regarding Lainey’s parentage and the rumor that Jason was her father. (Spoiler: he’s not). He does know who is and gives them a name: Yuri Leistung.
Finally, Lainey is there when her mother passes though Melissa warns her with her last breath to not look for her biological father. he is too dangerous.
Lainey and Adam have a heart to heart as he admits he isn’t sure about being bisexual or not. He’s never been interested in guys, but he is interested in Ezra. She points out he might be pansexual, he’s attracted to individuals, not gender. In this case, he wants her and he wants Ezra.
The book ends with Lainey more determined than ever to find her sister, right the wrongs done to her men, and find all of their missing siblings.
This brings us to Desperate Victory. Whew… right, here we are. From the day Lainey first appeared on the page in Vandals, I loved and admired her. She was so damn loyal and there was nothing she wouldn’t do for Em. Over the course of the Vandals series we got to know Adam, Ezra, Milo, and Bodhi.
These four men are at once absolutely nothing alike and don’t even seem like they would get along (in fact for huge portions they don’t), but they are all in love with the same woman. For her? They’ll do what they have to not only to protect her but to stay in her life.
I had no idea when I first started this how any of it would be possible. I didn’t know if Ezra’s chaotic bi energy would result in a relationship with Adam or heartbreak. I didn’t know if Milo would be able to accept other guys in her life. Frankly, I was almost positive I’d have bind and gag Adam to get him to accept it. Then Bodhi walked in and let me know he was here too and… they figured it out.
The characters sorted it out themselves. This journey has been an amazing one and I can’t wait to share this final chapter. Be sure to check the afterword when you’re done.
As stated previously, this series contains some spoilers for 82nd Street Vandals, there’s no way to get around that. If you do decide to check out 82nd Street Vandals, be sure to start with Savage Vandal.
For a little housekeeping. Bay Ridge Royals is a why choose romance with characters exploring and coming to terms with their evolving sexuality including a possible bi-awakening, identities, and relationships.
TWs: Mentions of SA. Kidnapping. Intimidation. Car accidents. Threats of violence. Discussion of trafficking. Smuggling. Be kind to yourself, this is a dark romance series.
Thanks for reading the Bay Ridge Royals!
Happy reading.
xoxo
