Black Reign MC Series by Marteeka Karland

Lyric: I'm in so much trouble. My orders are to find the highest-ranking member of Salvation's Bane or Black Reign MCs and sleep with him. Worm my way into his bed so I can feed information to Kiss of Death. Little did I know I would find the one man I could never forget -- the man who broke my heart six years ago and left me to fend for myself against a ruthless club who will break me the first chance they get.Rycks: Lyric ran out on me six years ago. Not that I'd given her any reason to stay... moreLyric: I'm in so much trouble. My orders are to find the highest-ranking member of Salvation's Bane or Black Reign MCs and sleep with him. Worm my way into his bed so I can feed information to Kiss of Death. Little did I know I would find the one man I could never forget -- the man who broke my heart six years ago and left me to fend for myself against a ruthless club who will break me the first chance they get.Rycks: Lyric ran out on me six years ago. Not that I'd given her any reason to stay. The second I see her again, I want to punish her. She waltzes back into my life with an agenda I can't figure out. When I do, the truth is as scary as it is infuriating. Lyric is my torment. She's sent to me as bait in a bigger plan I can't fathom. Mainly because I'm too distracted by what she reveals. Now I'm questioning my loyalties to both her and my mentor, El Diablo. She pulls at my need to protect at the same time she might just prove herself to be a traitor.WARNING: Violence, explicit language, and adult situations. Rycks is the first book in the Black Reign series. You can read Rycks as a stand-alone book, but you may better understand the characters and situations if you have read books in the Bones MC and Salvation's Bane MC series. While aspects of the greater story arc are left to future books, as always, you can expect HEA ending with no cliffhangers for the current characters. less

Wrath: When El Diablo sends me to infiltrate the DA's office and find out who's involved in the corruption there, I'm all over it. Being a lawyer, I'm singularly suited to El Diablo's purpose, and I know the system inside and out. I am also adept at blending in, even with my muscles and tatts. We've known since Justice from Salvation's Bane took a prison sentence he didn't deserve that someone from the DA's office was in the back pocket of the wrong people... moreWrath: When El Diablo sends me to infiltrate the DA's office and find out who's involved in the corruption there, I'm all over it. Being a lawyer, I'm singularly suited to El Diablo's purpose, and I know the system inside and out. I am also adept at blending in, even with my muscles and tatts. We've known since Justice from Salvation's Bane took a prison sentence he didn't deserve that someone from the DA's office was in the back pocket of the wrong people. Those wrong people are in the form of a rival MC who rule their territory with an iron fist and are trying to encroach on Salvation's Bane as well as Black Reign.Then I meet a sexy little platinum-haired escort and all bets are off. I'm attracted to her like I've never been to another woman, and it's messing with the Zen-like calm I'm famous for. If I can't pull myself together enough to complete this job, I'll fail my club and, more importantly, my mentor, the club president, El Diablo. That's something even this unholy attraction can't cause. But what's a man to do when all that stands in the way of the happiness of a sexy single mom and her feisty but vulnerable daughter is club business, and a few Saint Bernard puppies?Celeste: I'm in a financial jam of the worst kind. I need to make enough money to pay for my daughter Holly's medical bills. The sheer volume of money I need is overwhelming. Working doesn't touch it, and no one wants to hire me full-time because of the cost of insurance. The only way to finish Holly's leukemia treatments is for me to keep up the payments to the hospital and clinic. If I can't, then Holly's chances of remission may only be a lost dream. Out of options, I accept an offer to be an escort. Not only that, but I soon find myself working for a motorcycle club as a "cam girl," doing live sex shows. Glamorous? Not at all. But it's more money than I can make working three jobs. Imagine my surprise when the man who paid for my services as an escort turns up in the control room of my first cam show. He's sexy as sin, and much more than he appears to be. He's also got me completely under his spell. Which sucks because he's quite possibly the rudest jackass I've ever had the displeasure of meeting.WARNING: Contains graphic sex and violence as well as drug use that may be triggers for some readers. You can expect a complete story for the Hero and Heroine as well as a HEA and NO CHEATING. less

Esther: I was born and raised Southern Baptist -- a preacher’s daughter at that. If Daddy had his way I’d be a preacher’s wife, just like my momma. I want more. I want out. The only way I see to escape my father’s rule leads me to University of Miami to study cyber security. That is, until I walk into the wrong bar on the wrong night and… look up to see my knight on a shining Harley. Shotgun’s about as far left of Daddy’s expectations as a woman could get... moreEsther: I was born and raised Southern Baptist -- a preacher’s daughter at that. If Daddy had his way I’d be a preacher’s wife, just like my momma. I want more. I want out. The only way I see to escape my father’s rule leads me to University of Miami to study cyber security. That is, until I walk into the wrong bar on the wrong night and… look up to see my knight on a shining Harley. Shotgun’s about as far left of Daddy’s expectations as a woman could get. And I may be damned for my sins, but I want him. He doesn’t know it yet, but he’s met his match.Shotgun: My real name is Moses. Moses Blackstone… no relationship to the firm. For some godsforsaken reason, El Diablo has decided I’m going to learn Cyber Security. I got no clue why he thinks I’d be any good at this. Give me some heads to bash and I’ll be fine. But computers? I hate computers. But if I can’t learn this shit, I’ll fail in front of my club, and in the eyes of El Diablo. When I wandered into that bar I was looking for a good fight. Or a good lay. Either would do. Instead I find a preacher’s daughter. And maybe my own salvation… less

Noelle: I had dreams. Goals. That all changed when my baby brother suffered a traumatic brain injury. Now Jonas is my responsibility, and I can’t let him down, even if he’s his own worst enemy. I still have goals -- I’m a fighter. As in MMA. Mixed Martial Arts. I want to be the best -- fighting in the UFC. To be the best I need the best trainer. That’s Fury. The toughest man I’ve ever met. He doesn’t know it, but he’s also the man I’m in love with... moreNoelle: I had dreams. Goals. That all changed when my baby brother suffered a traumatic brain injury. Now Jonas is my responsibility, and I can’t let him down, even if he’s his own worst enemy. I still have goals -- I’m a fighter. As in MMA. Mixed Martial Arts. I want to be the best -- fighting in the UFC. To be the best I need the best trainer. That’s Fury. The toughest man I’ve ever met. He doesn’t know it, but he’s also the man I’m in love with. But when Jonas gets in trouble, the only way I can save him is to go underground -- illegal fights. I can’t tell Fury. He’d kill me himself. Or worse. Disown me. But I don’t have a choice. Jonas’ life is on the line. I have to fight. And I have to win. No matter the cost.Fury: I spent seven years in the Army -- the exact time it took to pay back my obligation for earning my medical degree free of half a million dollars in student loans. After that the Army and I both decided I might be better off putting my skills to use somewhere else. So now I put bikers back together for my club, Black Reign MC, and I’m damn good at what I do. I’m even better at taking them -- and anyone else who gets in my way -- apart.Lately I’ve been passing those skills on the smartest, most street savvy kid I’ve ever trained. But Noelle is a kid -- barely 21 -- and I’m way too old for her. Now she’s gone and gotten herself in a boatload of trouble. If she tries to fight Shadow, he’s going to kill her. And if he throws the fight, our mission to close down these illegal fights will fall apart. Innocents will die. How do I choose one life over another? It was hard enough as a doctor in the field. Now it’s so much worse… because I did the stupidest thing I could have done -- I went and fell in love. less

Jezebel – Life in a gilded cage isn't all it's cracked up to be – especially if the whole purpose of the cage is to keep me a virgin till I'm ready to be sacrificed to the man of my father's choosing. I want out, and don’t think I haven’t tried. It's not that easy with daddy's Brotherhood guards all over the place. But that doesn’t mean I want to trade one cage for another. And, let's face it, I have no idea how to live on my own. I've never had the chance... moreJezebel – Life in a gilded cage isn't all it's cracked up to be – especially if the whole purpose of the cage is to keep me a virgin till I'm ready to be sacrificed to the man of my father's choosing. I want out, and don’t think I haven’t tried. It's not that easy with daddy's Brotherhood guards all over the place. But that doesn’t mean I want to trade one cage for another. And, let's face it, I have no idea how to live on my own. I've never had the chance. Now I'm not sure I want to learn, because my new jailer – err, rescuer -- is the sexiest man I’ve ever known. El Diablo's not the monster everyone’s made him out to be. But can I tame the beast of a man without losing my heart? All I want for Christmas is a chance to find out…El Diablo -- I went hunting for a victim. Instead, I found a Christmas Angel. She's the daughter of my enemy, used as a pawn in a deadly game of chess. All I really wanted was the Brotherhood out of Palm Beach. Instead I found an innocent who brings out a side of me I'd thought long buried and gone. But Jezebel's younger than my own daughter, and just as much trouble. And I’m El Diablo -- a title I earned heart and soul. I'm so not what she needs. And now she’s under my protection in the Black Reign compound. She should be completely off limits. I won't let the Brotherhood take her back and force her to give up her dreams. But who's going to protect her from me? less

Charlotte: When I get into trouble, I go big. There was so much pain and fear, I turned my thoughts inward. To Samson. He’s my knight in shining armor. The one man I’ve ever felt a real connection to. Then he was there, killing those who hurt me and sweeping me up in his embrace of warmth and safety. But now he sees me as a victim. Not a woman. It’s up to me to prove I’m made of sterner stuff... moreCharlotte: When I get into trouble, I go big. There was so much pain and fear, I turned my thoughts inward. To Samson. He’s my knight in shining armor. The one man I’ve ever felt a real connection to. Then he was there, killing those who hurt me and sweeping me up in his embrace of warmth and safety. But now he sees me as a victim. Not a woman. It’s up to me to prove I’m made of sterner stuff.Samson: I had no intention of having sex with the little spitfire, but one look at Charlotte and I knew she was trouble. Our night was the kind of explosive a man can’t walk away from, but I tried. Right up until her daddy showed up telling me she was missing and the last person she was seen with was one of the prospects from Black Reign. Wrangler, the little asshole, had her squirreled away somewhere and I knew if I didn’t find her soon, I might never see her again.Saving Charlotte from Wrangler will be a piece of cake -- after this his days are numbered. Which leaves me with time. Too much time. Time Charlotte’s dad will have to convince her to leave me and come back home. So, how do I fight off another man determined to take my woman from me when that man is her daddy? less

Swan: I’m barely in my twenties, but I’m dying. Bone cancer. The treatment could be worse than the cancer itself. When my mom died shortly after my diagnosis, I made a bucket list and started working on it. All was going well until a big, tattooed guy found me on the beach. Well, the kid and the huge dog found me first, but… semantics.El Segador: They call me The Reaper. I’ve lived my entire adult life in the shadows so I could be the deadliest asset El Diablo has... moreSwan: I’m barely in my twenties, but I’m dying. Bone cancer. The treatment could be worse than the cancer itself. When my mom died shortly after my diagnosis, I made a bucket list and started working on it. All was going well until a big, tattooed guy found me on the beach. Well, the kid and the huge dog found me first, but… semantics.El Segador: They call me The Reaper. I’ve lived my entire adult life in the shadows so I could be the deadliest asset El Diablo has. Together we’ve brought death to more men than I can count. But then I meet her. Swan. I may be a sucker for a woman in trouble, but I’m not stupid. There's no way her real name is Swan Lake. Except, apparently, it is. When she tells me about her bucket list, I'm in. Now, I’m thrust into the light with Swan at my side going to… romantic dinners? My only goal is to clear her bucket list before it’s too late, but what if one item on that list is to fall in love? less

Warlock: Love didn’t stop me from killing my ex when I had to -- wasn’t a choice I made lightly, but more lives than hers were on the line. Black Reign gave me the second chance I didn’t deserve, and never again would I put a woman above my club.Then along comes this little vagabond who claims my mother left me to her in her will. Is that even possible? And to top it off, it looks like my mother pulled some strings and got us married. Without my consent... moreWarlock: Love didn’t stop me from killing my ex when I had to -- wasn’t a choice I made lightly, but more lives than hers were on the line. Black Reign gave me the second chance I didn’t deserve, and never again would I put a woman above my club.Then along comes this little vagabond who claims my mother left me to her in her will. Is that even possible? And to top it off, it looks like my mother pulled some strings and got us married. Without my consent. Still, I think I’d rather be married to the crazy woman my mother foisted off on me than play Santa at the club’s annual Christmas party. Yeah. Not a role I’m made for.Hope: Christmas magic being what it is, maybe I can get my fondest wish this year. To say Warlock isn’t happy find out he’s married to me is the biggest understatement in the history of understatements, but that still doesn’t make me want my fantasy lover any less.Warlock represents everything I’ve ever wanted in life. But the fact that I achieved my dreams through more manipulation -- even if it wasn’t of my doing -- means I have to give him up. But first, Warlock has to see beyond his past and embrace a future he never wanted. less