Samson is sent to kill a local dancer. But Rowan doesn't act like a killer, and as Samson is drawn closer to Rowan he realizes that protecting the man he is falling for may put him at odds with the family business.
From the blurb:
Mine wears the face of the only boy who ever knew the real me.
His blood stains my conscience, and the guilt I carry keeps everyone in my life at arm's length. I don't deserve love. I don't deserve forgiveness. After what I've done, I only deserve the darkness.
Then a handsome lumberjack of a stranger walks into my dance studio. And I crave him. I need him.
Not to save me, or to fix me. I need him to help me forget. Just for a little while. Samson Buckingham is the perfect distraction.
But getting involved is dangerous. Not because of his family ties or the violence he's clearly capable of, but because I promised myself I'd never let anyone get close again. And Samson is the only man who could make me risk unearthing the parts of me long buried…
Allegiant is a grumpy/sunshine MM romance. The fourth book in The Firm series, these books are best enjoyed in order. Each story follows a new couple, and always ends in a HEA.
SNik's review:
Fourth in series (The Firm), best if read in order. Found family. Hurt/comfort. Dual POV. Heed content warnings.
Samson has a new target assigned by the Firm, a sexy dancer that may have killed someone. But Rowan is grieving, and inadvertently starts hooking up with his stalker and would-be murderer.
I started out unsure about this story, but Rowan and Samson really grew on me with their instant attraction and super steamy times as well as Rowan having to lower his walls to let Samson and his family into his heart. Usually I’m not a fan of secrets between main characters, but of course Samson can’t let Rowan know he is an assassin and it ends up being pivotal for the story and I felt like it worked. I really enjoyed the cinnamon roll side of Samson, what a sweetheart Rowan is, and especially the building relationship supported by the strong friendships Rowan finds. The over the top love and friendship bombing, along with likable main characters, plus the chaos of the Buckingham family, was truly entertaining.
Katriana Prey's review:
Samson was one of the brother's I could never get a full read on, his character always seemed pretty aloof and closed off, and while he does behave that way in this book, his book, I also got to see a different side to his character that made me understand him more, which I really enjoyed. I love when a character can surprise me, and Samson's character did just that. I adored how he was so passionate about learning how to dance, even when people made fun of him, he still pursued it anyway because he loved doing it, ans that was so special. The moments where Samson's family learned how to dance for him? Those moments were the sweetest!
I think a lot of people would assume that because this series is a dark romance, that means there isn't much sweetness involved, but that's not true. There's quite a lot of sweetness and humor within the pages of these books, you just have to get to them first. Which, honestly, I think the dark/grittyness of these stories balances out the sweet, these authors break you a bit, and then stitch you back together, and I love that.
These characters have been through a lot, and they go through even more heartbreak in this book. Also, Lark and Cora.. you almost made me cry! How could you almost break Samson's heart like that?!? I'm not going to give spoilers, but I will just say, I wasn't sure how they were going to come back from that, but I'm so glad they were able to!
Aside from loving Samson's and Rowan's story, I also loved seeing so many of the Birmanghams and their partners throughout the book. It was really nice that they had such a large presence throughout this book, and I just loved how they added lightness to the story while also bringing seriousness to certain moments as well. And!! The most intriguing of all is seeing the glimpses of whatever is going on between Harley and Jules! I think their story is going to be the one to break me, and I cannot wait!
You have to read this book, but if you haven't read the other books in this series, I would recommend doing that first, and then reading this one. You'll be quite lost if you don't.
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