Venus by Marteeka Karland

Venus by Marteeka Karland
Iron Tzars MC 13
Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Erotic Romance
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Sorrel

Venus: I come from world filled with violence, death, and impossible choices. I’ve only backed down from fight once, and that left me with pain and regret. But now, I have chance to balance scales. I’m known as most dangerous member of Salvation’s Bane MC. But truth is, beneath tough exterior, I’m still a scared young woman running from monsters, trying to protect those I love. That fear ends today. Only problem? Biker named Piston. Doesn’t know meaning of personal space. He’s always there, watching me, protecting me, and even though I’d never admit it, his presence brings strange sense of peace. He makes me want things I can never have.

Piston: For more than a decade, I’ve been Venus’s silent protector. In the shadows, I’ve watched her, stalking her every move. When she settled in Palm Beach with Salvation’s Bane, I made sure to be close by. I keep an eye on her, guarding her, even if she doesn’t realize it. But when an enemy from her past threatens her, I step out of the shadows. Venus is on the hunt, and the monster she’s chasing has awakened the beast in me. I protect what’s mine. And Venus? She’s mine.

Venus is dangerous and this book or this heroine is not one that is going to wait for someone to come and help her. She has the skills to do what needs to be done, so she will do it. I loved seeing their chemistry develop. Their chemistry is spicy. There are aspects of bondage such as tying hands in this.

He is a bit of a stalker and knows more about her than she thinks. The author did a wonderful job keeping the book short as well as making sure the person reading understands the characters. She explains the past well for both the characters without it taking chapters. Or going to a full-on scenes to the past.

Though this is series, you do not need to read the whole series to read this book. At the same time, I do think there is an underlying secondary storyline that have stretched from the first book, but since the author is good at explaining everything and mixing it to the book so well, I don’t even know which one it is. So, good job.

I do think it would be great if there was a page at the least dedicated which book to start and what is the recommended order if the reader ever wants to fully understand this world. Because it is a world. The author has created a world within these series. I loved how she had ended this; it showed how big of a world she had created.