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NECESSARY EVIL

Necessary Evil, November 2016
Sentinels of Babylon 1
by Jamie K. Schmidt

Loveswept
ISBN: B01AQNZQFE
EAN: 9780399594021
Kindle: B01AQNZQFE
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"Can their love survive what he has to do?"

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NECESSARY EVIL
Jamie K. Schmidt

Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted November 25, 2016

Romance Erotica Sensual

Sometimes what you believe in can get you in trouble. Lucy Simmons is a public defender who hates sloppy police work that lets criminals walk, she just wants it all to be fair. Evan "Evil" Villiers hates sloppy police work too, but this former cop has a different take on things. He now belongs to the Sentinels of Babylon (SOB) and he's made a vow to not let criminals get away with their crimes thanks to public defenders finding loopholes. They all feel they are a NECESSARY EVIL.

After rescuing Lucy from a mugging gone bad, he finds his sworn duty and the deepening feelings for Lucy have him completely confused. He believes in what they are doing ... when the law fails they don't but Lucy's brother is next on their list.

Lucy is no fool, she knows Evil is nothing but trouble but she can't help herself, there is something about him that keeps pulling her into his world. But would if be possible to forgive the man when it's her only living relative that is in the SOB's sights.

NECESSARY EVIL will intrigue you at every turn of the pages. It starts out with the attack on Lucy and the rescue by Evil and the pace just keeps thundering by from there. I'm not sure readers are suppose to root for vigilantes but what the heck ... I liked Evil and his Babylon brothers and Lucy grew on me very quickly as she is spunky and honestly believes in what she is doing. This is book one of a new series and is filled with a variety of characters, I can see many opportunities for more books following this fake M/C club. I found it an interesting twist that the beginning of the book wasn't actually the beginning of Evil and Lucy, they shared an extremely hot kiss at his retirement but Lucy doesn't plan on being friends with benefits and she is sure he would want nothing more. Little does she know.

Are you looking for a man and woman who believe in what they are doing, twists and turns with a sweet and steamy romance? Then I believe NECESSARY EVIL is what you are looking for.

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SUMMARY

In this steamy series opener from bestselling author Jamie K. Schmidtโ€”whose writing has been called โ€œhot and sexy, with just the right amount of emotional punch,โ€ by Lauren Layneโ€”a vigilante biker takes the power of love into his own hands. Lucy Simmons comes from a rough family, but sheโ€™s a damn good public defender. Even though she hates to see criminals walk due to sloppy police work, the lawโ€™s there to make sure everyone gets a fair trial, and Lucy certainly doesnโ€™t believe in the kind of justice meted out by the leather-clad ex-cop they call โ€œEvil.โ€ Heโ€™s stubborn, cynical, and out of controlโ€”but he plays her body like no man ever has. For once, both Lucyโ€™s boss and her brother agree: The biker is trouble. Evan Villiers took a sacred vow to let no killer, rapist, or pedophile go unpunished. When scumbags fall through the system, the Sentinels of Babylon clean up the garbage. Although the SOBs and their methods may not be to Lucyโ€™s liking, the beautiful lawyer has become Evanโ€™s light in the dark. But his next hit is Lucyโ€™s own brotherโ€”a murderer who got off on a technicality. Now, with his loyalties split, Evan must turn his back on his sworn duties . . . or lose the woman who has claimed his reckless heart.

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BOOK SERIES

Sentinels of Babylon

Necessary Evil
NECESSARY EVIL
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