Review: ‘Steele Resolve’ by Gwyn McNamee
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Steele Resolve
by Gwyn McNameeSeries: Billionaires of New Orleans: The Hawke Family #6
Published by Self-Published on June 6, 2019
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance, LGBT Romance, MM Romance
Format: eBook
Pages: 137
Source: Kobo Plus
Audience: 18+/Adult
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For one man, power is king. For the other, loyalty reigns.
Mob boss Luca “Steele” Abello isn’t just dangerous—he’s lethal. A master manipulator, liar, and user, no one should trust a word that comes out of his mouth. Yet, I can’t get him out of my head. The time we spent together before I knew his true identity is seared into my brain. His touch. His voice. They haunt my every waking hour and occupy my dreams. So does my guilt. I’m literally sleeping with the enemy and betraying the only family I’ve ever had. When I come clean, it will be the end of me.
Byron Harris is a distraction I can’t afford. I never should have let it go beyond that first night, but I couldn’t stay away. Even when I learned who he was, when the only option was to end things, I kept going back, risking his life and mine to continue our indiscretion. The truth of what I am could get us both killed, but being with the man who’s such an integral part of the Hawke family is even more terrifying. The only people I’ve ever cared about are on opposing sides, and I’m the rift that could end their friendship forever.
Love is a battlefield isn’t just a saying, for some, it’s a reality.
***Steele Resolve is the final book in The Hawke Family Series, but it is a continuation of the same story in the main series. While it is a complete story, it is NOT meant to be read as a standalone. The story of the Hawke siblings and the secondary characters featured in Steele Resolve starts in Savage Collision and continues in Tortured Skye, Stone Sober, Building Storm, and Tainted Saint. These stories all build on one another and are intertwined. They need to be read in order to fully enjoy and understand the plots and characters. ***
Steele Resolve is a fast-paced novella and the final installment in Gwyn McNamee’s Billionaires of New Orleans: The Hawke Family series. It’s another installment filled with drama, suspense, and spice that will have you flipping the pages or swiping through them if you are reading on your e-reader. I was one reader who was eager to find out about the mysterious Luca Abello, who also goes by Steele, and how he ended up with Byron.
In this latest installment, Gwyn McNamee presents a forbidden romance between Steele and Byron. Their unexpected romance sparks an instant and undeniable chemistry between the two that they can’t seem to let go. However, once Byron discovers Steele’s true identity, he realizes he has made a mistake and is determined to distance himself from Steele. Despite this, Steele is determined; he aims to prove to Byron that he is not like his father. Additionally, Steele seeks to make amends with the family that once treated him as one of their own.
This novella had already hooked me in the beginning with how Steele and Byron met, but it really had me with how Steele proves himself in this book that he isn’t his father, to not only Byron but to the Hawkes. It may be a novella, but Gwyn made sure to keep me on the edge of my seat and also had me rooting for Byron and Luca to find love with one another.
Overall, this installment in the series was another great one, and I give it four stars. This series is one I will always remember, and I’m looking forward to diving into the Second Generation books next.
If you’re seeking a series packed with drama, suspense, spice, and excitement, I recommend checking out Gwyn McNamee’s works. I highly suggest reading them in order, as the storylines continue throughout each book. Start with Savage Collision, the first book in the series.
About Gwyn McNamee
USA Today Best Selling author Gwyn McNamee is an attorney, wife, and mother. Originally from the Midwest, Gwyn relocated to her husband’s home town of Las Vegas in 2015 and is enjoying her respite from the cold and snow. Gwyn has been writing down her crazy stories and ideas for years and finally decided to share them with the world. She loves to write stories with a bit of suspense and action mingled with romance and heat.
When she isn’t either writing or voraciously devouring any books she can get her hands on, Gwyn is busy adding to her tattoo collection, golfing, and stirring up trouble with her perfect mix of sweetness and sarcasm (usually while wearing heels).
Gwyn’s debut novel, Savage Collision, the first book in The Hawke Family Series, was a 2017 Romance Writers of America Passionate Plumes Contest Finalist for excellence in contemporary steamy romance.
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