When introduced to Lloyd in Black Balled we are given only Larson and Troy’s impression of Lloyd. He is a submissive. He is loyal and he works at a prestigious law firm. He has an unrequited love for Larson. All of those things are true. Yet what we did not know is he is badass criminal defense attorney. Larson led us to believe he did little more than grunt work and investigation at the firm. Instead he is the guy that when you see him on the news you think if I ever get arrested I want that guy to defend me. He is submissive, but only sexually. He is cocky and confident professionally. Lots of people are dominant at work but prefer to be submissive sexually because it allows them to decompress from making all of the decisions and stress. Lloyd’s error was not in being submissive. It was in not clearly outlining the relationship between him and Larson. I think he thought they were on the same page when they really weren’t. Sad really.
I stated all of the above so you would know how awesome it is going to be to listen to Luke meet Lloyd and see Lloyd through his eyes instead. Luke is a certified genius. He is a cocksure alpha who knows immediately that he is going to make Lloyd his. He is exactly what Lloyd needs. This story was funny, suspenseful and romantic. There are a few cameos of Larson and Troy in this book. It led me to believe that maybe Larson really did care about Lloyd, but just not in the way Lloyd needed. Larson found his other half in Troy–they fit because they are the same. Luke and Lloyd fit together because they are more opposites and they compliment each other.
The narration was excellent. Joel Leslie does an awesome job narrating. He did many different voices for this book.
This could be read as a stand alone but I think it is more interesting having read Black Balled first. Highly recommend this book and this series.