Good Gone Bad: An Age Gap MC Romance (The Fallen Men Book 3) Kindle Edition

𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘥 by @gianadarlingauthor⁣•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••⁣⁣𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: ⁣When Harleigh Rose is in trouble, she calls Lionel Danner to come save her. And he does, just like always…he is a cop, after all. When HR is essentially forced to stay a part of the Berserker MC after a bad break up instead of returning home to the Fallen Men, she realizes she may not be as alone as she thought she was. Now, she’s determined to take down the Berserkers to save her family and friends, even if it puts her in danger. ⁣⁣⁣•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••⁣⁣𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:⁣ 10/10⁣𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥:⁣ 2/5⁣𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬:⁣ MC romance, age gap, opposites attract, childhood crush, character series⁣⁣⁣•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••⁣⁣𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: ⁣Here’s the thing. One of the guys in this series has to be the low man in my rankings, and it’s Lion. I’m guessing it’s because this book comes right after the masterpiece that is WTTDS, so he’s set up in the series in the worst possible spot. 🤷🏻‍♀️ All that said, I did still really enjoy this book! It picks up right where the epilogue of WTTDS left off, so essentially 3 years ahead of the first two books timeline-wise. Because of that, it was as occasionally confusing as a reader (maybe this is just because my reading comprehension is absolute crap). There’s references to things that happen in the epilogue that we don’t really ever SEE, but just know occurred. I absolutely loved getting to see more of HR since she was not heavily featured in books 1 & 2, even though she was related to both MMCs. Lion did end up growing on me, and I absolutely believe he and HR are great together. He just can’t hold a candle to any of the other guys…sorry, not sorry. ⁣⁣⁣•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••⁣⁣𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:⁣ Great read, but go in knowing that you’ll be a little confused since we shift to focusing less on the Fallen Men and more on HR, Lion, and the Berserkers. ⁣⁣⁣•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••⁣⁣#goodgonebad #fallenmenMC #gianadarling #romancebooks #bookfyp #spicybooks #bookstagram #reader #teacherswhoread

Well I have to say, Giana Darling has gone and done it again! Here, just as with Cressida and King’s story, she has ripped open my soul and forced me to stare deeply at my own preconceived notions and turned them upside-down and sideways. Why you ask? Well, you see, after reading the first two emotion packed installments in her “The Fallen Men” series, I was worried this one would not be as vibrant as the others. Mainly because of my own skepticism about what appeared to be a base storyline of a lifelong “good boy” cop turned ambiguous. An initial understanding of the story’s plot that had me raising a proverbial eyebrow.I was worried the insertion of such a classic “good guy” foil into this darkly passionate story world would push this installment outside the realm of believability for me. However, I could NOT have been more wrong, as here with “Good Gone Bad”, the fourth book and third full length novel in the series, Darling presents something so grounded and real it will shift your perception of the entire series and all that you thought you knew about it!This book is the story of Fallen MC princess Harleigh Rose and the all-around good cop we first met in King’s story, Lionel Darling. Here, we get a closer look at the pair, Harleigh being the wild, hard as glass biker chick daughter of MC Prez, Zeus, and Lionel, the cop son of the town’s corrupt head cop; a man whose life has been intricately intertwined with Harleigh and her brother since childhood. An overlapping and unavoidable connection that causes havoc within him as he transitions into adulthood and grows to care deeply for the two Fargo siblings despite his father’s insistence that they are the enemy, both bad seeds spawned from a family he feels should be destroyed. It is a sophisticated, heady, at times emotionally overwhelming plot. A story framework far beyond the pale and shallow story twist I initially thought it would be.Here Darling truly displays her writing prowess as she presents us with something opulently complex, something that is not, at its core, the romantic love story you may be expecting. At least not in the way the previous two were. No, here instead you are gifted with a much larger emotional canvas of love; a level of love, care, and loyalty to the people chosen as family, so fierce, that they are willing to shatter their own hearts and souls over, and over, and over again to protect them all. It is a powerful, heart rendering story of a more determined, desperate kind of unyielding love; a love that ingrains itself into your DNA, refusing to let go, and what those afflicted with it do to protect it. And in short, it will simply blow your mind…Harleigh Rose is unlike any of the other women before her. Despite being the youngest Garro, she is somehow the hardest, the least conflicted by the biker life, often coming across as callous and bratty, a more two-dimensional biker cliché. Yet not all is as it appears, and you are quickly submerged in a sea of emotions as you are thrust into the realization that she may be hard as glass, but glass is easily shattered if struck just right. It is a shadow of previously unseen depth of character and vulnerability that will bring tears to your eyes and keep you glued to each and every page. And where your soul will attach itself to Harleigh, your heart will latch onto Danner like a steal trap. This man, with his torn morals, hidden dark heart and almost malevolent needs, will attack your sensibilities in ways you least expect as he lays himself before you like an emotional offering. You will swoon as you peer through his eyes, into the heart of his thorny rose. You will blindly follow as he struggles with his moral compass, with his needs and desires, as he fights with the many shades of grey that exist outside his carefully built realm of what his father portrays as good and bad. And you will weep between your thighs as you witness the dominant that finally steps forward to claim what could only ever be truly his. It is a story that is far beyond what I could have ever hoped for.My only real struggle with this installment was the constant flashbacks; I understood their purpose in the realm of making the reader understand the true history between these two from childhood to now. However, the back and forth between timelines is jarring at times and makes the story clunky enough overall that, in some places throughout the book, it is hard to follow without slowing down and rereading passages before it. It was a juxtaposition that took away from my larger enjoyment of the story being told, as it caused me to have to slow down often, review earlier passages to ensure full understanding, and then restart. I also wish a bit more care had been afforded to Farrah, especially considering her role in everything up to this point from the very start of book one. And Wrath, oh my, I cannot even begin to explain the guttural cry that erupted from me on his behalf!Despite my dislike for the flashback back and forth, this book is a stunningly beautiful read and Giana Darling is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite authors!

I was so looking forward to this story but no lie it draaaaaaaaaaggggggggged on a bit too much for me! You only have to see how long it took me to read it compared to the first two books in the series to understand!H.R. is a complicated girl in a very mad world! So many things happened to her that led her to her happy ending.There were at least two more people (or maybe three) that is tugging at the back of my mind when I reflect on the story and I would really like to know how they got in, the truth of their conclusion so to speak.Great series! Ride on rebels!

This series man, I knew when reading the first one that this would become one of my all time favourites and I was right!Rosie is such a badass, she knows who she is and she doesn't apologise for her strength or the way that it may come out. It's not always pretty and it's not always black and white but she is willing to do anything for the people she loves and I think we can all relate to that in some way!Danner came as a bit of a surprise how rough and dirty he is, he's the type of good character that is a little rough around the edges and questions his own upbringing and morals. Together they make this devastatingly imperfect perfect couple.Giana somehow creates these love stories that all feel epic in their own way and even though they are all on KU, this is one of the few series that after I finish the e-book I buy the paperback because I just can't let go of it!!

This book moves in ebbs and flows. I liked HR and Lion and infact really liked Wrath. The book takes you through more club business - some of which was a bit frustrating because it took away from the main love story but also because it was a bit bizarre how they’re meant to be undercover and yet do *nothing* to protect their rouse. Also, there was a fair bit of back and forth between the years with flashbacks into young HR and Lion in the middle of all the undercover police/club business. With all that, it just got very cluttered and broke continuity. Overall though a decent book. Preferred the couple to Zeus and Loulou where the age gap was just too much and became icky as a result

Ooooh hoo hoo! It’s HR & Lionel time! Let’s gooooooo!Hmmmm hmmmmm.I don’t know how I felt about this one, I was hot and spicy in places but the whole cop/undercover drama in depth stuff kinda threw me for a loop.Also the epilogue — SPOILER ALERT PLEASE!Yeah so… hmmmDuno if I want to read book 4 as it’s just a continuation of King & Cress’ story so I don’t know whether to skip it or just to shelve the series for the now…?3⭐️

This series is onemof the best! Im seriously obsessed. I was so excited to dive into harley rose and lionel danners world! Their connection from the begging was undeniable and you could tell that love and chemistry went way back, which it did and i loved getting a look back on how the met, what they were like growing up. Both lionel and H.R want the world for each other but they dont know if that could be done with or without each other.Its say to say im obsessed with lion and his rebel rose