Synopsis:

What would you do with a second chance at life?

Would you go back to the same things that you were doing before, or would you embrace that chance and take a new path?

Being the byproduct of a single parent home growing up, I learned quickly that life wasn’t easy and it damn sure wasn’t fair. I was faced with a choice back then; continue to stand back and watch my mother struggle with working three jobs to pay bills, put food in our stomachs, and clothes on our backs or do something about it. I chose to do something about it and for three years everything was going well, until the day that my life changed forever.

When I met Jethro-Elijah ‘Eli’ Shepard, he told me that just because I wasn’t given a choice in how my life was dealt to me, didn’t mean that I’m not given a chance. He showed me that no matter what people say about you and what life throws your way, that you always have the option to either accept it or defy the odds to become something greater.

My name is Archibald ‘Roc’ Rochester and when I was seventeen, I was given my second chance. How did it turn out? Well, you’ll just have to read my story to find out.

********This book is intended for mature audiences. It is a Fucked Up Ever After so the road to the end is not all pretty shit and unicorn farts. It contains scenes of domestic abuse and violence. If these types of scenes are a trigger or sensitive subject to anyone, please do NOT purchase. This book also contains sexual situations that are not suitable for anyone under age.********

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Tonya's Review
3.5 Stars

I really wanted to love this book. After reading the synopsis, I thought I would. It was an okay read for me. I just couldn’t really get into it too much. It felt like some parts were missing from the book. It’s not a bad read, just not for me. The ending does set up the next book. This is the first book by Khai Bayne that I have read. I will check out another of her books. I did really like how the story began.

Archibald “Roc” Rochester gets in trouble at the age of seventeen for being a dope boy. He was arrested, and got a hard nose judge for her case. Luck was on his side that day though, since he was a great student and not a “thug”, like the people she usually sees, she got him into a program for kids like him and community service. He just wanted to help his mom some. This changed his entire life.

Now he works for Brotherhood Bail Bonds with the man that helped him when he was a teenager. Eli also helped all of Roc’s coworkers the same way that he helped Roc.

When an ex friend of his misses his court date, he has to find him and that brings in someone else from his past.

Kenika James was the shy quiet daughter of a drug runner. She didn’t deal with the dope boys. She’s a successful business owner and a mother. Heed the author’s warning at the beginning of the book, there are some triggers for some people with Kenika’s story.

I want to list my reasons for the 3.5 stars, but they will contain spoilers, so read if you want or skip this part. I’m confused about the whole Sev and Lonney storyline. Did someone hire them? Is Sev only doing this because she witnessed that day but couldn’t do anything? What’s going on with them? Is Sev a hired hitman? I’m sure those answers will come out in the next book. The biggest part was when Kenika wakes in the hospital and then it just skips to 6 months later. We don’t really get to see any progression of Kenika and Roc’s relationship.

Like I said, it’s not a bad read. I can see that I’m in the minority with my review. I would tell you to give it a chance.

About The Author

Growing up in a small town Khai L. Bayne always had an over active imagination. The only girl in a family with two boys, many of her nights (and some days.) were spent finding creative ways to pass the time. The daughter of a long time “Trekkie” and “Sci-Fi Junkie”, you could say it was imbedded into her DNA to be a fan of the paranormal world. Now over three decades later, her depraved imagination and love for the world of “Grown-up make believe”. She has decided to share her depravity with the rest of the world.