Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

“Ex-navy.” “Damn. That’s hot. The only thing hotter would be if you were like a SEAL or something.” He averts his gaze. “Oh holy mother of sexy. You were, weren’t you?” “Guilty.”

The first book is still my favorite in the series, but Atlas is a close second. Lemon and Atlas are adorable together, and I really do appreciate whenever a main character actually wants more than sex. An MC wants commitment and a relationship? I will read the absolute shit out of of that. Atlas was a bit judgemental and had some of that holier-than-thou attitude, but it was used well to showcase character growth, and to highlight some of the stigma and judgement around sex work, and strippers in particular. He is actually the gentlest giant and a sweetheart, so don’t let that stop you from reading.

“No, if we were going to have sex, I wouldn’t just be your friend. I would fucking own you.”

The plot is based around the Mike Bravo team (Atlas in particular) doing an undercover op at the club where Lemon dances. The entire reason for the op was a bit boring to be honest. I enjoyed watching the MCs relationship evolve, and when things finally went down at the club it was entertaining, but the whole action part was a bit forgettable otherwise, which is a shame. Still a very entertaining read though, so if you’ve read and enjoyed Iris (I try to forget Rogue exists), you’ll probably enjoy this one.

I try to move, but he grips on tighter. “Can’t move. I’m dead on my feet.” I smile against the top of his head. “You want me to carry you?” He nods.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Sex worker (pole dancing)
Undercover mission
Private ops
Size difference
Gentle giant
Ex navy SEAL
Twink

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Gun violence
Domestic abuse (side character)
Brief mentions of drug use (not MCs)
Drug dealing
Stealing
Arson
Locked in a burning building
Hospitalization

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: MC gives lap-dances to other men, but there’s no drama.
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Contemporary romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
MCs age: 25, and not specified.

When this all goes to shit and I lose my promotion, my heart, and my pride, someone will ask me what happened, and I’ll only have one answer for them. Lemon happened.