This one looks like I loved it, if you go by my read count. What really happened is that I kept meaning to write a review, then just wouldn’t get around to it and the book didn’t leave quite enough of an impression to do a fair review without a re-read.

Overall, I think C.M. Steele is okay. Their books (that I’ve read) are on the shorter side, though and that doesn’t leave a lot of time for both character and plot development. This one had a bit more character than plot. Much of the plot of this one seems to coincide with the first book. We see some of the same events, only this time through the eyes of our main characters, Mick and Morgan.

I thought Morgan was one of the better heroines in this series. I’ve noticed that Steele writes her heroines well. They are strong. Often there’s a thin line between strong heroines and heroines who are just mean. Steele’s heroines stay on the better side of that line.

Mick was okay. I like that he seemed to respect Morgan. He was obsessed with her from the first time he met her, but he also wanted her to have time to figure out her life before he pursued her.

I will mention that Mick and Morgan meet when she’s sixteen and he’s twenty-one, so there is a slight age gap. There’s no sexual contact between them until she’s of legal age, though.

The misogyny in these books runs deep. I try to be a bit more forgiving because these books are so over the top, unrealistic that the alpha maleness of the characters somehow fits in as it’s also way over the top. These are not the type of guys I’d ever want near my real life. Get out of my head and read a quick, thankfully fictional story? Sure. But in no way do I want a real life Steele Rider. These books are very “no one looks at my woman, I’ll bust their heads in if they do” and “I wanna put a baby in my woman” heavy. And that the women just eat it all up with a spoon? Again, I have to believe that’s all really far out, extreme behavior or I’d constantly be hating society.

As far as MC romances go, these are very light on the MC aspect. They’re also safe. No cheating. No om/ow bullshit. Very straightforward stories.

While this review might sound a little harsh, if you’re into alpha males in your romances, I think these are a good choice. The author here manages to write alpha males who aren’t manwhores, which is awesome. And they aren’t cruel, bullies to the women they love. Maybe that’s why, even with all of the possessive bs, I still find myself not hating these books. Whatever the reason, I think these books do have an audience and C.M. Steele has done a good job of finding that audience.