Chef: Time Served MC, Book 3 by Cee BowermanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Two Ex-Cons In Love
I’d probably give this book 3.5 ⭐️ if I could.
This book is the third in a continuing series that intersects with the Tenillo Guardians Ares Infidels MC, which starts with Sin's Enticement by Ciara St James. Each series alternates to progress the timeline in a single story arc, however, there aren’t really any cliffhangers.
This book is about Chef and Brea, both of whom we’ve met in previous books. Chef is a high school science teacher who went to prison when he killed the dealer/pimp that helped his daughter die of an overdose. They call him Chef because he cooked up a toxic chemical smoke bomb that killed him and his associates. He’d lost his wife, his high school sweetheart to illness before the death of his daughter which probably helped him go off the rails.
He’s a huge guy who used to play American Football but is gentle and kind with the people he cares about. He really cares about Brea and Sis her daughter. He’s loved Brea since he met her around 5 years ago whilst she was still married.
Brea is also an ex-con. She was a drug addict who stole to get her next fix. She’s been clean for quite a while now and lives quietly and reasonably happy in Tenillo. Her husband died a few years ago and she’s scared to get involved with anyone again to get her heartbroken. She’s loved Chef for over a year but won’t act on her feelings because of her fear.
I felt like the plot was a little weaker in this book than in the others. Brea and Chef already knew and loved each other so they didn't have to make their lives mesh awkwardly, in fact, it didn’t take much to persuade her to take a chance on being with Chef at all.
There was very little progress made on the story arc that goes over the whole interconnecting series and though some drama came from it, it didn’t feel very impactful. The events should have been, but the emotions felt muted.
There were some spicy scenes between Chef and Brea that were quite enjoyable but didn’t feel natural in their set-up.
I feel that this book missed the mark for me, which is unusual for this author, so I’m sure that future books will be back to their usual enjoyment levels, so I’m unlikely to walk away from this author for a slightly lacklustre enjoyment of one book.
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