Edge Of Reality by Freya BarkerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Mature MC Romance
This is the fifth book in a series of connected standalone novels. Each book can be read independently of the others, but reading the preceding stories gives background and insights into the characters and the world in which they live. Both main characters make appearances in previous books in this series.
Mel is the family lawyer for Arrow’s Edge MC. She deals with the fostering and any other issues around the boys and young men that the MC provide a home, support and education for. She is 48 years old and raised her 27 year old daughter pretty much single-handed after her husband left very early on in the marriage. She’s close to Lindsey, her daughter, who works as her assistant and lives in the downstairs apartment in her house. They behave more like friends than mother and daughter.
Mel is kind of quirky, in that she wears her chucks to court, doesn’t dye her grey hair and rarely wears make up. She’s abrasive, argumentative, loyal and kind. She always does the best for her clients and her best is pretty good. She and Paco have been attracted to each other for quite a while but he put his foot it in a few times too many.
Paco has been with the club since he was 14-years-old, when he was found scavenging on the streets for food. He was one of the first young men to be taken in by the club. He’s good with tech gear and does the security systems for the club, and most of the computer work. He also spends time with the kids and does some of the home school teaching. He’s finally moved out of the club in the last year into a house he built near some other club members. He’s finally grown out of the club ‘lifestyle’ of getting drunk, partying and sleeping around. He’s 50-years-old and definitely feels it. He’s had his eye on Mel for a while and is prepared to wait for her until she finally forgives him for his terminal foot-in-mouth syndrome. When Mel and Lindsey get into trouble he sweeps into action to protect them both with help from the club.
This is a really good book. I love that it deals with mature people who know themselves and what they want. It deals with things like having night sweats and mammograms at the same time as working out sharing the chores and also having hot sex. I like that these two have been dancing around each other for a while when the book starts as it makes sense when they jump into full gear straight away.
The suspense part of the plot is definitely twisty and interesting and keeps you guessing until very close to the end. The little 6-year-old boy who comes as part of that suspense plot is very sweet and Mel and Paco’s response to his need is lovely. They do not hesitate to support him and provide him a stable and safe place when he needs it.
I love how Freya Barker writes about mature people and their love lives. She makes romance very real and down to earth but never diminishes the emotions involved or devalues the relationships involved. The characters she creates feel as real as can be, and they almost walk off the page into your local bar where you can join them for a beer or two. I always connect with her characters and feel real sense of homecoming when I read her books, despite never being a part of an MC, or living in the USA. It just feels like the worlds she creates, are somewhere you’d love to live.
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