Road of No Return by K.A. Merikan (Sex & Mayhem #1)
M/M Romance
Released: July 17, 2014
Self Published

Reviewed by Mandi

Oh the M/M Motorcycle Club book. A theme that I yearn for, but I have yet to find one that satisfies me. Road of No Return starts out okay. Stitch is finalizing his divorce. He knows he is gay, but has been married for many years to a woman, as he can’t really come out as part of his motorcycle club. Violence would most likely erupt if the other members knew he was gay. So he got married and had a kid – but after years of not being able to satisfy his wife in bed, they divorce. That night a new guy walks into the bar that Stitch is drowning his sorrows in. Zak is a tattoo artist, who has just inherited a house. He is thinking of setting up shop in this new town but isn’t sure if he likes it here yet.

Stitch is immediately drawn to Zak’s tattooed body, and asks him if he could look over a tattoo that Stitch has on his inner hip of his ex-wife’s name. When Stitch goes to his house and has to pull down his pants for Zak to do the new tattoo, a certain body part comes to attention. A hot and heavy make-out session starts, which leads to a secret relationship.

All this sounds sexy, and the first 10-15% really is. I don’t have a problem with gay for you stories, although I’m not sure this is really that trope. Stitch has never been with a man, but he already knows he is gay. The fact that he is a gay virgin though interested me. And while the sex in this book is really hot, it felt like Stitch never struggled with being with a man. There was no transition period. From the get go, Stitch knows exactly what to do to make the sex good between him and Zak. There was no awkwardness.

And also, the sex is plentiful. I got bored with it after a while. At times I felt the scenes between the sex scenes were just that – just filler. These two were  hot and heavy for each other, but not romantic. It felt like Stitch was a straight guy having sex with a man if that makes sense. I thought Zak was actually a more intriguing character. He had a strong personality and was very likable. But – I kept asking myself why he falls for Stitch? He doesn’t get treated all that well by him so why did he stay? I wish that had been explained more.

I was also disappointed with actions taken at the end. I felt like violent things happened in this book just to make it grittier because it’s a motorcycle club book, not because it fit in this world.

If you want a book full of erotic m/m sex scenes, you would probably like this one. I needed more depth.

Rating: C-

Goodreads l Author Website l Series 

Kindle