Tramps and Thieves by Rhys Ford

Title: Tramps and Thieves

Series: Murder and Mayhem 02

Author: Rhys Ford

Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Crime

Length: Novel (220 Pages)

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (September 18, 2017)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Whoever said blood was thicker than water never stood in a pool of it.

Retiring from stealing priceless treasures seemed like a surefire way for Rook Stevens to stay on the right side of the law. The only cop in his life should have been his probably-boyfriend, Los Angeles Detective Dante Montoya, but that’s not how life—his life—is turning out. Instead, Rook ends up not only standing in a puddle of his cousin Harold’s blood but also being accused of Harold’s murder…and sleeping with Harold’s wife.

For Dante, loving the former thief means his once-normal life is now a sea of chaos, especially since Rook seems incapable of staying out of trouble—or keeping trouble from following him home. When Rook is tagged as a murder suspect by a narrow-focused West L.A. detective, Dante steps in to pull his lover out of the quagmire Rook’s landed in.

When the complicated investigation twists around on them, the dead begin to stack up, forcing the lovers to work together. Time isn’t on their side, and if they don’t find the killer before another murder, Dante will be visiting Rook in his prison cell—or at his grave.

ISBN: 978-1-64080-038-0

Product Link: Dreamspinner Press | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: This series follows our same sexy couple so they need to be read in order. Normally I really can’t stand books that don’t change the main characters, but Rhys just has a way to keep my attention throughout it all, and without tearing my hair out.

Our sexy former cat burglar is getting a bit stir crazy, not going back to doing what he was good at. That is until he bids on a statue and wins, only to have his cousin swoop in and steal it. Well he didn’t steal it, but paid for it, then stole it. All the while grinning like a loon, boy was he going to be in for it. With the help of his cousin in law, he gets the codes and decides to get one more thrill and a bit of revenge. That should have been his first sign that things would not go the way he planned. His cousin was dead and now he is the prime suspect. He seems to always get in trouble, and he needs to learn how to duck. Another detective has a hard-on for him and not in the good way. It would seem his very own detective needs to help keep him alive as well.

Then the boddies start showing up, and damn if that grouchy asshat of a detective, well you will just have to read that part and see. Dante, his sexy cop boyfriend and lover, had always wanted Rook. He might not have wanted him the way he wants him now, but it sure does get interesting between them. He was in love with the charming, sexy, and crazy former cat burglar. Who would have guessed it.

You throw in his nutty family, and I am speaking about a cranky old grandfather who does not think before he opens big mouth. Those two can go at it, but you can also feel the love between them. There are quite a bit of twists to this story that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout it all. What excitement, danger, hot sex, tender kisses and well you know where I am going with this, all in one dynamite package.

Just don’t eat before reading this, it can get quite grisly. I knew from the moment I read the first book, in another one of her series, that she was going to be my go to author for mysteries. She just has this way of telling a story and keeping you captivated, if not wanting to strangle the guys once in awhile.

I had a lot of fun reading this, even if it kept me up way past my bedtime. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next story. Way to go Rhys Ford for giving us this amazing book. I would definitely recommend it.

Mayhem and Murder by Rhys Ford

Title: Murder and Mayhem

Author: Rhys Ford

Genre: Contemporary 

Length: Novel (236 pages)

ISBN: 9781634762236

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (June 5th 2015)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Tams

Blurb: Dead women tell no tales.

Former cat burglar Rook Stevens stole many a priceless thing in the past, but he’s never been accused of taking a life—until now. It was one thing to find a former associate inside Potter’s Field, his pop culture memorabilia shop, but quite another to stumble across her dead body.

Detective Dante Montoya thought he’d never see Rook Stevens again—not after his former partner’d falsified evidence to entrap the jewelry thief and Stevens walked off scot-free. So when he tackled a fleeing murder suspect, Dante was shocked to discover the blood-covered man was none other than the thief he’d fought to put in prison and who still made his blood sing. 

Rook is determined to shake loose the murder charge against him, even if it means putting distance between him and the rugged Cuban-Mexican detective who brought him down. If one dead con artist wasn’t bad enough, others soon follow, and as the bodies pile up around Rook’s feet, he’s forced to reach out to the last man he’d expect to believe in his innocence—and the only man who’s ever gotten under Rook’s skin

Product Link: Dreamspinner Press | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Review: If there is one thing in life Detective Dante Montoya hates, it’s Rook Stevens. The pain in the ass, sly thief got under Dante’s skin several years back on a case, and never wormed his way out. His former partner was so certain of Rook’s guilt that he stepped outside of the margins and tried to frame Rook, costing him his badge and damn near cost Dante his as well. Now two years later, Dante is the lead on a call to Rook’s shop, where there just happens to be a body. Oh happy day!

Rook has been on the wrong side of everything, including the law, since the day he was born. His mother was worthless and left Rook the day after he told her “I like boys just like you.” He was eight. Rook may be a thief, and a damned good one, but he also has a conscious and tries to help out his fellow dregs. So when he finds himself on the run first from Dante and the cops that think he killed Dani. Then on the run from someone hell bent on killing him, Rook calls the last person you’d think he had on speed dial, Dante.

Things go from bad to worse real quick, but in the middle of all the murder and mayhem, Rook and Dante carve their own little piece of heaven wrapped in each other’s arms. But Rook doesn’t understand the concept of love, because he has never had it. Can Dante tame the frisky feline he’s sleeping with? Then you have to ask yourself, does he even want to tame Rook, or lead him around on a leash. And let’s not forget about that pesky psychopath blazing through town leaving a trail of bodies and body parts in their wake, trying to get their claws into Rook.

Holy Christ, I think this is hands down the best book Rhys Ford has written to date. Don’t get me wrong, I love everything of hers I’ve ever read. This book went above and beyond though. It’s like she took ALL the Morgan men personalities, bottled them up, shook the shit out of it, and when she let the cap off, out popped Rook! And Dante, if I didn’t know better I would think that Cole finally figured out how to get Jai pregnant and Dante was their love child. I laughed so hard I think I literally pee’d my pants.

But then there was a lot of action, suspense, dry humor and passion. Dante tried very hard to hate Rook in the beginning, but it was cute how much he didn’t hate him, not even a little. There banter back and forth could only be described as foreplay. The writing was off the chain, the storyline solid and the characters were seriously flawed (I can think of a better F word) which gave them depth. Even the secondary characters were so well planned and placed within the story.

Definitely a must read, for so many reasons. Intriguing, engaging, passionate, sexy and hysterical are just a few adjectives I’ll use to describe this book.

Tramps and Thieves by Rhys Ford Blog Tour, Intro, Blog Story Part 1 & Giveaway!

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Hiya guys! We have the ever lovely Rhys Ford visiting today with the tour to her upcoming release Tramps and Thieves. We have a short intro from Rhys, a fantastic part of her blog story for this tour and a brilliant $20GC giveaway! So guys check out the post and leave a comment to enter the giveaway! <3 ~Pixie~

Tramps & Thieves

(Murder and Mayhem 02)
by

Rhys Ford

Whoever said blood was thicker than water never stood in a pool of it.

Retiring from stealing priceless treasures seemed like a surefire way for Rook Stevens to stay on the right side of the law. The only cop in his life should have been his probably-boyfriend, Los Angeles Detective Dante Montoya, but that’s not how life—his life—is turning out. Instead, Rook ends up not only standing in a puddle of his cousin Harold’s blood but also being accused of Harold’s murder…and sleeping with Harold’s wife.

For Dante, loving the former thief means his once-normal life is now a sea of chaos, especially since Rook seems incapable of staying out of trouble—or keeping trouble from following him home. When Rook is tagged as a murder suspect by a narrow-focused West L.A. detective, Dante steps in to pull his lover out of the quagmire Rook’s landed in.

When the complicated investigation twists around on them, the dead begin to stack up, forcing the lovers to work together. Time isn’t on their side, and if they don’t find the killer before another murder, Dante will be visiting Rook in his prison cell—or at his grave.

Release date: 18th September 2017
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