Book review The Fall Guy by Danielle Jacks

Brief Description – prison life is tough one and Kaden has to watch his back.

This is the final book of the series. Eight individual stories by different writers. The authors had a book fair held at Shrewsbury prison. I love how they gave each one the same themed cover, and added them to Kindle Unlimited.

Kaden takes the fall, as in the title, and ends up jail, instead of his brother. Eastward prison is a place full of prison fights, gangs, and long days. It’s everything you would image a place like this would be.

Then we meet Rio who shares a cell with Kaden and the viewpoint switches between the two.

The Fall Guy is a well written and thought out story. The plot is a complex one with a number of minor characters who all play their part in making it interesting and page turning.

However, it wasn’t my kind of story. I have read this author before so I knew it would be explicit in parts and it was. Her flexibility as a writer has to be admired no matter what the subject matter. If you like this kind of romance, then it has a great plot and more than just romance.

Blurb

Kaden Marsden
How far would you go to protect your family? What if you’re the one that usually gets in trouble? People expect me to be the guy making the mistakes, but this time it’s my twin brother on the chopping block, only it’s me they’ve taken in for questioning. I’m the most likely culprit and the person my family expects to cover up the truth. Would you take the fall for your brother?

Rio Target
How far would you go for a job? What if that job led to you doing time in prison? I like to stay under the radar, but when Kaden enters my cell, I’m the one being seen. I’m the most likely suspect when someone gets murdered, but I have to cover up the truth. Would you take a risk of being looked at when you’re falling for a guy?

This is an Eastward prison continuous story, told from a dual point of view with a few reader warnings. This is not a fluffy romance. Kaden’s journey is the A story and the romance is the B story. There are themes of drugs, violence, sexuality questioning and murder. The romance is between two guys, M/M romance. 

Triggers: Morally grey, obsession, strangulation, knife play, murder.

Other Books in the series