White Heat (Lost Kings MC #5)

Six books in and I still cannot get enough of Autumn Jones Lake’s Lost Kings MC series. Over 3000 review words written, and still there is so much more for me to say, as Lake here again, has birthed another glorious Lost Kings (LOKI) book.  I’ve said this before, and it warrants saying again, Lake’s LOKI world is unlike any other MC series I’ve read to date. It’s honest, relatable, suspenseful and dark, yet heartfelt, and overall (and most importantly) unapologetically brave. And “White Heat”, the fifth full length addition to LOKI is all of the above and another beautiful example of why I love this series, and this author, so flipping much!“White Heat” is a continuation of Rochlan and Hope’s journey.  It is a pure, love filled and ferocious conclusion to this chapter in Rock and Hope’s lives and defiantly sets a broader stage for bigger things to come.  You will come to love Hope, Wrath, Z, and Murphy even more as they fight for their chosen family in this suspense filled rollercoaster of a book.  You will happily endure the emotional whiplash as you are thrown from predicament to predicament through each chapter. And you will quickly bolt up and shout “W.T.F!?!” as the reality of what is going on fully sinks into you. And unlike the other installments you won’t immediately know what is coming where, as this book shifts from the microcosm of just Hope and Rock, or Wrath and Trinity, to the larger LOKI universe, seamlessly incorporating almost every character introduced thus far.  It is a unification of every story, every interaction, and every seemingly innocent coincidence. Bringing a kaleidoscope of circumstances colliding together and exploding in such a way that puts every Lost King on equal footing as they pull together to exonerate their Prez and protect their Queen.And I couldn't get enough!Once again, Lake is brilliantly methodical with her prose, her attention to detail unmatched. With each chapter shining a bit more light on the interactions, intentions, problems, people, places, and everyday things from the books before it.  Each paragraph moving you slowly forward like a specter stalking you in the night, reaching out bit by bit, slowly sinking its teeth into you, ripping your senses from your soul, forcing you deeper into its dark underbelly, all while you politely ask for more. And make no mistake, you will ask for more.After this installment, you will beg Lake to never stop writing these books, something I do not say lightly!I have a confession to make; I often lament series books as they frequently focus on one or two main characters and neglect others regardless of their overall importance within the plot.  It is something I have often talked about in my reviews, how this book or that would be worth four or five stars if only they had followed through with secondary characters more. If only they had not forgotten key aspects of the story that were seemingly important in early chapters only to be forgotten later on.  It is in all honestly, my biggest pet peeve aside from typos and sloppy editing.  Lake however could teach a master class on how series writing should be done as her LOKI universe is a true ensemble affair.  And “White Heat” epitomizes her masterful story writing! She recognizes the importance of all her characters, she understands their worth, and she bravely puts them, and all their flaws, fears, insecurities, and traumas onto the page.  Her love and devotion for every character fiercely infused into every chapter. And it is glorious.

Wow, I can not get enough of Autumn Lake Jones Lost Kings MC series and all of the brothers and their women. With each book I get pulled deeper into their world and full more in love with these characters. White Heat is action packed filled with so much emotions and heartbreak. When I first started reading it and the video surfaced I thought oh no here we go again Hope is going to run and Rock will spend the rest of the book trying to make her understand it is from his past and she can trust. So man was I surprised and shocked with what happened next, I did not see that coming at all. My heart shattered for Hope as she watched the man she loves carted off to jail and the only thing Rock was worried about was protecting Hope. I was so proud of how she held her head high and fought to prove he was innocent. She stands by her man and will stop at nothing until he is released. I love how the brothers and the club all comes together to protect and watch out for Hope. I really enjoyed that we got to hear Trinity & Wrath's POVs as well as Rock and Hope's. We also really start to learn more about some of the other brothers and what their roles are in the club. I love the part where they are all sitting around trying to cheer Hope up and sharing stories about how Rock has impacted their lives. I think Hope really starts to learn that these guys really are brothers and would do anything for each other. I love how far she has come from the first book, she is really fitting into her role as first lady. She is starting to trust these guys with her life as the brothers are started to see why Rock loves her so much and that she is not going to run that they can trust her as well. I can't wait for Z's book, he is probably my favorite brother so far and if he was not already swoon worthy when he rescues the puppies my heart melted. And finally the wedding, as I was reading I felt like I was right there with these characters. You can feel the love and respect that they all have for each other. I can't wait to read the next book.

This book is Rock and Hope's wedding book, but as you'd expect nothing goes smoothly in LOKI world! Hope's resilience is tested when she's faced with a revelation involving someone she thought a friend, a sex tape and Rocks imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit. She remained strong and true to the club proving her worth as LOKI's first lady. Told from several POV this book gives you everything we've come to expect from this fabulous and fast growing series. Plenty of angst, steamy scenes and happy moments.White Heat is #5 in the series and really should be read after the other 4 to follow the story. AJL is a fabulous writer touching all the feels so it's an easy 5 💫💫💫💫💫 as always from me!

Absolute fantastic continuation of Rock & Hope's Story along with Wraths POV, it all comes together brilliantly.Rock is incarcerated, Hope's lost without him but goes into attorney mode to help and really shows her true strength throughout this book. She came to story in book one as a naive, sweet young lady and although she still has all that, she has defo toughened up - but not in the way that she had a full transformation and turns into a full blown bad girl biker - no! She becomes kick ass but she is still the sweet Hope that she always was!Wrath and the rest of the club has to step up and the definitely do! Loved the scene when they were in the room and telling Hope stories of Rock, every single person in that club has the utmost respect and admiration for Rock, he didn't just bring them to an MC, he helped them and he give them a family - jeez I want a Rock of my own!!Rock can't fight back inside, he has to grin and bear it to get home for everyone, especially his Hope. Nice to see how much of a nice guy he is but in no way does that take away his Prez front!Had me on edge the whole time and although you know they're going to get their HFN ending, it's the way that comes about that makes this series fully addictive! I loved it.

Ok I was really looking forward to this book, however I feel there was so much sex in it, it overshadowed a lot of the factors of the book like the wedding. Can you actually have to much sex? I'm not sure. I did enjoy it don't get me wrong, loved seeing Hopes strong side through this one and enjoyed their wedding as well as seeing trinity grow so strength within herself. Still another brilliant book in a great series xx

I must admit I didn't go into this with a huge amount of enthusiasm - I had found Hope miserable and moaney in the last couple of books. However, Hope found her balls and was a lot better in this. Rock as ever was alpha growly and completely pussy whipped but in an endearing way. Despite all that Trinity is by far the best character

Another enjoyable book in this series. As always I enjoyed the characterisation and the storyline, I love the interactions between the characters and how they support each other. The dialogue is sharp and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.