Beyond Forever by Kit Rocha
Series: O'Kane for Life #2
Published by Self-Published
Published on: October 24, 2017
Genres: Dystopian
Pages: 87
Format: eARC
Source: Author
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Before they were the King and Queen…
Six years before the Beyond series started, an ambitious bootlegger named Dallas O’Kane caught a very pretty thief named Lex with her hand in his safe.
The rest is very sexy history.
In Beyond Forever, follow Dallas and Lex through the turning points in their relationship, from the night he caught her trying to rob him, through his rise to successful bootlegger, to legend, to Sector Leader--with Lex always there, willing to give him the push he needs.
Beyond Forever is a prequel novella that jumps through time to tell the story of the biggest moments in the formation of the O’Kanes and their King and Queen. It will be far more enjoyable if you’ve already read Beyond Control, and contains spoilers for the entire Beyond series.
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I’m always up for spending some time with the O’Kanes. They are the funnest gang that I’ve ever read about. Dallas O’Kane, their leader, is extremely loyal to his people. He takes his responsibility as their leader with extreme seriousness.
This novella takes place after the end of the series. Dallas is walking around and looking at the new Broken Circle Bar right before the Grand Reopening. He then flashes back to how he got to where he was at now, how he became the “Barbarian King of Sector Four”.
I loved seeing how much Lex worked Dallas to become the leader that he became. Not only was she basically his stylist, she was also his confidant and conscience. The rise to power wasn’t easy on Dallas. I really enjoyed going on this journey with him. It made him seem more human. He seemed so confident in the first book and throughout the series really. But you can see that he had more help that we realized.
I really enjoyed seeing him with Lex again before they paired up in Beyond Control. I love seeing Lex in her element and molding Dallas to be the businessman that he needed to be to protect his people.
I think this is real fun read for the people who are a fan of the series. If you haven’t read the Beyond series yet, this isn’t the place to start, even if it mostly takes place before book one, Beyond Shame (which is free at the time of this posting). There are spoilers for the series. This story also assumes you know the facts from at least Beyond Control (which is $0.99 at the time of this posting), which is Dallas and Lex’s book.
“What’s O’Kane’s deal, anyway?”
“What do you mean?”
Hell, she wasn’t sure herself. “You know, what’s he after? What’s his endgame? Booze, I get that, but there’s plenty of it already out there. What’s he gonna do different?”
Nessa grinned. “Everything.”
Maybe the bastard had been right after all. “It’s a nice idea, but I don’t know shit about selling sex. Liquor’s my wheelhouse, darling.”
“Bullshit.” She stretched over and wrapped her fingers around the neck of the bottle. “You put a pretty label on this bottle, didn’t you? That’s sex. Your men–the tattoos and the leather? Sex. Even your whole thing.” She waved her other hand. “Tough, untouchable leader, intense but somehow above it all? Sex.”
Yeah, he wasn’t feeling above it all with her lips wrapping around the word sex that many times in a row. He couldn’t quite tear his gaze from her mouth–and if he let himself open that door, he wouldn’t be able to stop imagining her wrapping her lips around his cock.
A hard-on was not conducive to business planning. “I don’t think most of my patrons wanna fuck me, Lex.”
“Maybe not.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “But you can make them want to be you.”
When she put it like that, the ideas fell into place easier than breathing. He could close his eyes and see it–the refurbished bar, with a VIP section where he could hold court. Definitely more leather and chains for him, not just clothing, but a style. The dancers on the stage would have to be good, a fantasy the average guy off the street in Four could only dream of obtaining.
But that sorry bastard could get close to the dream–with O’Kane liquor.
“Damn,” he whispered. “You’re smart.”
“Try not to sound so shocked, honey.”
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
I can’t believe it. I HAVE the first book in this series and have not read it yet! WTH! I think I need to get on this one, it sounds great!
It is a really fun series. The first few books are very much erotica with a lot of sex (O’Kanes work hard and play even harder), but becomes more romance focused in later books. There is also a lot of people who are with more than one person. I hope you get a chance to try it soon.
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I love novellas that have some punch and actually add to the storyline!
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I love all the novellas in this series. You can skip them (I hate when you can’t because you miss part of the main story arc), but they are fun additions to the main stories.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Schemes by A.C. Donaubauer (@mlsimmons, @AC_Donaubauer)
I do have a freebie of theirs…somewhere
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I have so many freebies that I know will be good, just have to find time to get to them.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Schemes by A.C. Donaubauer (@mlsimmons, @AC_Donaubauer)
Thanks for letting us know that book 1 was free, I just snagged it. This sounds so good.
Mary Kirkland recently posted…Review: Jared by Alisa Woods
I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. I’m a huge fan of this series. I just love the characters so much.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Schemes by A.C. Donaubauer (@mlsimmons, @AC_Donaubauer)
Its always fantastic when an author gives you more of a favorite couple/or series. Love the quote. 🙂
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Agreed. I love when we get these little fun revisits.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Schemes by A.C. Donaubauer (@mlsimmons, @AC_Donaubauer)
I’ve got this series/author on my TBR and I own the box set for books 1-3. One of these days. Glad to see you enjoyed this novel. Thank’s for the review.
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I think you would really enjoy this series Angela. I hope you’re able to try it one day.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Schemes by A.C. Donaubauer (@mlsimmons, @AC_Donaubauer)
I’ve never read this author although I might have some of her books in my tbr, who knows? I can’t keep up! Glad you are loving it!
They also write as Moira Rogers and I think another name that I can’t remember off the top of my head. It is hard to keep up with all the great authors out there.
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Fantastic review. I am however completely confused on this series order. LOL I have looked at it twice now and given up.
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This is really a spinoff series. It includes novellas that aren’t part of the series arc. They have another spinoff series, Gideon’s Riders, that starts an entirely new series arc.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Schemes by A.C. Donaubauer (@mlsimmons, @AC_Donaubauer)
One of these days… I have the first two or three Beyond books. I just need to find time. Wish they were audiobooks.
The entire series isn’t complete on audio, but I know the first several are available. I own the first 4 full-length books on audio. I really like the narrator.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Schemes by A.C. Donaubauer (@mlsimmons, @AC_Donaubauer)
I love novellas like this one. I just think they are so much fun when they add something to the series. I need to check out the author’s books.
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It is fun to go back and visit couples from past books. This one really dives into their past more, which was a lot of fun. I hope you get a chance to try this author.
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I just found out I have the first book in the series, This sounds like a good series, I need to bump it up on my list. Great review.
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I hope you enjoy the series as much as I have. I really love my time with the O’Kanes.
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I’m so happy you got to spend some time with some of your favorite characters, Melanie. I know how much you like this series – I own it because of you 😉 – so it’s nice that this novella was worth the time spent reading it. 🙂
Thanks Brandee. It is a fun series. I hope you get a chance to try it sometime.
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That sounds nice that the author wrote some novella’s after the end of the series. It sounds like a great series and additions like this are always great for fans. I’ll have to look up book one in that series as you mentioned it was free.
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It is fun to revisit fun couples after their happy ever after.
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I’ve always wondered about this series. I’m not 100% sure it’s for me but I love when readers enjoy a series all the way through. There aren’t many like that out there.
For What It’s Worth
This is a really fun series. The early books get into erotica, which I know isn’t for everyone. They have a new spinoff series (Gideon’s Riders), which is set in that same dystopian world, but has much less sex. Only the first two books are out in that one.
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