In for a penny, yadda yadda, here’s another re-read. The second in the Bow Street Runners trilogy, we finally learn more about Sir Ross Cannon, the magistrate and leader of the Runners. Not coincidentally, it sets up the last book in the trilogy.
Beware of quite a bit of graphic sex, explicit language, stillbirth, maternal death, and references to child sexual abuse.
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Once again, first things first: heed all the warnings. The world of A Gathering of Dragons is very, very dark.
These are romances, there is always consent between the protagonists, the world building is very progressive in its sexual politics, but the background is of violence, sexual and otherwise. There’s gore and a lot of very explicit sex on the page, and the language reflect this. Also, while considerably shorter than the first novel, this one is still almost 400 pages. Reader, beware.
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I first read this story shortly after it was published as part of the Night Shift 1 paranormal romance anthology, back in late 2014. I was lost in the story from the word go, while well aware that it is set in a very dark world, with violence of every kind and abundant gore, and graphic sex on the page.
I finished it wishing for more stories, and I’m very glad they are now available.
(Also worth noting, Milla Vane is a pseudonym for Meljean Brook. 2)
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Her Hands, My Hands 