Title: A Lighter Shade of Blue
Series: Kings of
Chaos
Chaos
Author: Shyla Colt
Published: July
28th, 2015
28th, 2015
Publisher: Hot Ink
Press
Press
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Romance
Content Warning: Explicit
sexual content, graphic violence
sexual content, graphic violence
Recommended Age: 18+
Synopsis: Assigned
the role of keeper of her older sister, Calla, Bluebell Strong has spent her
life cleaning up messes. Frustrated, unappreciated, and repressed, Blue drifts
away from her family. Suddenly, a jail sentence lands Calla in prison. She then
becomes her nephew, Bolton’s guardian. Pulled headfirst back into the life of
the Kings of Chaos M.C. she struggles to find a balance between who she must be
and who she’s always wanted to be. Bolton’s father, Shadow, the man she crushed
on since she was a teen, returns from prison. These back to back events forces
her to choose between duty and happiness.
the role of keeper of her older sister, Calla, Bluebell Strong has spent her
life cleaning up messes. Frustrated, unappreciated, and repressed, Blue drifts
away from her family. Suddenly, a jail sentence lands Calla in prison. She then
becomes her nephew, Bolton’s guardian. Pulled headfirst back into the life of
the Kings of Chaos M.C. she struggles to find a balance between who she must be
and who she’s always wanted to be. Bolton’s father, Shadow, the man she crushed
on since she was a teen, returns from prison. These back to back events forces
her to choose between duty and happiness.
After serving three years in jail for a brother, Kings of
Chaos enforcer, Shadow is done denying himself. The silent man, known for
making problems disappear spent years holding onto a secret that kept him from
the one thing he wants most, Blue. Beneath the hardened exterior of this
Warrior, rests a heart that beats for one woman. Laying all his cards on the
table, he risks upsetting the balance among the Strongs and the club to
complete the family he always wanted.
Chaos enforcer, Shadow is done denying himself. The silent man, known for
making problems disappear spent years holding onto a secret that kept him from
the one thing he wants most, Blue. Beneath the hardened exterior of this
Warrior, rests a heart that beats for one woman. Laying all his cards on the
table, he risks upsetting the balance among the Strongs and the club to
complete the family he always wanted.
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Bluebell was a character that takes on the weight of the world and does anything and everything that is asked of her. This made her a very personable character and in my mind someone that you wanted to protect from the family who was clearly using her up. Not that she shouldn't do what she did or help her family out but it seemed she was living solely for that. And that's not healthy. Especially when her sister is a class A witch. And believe me I want to substitute a different word for that one. Bolton and Shadow were both interesting and well thought out but Blue was the one that grabbed my attention.
Bluebell was a character that takes on the weight of the world and does anything and everything that is asked of her. This made her a very personable character and in my mind someone that you wanted to protect from the family who was clearly using her up. Not that she shouldn't do what she did or help her family out but it seemed she was living solely for that. And that's not healthy. Especially when her sister is a class A witch. And believe me I want to substitute a different word for that one. Bolton and Shadow were both interesting and well thought out but Blue was the one that grabbed my attention.
I certainly had a hard time putting down A Lighter Shade of Blue. I found myself reading anytime I could sneak it in and while I was at work I was constantly wondering what would be next. There were several things that came up and served as great plot points to keep the reader speeding through this novel.
The story was beautiful if a bit painful and I was glad to see some familiar characters. Shyla Colt has created a world in which I can lose myself easily for several hours.
The story was beautiful if a bit painful and I was glad to see some familiar characters. Shyla Colt has created a world in which I can lose myself easily for several hours.
Excerpt from A Lighter Shade of Blue by Shyla Colt:
“How will it feel to be in my home with my son and my ex, and know neither of them will ever be yours?” she asks, taunting me. I clench my jaw. Times like this I know one-hundred percent that she knew about my forever crush on Shadow. The slick smile on her lips makes me want to slam her face into the metal table she’s seated in front of. Calla has always had the magical ability to pull out the worst in me. I bite my tongue so hard I taste the unmistakable metallic tinge of blood. Gripping the edge of my chair I take deep breaths. Silence falls as the papers are delivered. She signs and my tension eases. Once the papers reach my desk, I let out a sigh of relief. “You want to know how it’ll feel, Calla?” I whisper. She nods. “About the same way it’ll feel for you to be in here while I help Bolt grow, watch him graduate, and send him off to adulthood. All while living with the one man you procreated with who hates your guts.” Her jaw drops. I smirk. “We’re done here. Oh, and you’re welcome for the clean up on aisle Calla. If anything good can come out of this, it’s the fact you’ll be forced to get clean and hopefully, get your shit straight. I don’t feel competition, how could I? You’re a child in an adult’s body doing a piss poor job of managing her life. I don’t know where we went wrong, but I know it’s not on me. I think you woke up one day and decided to hate me. It used to bother me. Now, I’m just numb.”
Shyla Colt grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, but has lived a variety of different places thanks to her wanderlust, interesting careers, and marriage to a United States Marine. She’s always loved books and wrote her very first novel at the age of fifteen. She keeps a copy of her first submission letter on her desk for inspiration.
After a lifetime of traveling, she settled down and knew her time had come to write. Diving into her new career like she does everything else, with enthusiasm, research and a lot of prayers, she had her first book published in June of 2011. As a full-time writer, stay at home mother, and wife, there’s never a dull moment in her household.
She weaves her tales in spare moments and the evenings with a cup of coffee or tea at her side and the characters in her head for company. A self-professed rebel with a pen. Her goal is to diversify romance as she continues to genre hop, and offer up strong female characters.
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