Bay

The Smoky Vale Alliance: Bay Gianni Holmes Copyright Editor: Tanja Ongkiehong Proofreader: Abrianna Marchesotti Final Proofreaders: Tiffany Barker, Marissa Miller, Lori Martini, Tammy Jones, Malissa Hilton, Jennifer Price, Cover Designer: Black Jazz Designs The Smoy Vale Alliance: Bay © 2023 Gianni Holmes All Rights Reserved This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic, in whole or in part, without expressed written permission. This is excluding brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.   Contents From the Author Blurb . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 EPILOGUE FIND ME ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ALSO BY ABOUT GIANNI From the Author Dear Reader, Welcome back to the world of Smoky Vale, where the heroes are villains who ride, love, and party hard. The Smoky Vale Alliance is a new spin-off series from my motorcycle club series, The Grimm Tales of Smoky Vale so expect all the cameos! While I have written these books as best as possible to be stand-alones, events may be mentioned that occur in the parent series. To get the most out of Bay, I would suggest reading at the very least the novels Fable’s Foes and Crowe’s Creed. If you want to start at the very beginning, then you can find Boyfriend Booked, a prequel that is available on Amazon for sale but also on my website for free. There are several free novellas on my website for the parent series, so don’t forget to check them out. Some triggers I’ll be mentioning will be spoilers, so if you don’t want to spoil the book for you, then you can go in blind with these reassurances. Although this is a motorcycle club, the mystery is strong in this one with not too much gore. There is the vicious murder of one villain by a main character, but otherwise, the scenes are not written for shock value, so they shouldn’t be too overpowering. You may encounter the violation of the rights of children, but again, given the sensitive topic, I have not written graphic details. As with the nature of outlaw motorcycle club books, there will be sensitive content you may not be comfortable with. None of our MCs commit these atrocious acts. They have lines that they absolutely will not cross. They take care of their own and they protect the brotherhood. They love their partners and will go through hell for them and with them. Now for the detailed content warning. In this book, you will find baby farming. Even though this is a major conflict that will still be continue under investigation in book two, there is no physical, sexual, or emotional trauma faced by Blurb I’ve been a politician, husband, and father. But I never counted on being a biker’s plaything—a biker who’s almost half my age. As the former mayor of Smoky Vale, I hinged my campaign on getting rid of all bikers. They are everything that’s wrong with our town. Everywhere they go they breed crudeness, chaos, and carnage. Then my son fell in love with not one, but two of them. Now I have no choice but to interact with the very people I tried to take 1 GERALD B uzzzzz. The godawful sound of the doorbell almost gave me a heart attack. I placed a hand over my heart and inhaled deeply. I needed to have someone fix the broken thing, but I kept putting it off. Company didn’t show up at my doorstep these days, so I figured it could wait. The boxes piled along the hall made me wince. Dammit. Why hadn’t I moved them yet? The empty house was waiting to be filled. I had everything I needed to