Collin Creed is a killer. But he's Lowyn's killer. And after a twelve-year separation, she wants him back.
Deep in the hills of West Virginia, three small towns have found a way to flourish in the face of extreme poverty. Disciple runs a side-show tent revival that brings in millions of dollars a year. Bishop flaunts traditional ways in the vein of Colonial Williamsburg, luring weary city people to the slow-living lifestyle. And Revenant offers them an experience of sin filled with tattooed bikers and live-music dive bars.
It’s a sacred trinity that worships the almighty dollar and everyone plays their role like a well-trained Broadway actor.
But these hills have secrets, and so do the people.
Twelve years ago, when he was just eighteen and dreaming of a future with his high school sweetheart, Collin Creed learned something about himself. Something so disturbing he left Disciple to join the Marines and didn’t once look back. But all that came to a screeching halt with the congressional hearings, forcing Collin to return home and rebuild his black-ops empire brick by brick.
Lowyn McBride’s heart broke when Collin shut her out and left town without an explanation just as they were getting ready to start their adult lives together. The death of her mother the following year was a make-or-break moment and Lowyn rose to the occasion, giving up her university education to parent her younger sister while building an empire of her own as a specialty antiques dealer.
Anger and desire, guilt and shame—the return of the enigmatic Collin Creed ignites the town and sparks an explosion of emotions inside Lowyn. But he’s not the only one with a secret in his past. Lowyn has always played the good girl to Collin’s bad-boy reputation. But it turns out—she’s just like everyone else up in these hills—not as wholesome and pure as she looks.
The Rumble and the Glory is a cinematic and spicy small-town secret, second-chance romance wrapped up in a cloak of mystery and suspense. It honors the themes of found family, redemptive anti-hero, and is filled with bigger-than-life, morally-grey characters against a backdrop of deceit and deception.
TROPES:
Small Town Secrets
Touch Her and Die
He Falls First
Enemies to Lovers
Morally Grey
Found Family
Second Chance
Childhood Sweethearts
Anti-Hero
NOTE: JA Huss does not use trigger warnings unless the story is very dark. What she considers ‘very dark’ is VERY dark. This book does not qualify for a trigger warning.
It’s a sacred trinity that worships the almighty dollar and everyone plays their role like a well-trained Broadway actor.
But these hills have secrets, and so do the people.
Twelve years ago, when he was just eighteen and dreaming of a future with his high school sweetheart, Collin Creed learned something about himself. Something so disturbing he left Disciple to join the Marines and didn’t once look back. But all that came to a screeching halt with the congressional hearings, forcing Collin to return home and rebuild his black-ops empire brick by brick.
Lowyn McBride’s heart broke when Collin shut her out and left town without an explanation just as they were getting ready to start their adult lives together. The death of her mother the following year was a make-or-break moment and Lowyn rose to the occasion, giving up her university education to parent her younger sister while building an empire of her own as a specialty antiques dealer.
Anger and desire, guilt and shame—the return of the enigmatic Collin Creed ignites the town and sparks an explosion of emotions inside Lowyn. But he’s not the only one with a secret in his past. Lowyn has always played the good girl to Collin’s bad-boy reputation. But it turns out—she’s just like everyone else up in these hills—not as wholesome and pure as she looks.
The Rumble and the Glory is a cinematic and spicy small-town secret, second-chance romance wrapped up in a cloak of mystery and suspense. It honors the themes of found family, redemptive anti-hero, and is filled with bigger-than-life, morally-grey characters against a backdrop of deceit and deception.
TROPES:
Small Town Secrets
Touch Her and Die
He Falls First
Enemies to Lovers
Morally Grey
Found Family
Second Chance
Childhood Sweethearts
Anti-Hero
NOTE: JA Huss does not use trigger warnings unless the story is very dark. What she considers ‘very dark’ is VERY dark. This book does not qualify for a trigger warning.
Publisher: JA Huss
ISBN: 9781957277189
Pub Date: 27 Jun 2024
REVIEW
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Wow! I am a longtime fan of the author and was excited to see what was in store with this new world. It has been stated that this series does not have an end in sight. That confirmed, reading The Rumble and the Glory felt like the first bite of an appetizer leading into a journey of an elaborate multi-course meal meant to blow your mind and definitely have you telling all your friends. I felt a bit tickled at the end because I cannot wait for what is to come. In this first installment, though, there’s a little bit of everything, it seems. Small town vibes, childhood sweethearts, military ops, morally grey characters, found family, suspense, action, politics…the list can go on!
Lowyn and Collin are childhood sweethearts that reunite after twelve years. They become immersed in the sideshow tent revival put on by the Trinity towns, which goes on for many chapters of the book. Hopefully this was done with intent to give us insight on the mysterious innerworkings of the “Revival” as well as introduce us readers to other characters. I think Lowyn and Collin are a great duo, and I loved Lowyn’s independence, work ethic, and ability to resist her former beau’s advances. Seeing Collin’s protectiveness and possessiveness of Lowyn emerge (aka “touch her and d!e”) was so satisfying. We are given a glimpse of his secretive and intriguing military occupation as well.
I would love to learn more in depth the history of the region in which they live and the formation of the towns. There were plenty of twists and turns that had me questioning my theories from beginning to end. I am so pleased with this opening story and will eagerly devour all accompanying books in this series. Five stars!
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