Sometimes what you believe in can get you in trouble. Lucy Simmons is a public defender who hates sloppy police work that lets criminals walk, she just wants it all to be fair. Evan "Evil" Villiers hates sloppy police work too, but this former cop has a different take on things. He now belongs to the Sentinels of Babylon (SOB) and he's made a vow to not let criminals get away with their crimes thanks to public defenders finding loopholes. They all feel they are a NECESSARY EVIL.

After rescuing Lucy from a mugging gone bad, he finds his sworn duty and the deepening feelings for Lucy have him completely confused. He believes in what they are doing ... when the law fails they don't but Lucy's brother is next on their list.

Lucy is no fool, she knows Evil is nothing but trouble but she can't help herself, there is something about him that keeps pulling her into his world. But would if be possible to forgive the man when it's her only living relative that is in the SOB's sights.

NECESSARY EVIL will intrigue you at every turn of the pages. It starts out with the attack on Lucy and the rescue by Evil and the pace just keeps thundering by from there. I'm not sure readers are suppose to root for vigilantes but what the heck ... I liked Evil and his Babylon brothers and Lucy grew on me very quickly as she is spunky and honestly believes in what she is doing. This is book one of a new series and is filled with a variety of characters, I can see many opportunities for more books following this fake M/C club. I found it an interesting twist that the beginning of the book wasn't actually the beginning of Evil and Lucy, they shared an extremely hot kiss at his retirement but Lucy doesn't plan on being friends with benefits and she is sure he would want nothing more. Little does she know.

Are you looking for a man and woman who believe in what they are doing, twists and turns with a sweet and steamy romance? Then I believe NECESSARY EVIL is what you are looking for.

Book Summary

In this steamy series opener from bestselling author Jamie K. Schmidt—whose writing has been called “hot and sexy, with just the right amount of emotional punch,” by Lauren Layne—a vigilante biker takes the power of love into his own hands.

Lucy Simmons comes from a rough family, but she’s a damn good public defender. Even though she hates to see criminals walk due to sloppy police work, the law’s there to make sure everyone gets a fair trial, and Lucy certainly doesn’t believe in the kind of justice meted out by the leather-clad ex-cop they call “Evil.” He’s stubborn, cynical, and out of control—but he plays her body like no man ever has. For once, both Lucy’s boss and her brother agree: The biker is trouble.

Evan Villiers took a sacred vow to let no killer, rapist, or pedophile go unpunished. When scumbags fall through the system, the Sentinels of Babylon clean up the garbage. Although the SOBs and their methods may not be to Lucy’s liking, the beautiful lawyer has become Evan’s light in the dark. But his next hit is Lucy’s own brother—a murderer who got off on a technicality. Now, with his loyalties split, Evan must turn his back on his sworn duties . . . or lose the woman who has claimed his reckless heart.