The Virtues

By: A. J. Downey

Narrated by: The Neighborhood Studio

Hope, Faith, and Charity—the three virtues embodied into three sisters with unconventional upbringings. When Hope hits The Kraken MC's hometown of Ft. Royal, Florida, she sets into motion a chain of events that will change the club forever—starting with Cutter, its president.

Follow this adventure through three books and one short story that happens to now be exclusive to The Virtues box set.

Book One—Cutter's Hope

Hope’s lost her younger sister, but she hasn’t lost her namesake. It’s been almost two years since Faith vanished, but Hope hasn’t given up the search. She’ll either find her sister or some answers.

Cutter had given up on finding a woman when Hope sauntered right into his bar. With her straight talk, toned figure, and military training, she can disarm a man in more ways than one. But the mission she’s on will shake up Cutter’s world. Can Cutter keep his club out of trouble and help the siren in his bar on her mission?

One can only hope….

Book 2—Marlin's Faith

Faith. She’d managed to keep her namesake while in captivity, but now that she was free? The daunting task of rejoining society was in front of her, and it seemed that Marlin had to keep it for her.

Marlin can’t help how he feels about Faith. She was remarkably easy to like. The only thing he could do for her was to be there and keep his damn hands to himself which was the real challenge. Neither one of them knew if she would make it out of the darkness intact. Only time would tell about that.

During trying times, all you can do is hold on and have a little faith….

Stay with Me—a short story exclusive to The Virtues box set

Dominic Shepard is a Portland, Oregon paramedic and has just been called to the scene of a domestic dispute gone horribly wrong. He's never been so profoundly affected by one of his victims as he was by Corrine Tate, that night. Turns out, Dominic had quite the effect on Corrine, too.

Book 3—Charity for Nothing

Charity is home free with her degree under her belt and making a beeline straight for sunny Ft. Royal and her sisters, Hope and Faith. Excited to see them yet having been warned by Hope to watch herself when it came to the disarmingly charming ways of The Kraken, Charity never expected to walk right into the one man to flip all of her switches to the "on" position before she’d even taken a dozen steps into town.

Nothing was everything she liked. Tall, handsome, with a pair of eyes that any woman should swoon over. Just the right mix of tortured bad boy to pique all of her healer’s instincts. Charity knew that the men of The Kraken played for keeps, all except, it seemed, for this one.

Too bad no one told The Kraken that she played for keeps, too.

If you haven't yet, it is recommended you listen to the Sacred Hearts MC box set before embarking on the journey with The Kraken.

©2016 Andrea J. Downey (P)2022 Andrea J. Downey

What a wild ride!

The story kept me hooked! I can’t help but feel like AJ is working to change people’s perceptions on Biker groups. Would recommend to those who like a good story a little spice ^_~

The Virtues

Each story was equally emotional, intriguing , inspiring and addictive. I was on the edge of my seat during each book and left with a big grin on my face. Narration was great. The narrators truly brought these stories to life. Great box set!

MC Box Set

Great MC box set!! Enjoyed following story line and characters through their journey. Strong family ties with sisters and MC. Took a little time getting acclimated to the narrators.

On the fence!💜

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I really loved book 1, Cutters Hope, both the storyline & the narration.
I didn’t enjoy book. I understand the character and the real-life struggles but at some point (in a romance book at least) the character usually heals at some point. In addition the danger never reoccurs.
The narration was ok but I could hear noises (swallowing etc) in between sentences from the female narrator. Bob Carter was HAF 🔥🔥. At first I was sure about always hearing the deep breathes and heavy breathing but then I realized, I was totally submerged in the scene. Which was especially erotic during his sex scenes.
Book 3 was really good. The storyline was much better than book 2 IMO, strong female character, and vulnerable alpha male character and heartbreaking love story with great chemistry and lots of banter.
The narration was good. There were some errors and fumbles but nothing too dramatic. Bob Carter once again, has the perfect voice for these characters.
Each book has an HEA.

Sisters Spotlight 💜

Full Box Set

It’s hard to write a review for a full box set without giving away any spoilers. I’ll give a little synopsis first.

All three books are about sisters and the big,m bad MC group they encounter. It starts off with the oldest sister looking for the middle sister who disappeared the year prior. Oldest has always taken care of all 3 of them and she’s willing to stop at nothing to find out what has happened. Her sleuthing brings her to a town where she meets up with big sexy biker guys. A lot of bad-assery ensues which leads to sexy times with the MC prez.

Book 2 is about the missing sister that was rescued. Trigger warning because it turns out she was sold into human trafficking. I found myself crying in several places and some may find it hard to get through.

There’s a short story I’m between book 2 and 3 but it gives a little backstory to book 3.

Book 3 is about how the youngest sister tries to find her way in life and integrate back into the lives of her 2 older sisters. She finds herself healing one of the MC guys who has been lost and heartbroken for a few years.

I’m so glad I chose this as a full set because I was hooked from word 1! I couldn’t stop until I finished it all. Great narration helped me feel the stories and I fell in love with this biker family.