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Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Motorcycle Man (Dream Man, #4)
Grade-B+
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-None
Series-Dream Man #4
Reviewed by Kay

Tyra Masters is at the end of her rope. Mentally, emotionally and financially. She just up and left her life. She’s trying to start a new one but sleeping with your new boss probably isn’t the way to go about it. Plus her new boss is a biker and her new job is at a biker repair and restoration garage. She knows nothing about either of those things.

Kane “Tack” Allen is a bad ass biker guy. He is the leader of the motorcycle club, Chaos and runs the garage. Over the years he has done all he can to legitimize his club. Now they are mostly law abiding, with the exception of pot smoking and trying to free themselves from the Russian Mafia. He has a crazy ex-wife and two teenage kids. He also has a thing for redheads. He’s a major player with the lack of morals to prove it.

This is a busy little story. It has a major love story, a minor love story, two kidnappings, the Russian Mafia, tension within the motorcycle club, a child custody battle and a tragedy in the hero’s past. Hero is a misleading title for Tack, he’s more of an Anti-hero. He tries to be a good guy but he’s so aggressive and forceful, almost to the point of being frightening. The interaction between the two main characters is smoking hot and chilling at times. Tack is crass and rude one minute and sweet the next.Just when you are ready to punch him right in the throat, he does something so sweet you wanna kiss him. I loved both of the main characters in this book. Tyra was reserved when she needed to be but forceful when she needed to be. Tack was by far the most alpha male I have ever read about! Wow!

I enjoyed reading this story a lot. My complaints are that the author’s writing style seemed to be as if a conclusion was right around the corner from about 36% in until the end ,which I found a little frustrating. My other complaint was that it was accepted by all characters that it was okay to cheat on your significant other within the club. Married or in a committed relationship, this is a hot button for me. I don’t do cheating,ever. I have watched things regarding motorcycle clubs and it seems that this is the norm but it still pulled the rating of the book down for me. All things considered it was a great read and I recommend it.

Hometown Girl by Robin Kaye

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Hometown Girl (Bad Boys of Red Hook, #0.5)
Grade-B
Hotness Level-Blaze
Kink Level-None
Series-Bad Boys Of Red Hook #0.5
Reviewed by Kay

This is a novella to start Robin Kaye’s new series. It is about two people that grew up together and then lost contact. Elyse is in her early to mid twenties and decides she needs to lose her virginity. The man she’s always wanted doesn’t even know she’s in love with him, which she’s been since the third grade. Simon is an artist, who is bar tending until his career gets off the ground. He’s estranged from his family because he didn’t take a job with his father that his father thought he should.

Elyse’s decision to lose her virginity is supported by her best friend, Melissa, who is Simon’s sister. Elyse and Melissa used to play pranks on Simon and all of his dates. Basically making his life miserable, but that changed when Simon went away to college. Elyse walks into a bar and there is Simon. She knows that he’s the one she’s been waiting for. He knows he knows her from somewhere but can’t remember where. He is instantly attracted to Elyse and they decide to leave together. Needless, to say her virginity is toast after that night. Simon finds out who she is and thinks it’s all a prank. He tells her to leave and throws her out. She’s heartbroken but knew there would be a chance of that when she decided on this course of action.

This is a solid start to this new series and I enjoyed reading it. I liked the premise to the story and I feel it delivered. Robin Kaye’s Domestic Gods series is one of my all time favorites and I expect no less with this one.

Comfort Reads

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Atlanta Heat
Grade-A
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-None
Series-Tempting SEALs #5
Reviewed by Kay

This novella is the story and wrap up to the Tempting SEALs series and spins off Leigh’s Black Ops series. It is also the story of my personal favorite, Mason “Macey” March and Emerson Delaney. It starts with a blistering scene is the Admiral’s study at a party and from there it never slows down.

Emerson has lusted after Macey for years but knows he is the love ’em and leave ’em type, so therefore not for her. Macey has lusted after Emerson for the same amount of time but waited until he felt the time was right.

These two characters just delighted me to no end. My only complaint was it was too short and ended one of my favorite series of all time.