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Tempted #4
Reckless Temptations
Heart.
It keeps you alive, but it can make you a fool too.
I tied mine to the club and nothing else.
I didn’t need more.
The Satan’s Knights gave me a reason to ride and secured my place in the world.
I also had a rotation of women at my beck and call—life was good.
Until one night.
One doe-eyed girl.
Little miss innocent wanted to ride in the fast lane and I was the badass with the bike.
A temptation I couldn’t resist.
If there was ever a reason to be reckless and risk my heart, she was it.
Publisher's Note: Reckless Temptations is volume four in The Tempted Series but it may be read and enjoyed as a standalone MC romance. This book has been revised and edited as of January 2021
It keeps you alive, but it can make you a fool too.
I tied mine to the club and nothing else.
I didn’t need more.
The Satan’s Knights gave me a reason to ride and secured my place in the world.
I also had a rotation of women at my beck and call—life was good.
Until one night.
One doe-eyed girl.
Little miss innocent wanted to ride in the fast lane and I was the badass with the bike.
A temptation I couldn’t resist.
If there was ever a reason to be reckless and risk my heart, she was it.
Publisher's Note: Reckless Temptations is volume four in The Tempted Series but it may be read and enjoyed as a standalone MC romance. This book has been revised and edited as of January 2021
405 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 5, 2016
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Janine Infante Bosco
93 books1,796 followersJanine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.
She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she's made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.
Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.
She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she's made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.
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July 25, 2019
Spoilers ahead, 1 -why the heck is this review so long 🤣- *
Riggs, the carefree, flirty prospect of the Satan's Knights is tasked with guarding Anthony Bianci and his family. While he and Bianci's mother do not get along, he forms a friendship with Bianci's younger sister Lauren.
Lauren has been living a lie, the self proclaimed good girl who only wants to please her family has dropped out of her nursing program and unbeknownst to her family, she now works at a bar. When she meets Riggs and they forman unlikely friendship he encourages her to take a detour from her plansand just live a little.
But when the Knights took down their last enemy they stole from the Chinese who are determined to exact revenge. In the bloody battle to save their mc bodies fall and the unexpected happens.
**************
Here's where the ranting begins......look away lots of spoilers ahead
In the beginning of this book I got shivers, I fully expected this to be a 5* read. I thought I'd be gushing about this book for weeks to come. The humorous banter, the inner monologue, the friendship were all things that brought a goofy grin to my face and then...... I got smacked in the face 😑
1)(you know it's about to go down when shit gets numbered 😂)
Riggs and Lauren had a good thing going as text buddies and new friends. He was still checking out other females etc but in a fun and humorous way. Then one night Lauren gets drunk and texts Riggs to hookup. He goes to get her but she's so drunk she throws up over his penis while they were about to do the deed. Next morning they make out and he fingers her. They go about their day and their lives, with Riggs hoping she'd text him to finish their sex session. Then a short while later we get this gem......
"......And most certainly not because I’ve been jerking off to the memory of fucking her with my fingers.
I crossed the line when I got my dick sucked by one of the whores hangingaround the Dog Pound. I actually asked her to put on some black-rimmedglasses, and if she was opposed to dying her blonde hair, black.....Not cool."
⬆ Now see I hate shit like this! Why is it necessary!!! Ugh, but I continued justifying it to myself by saying they weren't in a relationshipso he's a free agent.
2) The vote is taken to make Riggs a patched member of the mc. He invited Lauren to the party and we get this beauty......
.............and leaned back against the back of the black leather couch,swigging tequila straight from the bottle as the blonde in front of mefront of me shook her tits in my face. She was one of many, a dime a dozen, just another piece of ass swapped by the brothers. She placed her hands on my thighs and fell to her knees, trying her hardest to smile seductively at me.Her hands traveled up my legs, and I took another swig of tequila, feelingmy dick jolt against the zipper of my jeans. I’ve been walking around with a hard on since the party began. It was a feast of nipples and ass galore,yet we were hours in and I still hadn’t fucked anyone. Blondie over here was trying her hardest to be the one.
“You ready for me, tiger?” she purred, as she drew down the zipper of myjeans.
Wrong thing to say.
Because my dick died a little knowing it was the wrong girl asking, callingme a name meant only for her
He continued drinking and a short while later we get this.....
The Bulldog stalked off, in true tough guy fashion, but at least he left me his brunette and the pie. She was a persistent little thing, bending over giving me a prime view of her ass as her skirt hiked up. She looked over her shoulder, made sure she had my attention before turning back around andtaking a seat on my lap.
She nodded toward the pie as she ran her hand up my thigh and cupped mycock.“Can I have a taste?” she asked, stroking me through my jeans.
I lifted my fingers to her lips and watched her tongue slide out and wraparound them, licking them clean of the filling.
Fuck it!
I pushed the pie to the side and grabbed her hips, centering her so she had one leg on either side of me and gripped her hips. She leaned in for a kissbut I flipped her hair over her shoulder and pressed my mouth to her neck.
No mouth.
Not hers.(well considering she'd just sucked Jack off good for you buddy)
She ground herself against my cock and reached for my zipper as I sucked on her neck. She whispered dirty incentives into my ear as I arched my hips.My hands moved underneath her skirt, squeezing her ass before reaching between her legs to push her thong aside. She reached inside my jeans,pressing the heel of her hand against my dick. I pulled back, raising her off me to pull my pants down and bare my cock to her. She flipped her headback (side note- this doesn't sound like a condom was about to be involved at all)for some reason, I lifted my head and my eyes locked with the pair of baby blues I had been searching for all night.
I blinked, pushing the broad off my lap and leaned forward to get a better look, to make sure my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me.
⬆At that point Lauren enters, dances with Bones and storms off when Riggsinterrupts them. And I kid you not, after he was seconds away from havingsex with another woman..... I mean mere moments from sticking his dick into someone else and what does this bitch do?? She has UNPROTECTED sex with him against the side of the building!
Listen I was green at this point but man I'd been loving this book so I again justified it to myself and like a good glutton for punishment I presevered
3) After they have sex they agree to be friends again ( why was I still reading? The romance sucked big ole donkey balls but the plot itself kept me glued to my Kindle) Lauren then morphs from a funny, quirky girl next-door to the well known weak, pathetic,"my vagina rules my body" type of h and we get this........
Two more weeks went by and still not a word. One would think that Iwould’ve gotten the hint by now, but nope, I still stared at my phonehoping he’d have a change of heart. Things got progressively worse on my end and Mia and I needed to vacate our apartment.
4)At this point he's basically ghosted her but she's holding on to hope,his justification for his shitty move
........My pretty Kitten.
I miss her.
I miss talking to her. I miss teasing her and getting her flustered.
I know I’m not the guy for her. I’m never going to settle down. I don’twant an old lady. I just want to fuck around. I could do what I do withevery other girl—I could fuck
Lauren until I had my fill, but then what? Throw her to the side? Fuckanother woman in front of her so she gets the point? Break her fuckingheart?
It’s better this way.
A clean break.
Maybe one day I’ll be able to look at her and not want to bang her intonext week.
Maybe then we could be friends.
5) why the hell am I still reading....... Then Lauren finds out she's pregnant. When Riggs gets the news he's stunned and doesn't really react as I hope my heroes fo but he stops up and gives her an apartment and such.With things heating up in the mc, Riggs is beaten and dropped off for the club and Lauren steps in as his night nurse 😂🙄 offering up a side of kitty with his pills. At this point I'm thinking well this has got to be the point where things turn around. She's pregnant with his child and has shown him she'll basically forgive him anything so he'll get his shit together...... I mean after that last sexy times this was Riggs' thoughts
"......And there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
No other girl I want.
I still wasn’t about that life but a part of me wanted to be.
For Kitten.
For Pea.
I might not have my shit together, fuck, if I’m being honest my liferesembles a fifteen-year-old kid who knocked up his high school sweetheartand just got jumped by a pack of thugs—but I wasn’t going anywhere.
I owned my adolescent situation.
I owned Lauren.
And I owned Pea."
So I mean that sounded like he'd gotten his shit together right? Ha!That's a big ol stinky nope
6)Things heat up with the enemies of the mc and in the tried and failed method of every modern day romance hero Riggs decided to push Lauren away for her own good. No he didn't hold a conversation with her and explainthat murdering bastard were after them so he'll ship her off for a while,nope he went to her brother, made his arrangements with nary a word toLauren. When she finds out we get this......
“Where is he?” I shouted.Two naked girls stepped out of the room and stared at me as if I wasn’tpart of their plan.Hell-fucking-no!
A glass fell to the floor, shattering into a million pieces, mimicking myheart. The sound forced me to turn around and met Riggs’ shocked expression. He was standing behind the bar and quickly glanced down at theglass he dropped before lifting his eyes back to mine.
I looked back at the two naked girls, one raising a cocky eyebrow at mewhile the other one gaped at my belly.
“Kitten,” Riggs called.
I snapped.
Really fucking snapped as I walked over to the pool table, taking one ofthe pool sticks that had been abandoned on the felt tabletop. I swung itover my head as I stalked toward the two fucking whores that stared at mewide-eyed. The one who smiled at me cockily, stared at me dumb-fucked and the other who looked at my stomach in disgust—what a bitch.
“Get the fuck out of here,” I shrieked. “GET OUT!”
I mean come on!!!!! Wtf!!!!!!! Then Riggs hits me with......
“Look, it’s too much,” he shouted. “It’s just too much,” he insisted. “I never wanted any of this shit, Lauren! I went from being a guy whose biggest worry was his fucking bike or which broad he would screw for thenight to having an old lady and a kid on the way. Like you had a fuckingplan, so did I, and it didn’t include a family! I never wanted any of this and now I’m stuck with it. My life isn’t set up for you and a baby,Lauren.”
( Side note-Oh you stupid, selfish manchild! I don't care if he really meant those words or not that's a cruel thing to say to a young girl who didn't ask for any of this shit either! Lousy bastard!)
He pointed to the Satan’s Knights logo painted on the wall, the reaper thatstood in the way of everything.
“That, that right there is my life,” he declared, tipping his head towardme. “Not this. I don’t know how to do this and I never really wanted to.”
And does Lauren proceed to pick up the pieces of her broken dignity and leave? Nope! She has to give a pathetic broken hearted speech instead of kneeing the cocksucker's balls down his throat.
***Side note we don't get an explanation for the two naked girls, maybe in Blackie's story but Lauren never even asked a question.
7) A month passes, with Riggs not going to see the pregnant woman he cares so much about. Not even to a doctor's appointment does he show. When Laurenruns into Bones at the hospital as he goes to pay her medical bill courtesyof Riggs what does she do? She goes to Riggs!!!!! One would think she'd figure he fucking (oops) owes her that at least but nope this desperate excuse for a vagina carrier just has to go to him where of course she succumbs to his magical penis and a couple of orgasms later he leaves on club business. She figures he'll give her the brush off again so she leaves this time......
and he immediately tracks her down to declare his undying love.......ha ha ha! Sike! Nope the drama is prolonged.....
.8)So she left and he actually didn't go after her, instead we get this
After I left his apartment last month he didn’t come looking for me. He sent me a text message thanking me, actually. He claimed I did him a favorby walking away.
Yup, another month has passed and then on the advice of her mother to settle baby matters with Riggs she sets up to meet him at the clubhouse where the Chinese shoot up the place and Bones and Lauren are shot. Now Bones has been Riggs best friend for years and he has been trying to get Riggs to pull his head out of his ass for the whole book. At one point I hoped Riggs would die and Lauren would end up with Bones but of course not.Bones saves Lauren and he freaking dies!!!! Oh for fucks sake man! Couldn't you at least give me Bones dear author?????
9)Anyway, the baby is taken out before time and though he's premature he'sa fighter. The moments of Riggs with his son are the stuff of exploding ovaries everywhere ( mine are perfectly intact because I'm not forgiving this asshole nothing!)He Declares his love for Lauren, they get engaged,revenge on the Chinese is brutal and we end off with Riggs and Lauren together, Blackie's in jail for defending Jack's daughter, Bones is dead and another enemy of the Knight's dealt with
Those last scenes broke my damn heart I was rooting for Bones damn it!!!
While this book was funny and engrossing I couldn't get past the failure that was the romance to rate this higher. The mcs are basically not actually"together" until the very, very end. Considering Lauren was pregnant I was very pissed with the way things played off. She didn't deserve that, really no woman deserves for the child's father especially to disappoint them so much and then all is forgiven.
This was an entirely me not the book situation but I'm oh so very disappointed! I will read the next books because my goal remains the same....which is to get the back story so I can finish the first book I read from this aithor. It's unfortunate that her books aren't standalones because I could've saved myself this heartache!
*****sidenote
Every book in this series the mcs have sex after the male has been with another woman(though they were not in relationships at the time)
In book 1 -Jack had just gotten a bj from.a clubwhore and he and the h have sex a very short while after
In book 2 -Anthony had sex with his regular hookup then had sex with the hthe next night
In book 3 -Riggs was just about to fuck the same woman who'd now given Jacka bj when Lauren walks in
All of the above sex scenes with the h of each book were UNPROTECTED 🤢
Riggs, the carefree, flirty prospect of the Satan's Knights is tasked with guarding Anthony Bianci and his family. While he and Bianci's mother do not get along, he forms a friendship with Bianci's younger sister Lauren.
Lauren has been living a lie, the self proclaimed good girl who only wants to please her family has dropped out of her nursing program and unbeknownst to her family, she now works at a bar. When she meets Riggs and they forman unlikely friendship he encourages her to take a detour from her plansand just live a little.
But when the Knights took down their last enemy they stole from the Chinese who are determined to exact revenge. In the bloody battle to save their mc bodies fall and the unexpected happens.
**************
Here's where the ranting begins......look away lots of spoilers ahead
In the beginning of this book I got shivers, I fully expected this to be a 5* read. I thought I'd be gushing about this book for weeks to come. The humorous banter, the inner monologue, the friendship were all things that brought a goofy grin to my face and then...... I got smacked in the face 😑
1)(you know it's about to go down when shit gets numbered 😂)
Riggs and Lauren had a good thing going as text buddies and new friends. He was still checking out other females etc but in a fun and humorous way. Then one night Lauren gets drunk and texts Riggs to hookup. He goes to get her but she's so drunk she throws up over his penis while they were about to do the deed. Next morning they make out and he fingers her. They go about their day and their lives, with Riggs hoping she'd text him to finish their sex session. Then a short while later we get this gem......
"......And most certainly not because I’ve been jerking off to the memory of fucking her with my fingers.
I crossed the line when I got my dick sucked by one of the whores hangingaround the Dog Pound. I actually asked her to put on some black-rimmedglasses, and if she was opposed to dying her blonde hair, black.....Not cool."
⬆ Now see I hate shit like this! Why is it necessary!!! Ugh, but I continued justifying it to myself by saying they weren't in a relationshipso he's a free agent.
2) The vote is taken to make Riggs a patched member of the mc. He invited Lauren to the party and we get this beauty......
.............and leaned back against the back of the black leather couch,swigging tequila straight from the bottle as the blonde in front of mefront of me shook her tits in my face. She was one of many, a dime a dozen, just another piece of ass swapped by the brothers. She placed her hands on my thighs and fell to her knees, trying her hardest to smile seductively at me.Her hands traveled up my legs, and I took another swig of tequila, feelingmy dick jolt against the zipper of my jeans. I’ve been walking around with a hard on since the party began. It was a feast of nipples and ass galore,yet we were hours in and I still hadn’t fucked anyone. Blondie over here was trying her hardest to be the one.
“You ready for me, tiger?” she purred, as she drew down the zipper of myjeans.
Wrong thing to say.
Because my dick died a little knowing it was the wrong girl asking, callingme a name meant only for her
He continued drinking and a short while later we get this.....
The Bulldog stalked off, in true tough guy fashion, but at least he left me his brunette and the pie. She was a persistent little thing, bending over giving me a prime view of her ass as her skirt hiked up. She looked over her shoulder, made sure she had my attention before turning back around andtaking a seat on my lap.
She nodded toward the pie as she ran her hand up my thigh and cupped mycock.“Can I have a taste?” she asked, stroking me through my jeans.
I lifted my fingers to her lips and watched her tongue slide out and wraparound them, licking them clean of the filling.
Fuck it!
I pushed the pie to the side and grabbed her hips, centering her so she had one leg on either side of me and gripped her hips. She leaned in for a kissbut I flipped her hair over her shoulder and pressed my mouth to her neck.
No mouth.
Not hers.(well considering she'd just sucked Jack off good for you buddy)
She ground herself against my cock and reached for my zipper as I sucked on her neck. She whispered dirty incentives into my ear as I arched my hips.My hands moved underneath her skirt, squeezing her ass before reaching between her legs to push her thong aside. She reached inside my jeans,pressing the heel of her hand against my dick. I pulled back, raising her off me to pull my pants down and bare my cock to her. She flipped her headback (side note- this doesn't sound like a condom was about to be involved at all)for some reason, I lifted my head and my eyes locked with the pair of baby blues I had been searching for all night.
I blinked, pushing the broad off my lap and leaned forward to get a better look, to make sure my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me.
⬆At that point Lauren enters, dances with Bones and storms off when Riggsinterrupts them. And I kid you not, after he was seconds away from havingsex with another woman..... I mean mere moments from sticking his dick into someone else and what does this bitch do?? She has UNPROTECTED sex with him against the side of the building!
Listen I was green at this point but man I'd been loving this book so I again justified it to myself and like a good glutton for punishment I presevered
3) After they have sex they agree to be friends again ( why was I still reading? The romance sucked big ole donkey balls but the plot itself kept me glued to my Kindle) Lauren then morphs from a funny, quirky girl next-door to the well known weak, pathetic,"my vagina rules my body" type of h and we get this........
Two more weeks went by and still not a word. One would think that Iwould’ve gotten the hint by now, but nope, I still stared at my phonehoping he’d have a change of heart. Things got progressively worse on my end and Mia and I needed to vacate our apartment.
4)At this point he's basically ghosted her but she's holding on to hope,his justification for his shitty move
........My pretty Kitten.
I miss her.
I miss talking to her. I miss teasing her and getting her flustered.
I know I’m not the guy for her. I’m never going to settle down. I don’twant an old lady. I just want to fuck around. I could do what I do withevery other girl—I could fuck
Lauren until I had my fill, but then what? Throw her to the side? Fuckanother woman in front of her so she gets the point? Break her fuckingheart?
It’s better this way.
A clean break.
Maybe one day I’ll be able to look at her and not want to bang her intonext week.
Maybe then we could be friends.
5) why the hell am I still reading....... Then Lauren finds out she's pregnant. When Riggs gets the news he's stunned and doesn't really react as I hope my heroes fo but he stops up and gives her an apartment and such.With things heating up in the mc, Riggs is beaten and dropped off for the club and Lauren steps in as his night nurse 😂🙄 offering up a side of kitty with his pills. At this point I'm thinking well this has got to be the point where things turn around. She's pregnant with his child and has shown him she'll basically forgive him anything so he'll get his shit together...... I mean after that last sexy times this was Riggs' thoughts
"......And there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
No other girl I want.
I still wasn’t about that life but a part of me wanted to be.
For Kitten.
For Pea.
I might not have my shit together, fuck, if I’m being honest my liferesembles a fifteen-year-old kid who knocked up his high school sweetheartand just got jumped by a pack of thugs—but I wasn’t going anywhere.
I owned my adolescent situation.
I owned Lauren.
And I owned Pea."
So I mean that sounded like he'd gotten his shit together right? Ha!That's a big ol stinky nope
6)Things heat up with the enemies of the mc and in the tried and failed method of every modern day romance hero Riggs decided to push Lauren away for her own good. No he didn't hold a conversation with her and explainthat murdering bastard were after them so he'll ship her off for a while,nope he went to her brother, made his arrangements with nary a word toLauren. When she finds out we get this......
“Where is he?” I shouted.Two naked girls stepped out of the room and stared at me as if I wasn’tpart of their plan.Hell-fucking-no!
A glass fell to the floor, shattering into a million pieces, mimicking myheart. The sound forced me to turn around and met Riggs’ shocked expression. He was standing behind the bar and quickly glanced down at theglass he dropped before lifting his eyes back to mine.
I looked back at the two naked girls, one raising a cocky eyebrow at mewhile the other one gaped at my belly.
“Kitten,” Riggs called.
I snapped.
Really fucking snapped as I walked over to the pool table, taking one ofthe pool sticks that had been abandoned on the felt tabletop. I swung itover my head as I stalked toward the two fucking whores that stared at mewide-eyed. The one who smiled at me cockily, stared at me dumb-fucked and the other who looked at my stomach in disgust—what a bitch.
“Get the fuck out of here,” I shrieked. “GET OUT!”
I mean come on!!!!! Wtf!!!!!!! Then Riggs hits me with......
“Look, it’s too much,” he shouted. “It’s just too much,” he insisted. “I never wanted any of this shit, Lauren! I went from being a guy whose biggest worry was his fucking bike or which broad he would screw for thenight to having an old lady and a kid on the way. Like you had a fuckingplan, so did I, and it didn’t include a family! I never wanted any of this and now I’m stuck with it. My life isn’t set up for you and a baby,Lauren.”
( Side note-Oh you stupid, selfish manchild! I don't care if he really meant those words or not that's a cruel thing to say to a young girl who didn't ask for any of this shit either! Lousy bastard!)
He pointed to the Satan’s Knights logo painted on the wall, the reaper thatstood in the way of everything.
“That, that right there is my life,” he declared, tipping his head towardme. “Not this. I don’t know how to do this and I never really wanted to.”
And does Lauren proceed to pick up the pieces of her broken dignity and leave? Nope! She has to give a pathetic broken hearted speech instead of kneeing the cocksucker's balls down his throat.
***Side note we don't get an explanation for the two naked girls, maybe in Blackie's story but Lauren never even asked a question.
7) A month passes, with Riggs not going to see the pregnant woman he cares so much about. Not even to a doctor's appointment does he show. When Laurenruns into Bones at the hospital as he goes to pay her medical bill courtesyof Riggs what does she do? She goes to Riggs!!!!! One would think she'd figure he fucking (oops) owes her that at least but nope this desperate excuse for a vagina carrier just has to go to him where of course she succumbs to his magical penis and a couple of orgasms later he leaves on club business. She figures he'll give her the brush off again so she leaves this time......
and he immediately tracks her down to declare his undying love.......ha ha ha! Sike! Nope the drama is prolonged.....
.8)So she left and he actually didn't go after her, instead we get this
After I left his apartment last month he didn’t come looking for me. He sent me a text message thanking me, actually. He claimed I did him a favorby walking away.
Yup, another month has passed and then on the advice of her mother to settle baby matters with Riggs she sets up to meet him at the clubhouse where the Chinese shoot up the place and Bones and Lauren are shot. Now Bones has been Riggs best friend for years and he has been trying to get Riggs to pull his head out of his ass for the whole book. At one point I hoped Riggs would die and Lauren would end up with Bones but of course not.Bones saves Lauren and he freaking dies!!!! Oh for fucks sake man! Couldn't you at least give me Bones dear author?????
9)Anyway, the baby is taken out before time and though he's premature he'sa fighter. The moments of Riggs with his son are the stuff of exploding ovaries everywhere ( mine are perfectly intact because I'm not forgiving this asshole nothing!)He Declares his love for Lauren, they get engaged,revenge on the Chinese is brutal and we end off with Riggs and Lauren together, Blackie's in jail for defending Jack's daughter, Bones is dead and another enemy of the Knight's dealt with
Those last scenes broke my damn heart I was rooting for Bones damn it!!!
While this book was funny and engrossing I couldn't get past the failure that was the romance to rate this higher. The mcs are basically not actually"together" until the very, very end. Considering Lauren was pregnant I was very pissed with the way things played off. She didn't deserve that, really no woman deserves for the child's father especially to disappoint them so much and then all is forgiven.
This was an entirely me not the book situation but I'm oh so very disappointed! I will read the next books because my goal remains the same....which is to get the back story so I can finish the first book I read from this aithor. It's unfortunate that her books aren't standalones because I could've saved myself this heartache!
*****sidenote
Every book in this series the mcs have sex after the male has been with another woman(though they were not in relationships at the time)
In book 1 -Jack had just gotten a bj from.a clubwhore and he and the h have sex a very short while after
In book 2 -Anthony had sex with his regular hookup then had sex with the hthe next night
In book 3 -Riggs was just about to fuck the same woman who'd now given Jacka bj when Lauren walks in
All of the above sex scenes with the h of each book were UNPROTECTED 🤢
March 16, 2016
detour
noun de·tour
: The act of going or traveling to a place along a way that is different from the usual or planned way
Riggs has no attachments and he prefers it that way. He gets to ride his bike on the open road and the love of a different woman every night. He has no loyalties except to his brothers and his only concern is getting patched in but one hot Italian girl is about to overthrow everything he thought was important.
Lauren has lived her life according to what she thought she had to do to make her family proud. But now she’s a college dropout. She has no idea what to do with her life but one hot biker with a filthy mouth is about to help her discover what makes her happy. That is, until one hot night against a wall in a parking lot and one thoughtless mistake while under pressure sends them both on an epic detour.
fun
noun \ˈfən\
: Someone or something that is amusing or
: an enjoyable or amusing time
: the feeling of being amused or entertained
Riggs, God Riggs. Man of my dirty fantasies and an absolute treat. He has absolutely zero fucks to give and while his brain-to-mouth filter is MIA, that mouth of his put to good use nonetheless. Like saying some deliciously dirty things. Or some deliciously sweet things. Or going down on a woman and… sorry, where was I? Fun, right.
Lauren is in a league of her own. She has a kind heart and is patient but make no mistake; Lauren is not a kitty you take on without gloves. If you think she’ll allow herself to be abused or taken advantage of, you’ll soon come face to face with the wrong end of her bat.
Together these two were insanely entertaining. The push and pull between them and the banter had me simultaneously snortling with laughter and swooning in pleasure. The sexual tension between them was ridiculous and the sexy times even more so.
shining
adjective
: excellent or perfect
: possessing a distinguished quality
Janine Bosco has a great talent for creating broken heroes and the ladies who love them, but even more than that she has a talent for creating insanely engaging stories. Reckless Temptations is just another shining example of this talent.
Yet again she brought to life completely relatable characters and a passionate romance with the ability to suck every single emotion out of you. In the midst of a book filled with danger, violence and shocking twists there are also a host of secondary characters who are equally interesting.
reprieve
verb re·prieve \ri-ˈprēv\
: to give relief or deliverance to for a time
OK, so maybe she didn’t lie but no book in the Tempted Series has made me sob like a toddler who just dropped her ice cream, but this one did and it comes highly recommended!
(ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review)
April 20, 2016
Well first I want to tell the author you owe me a half a box of tissue and my heart back please.
That was one hell of a detour one I am glad I got to be a part of. Not only is this book full of sexy grit, smartassyness, wicked hot bikers, panty dropping hooligans’, but its full of brotherhood, family, love and so much emotion my heart hurt. Yes it did.
Riggs lives for his brothers, his patch, his club. He doesn’t take life to serious. Why should he, he has everything he could ever want.
Lauren is fighting with herself, her heart, and her head. She knows what she doesn’t want but she doesn’t know what she wants.
The meet was epic funny and I totally fist pumped our girl, she thought he was a creep so she did what any strong willed girls would do she gave him the slip, epic.
Watching these two was fun and easy. I loved the writing it was like what runs through my head when I am being a smart ass. Does that make sense? Well it does to me.
The cast of characters in this book is phenomenal; we should all have a brother like Anthony seriously
Him to Riggs – “Pay attention, I’m about to school you on something.” He’s fierce and protective.
Lauren and Anthony’s mother oh she is a peach one feisty momma right there.
Blackie, Bones, Wolf, Pipe and Bulldog these guys are funny and witty and give each other so much crap it’s awesome to read you feel a part of their banter.
I won’t get in to the heavy because I am already tearing up this book is everything I never knew I was expecting especially for a MC book, I am sure glad I won this ARC. This is a must read for sure. Put it on you TBR, put it on your Amazon wish list but don’t forget about it because this is a book you need in your life trust me .
Now for some of my favorite quotes..
So much for just the tip…… -Riggs
“Lauren, I’m only going to say this once, okay? So pay attention. You’re the girl u take home to mom, not he girl you pass off to your friends. You’re the type of girl that comes around and makes you grow a fucking conscience.” – Riggs
“You snapped your fingers at me like I was your fucking dog.” – Bones
Hey Reaper. Two words. One finger. – Lauren
Own it - Bones
I could use a cuddle right now. – Riggs
“Those should help keep you warm,” – Riggs… <3
That was one hell of a detour one I am glad I got to be a part of. Not only is this book full of sexy grit, smartassyness, wicked hot bikers, panty dropping hooligans’, but its full of brotherhood, family, love and so much emotion my heart hurt. Yes it did.
Riggs lives for his brothers, his patch, his club. He doesn’t take life to serious. Why should he, he has everything he could ever want.
Lauren is fighting with herself, her heart, and her head. She knows what she doesn’t want but she doesn’t know what she wants.
The meet was epic funny and I totally fist pumped our girl, she thought he was a creep so she did what any strong willed girls would do she gave him the slip, epic.
Watching these two was fun and easy. I loved the writing it was like what runs through my head when I am being a smart ass. Does that make sense? Well it does to me.
The cast of characters in this book is phenomenal; we should all have a brother like Anthony seriously
Him to Riggs – “Pay attention, I’m about to school you on something.” He’s fierce and protective.
Lauren and Anthony’s mother oh she is a peach one feisty momma right there.
Blackie, Bones, Wolf, Pipe and Bulldog these guys are funny and witty and give each other so much crap it’s awesome to read you feel a part of their banter.
I won’t get in to the heavy because I am already tearing up this book is everything I never knew I was expecting especially for a MC book, I am sure glad I won this ARC. This is a must read for sure. Put it on you TBR, put it on your Amazon wish list but don’t forget about it because this is a book you need in your life trust me .
Now for some of my favorite quotes..
So much for just the tip…… -Riggs
“Lauren, I’m only going to say this once, okay? So pay attention. You’re the girl u take home to mom, not he girl you pass off to your friends. You’re the type of girl that comes around and makes you grow a fucking conscience.” – Riggs
“You snapped your fingers at me like I was your fucking dog.” – Bones
Hey Reaper. Two words. One finger. – Lauren
Own it - Bones
I could use a cuddle right now. – Riggs
“Those should help keep you warm,” – Riggs… <3
March 13, 2016
Do you love sexy men?
Do you love angst?
Do you love MC books?
Do you love humor?
Do you love suspense?
Do you love angst?
Do you like dirty talk?
Do you love smart women?
Do you love strong men?
Do you love strong women?
Do you love unsuspecting love?
Then my friends this one's for you!
Riggs is a rough and rugged biker that is sexy and has jokes for days.
Lauren is a smart and strong gorgeous women who loves jokes for days.
Riggs does hard rides, alcohol and women of his choice.
Lauren does drives in a broken car, serves alcohol and just wants one man.
What neither want is a relationship.
But what they do want is each other.
She is his Kitten and he is her Tiger.
The turmoil that Riggs had over wanting to admit and follow through with his feelings leaped off the pages. These new feelings are not something that he is used to or certainly does not know what to do. The two went back and forth on what to do and I found myself shouting at my kindle for them to get it together and make it so! Angst are the highest level.
There are pages of suspense due to the rivalry between two organizations. Danger lurks around each corner. No one is safe. And Riggs makes it his mission to get revenge and keep Lauren safe no matter the cost, even it that means letting Lauren go.
As always there are some surprises around each corner. One involving a “Pea” - what could that possibly be?
When danger knocked to too close to home, Riggs mans up and really grows up. He learns that life is short and tomorrow is not a guaranteed.Lauren proved her weight in being there in mind and flesh for him and even herself.
The dynamic between all the characters was great to read. The author gave them true meaning.
The ease that was between Riggs and Lauren was refreshing. They might be opposites in many ways but it works. You can count on Riggs making a tense situation a little lighter with his humor and a sexy grin or wink. And he can be one dirty talker, yes please! Lauren is one lucky girl cause that man is attentive. Orgasms for days!
Each were faced with challenges separate and together and it took both of them to demolish those challenges and come out on top.
They are both Reckless and they are both a Temptation.
They are Kitten and Tiger.
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Do you love angst?
Do you love MC books?
Do you love humor?
Do you love suspense?
Do you love angst?
Do you like dirty talk?
Do you love smart women?
Do you love strong men?
Do you love strong women?
Do you love unsuspecting love?
Then my friends this one's for you!
Riggs is a rough and rugged biker that is sexy and has jokes for days.
Lauren is a smart and strong gorgeous women who loves jokes for days.
Riggs does hard rides, alcohol and women of his choice.
Lauren does drives in a broken car, serves alcohol and just wants one man.
What neither want is a relationship.
But what they do want is each other.
She is his Kitten and he is her Tiger.
The turmoil that Riggs had over wanting to admit and follow through with his feelings leaped off the pages. These new feelings are not something that he is used to or certainly does not know what to do. The two went back and forth on what to do and I found myself shouting at my kindle for them to get it together and make it so! Angst are the highest level.
There are pages of suspense due to the rivalry between two organizations. Danger lurks around each corner. No one is safe. And Riggs makes it his mission to get revenge and keep Lauren safe no matter the cost, even it that means letting Lauren go.
As always there are some surprises around each corner. One involving a “Pea” - what could that possibly be?
When danger knocked to too close to home, Riggs mans up and really grows up. He learns that life is short and tomorrow is not a guaranteed.Lauren proved her weight in being there in mind and flesh for him and even herself.
The dynamic between all the characters was great to read. The author gave them true meaning.
The ease that was between Riggs and Lauren was refreshing. They might be opposites in many ways but it works. You can count on Riggs making a tense situation a little lighter with his humor and a sexy grin or wink. And he can be one dirty talker, yes please! Lauren is one lucky girl cause that man is attentive. Orgasms for days!
Each were faced with challenges separate and together and it took both of them to demolish those challenges and come out on top.
They are both Reckless and they are both a Temptation.
They are Kitten and Tiger.
For more reviews, visit
March 2, 2016
ARC provided by the author in exchange for my honest review. Thank you!!
I’m an avid reader. I start to get personally irritated when it takes me more than a day/a day and-a-half to finish a book.
When I find myself stretching out my reading time with a book, it is either one of two things:
1. It sucks and I am forcing myself to finish it because I like to punish myself.
2. It EFFING ROCKS and I do not want it to ever, ever end.
Well folks…this time around…I’m preaching a solid #2.
Reckless Temptations is the fourth book of the Tempted series. I’ve loved every single one of them to date. But I think if I could marry a book, this would be the one. Over dramatic, perhaps, but ask me if I care?
Reckless Temptations is Riggs turn to show us what he’s made of. If you’ve read the previous book, you’d know that he is not your typical badass biker. He’s downright HI-LAROIUS, a major ballbuster and a pretty boy face to boost.
Riggs finds himself being abused by a frying pan by the crazy Bianci matriarch, Maria (I freaking love this woman). He finds himself suffering the craziness of “Momma Leone” and her even crazier children – Anthony & Lauren.
In order for Riggs to earn his patch with the Devil’s Knights, he must try and keep his sanity by basically being in charge of the Bianci’s while some things go down. What Riggs was not expecting was the wild attraction to Lauren Bianci– the girl next door with the black framed glasses and amazing blue eyes.
The banter between Riggs and Lauren had me downright in tears. The best part of it all was how relatable it was for me being a Brooklyn girl myself. “Kitten” (aka Lauren) and “Tiger” (aka Riggs) will not disappoint you with their banter, their humor, their off the chart chemistry and so, so, so, much more.
Lauren is my spirit animal on so many aspects – brave, strong, upstanding, will cut a b*tch in a heartbeat who messes with her or her Tiger…the chick was badass herself. I think they may even be my fave coupledom of the series so far.
When Riggs and Lauren find themselves facing an unexpected detour, I couldn’t help but feel my own ovaries start to dance.
At one point, during the crazy ass scene towards the end, I was crying during my commute to work (tons of weird looks but whatevs). My man Bones…Eric…GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, I can always expect some tears with Janine’s books. It’s just the “not knowing” who or when that guts you.
There is SO much more about this book that I wish I could share, but then what fun would that be? READ IT!! If you’ve been keeping up with the series, kudos to you and get ready for the Riggs/Lauren ride. If you have NOT even started this series, what in the world are you waiting for?????
This book will either keep you up late into the night to finish it or you’ll be like me who honestly did not want to read the words “The End”. But, the show must go on. Because the next book, Lethal Temptations…Leather & Lace…I can’t even tell you how much I am anticipating this story!!
I’m an avid reader. I start to get personally irritated when it takes me more than a day/a day and-a-half to finish a book.
When I find myself stretching out my reading time with a book, it is either one of two things:
1. It sucks and I am forcing myself to finish it because I like to punish myself.
2. It EFFING ROCKS and I do not want it to ever, ever end.
Well folks…this time around…I’m preaching a solid #2.
Reckless Temptations is the fourth book of the Tempted series. I’ve loved every single one of them to date. But I think if I could marry a book, this would be the one. Over dramatic, perhaps, but ask me if I care?
Reckless Temptations is Riggs turn to show us what he’s made of. If you’ve read the previous book, you’d know that he is not your typical badass biker. He’s downright HI-LAROIUS, a major ballbuster and a pretty boy face to boost.
Riggs finds himself being abused by a frying pan by the crazy Bianci matriarch, Maria (I freaking love this woman). He finds himself suffering the craziness of “Momma Leone” and her even crazier children – Anthony & Lauren.
In order for Riggs to earn his patch with the Devil’s Knights, he must try and keep his sanity by basically being in charge of the Bianci’s while some things go down. What Riggs was not expecting was the wild attraction to Lauren Bianci– the girl next door with the black framed glasses and amazing blue eyes.
The banter between Riggs and Lauren had me downright in tears. The best part of it all was how relatable it was for me being a Brooklyn girl myself. “Kitten” (aka Lauren) and “Tiger” (aka Riggs) will not disappoint you with their banter, their humor, their off the chart chemistry and so, so, so, much more.
Lauren is my spirit animal on so many aspects – brave, strong, upstanding, will cut a b*tch in a heartbeat who messes with her or her Tiger…the chick was badass herself. I think they may even be my fave coupledom of the series so far.
When Riggs and Lauren find themselves facing an unexpected detour, I couldn’t help but feel my own ovaries start to dance.
At one point, during the crazy ass scene towards the end, I was crying during my commute to work (tons of weird looks but whatevs). My man Bones…Eric…GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, I can always expect some tears with Janine’s books. It’s just the “not knowing” who or when that guts you.
There is SO much more about this book that I wish I could share, but then what fun would that be? READ IT!! If you’ve been keeping up with the series, kudos to you and get ready for the Riggs/Lauren ride. If you have NOT even started this series, what in the world are you waiting for?????
This book will either keep you up late into the night to finish it or you’ll be like me who honestly did not want to read the words “The End”. But, the show must go on. Because the next book, Lethal Temptations…Leather & Lace…I can’t even tell you how much I am anticipating this story!!
June 27, 2023
No one can deny Riggs his heart. Well, maybe he could. However, no matter how many times he tried to talk himself out of love, it kept hitting him in the face.
Riggs knew that Lauren was off limits. He may lust after her non-stop, but no way did he want to tangle with the Biancis. And then one night changes everything. One taste and he can't help but come back for more. Separation anxiety, dangers lurking around every corner, and a surprise pregnancy lead Riggs to find his heart once and for all.
Each Satan's Knight has something different to offer. Riggs' contribution: ridiculousness. Dude could find humor at a funeral. He made me laugh with all of his hilarious inner monologues. I loved seeing events from past books from his perspective. His view of how things went down gave certain scenes a different edge, whether it was to make me laugh, cringe or cry.
The hospital scenes absolutely GUTTED me!!
All this to say that this is book 4 of the series and I'm still very much entrenched with the Knights and I'm greedy for more.
Riggs knew that Lauren was off limits. He may lust after her non-stop, but no way did he want to tangle with the Biancis. And then one night changes everything. One taste and he can't help but come back for more. Separation anxiety, dangers lurking around every corner, and a surprise pregnancy lead Riggs to find his heart once and for all.
Each Satan's Knight has something different to offer. Riggs' contribution: ridiculousness. Dude could find humor at a funeral. He made me laugh with all of his hilarious inner monologues. I loved seeing events from past books from his perspective. His view of how things went down gave certain scenes a different edge, whether it was to make me laugh, cringe or cry.
The hospital scenes absolutely GUTTED me!!
All this to say that this is book 4 of the series and I'm still very much entrenched with the Knights and I'm greedy for more.
March 8, 2016
"Everyone needed a little crazy in their lives, right?"
Reckless Temptations is book four in the Tempted Series by Janine Infante Bosco. It is an MC Romance story that can be read as a standalone.
"Yep, it was official. I hated everyone with the last name Bianci."
Riggs is one fine and sexy man. Unfortunately, his brain to mouth filter is irreparably broken, leaving him to bask in his own sauciness. He has an air about him that says, "I really don't care what you think." He just hasn't met the one to turn him out and make him beg for more...until her. Lauren Bianci is her mama's good girl, straight-laced and perfect. She always does what's right, always makes sure everyone is taken care of, and always picks the path deemed most appropriate...until her detour in the road.
"I had waited most of my teenage years for this moment. You know the one - when having an older brother finally has its perks because his friends are hot and not twice his age or mobsters."
Reckless Temptations was another fabulous addition to the Tempted Series. Told in dual points of view, it was rich in risk and danger, but had a silver-lining of new life and proof that sometimes the things we do recklessly bring about the most beautiful outcome. I came into this story a bit skeptical. I had loved Jack Parrish so much in Uncontrollable Temptations that I was concerned I would use that same measuring stick against Riggs and he would not emulate my affection for Jack; I was right, and also delightfully wrong. Riggs was so much the consummate bad boy. But, his flirtatious expressions made me want to run in place and fist pump in the air. He went straight from getting under my skin to jumping into my heart. His loyalty was his greatest quality, to a fault at times, as he defended and protected those he loved. Second to that was his sense of humor. I belly laughed so many times reading his thoughts and dialogue. Lauren was a capable and strong female lead and stood up for herself, while still trying her best to get the things that she wanted and needed; she took as well as she gave. Janine wrote Riggs and Lauren in way that distinguished them from any other characters seen thus far in the Tempted Series, which is a unique and perceptive quality of writing.
"We all need heart, it's what keeps us from being restless, keeps us breathing."
The story line was fast-paced and filled with action, all with some level of uncertainty and chance, which kept my eyes glued to the page. To me, there was never a stop or dull moment, but each page better developed a movie-worthy story line that magically played its reel in my mind.
"Dreams. Maybe they did come true."
Toward the end, there was such an overwhelming amount of emotional display by our characters. I was a mess. Tissues in hand, reading glasses off, full body sobbing, I became a worthless puddle, hanging on every word as a soothing balm for my soul. But, never fear, Author Janine Infante Bosco delivered another splendid ending that fueled my craving for more of Satan's Knights and what is to come. Another highly recommended read by this author.
"...we'd always be Kitten and Tiger."
Reckless Temptations is book four in the Tempted Series by Janine Infante Bosco. It is an MC Romance story that can be read as a standalone.
"Yep, it was official. I hated everyone with the last name Bianci."
Riggs is one fine and sexy man. Unfortunately, his brain to mouth filter is irreparably broken, leaving him to bask in his own sauciness. He has an air about him that says, "I really don't care what you think." He just hasn't met the one to turn him out and make him beg for more...until her. Lauren Bianci is her mama's good girl, straight-laced and perfect. She always does what's right, always makes sure everyone is taken care of, and always picks the path deemed most appropriate...until her detour in the road.
"I had waited most of my teenage years for this moment. You know the one - when having an older brother finally has its perks because his friends are hot and not twice his age or mobsters."
Reckless Temptations was another fabulous addition to the Tempted Series. Told in dual points of view, it was rich in risk and danger, but had a silver-lining of new life and proof that sometimes the things we do recklessly bring about the most beautiful outcome. I came into this story a bit skeptical. I had loved Jack Parrish so much in Uncontrollable Temptations that I was concerned I would use that same measuring stick against Riggs and he would not emulate my affection for Jack; I was right, and also delightfully wrong. Riggs was so much the consummate bad boy. But, his flirtatious expressions made me want to run in place and fist pump in the air. He went straight from getting under my skin to jumping into my heart. His loyalty was his greatest quality, to a fault at times, as he defended and protected those he loved. Second to that was his sense of humor. I belly laughed so many times reading his thoughts and dialogue. Lauren was a capable and strong female lead and stood up for herself, while still trying her best to get the things that she wanted and needed; she took as well as she gave. Janine wrote Riggs and Lauren in way that distinguished them from any other characters seen thus far in the Tempted Series, which is a unique and perceptive quality of writing.
"We all need heart, it's what keeps us from being restless, keeps us breathing."
The story line was fast-paced and filled with action, all with some level of uncertainty and chance, which kept my eyes glued to the page. To me, there was never a stop or dull moment, but each page better developed a movie-worthy story line that magically played its reel in my mind.
"Dreams. Maybe they did come true."
Toward the end, there was such an overwhelming amount of emotional display by our characters. I was a mess. Tissues in hand, reading glasses off, full body sobbing, I became a worthless puddle, hanging on every word as a soothing balm for my soul. But, never fear, Author Janine Infante Bosco delivered another splendid ending that fueled my craving for more of Satan's Knights and what is to come. Another highly recommended read by this author.
"...we'd always be Kitten and Tiger."
March 10, 2016
Title: Reckless Temptations
Author: Janine Infante Bosco
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series or Standalone: Standalone Series (Tempted #4)
Rating: ★★★★★
Review
I’m running out of words when it comes to this series, but more specifically, this author’s ability to tell a story. Each one seeming to get better and better.
Much like the three previous books, this story brings together what on the surface appears to be two unlikely characters in a way that shows you just how likely they are. How, at their core they just work, even if neither of them are ready to admit it when it smacks them upside the head or in this case, gets pounded into them ;)
Whether it’s Anthony and Adrianna, or like with this story, Riggs and Lauren (Tiger and Kitten), the chemistry, their differences that seem to effortlessly balance each other out and the edge of your seat circumstances they find themselves in…it all just works.
What worked tremendously well for me here was the level of humor. I had a feeling that with Riggs, based on his various little appearances in the other books that it might play somewhat of a part, but was taken by surprise just how much of it there was, especially with the underlying suspenseful situation that not only the club, but he found himself in. It was a breath of fresh air after the heaviness that lingered after Jack’s story.
That’s not to say that this one lacked the grittiness that was present in the previous stories, because it definitely didn’t. There was plenty of grit, plenty of moments where things seemed dire and bleak.
But what this book also brought to the table that with the humor at first, I wasn’t expecting, was the need for a break emotionally. The turn this story takes, well it damn near broke my heart. Even now, days after reading, I’m having a hard time reviewing because when I think about it, I remember what happened and my heart seizes all over again. It was real, it was raw and everything that Riggs felt as he went through it, I felt deeply. Right in my heart.
I could imagine upon closing my eyes, this very scenario actually taking place in a real life setting and it made the entire story, their entire journey really, come full circle. I understood the love. I felt the ultimate surrender of the both of them to it, and I felt the loss. I felt the brotherhood and the bloodshed. I felt the war. I just plain felt it all and in my estimation, at least when it pertains to my reading preferences, that’s what reading, especially with romances, is all about.
So thank you Janine, thank you Lauren and Riggs, thank you everyone for making me feel. But the greatest of the thanks goes to Bones. For without you, this happy ending, this happily ever after that both Riggs and Lauren so richly deserve, would not exist.
Now excuse me, I need to go cry again now.
**My thanks to the author and all others involved for letting me read this before it’s official release. I am honored to have been given the chance to see Riggs and Lauren’s love story come alive. Now for goodness sakes, bring on Leather and Lace lol**
March 1, 2016
4.5 Stars
Wow. Reckless Temptations had me on the edge the entire time I was reading it. I felt like I was watching a spin-off of Sons of Anarchy the entire time I was reading Reckless Temptations! It was crazy!
Reckless Temptations wasn't just another biker romance. While the romance was sweet, there was so much more going on. There was problems with rival gangs, club dealings and more. It was so intense! I was reading it while waiting for a doctor's appointment and my blood pressure was actually higher than normal because I was so stressed by what was going on in the story!
The characters in the story were great. I loved Riggs and Lauren. Riggs was this motorcycle gang prospect who is willing to do anything it takes to get his patch. Not only is he handsome as hell and cocky, he's got a crazy sense of humor. His plan is to ride for life. He doesn't need anyone except his "brothers".
Then, there's Lauren. She's the girl next door. She's sweet, innocent and feisty. Lauren's everything Riggs would want in a girl -- if he wanted a girl. Of course, he doesn't think he needs an "old lady". It was fun watching Lauren convince him otherwise.
I also loved all of the Biancis and their funny antics. Lauren's mom was my favorite. She was perfect for this story! Oh, and I can't Riggs' "brothers". I especially loved Bones. He knew exactly what Riggs needed.
My favorite thing about Reckless Temptations was how the story unfolded. I have to admit, I wasn't so sure I was going to like it after the Prologue. It made me worried for the characters before they even met! But I didn't need to worry. It may have been super intense and suspenseful, but it was also a lot of fun. I would highly suggest it to readers who like a romance with a lot of intensity and don't mind violence.
**I received an ARC from IndieSage in exchange for an honest review.
Wow. Reckless Temptations had me on the edge the entire time I was reading it. I felt like I was watching a spin-off of Sons of Anarchy the entire time I was reading Reckless Temptations! It was crazy!
Reckless Temptations wasn't just another biker romance. While the romance was sweet, there was so much more going on. There was problems with rival gangs, club dealings and more. It was so intense! I was reading it while waiting for a doctor's appointment and my blood pressure was actually higher than normal because I was so stressed by what was going on in the story!
The characters in the story were great. I loved Riggs and Lauren. Riggs was this motorcycle gang prospect who is willing to do anything it takes to get his patch. Not only is he handsome as hell and cocky, he's got a crazy sense of humor. His plan is to ride for life. He doesn't need anyone except his "brothers".
Then, there's Lauren. She's the girl next door. She's sweet, innocent and feisty. Lauren's everything Riggs would want in a girl -- if he wanted a girl. Of course, he doesn't think he needs an "old lady". It was fun watching Lauren convince him otherwise.
I also loved all of the Biancis and their funny antics. Lauren's mom was my favorite. She was perfect for this story! Oh, and I can't Riggs' "brothers". I especially loved Bones. He knew exactly what Riggs needed.
My favorite thing about Reckless Temptations was how the story unfolded. I have to admit, I wasn't so sure I was going to like it after the Prologue. It made me worried for the characters before they even met! But I didn't need to worry. It may have been super intense and suspenseful, but it was also a lot of fun. I would highly suggest it to readers who like a romance with a lot of intensity and don't mind violence.
**I received an ARC from IndieSage in exchange for an honest review.
March 4, 2016
When you're lost what do you do to find yourself? #Detour is at the forefront of the new novel Reckless Temptations by Janine Infante Bosco, book 4 of the Temptation series. Lauren Bianci, sister of Anthony from Tempted #2, can't seem to find her way. Dropping out of nursing school, losing her scholarship for school, lying to her family and the list goes on. Just when life couldn't get more complicated, Riggs walks into her life. Riggs, prospect for Satan’s Knights, is everything Lauren should walk away from. Sexy, dangerous and last thing he wants is an "old lady" but it's his humor and smile that chip away at Lauren's hard exterior. When one night of passion links these two forever can they overcome their own issues to be what they need to be for each other? Or will outside elements keep them apart?
Hands down the best of the series to date! #Tiger&Kitten forever... Janine has hit her stride with this book interweaving scenes from previous books in Reckless to tell the story of our leads and laying the ground work for Blackie & Lacey's story in the next book. I loved Riggs and his humor and Lauren's so feisty she doesn't let him get away with anything and that's just what Rigg's needs in the long run. This book had me all over the emotional scale. One minute I was laughing, then on the edge of my seat to sobbing like a small child. It's taken me a couple of days to sit down and write this review because I was #wreaked from the emotional roller coaster Janine took us on in Reckless Temptations. 5 Stars if I could give more I would I was hooked from the first chapter.
*** Reviewed for Sweet & Spicy Reads - ARC provided for a honest review ***
Hands down the best of the series to date! #Tiger&Kitten forever... Janine has hit her stride with this book interweaving scenes from previous books in Reckless to tell the story of our leads and laying the ground work for Blackie & Lacey's story in the next book. I loved Riggs and his humor and Lauren's so feisty she doesn't let him get away with anything and that's just what Rigg's needs in the long run. This book had me all over the emotional scale. One minute I was laughing, then on the edge of my seat to sobbing like a small child. It's taken me a couple of days to sit down and write this review because I was #wreaked from the emotional roller coaster Janine took us on in Reckless Temptations. 5 Stars if I could give more I would I was hooked from the first chapter.
*** Reviewed for Sweet & Spicy Reads - ARC provided for a honest review ***
March 14, 2016
I received an ARC of this book from IndieSage PR in exchange for an honest review and as part of the book's blog tour promotions.
This is was very good. Even if it was already the fourth book in the series, I still get that feel where I really don't know what's going to happen next. I like that the author doesn't stick to a formula with her books. Reckless Temptations has a hero that is sometimes ridiculous, sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, but always entertaining. I think that for this series, this book covered the most emotions for its reader. You get to laugh. You get to swoon. You get to be excited. You get to be sad. You get to feel a lot of emotions as you go through the story.
Character-wise, I think that both main characters complemented each other very well. We have a hero who's not really the type you can get into a serious relationship with. You get a heroine who has always been the do-gooder. Put together, their chemistry and differences had a very good effect to the story. Speaking of story, I like this this book was very different from the other books in the series.
The truth is I haven't really heard anything about this author before I came across this series. But now, I will surely make time and check out her other books. I think that as much as I enjoyed this series, I will enjoy her other books as well.
This is was very good. Even if it was already the fourth book in the series, I still get that feel where I really don't know what's going to happen next. I like that the author doesn't stick to a formula with her books. Reckless Temptations has a hero that is sometimes ridiculous, sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, but always entertaining. I think that for this series, this book covered the most emotions for its reader. You get to laugh. You get to swoon. You get to be excited. You get to be sad. You get to feel a lot of emotions as you go through the story.
Character-wise, I think that both main characters complemented each other very well. We have a hero who's not really the type you can get into a serious relationship with. You get a heroine who has always been the do-gooder. Put together, their chemistry and differences had a very good effect to the story. Speaking of story, I like this this book was very different from the other books in the series.
The truth is I haven't really heard anything about this author before I came across this series. But now, I will surely make time and check out her other books. I think that as much as I enjoyed this series, I will enjoy her other books as well.
March 18, 2016
Once again if I could reach in a book and slap the hell out of someone it would be Riggs. He invites her to his patch party and then proceeds to almost have sex with a woman on the couch (the same one that just went down on Jack) only to stop when, after his pants are around his ankles, he sees Lauren looking right at him. What a scumbag. I know we get his thoughts but still. And then his actions when it came to the baby. There were times I was proud of him and times I thought he was just an immature jerk. Then when he pushed her at the end for her benefit I was fuming and hurting for both of them. And Bones!!!! I will just say I was shocked by the end and there were tears. I can't wait for Blackie's story but I already know I'm going to want to throat punch him too. We know he was with Lacey and decimated her and then we read about him and a bunch of women so, yup, I don't like him. But he has problems and I'm waiting to see what happens with him. Back to this book, if your following the series you have to read them all. There is a HEA here.
March 17, 2016
FOUR Stars- I received an ARC for an honest review of Reckless Temptations (Tempted #4) by Janine Infante Bosco
Reckless Temptations is book four in the Tempted Series, it is an MC Romance story that can be read as a standalone. This story was a quick read about Riggs a sexy man who lives in jeans and Henley's. He's walked away from his family and joined a MC. He does different jobs at the MC including protect the Bianci family, which is how he meets Lauren Bianci.
Lauren is sexy and very outspoken, she has a series of lies that she is hiding from her family and after a quickie with Riggs she has a HUGE secret. Will Lauren tell everyone about the baby or will she continue to hide who she really is? Can Riggs step up and be the man that Lauren needs and father to their child? I really enjoyed this book, the different perspectives and the yummy sex and passion these two share. This was a must read, with action, realistic conflict and lots of desire.
Reckless Temptations is book four in the Tempted Series, it is an MC Romance story that can be read as a standalone. This story was a quick read about Riggs a sexy man who lives in jeans and Henley's. He's walked away from his family and joined a MC. He does different jobs at the MC including protect the Bianci family, which is how he meets Lauren Bianci.
Lauren is sexy and very outspoken, she has a series of lies that she is hiding from her family and after a quickie with Riggs she has a HUGE secret. Will Lauren tell everyone about the baby or will she continue to hide who she really is? Can Riggs step up and be the man that Lauren needs and father to their child? I really enjoyed this book, the different perspectives and the yummy sex and passion these two share. This was a must read, with action, realistic conflict and lots of desire.
March 24, 2021
Great book, great series so far.
You might think you have everything you ever wanted or needed until something happens and you find out that what you thought was perfect was you only existing... only getting by. What happens when you take a little detour in life? You might get lost but you might also find what you have been missing.
Riggs took a detour and didn't even realize it at the time. He was telling Lauren to take a detour and she might just find her way to what she wants and needs. When things get dangerous he tried to walk away to protect her but by not being by her side might just put her in more danger.
Take a detour with Riggs, Lauren and the men at the Dogpound.
You might think you have everything you ever wanted or needed until something happens and you find out that what you thought was perfect was you only existing... only getting by. What happens when you take a little detour in life? You might get lost but you might also find what you have been missing.
Riggs took a detour and didn't even realize it at the time. He was telling Lauren to take a detour and she might just find her way to what she wants and needs. When things get dangerous he tried to walk away to protect her but by not being by her side might just put her in more danger.
Take a detour with Riggs, Lauren and the men at the Dogpound.
March 3, 2016
With Reckless Temptations, Janine Infante Bosco delivers yet another fantastic book in the Temptations series. This story had me laughing, crying, and wanting more. This is the story of Lauren, the feisty and sexy girl next door, and Riggs, the smoking hot biker with the hilarious sense of humor and unfiltered mouth. When the two of them meet, there is an instant attraction, but they try their best to resist temptation and stay away from each other. They eventually give in, which leads to a big predicament that neither of them saw coming. The author delivers a great story that is full of angst, action, sexiness, and tons of laugh-out-loud humor.
The banter between Riggs and Lauren, or Tiger and Kitten, had me laughing out loud so many times, I lost count. There was never a dull moment between them, and that made for an incredibly entertaining story. Lauren could definitely hold her own with Riggs, giving as good as he gave her. The stuff that came out of Riggs' mouth was beyond hilarious, and there was nothing off limits to him.
"I hate your brother right now, and while we are getting to know each one another and all that warm fuzzy sh**, you should know I detest your mother too. The jury's still out on you."
Lauren was someone who was trying to figure herself out and what she wanted out of life. She met Riggs at a time where her life was uncertain at best, and decided to take a chance on being reckless with him, not knowing that it would lead to a serious detour in the form of an unplanned pregnancy. I loved her character and how feisty she was. She was a strong woman who dealt with life's blows as they came, and that was one of the things that Riggs loved about her the most.
"Throwing caution into the wind with Riggs was probably a bad idea...a really bad idea but oh, so tempting."
Riggs appeared on the surface like nothing but a laid-back, carefree guy, but as with all of this author's characters, he is far from one-dimensional. There were layers to Riggs that he hid underneath his easygoing demeanor. He was someone who sought out the MC life as a way to find brotherhood and a place of belonging, something that he never had in his past. It was a long journey for him to find himself and find true meaning in his life, but he eventually did.
"She gave me purpose, and my purpose was to love her. She brought me back to a place where I believed in dreams. She was my Kitten. My Kitten that was giving me a little Pea."
While there were some incredibly hilarious moments in this book, there were some sad and heartbreaking ones as well. This story was about dealing with the curveballs that life threw at Riggs and Lauren, and figuring out who they were and what they meant to each other. These were two individuals who were somewhat lost in life without really realizing it, and had a lot to figure out. In addition to dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and an uncertain relationship, Riggs and Lauren had to deal with a dangerous enemy who was out for the blood of the Satan's Nights MC. Riggs struggles immensely with his need for Lauren and his need to keep her and the baby safe. He made some decisions that made me want to slap him upside his head a couple times, but I understood that he was dealing with things the only way he knew how.
Janine delivered another great book in the Temptations series, one that was thoroughly entertaining and evenly balanced with elements of humor, suspense, incredibly hot sex, and emotion. Each book in this series is so unique in its own way, and so well-written and engaging. I am so excited to read Blackie and Lacey's story, which is sure to be an epic conclusion to this fantastic series.
The banter between Riggs and Lauren, or Tiger and Kitten, had me laughing out loud so many times, I lost count. There was never a dull moment between them, and that made for an incredibly entertaining story. Lauren could definitely hold her own with Riggs, giving as good as he gave her. The stuff that came out of Riggs' mouth was beyond hilarious, and there was nothing off limits to him.
"I hate your brother right now, and while we are getting to know each one another and all that warm fuzzy sh**, you should know I detest your mother too. The jury's still out on you."
Lauren was someone who was trying to figure herself out and what she wanted out of life. She met Riggs at a time where her life was uncertain at best, and decided to take a chance on being reckless with him, not knowing that it would lead to a serious detour in the form of an unplanned pregnancy. I loved her character and how feisty she was. She was a strong woman who dealt with life's blows as they came, and that was one of the things that Riggs loved about her the most.
"Throwing caution into the wind with Riggs was probably a bad idea...a really bad idea but oh, so tempting."
Riggs appeared on the surface like nothing but a laid-back, carefree guy, but as with all of this author's characters, he is far from one-dimensional. There were layers to Riggs that he hid underneath his easygoing demeanor. He was someone who sought out the MC life as a way to find brotherhood and a place of belonging, something that he never had in his past. It was a long journey for him to find himself and find true meaning in his life, but he eventually did.
"She gave me purpose, and my purpose was to love her. She brought me back to a place where I believed in dreams. She was my Kitten. My Kitten that was giving me a little Pea."
While there were some incredibly hilarious moments in this book, there were some sad and heartbreaking ones as well. This story was about dealing with the curveballs that life threw at Riggs and Lauren, and figuring out who they were and what they meant to each other. These were two individuals who were somewhat lost in life without really realizing it, and had a lot to figure out. In addition to dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and an uncertain relationship, Riggs and Lauren had to deal with a dangerous enemy who was out for the blood of the Satan's Nights MC. Riggs struggles immensely with his need for Lauren and his need to keep her and the baby safe. He made some decisions that made me want to slap him upside his head a couple times, but I understood that he was dealing with things the only way he knew how.
Janine delivered another great book in the Temptations series, one that was thoroughly entertaining and evenly balanced with elements of humor, suspense, incredibly hot sex, and emotion. Each book in this series is so unique in its own way, and so well-written and engaging. I am so excited to read Blackie and Lacey's story, which is sure to be an epic conclusion to this fantastic series.
March 11, 2016
Reckless Temptations (Tempted #4)
Janine Infante Bosco
5 bazillion stars
The cover – I sent Janine a message about this cover – it is one of the BEST covers I have seen in years. This is one of those books that the cover pulls you in and as you begin to read and meet Riggs the cover means so much more. That smile … the humor … the lines … the man ….
Promise me AFTER you finish the book you will go back to the cover ... then you will get the full force behind how PERFECT this cover is.
As you can tell I absolutely LOVE this character. I have loved him in the glimpse we have gotten of him in the other books but this … this is a gem. I will hold onto this book and read it again and again. We love the dark and gritty MC men but writing a character with a personality like Riggs is sheer brilliance. The banter between he and the Bianci family is magnificent along with the brotherhood he shares with Bones. I don’t know how to express the fabulous writing on the pages of this love story … because this is one hell of a love story.
Lauren Bianci is living a lie – a lie that she has kept from her brother Anthony and her mother. Riggs crashes into her life and dares her to take a detour. It just so happens that detour takes her straight to him – a man that will own her and break her in one swift motion.
I thought the previous releases were magnificent but this release is more than that. I have never felt so much delight and grief in one read. I couldn’t catch my breath mid story line and I was terrified to continue turning the pages. I knew the storm was coming … I just didn’t know when and then just when I thought my heart was in the clear … wham! SO FANTASTIC!
You can read this release without reading the other books but I don’t know why you would even consider doing that. You miss out on Jack, Lacey, Anthony, Michael, Vic and the entire crew. I don’t know why you would do that …. It would be madness on your part.
Janine has gifted us a look into the next book – Blackie’s story. I have a feeling its going to be a doozie. You can preorder Lethal Temptations now. So in the mean time go back and click the rest of the Tempations Series up ….. GO .. NOW! You don’t want to fall behind .. there are so many more amazing characters to fall in love with.
Review to post to Ramblings From Beneath The Sheets.
Janine Infante Bosco
5 bazillion stars
The cover – I sent Janine a message about this cover – it is one of the BEST covers I have seen in years. This is one of those books that the cover pulls you in and as you begin to read and meet Riggs the cover means so much more. That smile … the humor … the lines … the man ….
Promise me AFTER you finish the book you will go back to the cover ... then you will get the full force behind how PERFECT this cover is.
As you can tell I absolutely LOVE this character. I have loved him in the glimpse we have gotten of him in the other books but this … this is a gem. I will hold onto this book and read it again and again. We love the dark and gritty MC men but writing a character with a personality like Riggs is sheer brilliance. The banter between he and the Bianci family is magnificent along with the brotherhood he shares with Bones. I don’t know how to express the fabulous writing on the pages of this love story … because this is one hell of a love story.
Lauren Bianci is living a lie – a lie that she has kept from her brother Anthony and her mother. Riggs crashes into her life and dares her to take a detour. It just so happens that detour takes her straight to him – a man that will own her and break her in one swift motion.
I thought the previous releases were magnificent but this release is more than that. I have never felt so much delight and grief in one read. I couldn’t catch my breath mid story line and I was terrified to continue turning the pages. I knew the storm was coming … I just didn’t know when and then just when I thought my heart was in the clear … wham! SO FANTASTIC!
You can read this release without reading the other books but I don’t know why you would even consider doing that. You miss out on Jack, Lacey, Anthony, Michael, Vic and the entire crew. I don’t know why you would do that …. It would be madness on your part.
Janine has gifted us a look into the next book – Blackie’s story. I have a feeling its going to be a doozie. You can preorder Lethal Temptations now. So in the mean time go back and click the rest of the Tempations Series up ….. GO .. NOW! You don’t want to fall behind .. there are so many more amazing characters to fall in love with.
Review to post to Ramblings From Beneath The Sheets.
March 17, 2016
This is the second book I have had the pleasure to read by Janine and I have to say I am hooked. I think I might have enjoyed this one even more than the last one. I definitely am a Satan's Knights girl now! I love her writing style and the ability she has to draw you in from the very first page. Needless to say, I am hooked on this series!!!!
Riggs is your typical bad boy, he is a tech genius to say the least and following in his best friends footsteps to become a patched member of Satan's Knights. He has been bidding his time waiting for the chance to sit at the table and be a real part of the brotherhood that he has chosen as his family. Living a life of privilege was not all it was cracked up to be, so it left it all behind. When he is asked to gather the members of a local mob family he never thought he would come face to face with a girl who would be his undoing. The girl that would help him find his heart and so much more. But when lives are threatened and blood is shed, will Riggs be strong enough to make the right choices to save what he holds so close to his heart or will it be his end?
Lauren Bianci has had it with her life. She wants something new and different. Nursing school wasn't for her and she has been hiding the truth from her family about the fact that she has dropped out. For the time being she is content to work in a bar, she would rather not be shaking her ass, but hey, the money is decent and she needs some form of income. When Riggs storms into her life, she isn't quite sure what to think of the handsome, sexy, bad ass biker. He pushes he buttons and challenges her to find what it is that she truly wants from life. When one bend in the road doesn't work, find a detour and take a chance on something new.
Go grab your copy of this awesome book about love, loss, second chances and more. About learning what is most important and really matters in your life. About learning to love and putting others before you. About brotherhood and that blood does not always make a family. Well written and gripping. Fall in love with Kitten and Tiger and the rest of the Satan's Knights like I did. You won't be disappointed.
4.5 Fierce Stars!
Riggs is your typical bad boy, he is a tech genius to say the least and following in his best friends footsteps to become a patched member of Satan's Knights. He has been bidding his time waiting for the chance to sit at the table and be a real part of the brotherhood that he has chosen as his family. Living a life of privilege was not all it was cracked up to be, so it left it all behind. When he is asked to gather the members of a local mob family he never thought he would come face to face with a girl who would be his undoing. The girl that would help him find his heart and so much more. But when lives are threatened and blood is shed, will Riggs be strong enough to make the right choices to save what he holds so close to his heart or will it be his end?
Lauren Bianci has had it with her life. She wants something new and different. Nursing school wasn't for her and she has been hiding the truth from her family about the fact that she has dropped out. For the time being she is content to work in a bar, she would rather not be shaking her ass, but hey, the money is decent and she needs some form of income. When Riggs storms into her life, she isn't quite sure what to think of the handsome, sexy, bad ass biker. He pushes he buttons and challenges her to find what it is that she truly wants from life. When one bend in the road doesn't work, find a detour and take a chance on something new.
Go grab your copy of this awesome book about love, loss, second chances and more. About learning what is most important and really matters in your life. About learning to love and putting others before you. About brotherhood and that blood does not always make a family. Well written and gripping. Fall in love with Kitten and Tiger and the rest of the Satan's Knights like I did. You won't be disappointed.
4.5 Fierce Stars!
March 17, 2016
This is the second book I have had the pleasure to read by Janine and I have to say I am hooked. I think I might have enjoyed this one even more than the last one. I definitely am a Satan's Knights girl now! I love her writing style and the ability she has to draw you in from the very first page. Needless to say, I am hooked on this series!!!!
Riggs is your typical bad boy, he is a tech genius to say the least and following in his best friends footsteps to become a patched member of Satan's Knights. He has been bidding his time waiting for the chance to sit at the table and be a real part of the brotherhood that he has chosen as his family. Living a life of privilege was not all it was cracked up to be, so it left it all behind. When he is asked to gather the members of a local mob family he never thought he would come face to face with a girl who would be his undoing. The girl that would help him find his heart and so much more. But when lives are threatened and blood is shed, will Riggs be strong enough to make the right choices to save what he holds so close to his heart or will it be his end?
Lauren Bianci has had it with her life. She wants something new and different. Nursing school wasn't for her and she has been hiding the truth from her family about the fact that she has dropped out. For the time being she is content to work in a bar, she would rather not be shaking her ass, but hey, the money is decent and she needs some form of income. When Riggs storms into her life, she isn't quite sure what to think of the handsome, sexy, bad ass biker. He pushes he buttons and challenges her to find what it is that she truly wants from life. When one bend in the road doesn't work, find a detour and take a chance on something new.
Go grab your copy of this awesome book about love, loss, second chances and more. About learning what is most important and really matters in your life. About learning to love and putting others before you. About brotherhood and that blood does not always make a family. Well written and gripping. Fall in love with Kitten and Tiger and the rest of the Satan's Knights like I did. You won't be disappointed.
4.5 Fierce Stars!
Riggs is your typical bad boy, he is a tech genius to say the least and following in his best friends footsteps to become a patched member of Satan's Knights. He has been bidding his time waiting for the chance to sit at the table and be a real part of the brotherhood that he has chosen as his family. Living a life of privilege was not all it was cracked up to be, so it left it all behind. When he is asked to gather the members of a local mob family he never thought he would come face to face with a girl who would be his undoing. The girl that would help him find his heart and so much more. But when lives are threatened and blood is shed, will Riggs be strong enough to make the right choices to save what he holds so close to his heart or will it be his end?
Lauren Bianci has had it with her life. She wants something new and different. Nursing school wasn't for her and she has been hiding the truth from her family about the fact that she has dropped out. For the time being she is content to work in a bar, she would rather not be shaking her ass, but hey, the money is decent and she needs some form of income. When Riggs storms into her life, she isn't quite sure what to think of the handsome, sexy, bad ass biker. He pushes he buttons and challenges her to find what it is that she truly wants from life. When one bend in the road doesn't work, find a detour and take a chance on something new.
Go grab your copy of this awesome book about love, loss, second chances and more. About learning what is most important and really matters in your life. About learning to love and putting others before you. About brotherhood and that blood does not always make a family. Well written and gripping. Fall in love with Kitten and Tiger and the rest of the Satan's Knights like I did. You won't be disappointed.
4.5 Fierce Stars!
October 21, 2016
4.5 stars
All right, when Janine said that this was going to be the "lighter side" of the Knights I didn't know what to expect. But I did think she was going to limit the action. She did not. I repeat. She did NOT limit the action. She also did not limit the emotional turmoil I have come to expect from her. She did, however, show her (well, Riggs') lovable, fun side and it was endearing.
Lauren and Riggs are pure MC magic together.
Lauren is a fierce spitfire that still has enough femininity and vulnerability to keep her relate-able. I am not a badass, and it can be difficult to put myself in the shoes of h's that are. Watching her struggle with so many life decisions really helped bring her to life for me. How many of us have a plan? A ton, right? We map out exactly how our life will go from a young age, throw our blinders one, and being our journey. But what happens when something we didn't know existed catches out eye? Lauren has already stepped off of the well-laid path before her, however, she's simply strolling through the trees, looking for a new one.
And then there was Riggs. WHOOOO! This dude is my favorite of the Knights, so far. He is badass (I would not pick a fight with him - unless it was going to end with makeup sex), hilarious, loyal, smart-as-hell, and SEXY! Muscles? Check! Knows what he's doing in be? Check! Willing to defend those he loves to the point of WHOA?! Double check! But, hang on, Riggs is not perfect. He's kinda the opposite of perfect for a while and you are going to want to reach through the pages and slap him. A few times.
The relationship between these two is a fabulous mixture of sweet, romantic, stupid, and memorable. And their text messages, ohmigosh, I loved them.
Here's the down and dirty: If you are looking for a great MC romance that has multi-faceted characters and a gripping plot, Reckless Temptations will tick all of your boxes.
All right, when Janine said that this was going to be the "lighter side" of the Knights I didn't know what to expect. But I did think she was going to limit the action. She did not. I repeat. She did NOT limit the action. She also did not limit the emotional turmoil I have come to expect from her. She did, however, show her (well, Riggs') lovable, fun side and it was endearing.
Lauren and Riggs are pure MC magic together.
Lauren is a fierce spitfire that still has enough femininity and vulnerability to keep her relate-able. I am not a badass, and it can be difficult to put myself in the shoes of h's that are. Watching her struggle with so many life decisions really helped bring her to life for me. How many of us have a plan? A ton, right? We map out exactly how our life will go from a young age, throw our blinders one, and being our journey. But what happens when something we didn't know existed catches out eye? Lauren has already stepped off of the well-laid path before her, however, she's simply strolling through the trees, looking for a new one.
And then there was Riggs. WHOOOO! This dude is my favorite of the Knights, so far. He is badass (I would not pick a fight with him - unless it was going to end with makeup sex), hilarious, loyal, smart-as-hell, and SEXY! Muscles? Check! Knows what he's doing in be? Check! Willing to defend those he loves to the point of WHOA?! Double check! But, hang on, Riggs is not perfect. He's kinda the opposite of perfect for a while and you are going to want to reach through the pages and slap him. A few times.
The relationship between these two is a fabulous mixture of sweet, romantic, stupid, and memorable. And their text messages, ohmigosh, I loved them.
Here's the down and dirty: If you are looking for a great MC romance that has multi-faceted characters and a gripping plot, Reckless Temptations will tick all of your boxes.
March 18, 2016
Each book in this series has made me emotional, but Reckless Temptations brought me to my knees. And so I have permanently put Janine Infante Bosco on the list of authors trying to KILL ME! Riggs is a computer genius, and prospect for the Satan's Knights MC. He's completely happy with his bike, the open road, and a different woman each night. When he meets Lauren, his simple life is forever changed. Lauren Bianci has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She's hiding the fact that she dropped out of nursing school from her family, as she's always been the good girl who does everything right. The night she meets Riggs, is the start of her detour journey. She decides to move out of her safe zone by showing up to his patched in party at the club, and has crazy sex with him against the wall. But when she doesn't hear from him again, she's not happy, especially when she needs to tell him her secret. Will Riggs man up and own it, or will he run?
Riggs is his own special brand of hot biker. I spent the majority of the book conflicted as to whether I wanted to choke him out, or hug him. The character development is fantastic, with stellar secondaries that I can't help but love as much. An action packed, emotionally charged, and extremely well written storyline flows perfectly. OMG the hilarious well placed humor (especially Lauren's mother) had me very close to wetting my pants from laughing so hard, and the flammable chemistry EXPLODES into SCORCHIN' HOT sexy scene goodness. Janine Infante Bosco's talented writing style does a brilliant job weaving together the twists & turns that had me on the edge of my seat, with my emotions all over the place making me cry. The dual POV made this story more heart wrenching, and I'm completely addicted these bikers. I cannot wait for the next book, so I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Riggs is his own special brand of hot biker. I spent the majority of the book conflicted as to whether I wanted to choke him out, or hug him. The character development is fantastic, with stellar secondaries that I can't help but love as much. An action packed, emotionally charged, and extremely well written storyline flows perfectly. OMG the hilarious well placed humor (especially Lauren's mother) had me very close to wetting my pants from laughing so hard, and the flammable chemistry EXPLODES into SCORCHIN' HOT sexy scene goodness. Janine Infante Bosco's talented writing style does a brilliant job weaving together the twists & turns that had me on the edge of my seat, with my emotions all over the place making me cry. The dual POV made this story more heart wrenching, and I'm completely addicted these bikers. I cannot wait for the next book, so I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
March 8, 2016
Reckless Temptations is the fourth in the Tempted series by author Janine Infante Bosco, and a series that is quickly becoming one of my favourites.
Where will I start...the beginning, well firstly let me tell you a little something about the way I get in the mood for reading a new book; comfy seat, glass of wine or a cup of coffee (depending on the time of day) some chocolate or popcorn and finding and listening to the authors playlist - if there is one. Yes this author had a playlist, and I loved every song on it, but one very close to the end got me very nervous and racked up my anticipation level.
Now onto the story, Riggs and Lauren, I love this couple, Riggs, although a bad boy biker comes across as a really fun character. As the story progresses you see every side of his character, his loyalty, dedication, protectiveness and even his vulnerability. Lauren Bianci is fast becoming one of my favourite female leads, she is strong but stubborn and also fiercely loyal.
This story will take you on an emotional roller coaster, there are plenty of laugh out loud moments courtesy of Riggs' cheeky nature and mama Bianci's take no prisoners attitude, and far too many Kleenex ugly cry moments, be warned tissues are a must with this book. From the prologue to the epilogue I was hooked and so glad I took the ride with Riggs and Lauren. The author did an amazing job with this story, the twists and turns kept you wanting more.
Every character in this book was well written and played their part fantastically. I loved how the author tied in the timeline with the previous books, and gave us a little taster of what's to come with leather and lace.
Overall a fantastic addition to the Tempted series, can't wait for more from this author.
B2B Lesley
Where will I start...the beginning, well firstly let me tell you a little something about the way I get in the mood for reading a new book; comfy seat, glass of wine or a cup of coffee (depending on the time of day) some chocolate or popcorn and finding and listening to the authors playlist - if there is one. Yes this author had a playlist, and I loved every song on it, but one very close to the end got me very nervous and racked up my anticipation level.
Now onto the story, Riggs and Lauren, I love this couple, Riggs, although a bad boy biker comes across as a really fun character. As the story progresses you see every side of his character, his loyalty, dedication, protectiveness and even his vulnerability. Lauren Bianci is fast becoming one of my favourite female leads, she is strong but stubborn and also fiercely loyal.
This story will take you on an emotional roller coaster, there are plenty of laugh out loud moments courtesy of Riggs' cheeky nature and mama Bianci's take no prisoners attitude, and far too many Kleenex ugly cry moments, be warned tissues are a must with this book. From the prologue to the epilogue I was hooked and so glad I took the ride with Riggs and Lauren. The author did an amazing job with this story, the twists and turns kept you wanting more.
Every character in this book was well written and played their part fantastically. I loved how the author tied in the timeline with the previous books, and gave us a little taster of what's to come with leather and lace.
Overall a fantastic addition to the Tempted series, can't wait for more from this author.
B2B Lesley
March 5, 2016
Title: Reckless Temptations (Tempted # 4)
Series: Tempted Series
Author: Janine Infante Bosco
Genre: MC Romance
Stars: 5/5 Stars
Reviewer: Annamaria
Published: Feb 28, 2016
Publisher: Create Space Publishing
"She gave me purpose, and my purpose was to love her. She brought me back to a place where I believed in dreams. She was my Kitten. My Kitten that was giving me a little Pea."
5/5 Amazing Stars! Lauren is a strong, feisty woman who is trying to figure out what she wants in life. Riggs is a motorcycle gang prospect who is handsome, cocky and has a great sense of humor. Lauren and Riggs have an instant attraction but try to resist each other. When they finally get together their chemistry is though the roof. You must read the story to see if they get their happily ever after. The author knows how to deliver a story full of laughter, sexiness and just all around edge of your seat unpredictable drama. This book can be read as a stand-alone novel but it is the fourth book in the Tempted Series. I most definitely will be reading the whole series! Highly recommend it!
I received this book as a ARC for an honest review. This book was read and reviewed by Annamaria for Alpha Book Club.
Plot: 5
Chemistry: 5
Pacing: 5
Ending: 5
Character Development: 5
Series: Tempted Series
Author: Janine Infante Bosco
Genre: MC Romance
Stars: 5/5 Stars
Reviewer: Annamaria
Published: Feb 28, 2016
Publisher: Create Space Publishing
"She gave me purpose, and my purpose was to love her. She brought me back to a place where I believed in dreams. She was my Kitten. My Kitten that was giving me a little Pea."
5/5 Amazing Stars! Lauren is a strong, feisty woman who is trying to figure out what she wants in life. Riggs is a motorcycle gang prospect who is handsome, cocky and has a great sense of humor. Lauren and Riggs have an instant attraction but try to resist each other. When they finally get together their chemistry is though the roof. You must read the story to see if they get their happily ever after. The author knows how to deliver a story full of laughter, sexiness and just all around edge of your seat unpredictable drama. This book can be read as a stand-alone novel but it is the fourth book in the Tempted Series. I most definitely will be reading the whole series! Highly recommend it!
I received this book as a ARC for an honest review. This book was read and reviewed by Annamaria for Alpha Book Club.
Plot: 5
Chemistry: 5
Pacing: 5
Ending: 5
Character Development: 5
March 11, 2016
4.5 Stars!
"I’m going to make a hundred mistakes, but I promise I’ll fix them. I’ll always fix them. I know I’m not your plan, but I’ll make the detour worth it. We’ll make new plans, and you’ll dream…please keep dreaming. I want to make all your dreams come true."
Once I saw the cover for Reckless Temptations I knew I had to have it! Riggs is one hot biker and funny as hell! I love his personality and the way he likes to mess with everyone. I also loved the man that he is. When push came to shove, he stepped up and went over and beyond. I think that Riggs and Lauren were perfect together. Lauren really brought the best out in Riggs. Like always, there's not only a love story, but also suspense and heart breaking moments. I really enjoyed it, but that doesn't surprise me one bit. As for the next book that will be releasing soon, Lethal Temptations, all I have to say to Janine is...
Own it
~Juls
July 30, 2016
Wow ... Janine hasn't lost her momentum if anything she is gaining more speed. When she can write a book that makes you laugh out loud so you get strange looks from your boyfriend or makes you cry where you are sniffling and hoping your child doesn't hear you then you know this is the best book! If I could give it higher than a 5 I would.
I knew I liked Michael, fell for Anthony, had a love/hate relationship with Jack but let me tell you; Riggs is absolutely the best man she has written so far. I instantly fell for him. And Lauren! I adore her and how strong she is. I loved how Janine keeps the timeline continuing throughout the entire series and brings back characters from previous books.
When Riggs tells Lauren that taking a detour might be what she needs she never expected what would happen next. If you are looking for a fast paced book that will take you through a whirlwind of emotions then definitely read this book just make sure to have tissues ready and know you will laugh!
I knew I liked Michael, fell for Anthony, had a love/hate relationship with Jack but let me tell you; Riggs is absolutely the best man she has written so far. I instantly fell for him. And Lauren! I adore her and how strong she is. I loved how Janine keeps the timeline continuing throughout the entire series and brings back characters from previous books.
When Riggs tells Lauren that taking a detour might be what she needs she never expected what would happen next. If you are looking for a fast paced book that will take you through a whirlwind of emotions then definitely read this book just make sure to have tissues ready and know you will laugh!
March 7, 2016
Another great story in this series. I was hooked from the prologue wondering how Riggs and Lauren's story was going to play out. Riggs was such a different character from any of the others in this series. He was a guy that you could imagine making you smile when ever you were around him. He had such a no care attitude and a live life to the fullest philosophy.
Lauren is Anthony sister and she is definitely stuck in a life she isn't sure how she wants to live. She has quit school and is working at a bar. These two are total opposites but when they meet both of them are attracted to the other.
It was a fast paced read that I did enjoy. I loved all of the scenes with Maria, Lauren's mother, she makes me laugh every time. Just imagining Riggs and Maria together puts a smile on my face. I am so excited and looking forward to reading the next book in this series. I can already tell from the build up that his story will probably gut me.
Lauren is Anthony sister and she is definitely stuck in a life she isn't sure how she wants to live. She has quit school and is working at a bar. These two are total opposites but when they meet both of them are attracted to the other.
It was a fast paced read that I did enjoy. I loved all of the scenes with Maria, Lauren's mother, she makes me laugh every time. Just imagining Riggs and Maria together puts a smile on my face. I am so excited and looking forward to reading the next book in this series. I can already tell from the build up that his story will probably gut me.
March 6, 2016
This book was one hell of a ride from start to finish. Riggs and Lauren were a match made in heaven and so perfect for each other. I adored Lauren and her feisty, ballsy side. Once she made up her mind wanting something she fought hard for it. Riggs is as loyal as any person can be.
There was so much family loyalty in this book. You've got the mob loyalty and the MC loyalty. I loved watching the protective streak in each of these characters whether protecting their fresh & blood or their brothers from other mothers. Family isn't always blood related. It's those you choose to surround yourself with that sticks by you through the good, the bad and the ugly.
This story had it all! Passion, love, humor, action and loss. It's a great read that I had a hard time putting down!
* I received an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion*
There was so much family loyalty in this book. You've got the mob loyalty and the MC loyalty. I loved watching the protective streak in each of these characters whether protecting their fresh & blood or their brothers from other mothers. Family isn't always blood related. It's those you choose to surround yourself with that sticks by you through the good, the bad and the ugly.
This story had it all! Passion, love, humor, action and loss. It's a great read that I had a hard time putting down!
* I received an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion*
March 16, 2016
I am loving this series so far, and I was excited to see and read Riggs' book as I knew there was going to be some humour in this read.
Lauren, is one woman that is hiding secrets from her family as the way she thought her life was turning out takes a very different turn. This woman takes no crap from anyone and has learned to stick up for herself, with her fiery temper.
Riggs, what is there not to love about this biker, always having a witty comment to hand, there is one person that makes him stuck for words and that is Lauren. His baby-sitting duty takes a a very different turn and he needs to make choices in his life that he never thought he would ever have to make
This is another good read, and I will be looking out for the next book in the series.
***Copy received in exchange for an honest and unbiased review***
Lauren, is one woman that is hiding secrets from her family as the way she thought her life was turning out takes a very different turn. This woman takes no crap from anyone and has learned to stick up for herself, with her fiery temper.
Riggs, what is there not to love about this biker, always having a witty comment to hand, there is one person that makes him stuck for words and that is Lauren. His baby-sitting duty takes a a very different turn and he needs to make choices in his life that he never thought he would ever have to make
This is another good read, and I will be looking out for the next book in the series.
***Copy received in exchange for an honest and unbiased review***
March 14, 2016
As I started this story, I wasn't sure if I could read it because I hadn't read any of the previous. I contacted the author and she assured me that I would be able to pick up the back stories as I went along. She was right!
I loved Riggs. He was real, the phrases and language that he uses fit him. And he made me laugh quite a few times. Riggs and Lauren are a great couple that I loved reading about. I did wish for Riggs to stand up for their relationship a little more, Lauren deserved it.
This was a story that stayed in mind after I finished it, I wondered how they were doing. And then I remembered that they were fictional characters! But I felt like I had gone through so many emotions and obstacles with them, that they were actual people in my life. Kudos to you Ms. Bosco!!
♥♥♥♥♥ 5/5 Hearts
I loved Riggs. He was real, the phrases and language that he uses fit him. And he made me laugh quite a few times. Riggs and Lauren are a great couple that I loved reading about. I did wish for Riggs to stand up for their relationship a little more, Lauren deserved it.
This was a story that stayed in mind after I finished it, I wondered how they were doing. And then I remembered that they were fictional characters! But I felt like I had gone through so many emotions and obstacles with them, that they were actual people in my life. Kudos to you Ms. Bosco!!
♥♥♥♥♥ 5/5 Hearts
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March 14, 2016Reckless Temptations was another great addition to the Tempted Series by Janine Infante Bosco.
Every Kitten needs a Tiger like Riggs!
Riggs and Lauren had their differences but they worked it out in the end and it all balanced out beautifully. This book had humor (Riggs is one funny guy), grittiness, raw, heartbreak and more.
All the characters in the book were well written. I loved how the author tied in the timeline with the previous books, and gave us a little teaser of what's to come. From the beginning to the end, I was hooked with Riggs and Lauren! The author did an amazing job with this story! The twists and turns will make you want more! This is a 5 star read and I would recommend you all to read it!!
Every Kitten needs a Tiger like Riggs!
Riggs and Lauren had their differences but they worked it out in the end and it all balanced out beautifully. This book had humor (Riggs is one funny guy), grittiness, raw, heartbreak and more.
All the characters in the book were well written. I loved how the author tied in the timeline with the previous books, and gave us a little teaser of what's to come. From the beginning to the end, I was hooked with Riggs and Lauren! The author did an amazing job with this story! The twists and turns will make you want more! This is a 5 star read and I would recommend you all to read it!!
March 10, 2016
Reckless Temptations is amazing read! It is book 4 in the Tempted series and can be read as a standalone. The characters were great, I loved Lauren(Kitten) and Riggs(Tiger) they had my laughing so hard with the banter between them. Their instant attraction was hot to watch unfold. Riggs is a prospect for Satan Knight's motorcycle gang and is willing to do anything to get his patch. Lauren has quit school, lost her scholarship, and keeping it a secret from her family while working at a bar. I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series.
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