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Reapers Rejects MC #1
Blackjack
Ashley:
When you’re married, there are the things you can live with… and the things you can’t.
My abusive husband, Harry? He made those distinctions very clear to me.
Constant beatings, a forced a miscarriage, and then roping me in with my father’s notorious biker gang, The Reapers.
Lucky enough, I got out of my marriage in one piece. For the time being, that is. Though it’s only a matter of time before he picks up on my trail.
Thank God for Blackjack.
He swears he’ll kill my no-good husband the second he steps foot in town. That’s sweet and all, sure, but there’s more to him; something about his stare that I can’t get out of my mind. A part of me is desperate to believe I deserve to be loved, deserve someone like Blackjack in my life. Yet, the bruises from my past tell me to never trust another man again.
But Blackjack isn’t like any other man, is he?
Blackjack:
I never expected that I’d have anything or anyone to lose when I enlisted in the army. Then the blonde wild-child of the Montana’s Reapers motorcycle club, Ashley Monroe, showed up and proved that I had a lot more to lose than I thought.
It shouldn’t have been a surprise that by the time I came back home after all these years that she’d up-and-left town and gotten married. Life, after all, continues to move right on along even when you’re not there to watch it go. All the same, I have a two-year-old son to think about now.
And then there’s Ashley. She shows up, beaten and broken from her marriage, and instantly changes everything. I’ve never wanted to kill a man so badly my entire life. Just one look at her and I’m drowning with a desire to take her in my arms and tell her she’ll always be safe with me.
But is there enough strength left in both of us for this second shot at life?
When you’re married, there are the things you can live with… and the things you can’t.
My abusive husband, Harry? He made those distinctions very clear to me.
Constant beatings, a forced a miscarriage, and then roping me in with my father’s notorious biker gang, The Reapers.
Lucky enough, I got out of my marriage in one piece. For the time being, that is. Though it’s only a matter of time before he picks up on my trail.
Thank God for Blackjack.
He swears he’ll kill my no-good husband the second he steps foot in town. That’s sweet and all, sure, but there’s more to him; something about his stare that I can’t get out of my mind. A part of me is desperate to believe I deserve to be loved, deserve someone like Blackjack in my life. Yet, the bruises from my past tell me to never trust another man again.
But Blackjack isn’t like any other man, is he?
Blackjack:
I never expected that I’d have anything or anyone to lose when I enlisted in the army. Then the blonde wild-child of the Montana’s Reapers motorcycle club, Ashley Monroe, showed up and proved that I had a lot more to lose than I thought.
It shouldn’t have been a surprise that by the time I came back home after all these years that she’d up-and-left town and gotten married. Life, after all, continues to move right on along even when you’re not there to watch it go. All the same, I have a two-year-old son to think about now.
And then there’s Ashley. She shows up, beaten and broken from her marriage, and instantly changes everything. I’ve never wanted to kill a man so badly my entire life. Just one look at her and I’m drowning with a desire to take her in my arms and tell her she’ll always be safe with me.
But is there enough strength left in both of us for this second shot at life?
272 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2017
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Elizabeth Knox
290 books3,402 followersElizabeth Knox is a USA Today Bestselling romance author who specializes in romantic suspense, and dark romance. She’s well-known for her intense page-turning motorcycle clubs, and sinister dark mafia books.
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October 27, 2019
I was intrigued by this blurb and excited to read this book. Unfortunately the actual story let me down some and I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. There were parts that left me confused and needing to know more details, yet those details never came. By the end of the story I still didn't feel a connection between Ashley and Rob/Blackjack, and I actually didn't feel like I even knew either of them at all. I may give this series another try since there were some characters I would actually like to know more about if they get their own book.
April 24, 2022
A good start to this series . Blackjack and Ashley . They felt something for one another year's ago . But it didn't happen . Now Ashley is back home and not in great condition. The story is good and you get to meet a lot of the clan members . So I can see a good few books in this series .
March 15, 2018
DNF at 20%
Warning minor spoilers ahead...
I thought from the first chapter that this one would suck me in but it just did not. An MC Princess that gets an attitude with members, prospect or not, would never fly. Especially when she is showing up for the first time in years and has never even met them before but expects them to treat her like a Queen and know exactly who she is by looking at her.
Ashley's personality changes have me thinking she is Bi-Polar. And her MC President dad sharing club business with her after she shows up after 4 years???
I know many of these romance books are not believable but this one is just one big jumble. An editor is sorely needed to help clean up the roughness in just the first 20% of the book.
Warning minor spoilers ahead...
I thought from the first chapter that this one would suck me in but it just did not. An MC Princess that gets an attitude with members, prospect or not, would never fly. Especially when she is showing up for the first time in years and has never even met them before but expects them to treat her like a Queen and know exactly who she is by looking at her.
Ashley's personality changes have me thinking she is Bi-Polar. And her MC President dad sharing club business with her after she shows up after 4 years???
I know many of these romance books are not believable but this one is just one big jumble. An editor is sorely needed to help clean up the roughness in just the first 20% of the book.
May 12, 2022
Blackjack è il primo libro della serie Reapers MC di Elizabeth Knox, ambientato tra i rombi del club motociclistico dei Reapers dove la giustizia e le regole universali sono in realtà riscritte dalle leggi del club in perenna lotta per la supremazia. Lo sfondo della storia d’amore è caratterizzato da giustizie fai da te, traffici di droga ed armi, dove il club diventa la famiglia e si instaurano legami forti come patti di sangue. In questo mondo a parte, Ashley e Blackjack si ritrovano a lottare per riprendere in mano i loro cuori spezzati e per non distruggere la seconda occasione che la vita li offre.
Il libro inizia con una serie di maltrattamenti perpetrati per mano del marito di Ashley nei confronti della giovane moglie, ormai distrutta nel carattere che si ritrova a scappare dal nido coniugale e tornare a casa del padre. Le pagine iniziali sono un pugno nello stomaco, per cui viene voglia di gridare ed incitare la protagonista a scappare il più velocemente possibile. Ashley torna a casa distrutta non solo fisicamente ma nell’anima e nel cuore, la sua fragilità e il suo continuo chiedersi su come sia stato possibile ritrovarsi in un incubo del genere è una domanda che nasce spontanea anche nel cuore di chi legge. La parte introspettiva della protagonista è stata a parer mio molto ben curata, ogni pensiero è riportato senza appesantire ma lasciando intravedere il carattere di Ashley nella sua totalità: i suoi scrupoli, i suoi pensieri, i suoi più profondi tormenti non sono mai celati. Pagina dopo pagina, Ashley rinasce grazie all’affetto della famiglia e alle attenzioni di chi non l’ha mai dimenticata, come quelle che le regala Blackjack.
“Non sai quanto sono serio quando dico che ci sarò sempre per proteggerti. Non ti rendi conto di quanto sono pazzo di te e di quanto lo sia sempre stato”
Blackjack ha un carisma che emerge in modo preponderante fin dagli inizi, una storia travagliata alle spalle e un desiderio di protezione nei confronti di Ashley mai assopito nonostante gli anni di forzata lontananza. Tra i due molte sono le situazioni in sospeso e le parole non dette, dove i fatti e le decisioni dei singoli hanno scatenato un effetto domino nelle loro vite. È stato bello scoprire a poco a poco il loro passato. L’autrice abilmente, infatti, srotola la matassa degli episodi incuriosendo il lettore fino alla fine. Man mano che avanzano i dettagli sulla loro tormentata storia passata, aumenta in contemporanea il loro desiderio di vivere finalmente una vita insieme nel presente. Passato e futuro si sfidano e si sciolgono nella speranza di rinsaldare i due cuori spezzati.
“Mi sentii sprofondare in quelle iridi scure finché non potei fare altro che rimanere lì a fissarlo. Come riusciva a farmi sentire così disperatamente innamorata di lui con un solo sguardo?”
…………..
“Con il silenzio che aleggiava su di noi, la attirai a me, finalmente al suo posto, premuta contro il mio cuore”
La loro storia è in diversi punti combattuta e travagliata da rimorsi, preoccupazioni e vincoli esterni (in primis l’ex marito di Ashley e le regole dei club) che diventano muri a tratti invalicabili e che portano i protagonisti ad allontanarsi. Tuttavia ho provato la sensazione che il loro amore fosse già scritto nel loro destino, per quanto le innumerevoli vicissitudini lo abbiano ostacolato. Difatti la potenza dei loro cuori appare come una costante capace di vincere su tutto. Un amore che si rivela in modo preponderante andando ad assumere diversi significati quali supporto, protezione, famiglia, cura, desiderio e fiducia.
Vicino ad Ashley e Blackjack ci sono diversi personaggi che si affacciano alla trama principale e che sicuramente si andranno ad imporre nei volumi successivi della serie, tra cui è naturale citare i gemelli, il piccolo Dex, il papà Fist e lo zio Cracker.
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Il libro inizia con una serie di maltrattamenti perpetrati per mano del marito di Ashley nei confronti della giovane moglie, ormai distrutta nel carattere che si ritrova a scappare dal nido coniugale e tornare a casa del padre. Le pagine iniziali sono un pugno nello stomaco, per cui viene voglia di gridare ed incitare la protagonista a scappare il più velocemente possibile. Ashley torna a casa distrutta non solo fisicamente ma nell’anima e nel cuore, la sua fragilità e il suo continuo chiedersi su come sia stato possibile ritrovarsi in un incubo del genere è una domanda che nasce spontanea anche nel cuore di chi legge. La parte introspettiva della protagonista è stata a parer mio molto ben curata, ogni pensiero è riportato senza appesantire ma lasciando intravedere il carattere di Ashley nella sua totalità: i suoi scrupoli, i suoi pensieri, i suoi più profondi tormenti non sono mai celati. Pagina dopo pagina, Ashley rinasce grazie all’affetto della famiglia e alle attenzioni di chi non l’ha mai dimenticata, come quelle che le regala Blackjack.
“Non sai quanto sono serio quando dico che ci sarò sempre per proteggerti. Non ti rendi conto di quanto sono pazzo di te e di quanto lo sia sempre stato”
Blackjack ha un carisma che emerge in modo preponderante fin dagli inizi, una storia travagliata alle spalle e un desiderio di protezione nei confronti di Ashley mai assopito nonostante gli anni di forzata lontananza. Tra i due molte sono le situazioni in sospeso e le parole non dette, dove i fatti e le decisioni dei singoli hanno scatenato un effetto domino nelle loro vite. È stato bello scoprire a poco a poco il loro passato. L’autrice abilmente, infatti, srotola la matassa degli episodi incuriosendo il lettore fino alla fine. Man mano che avanzano i dettagli sulla loro tormentata storia passata, aumenta in contemporanea il loro desiderio di vivere finalmente una vita insieme nel presente. Passato e futuro si sfidano e si sciolgono nella speranza di rinsaldare i due cuori spezzati.
“Mi sentii sprofondare in quelle iridi scure finché non potei fare altro che rimanere lì a fissarlo. Come riusciva a farmi sentire così disperatamente innamorata di lui con un solo sguardo?”
…………..
“Con il silenzio che aleggiava su di noi, la attirai a me, finalmente al suo posto, premuta contro il mio cuore”
La loro storia è in diversi punti combattuta e travagliata da rimorsi, preoccupazioni e vincoli esterni (in primis l’ex marito di Ashley e le regole dei club) che diventano muri a tratti invalicabili e che portano i protagonisti ad allontanarsi. Tuttavia ho provato la sensazione che il loro amore fosse già scritto nel loro destino, per quanto le innumerevoli vicissitudini lo abbiano ostacolato. Difatti la potenza dei loro cuori appare come una costante capace di vincere su tutto. Un amore che si rivela in modo preponderante andando ad assumere diversi significati quali supporto, protezione, famiglia, cura, desiderio e fiducia.
Vicino ad Ashley e Blackjack ci sono diversi personaggi che si affacciano alla trama principale e che sicuramente si andranno ad imporre nei volumi successivi della serie, tra cui è naturale citare i gemelli, il piccolo Dex, il papà Fist e lo zio Cracker.
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December 25, 2020
Okay biker romance
2.5 stars rounded up
I thought this started out good, I like seeing a woman take control of her life and get away from an awful man. I'm glad Ashley was able to find help with her family and the Reaper club and begin to heal.
The backstop of Ashley and Blackjack was not well developed and we only got a tiny blip of information about them before. I would have liked their story to be fleshed out more than them just jumping into a marriage.
I also thought the drama with Harry and the Bears MC could have had more to it. It was almost a subplot with the romance being first. More action would have made this more enjoyable.
2.5 stars rounded up
I thought this started out good, I like seeing a woman take control of her life and get away from an awful man. I'm glad Ashley was able to find help with her family and the Reaper club and begin to heal.
The backstop of Ashley and Blackjack was not well developed and we only got a tiny blip of information about them before. I would have liked their story to be fleshed out more than them just jumping into a marriage.
I also thought the drama with Harry and the Bears MC could have had more to it. It was almost a subplot with the romance being first. More action would have made this more enjoyable.
April 21, 2022
Finally un libro MC che mi è piaciuto molto, con personaggi ben caratterizzati e una trama che avrà un seguito, buon inizio cara Elizabeth aspetto il prossimo presto eh?
domani recensione on line con RP!
domani recensione on line con RP!
January 9, 2018
I love when I can find another good MC book and this author gives me what I need. I am not the greatest at writing reviews and as some reviews have stated they dislike the book due to errors and they didn't like the story or something else. I loved this book. I have come across books that I didn't care for and was easily lost but I guess I am someone who can keep up with a story no matter what directions they take. That must be my extreme multi-tasking I do on a daily basis.
I loved this 2nd chance romance with an older guy and a younger girl who have know each other but their lives took a different turn and they were separated for a few years.
Ashley returned home back to her family after her "husband" beat her so badly that she feared if she didn't leave he would kill her. In hearing her husband talking about using her against her father's MC she knew she needed to leave to not only save herself but make sure her real family was safe.
Blackjack left a few years back because he could not control himself when he was around Ashley as she was a lot younger than him so the only way he knew to save himself at the time was to enlist in the military to get as far away as he could. That love he felt for her never faded and it came crashing back to him the night she returned beaten and bruised.
This is a HEA book but sometimes you need to go through trials to find it.
I can't wait to read more of this authors books in the near future.
I loved this 2nd chance romance with an older guy and a younger girl who have know each other but their lives took a different turn and they were separated for a few years.
Ashley returned home back to her family after her "husband" beat her so badly that she feared if she didn't leave he would kill her. In hearing her husband talking about using her against her father's MC she knew she needed to leave to not only save herself but make sure her real family was safe.
Blackjack left a few years back because he could not control himself when he was around Ashley as she was a lot younger than him so the only way he knew to save himself at the time was to enlist in the military to get as far away as he could. That love he felt for her never faded and it came crashing back to him the night she returned beaten and bruised.
This is a HEA book but sometimes you need to go through trials to find it.
I can't wait to read more of this authors books in the near future.
January 2, 2020
Blackjack was attracted to Ashley from their first meeting but she was too young and experienced for a man like him so he decides to avoid temptation by enlisting in the military. He has recently come back to his hometown and the MC when Ashley crashes into his life but after all she has experienced she is not the woman he remembered.
Elizabeth was willing to take the punishment her husband was happy to give out but when he threatens her father and the Reapers, the only people she truly cares about, she knows that she must prepare them for what is about to happen.
This story takes you on a action packed adventure filled with suspense, violence and heat as two people who have always belonged together try to find their way back to each other.
Elizabeth was willing to take the punishment her husband was happy to give out but when he threatens her father and the Reapers, the only people she truly cares about, she knows that she must prepare them for what is about to happen.
This story takes you on a action packed adventure filled with suspense, violence and heat as two people who have always belonged together try to find their way back to each other.
January 18, 2018
This is the first book I have read from this author and let me just say this will NOT be the last. . What an intriguing, consuming book! Oh my…this author surprised me in such a good way.
The beginning was a little slow for me but by the time I got to the end of this book, I was loving it! Some very angsty moments.
“Ashley Monroe married to an abusive man, her husband also happens to be a member of her father’s rival gang. After being badly beaten, Ashley finally finds the courage to flee her unforgiving life
MC storyline that was action packed, suspenseful, entertaining and had biker hotness.
I found the style of writing very atmospheric. I felt like I had stepped into an alternate reality where the real world was just a hand’s reach away,
I loved this story. I think what made this a 5 star book for me was Blackjack . HE IS HOT! There's a real beauty, polish, and purpose to the way the story is unfolding.
I can’t wait to see what is to come with this MC and which of the guys is next!
The beginning was a little slow for me but by the time I got to the end of this book, I was loving it! Some very angsty moments.
“Ashley Monroe married to an abusive man, her husband also happens to be a member of her father’s rival gang. After being badly beaten, Ashley finally finds the courage to flee her unforgiving life
MC storyline that was action packed, suspenseful, entertaining and had biker hotness.
I found the style of writing very atmospheric. I felt like I had stepped into an alternate reality where the real world was just a hand’s reach away,
I loved this story. I think what made this a 5 star book for me was Blackjack . HE IS HOT! There's a real beauty, polish, and purpose to the way the story is unfolding.
I can’t wait to see what is to come with this MC and which of the guys is next!
January 16, 2020
I've been in a book funk and this book pulled me out. I was hooked from the beginning and devoured the book.
I loved the dynamic between the two characters. He was her savior at a very unpleasant time in her life. And they have loved one another for so long. I loved seeing these two work through their past mistakes with one another.
Now the reason I only gave it 4 stars and not 5... There's quite a few errors within the book which I normally overlook and it didn't hinder my reading but there were handfuls of time that I had to reread things to understand what it was suppose to mean. There's also a few discrepancies with the storyline.. The think they have a mole... But further in the book it's stated like they are just realizing it again.. Also prospects (to my understanding of any and all MC books) are not allowed in church but this prospect was...
Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the book and Will read more from this author and this series. Just wasn't able to give it the 5 stars it could potentially deserve with another go through with edits.
I loved the dynamic between the two characters. He was her savior at a very unpleasant time in her life. And they have loved one another for so long. I loved seeing these two work through their past mistakes with one another.
Now the reason I only gave it 4 stars and not 5... There's quite a few errors within the book which I normally overlook and it didn't hinder my reading but there were handfuls of time that I had to reread things to understand what it was suppose to mean. There's also a few discrepancies with the storyline.. The think they have a mole... But further in the book it's stated like they are just realizing it again.. Also prospects (to my understanding of any and all MC books) are not allowed in church but this prospect was...
Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the book and Will read more from this author and this series. Just wasn't able to give it the 5 stars it could potentially deserve with another go through with edits.
December 23, 2020
Man, this book. I don't know how I feel. I liked it but at the same time was upset that it didn't really didn't do it for me? I SERIOUSLY want to find a good MC series where I just can't help but dive right into the second book and then the third and just whip through them because I love the characters so much! But it seems that is a false hope because I've now started and finished the first book of three MC series and just don't have the desire to finish.
But anywho, this was an okay story. There were definitely high points where I was eager to flip the pages. But then there were times (most of the time) that I just skimmed pages because there was a TON of unnecessary stuff in this book.
Ashley is an MC princess. As a teenager she falls for a man 14 years her senior and naturally at 16 trying to be with a 30 year old that doesn't work. So he runs off to the military and she runs away from the MC and marries an abusive man. Well, this book starts off with one of those abuses (TRIGGER WARNING). She's finally had enough and runs back home to daddy. Naturally her husband is a dick who wants his property back. And that's where your story starts.
Most things about this book were just anticlimactic to me. Even the climax was anticlimactic... It was mostly a second chance love story than it was a gritty MC story. Which I guess is fine. But I wanted this book for the MC story, not what was given. Meh. Ya win some and you lose some.
But anywho, this was an okay story. There were definitely high points where I was eager to flip the pages. But then there were times (most of the time) that I just skimmed pages because there was a TON of unnecessary stuff in this book.
Ashley is an MC princess. As a teenager she falls for a man 14 years her senior and naturally at 16 trying to be with a 30 year old that doesn't work. So he runs off to the military and she runs away from the MC and marries an abusive man. Well, this book starts off with one of those abuses (TRIGGER WARNING). She's finally had enough and runs back home to daddy. Naturally her husband is a dick who wants his property back. And that's where your story starts.
Most things about this book were just anticlimactic to me. Even the climax was anticlimactic... It was mostly a second chance love story than it was a gritty MC story. Which I guess is fine. But I wanted this book for the MC story, not what was given. Meh. Ya win some and you lose some.
December 4, 2020
3 Dishearten Stars
Blackjack is the first book in the Reapers MC Series by Elizabeth Knox. It was my first read from this author and I was very much looking forward to this book. The blurb had me very intrigued and I had high hopes. It didn't hurt that the cover was hot as sin as well. But from the moment I started reading this book I felt I was missing something, I was very confused throughout parts and wanting more details but not getting it. I was left feeling disconnected from the story.
There was very little connection between Ashley and Blackjack, I didn't feel them together at all. The characters were so underdeveloped and had very little spark going on. In the end I felt like it took me a year to read this book!
I might give this series another go in the future because there was some interesting secondary character’s that I would be interested in hearing their story!
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Blackjack is the first book in the Reapers MC Series by Elizabeth Knox. It was my first read from this author and I was very much looking forward to this book. The blurb had me very intrigued and I had high hopes. It didn't hurt that the cover was hot as sin as well. But from the moment I started reading this book I felt I was missing something, I was very confused throughout parts and wanting more details but not getting it. I was left feeling disconnected from the story.
There was very little connection between Ashley and Blackjack, I didn't feel them together at all. The characters were so underdeveloped and had very little spark going on. In the end I felt like it took me a year to read this book!
I might give this series another go in the future because there was some interesting secondary character’s that I would be interested in hearing their story!
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May 22, 2020
A captivating read from beginning to end! An exciting storyline that leaves you breathless wanting more! Sexy steam filled chemistry! Emotionally heartfelt, enjoyable and fun! One heck of a twisted, intense rollercoaster ride! An amazing must read!
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 4, 2025
Triumph
Just shows how life can change in an instant. Ashley got her independence only to find she had been played. She managed to get back to her family. Blackjack has managed to save her, not without heartache, but just as everything comes together, fate has one more stunt to pull.
Just shows how life can change in an instant. Ashley got her independence only to find she had been played. She managed to get back to her family. Blackjack has managed to save her, not without heartache, but just as everything comes together, fate has one more stunt to pull.
December 26, 2019
Great mc
Loved this.MC start.of a series. leaves you on a extension for the next book. Loved this.. Little heat, little violence little.of everything you com to expect from an mc
Loved this.MC start.of a series. leaves you on a extension for the next book. Loved this.. Little heat, little violence little.of everything you com to expect from an mc
December 12, 2022
MC Romance
Blackjack is a quick MC romance with angst mystery spice and just the perfect dash of forbidden vibes. I can’t wait to read the next one
Blackjack is a quick MC romance with angst mystery spice and just the perfect dash of forbidden vibes. I can’t wait to read the next one
November 26, 2017
Elizabeth Knox goes dark...and I like it. Poor Ashley can't catch a break with her abusive husband. Running back home to her roots. She falls back into Blackjack's strong arms. Will they finally get the chance to be together or will her husband ruin it all? A dark, twisted MC romance.
November 12, 2017
Ashley is the Reapers MC princess. She marries Harry and moves away from her MC family. Harry is a piece of crap so when she gets the chance to leave she runs back home.
Things from there get interesting, while she back home she recconnects with Blackjack.
The connection between the two has been their since they were younger.
This book is extreamly well written, it's action packed, the sex scences are hot and most importantly is full of sinfully sexy Alphas!!
Can't wait for the next book in the series.
Things from there get interesting, while she back home she recconnects with Blackjack.
The connection between the two has been their since they were younger.
This book is extreamly well written, it's action packed, the sex scences are hot and most importantly is full of sinfully sexy Alphas!!
Can't wait for the next book in the series.
August 13, 2018
I thought this book was okay. There were a couple Major issues that I struggle to get past FIRST
SECOND
and
THIRD, I love my outlaw biker romances... they're my guilty pleasure lol, a part of that guilty pleasure is the Alpha male brotherhood that the women love and are loyal to even with the frequent "club business" brush off, so I was repeatedly annoyed with
If these pitfalls had not been present I would have given it a solid "liked it" 3 stars. But as is...
SECOND
and
THIRD, I love my outlaw biker romances... they're my guilty pleasure lol, a part of that guilty pleasure is the Alpha male brotherhood that the women love and are loyal to even with the frequent "club business" brush off, so I was repeatedly annoyed with
If these pitfalls had not been present I would have given it a solid "liked it" 3 stars. But as is...
October 1, 2019
Great story
Book has a great story line. Book needs to go through some editing. Ashley was not the damsel in distress although the family kept trying to make her one.
Book has a great story line. Book needs to go through some editing. Ashley was not the damsel in distress although the family kept trying to make her one.
May 7, 2022
Buongiorno lettori, oggi vi parlo di “Blackjack”, primo volume della serie Reapers MC scritto da Elizabeth Knox edito Kiss Publishing.
In fuga da un marito violento, Ashley è riuscita a tornare nel club di motociclisti di suo padre. Pur avendo paura della loro reazione, è consapevole che quel posto è casa.
Quando rivede Blackjack, tutti i sentimenti che un tempo si erano assopiti ritornano a galla.
Il debole che Blackjack ha sempre avuto per Ashley l’ha spinto a scappare e ad arruolarsi. Nel momento in cui lei torna dopo anni, lui ha un figlio di cui prendersi cura.
Il loro legame è ancora forte, ma alcune ferite sono difficili da marginare. Riusciranno a cogliere la loro seconda occasione e a coronare il loro amore?
In fuga da un marito violento, Ashley è riuscita a tornare nel club di motociclisti di suo padre. Pur avendo paura della loro reazione, è consapevole che quel posto è casa.
Quando rivede Blackjack, tutti i sentimenti che un tempo si erano assopiti ritornano a galla.
Il debole che Blackjack ha sempre avuto per Ashley l’ha spinto a scappare e ad arruolarsi. Nel momento in cui lei torna dopo anni, lui ha un figlio di cui prendersi cura.
Il loro legame è ancora forte, ma alcune ferite sono difficili da marginare. Riusciranno a cogliere la loro seconda occasione e a coronare il loro amore?
«Dio. Perché ti ho lasciato andare via?» mormorò, continuando a baciarmi. «Non permetterò a nessuno di farti di nuovo del male.»
Leggendo la trama di questo libro è stato amore a prima vista essendo una fan sfegatata li MC e Second chance; pertanto, speravo di ritrovarmi coinvolta e soddisfatta, cosa che purtroppo non è accaduta.
Ho trovato Blackjack un personaggio veramente molto poco sviluppato. Lui è un uomo dedito al sacrificio e alla protezione, infatti lo vediamo sempre pronto a per proteggere il club e le persone che ama. Avrei voluto un maggior approfondimento nel rapporto con suo figlio, e magari scavare maggiormente su alcuni aspetti del suo passato. Nei momenti con Ashley, però, la sua dolcezza viene fuori e lì sono riuscita ad apprezzarlo.
Ho trovato Blackjack un personaggio veramente molto poco sviluppato. Lui è un uomo dedito al sacrificio e alla protezione, infatti lo vediamo sempre pronto a per proteggere il club e le persone che ama. Avrei voluto un maggior approfondimento nel rapporto con suo figlio, e magari scavare maggiormente su alcuni aspetti del suo passato. Nei momenti con Ashley, però, la sua dolcezza viene fuori e lì sono riuscita ad apprezzarlo.
Per quanto riguarda il personaggio di Ashley devo dire che mi è piaciuto molto: una donna spezzata, dentro e fuori, che cerca un modo per ricominciare nonostante. Mi è piaciuto il suo atteggiamento forte, come si è aggrappata alla vita per non cadere. Adesso era pronta a combattere chiunque proverà a minacciare lei e la sua famiglia. Nella prima parte del libro viviamo una donna distrutta e spezzata, ma che adesso si rifiuta di sentirsi tale perché nessuno merita di farla sentire una nullità.
Lo avevo già perso una volta per via di eventi che non potevo cambiare, ma ora ero tornata a casa e volevo essere felice.
Ashley e Blackjack hanno un passato travagliato che si ripercuote nel loro presente; quello che hanno vissuto, secondo me, è stata la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso e li ha portati ad allontanarsi per un bel po' di anni. Un passato che, purtroppo, viene solo accennato. Mi è mancato il confronto tra passato e presente. Ho percepito il loro amore, ma gli eventi accadono troppo velocemente e mentre ti abitui a una situazione, ecco che ne arriva un’altra di getto.
In generale, la trama di questo libro aveva un grandissimo potenziale che, a mio parere, non è stato sfruttato dall’autrice. �� un libro che parte a mille per poi assopirsi pagina dopo pagina; mi sono ritrovata al 93% con un colpo di scena risolto in tre secondi netti.
La scrittura è molto scorrevole, il libro si legge in poco tempo, però mi sono sentita un’estranea rispetto agli eventi, ero più curiosa sulle vicende degli altri motociclisti!
La storia è narrata principalmente dal punto di vista di Ashley, tranne che per alcuni capitolo di Blackjack, altro punto a sfavore dato che avrei preferito una maggiore invadenza del suo pOv.
La passione e la tensione tra i due è molto tangibile già da subito; le scene passionali sono descritte molto bene. Nonostante il libro non mi abbia fatto impazzire, credo darà una seconda possibilità all’autrice. E voi? Cosa ne pensate?
In generale, la trama di questo libro aveva un grandissimo potenziale che, a mio parere, non è stato sfruttato dall’autrice. �� un libro che parte a mille per poi assopirsi pagina dopo pagina; mi sono ritrovata al 93% con un colpo di scena risolto in tre secondi netti.
La scrittura è molto scorrevole, il libro si legge in poco tempo, però mi sono sentita un’estranea rispetto agli eventi, ero più curiosa sulle vicende degli altri motociclisti!
La storia è narrata principalmente dal punto di vista di Ashley, tranne che per alcuni capitolo di Blackjack, altro punto a sfavore dato che avrei preferito una maggiore invadenza del suo pOv.
La passione e la tensione tra i due è molto tangibile già da subito; le scene passionali sono descritte molto bene. Nonostante il libro non mi abbia fatto impazzire, credo darà una seconda possibilità all’autrice. E voi? Cosa ne pensate?
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November 24, 2025
[check tw!!!]
Had a potential, beginning was definitely different. Unfortunately the whole thing was let down by not so good writing. Not terrible; gawd, I came across too many of those recently, but it lacked skill and finesse. It starts nowhere, with no info about anything and then everything gets drip fed in attempt to create tension & drama. Extremely annoying.
Not going to continue with this series.
Had a potential, beginning was definitely different. Unfortunately the whole thing was let down by not so good writing. Not terrible; gawd, I came across too many of those recently, but it lacked skill and finesse. It starts nowhere, with no info about anything and then everything gets drip fed in attempt to create tension & drama. Extremely annoying.
Not going to continue with this series.
June 16, 2020
This book was so good! Ashley gets beaten by her abusive husband and she has to run to her father who is prez of an MC . There she sees her first love, Blackjack. He’s 14 years older and when Ashley was 16 he had to leave town to stay away from her . I understand why he left when she was so young but it was so sad that she was married to an abuser for 4 years . I liked Ashley and Blackjack was so awesome. Ashley’s father was the kind of father that every girl wants so I’m not sure why she wanted away from that life . These guys didn’t even look at other women and I love that kind of MC member . You don’t find them often . Blackjack was a single parent of a 9 year old boy and I wish we could have seen more of Dex.That being said I listened to this on audiobook in one sitting. I will definitely continue this series .
August 23, 2018
This would deserve a higher rating, but the number of spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, tense changes (even within the same sentence), and just overall repeating exposition nightmares made it a difficult read. It almost felt like the author opened a thesaurus to come up with description words, not bothering to double check if they actually made sense with what they were describing. Saying that blood on a man's forehead was "corrosive" makes no sense.
I was really hoping for this to be a great book to start out a great series to fill the void that Sons of Anarchy left, but it just left me disappointed. Definitely do not recommend unless you like being confused and having the same thing described multiple times in a row in the exact same way.
I was really hoping for this to be a great book to start out a great series to fill the void that Sons of Anarchy left, but it just left me disappointed. Definitely do not recommend unless you like being confused and having the same thing described multiple times in a row in the exact same way.
August 27, 2018
Not the worst
The characters were one dimensional. The characters had a personality but if they were funny that was it. There was no back story, there was no soft side, no tough side, nothing.
There was no chemistry between the main characters. They were barely in the same building together let alone talking to each other. There was no romance. Don't even get me going on how they finally started their relationship.
Plot definitely has potential. The whole book has potential but it is like the author only wrote filler with just enough plot to make it a book.
I gave it 2 stars because it wasn't the worse thing I ever read and it had potential. Plus the "club whores" were only talked about in passing. Anymore and I would have deleted the book.
The characters were one dimensional. The characters had a personality but if they were funny that was it. There was no back story, there was no soft side, no tough side, nothing.
There was no chemistry between the main characters. They were barely in the same building together let alone talking to each other. There was no romance. Don't even get me going on how they finally started their relationship.
Plot definitely has potential. The whole book has potential but it is like the author only wrote filler with just enough plot to make it a book.
I gave it 2 stars because it wasn't the worse thing I ever read and it had potential. Plus the "club whores" were only talked about in passing. Anymore and I would have deleted the book.
January 24, 2025
Ashley is a strong woman, but her husband found a way to bring her down. His abusiveness almost ended her, and Ashley's only choice was to escape. Now she is back home healing with her father and the MC family. Blackjack was one of the MC brothers that Ashley had an interest in as a teenager. He left to enter the army to coverup his feelings for someone who was way too young for him. Now that she is back home, can there be a chance for them to finally have a happily ever after and can he keep Ashley safe from her ex-husband? Although the story is a good one there are areas that could have been better developed as well as grammatical and spelling errors.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 3, 2018
Editor please!
This book is in desperate need of an editor. My biggest pet peeve is mistakes and this book has tons of them. This could’ve been a decent read, the potential was there, it just missed it’s mark. MC’s are a favorite if mine so I might judge them a little more harshly than others, but this one was missing a strong dose of realism. Again it tried and came close but ultimately missed its mark.
This book is in desperate need of an editor. My biggest pet peeve is mistakes and this book has tons of them. This could’ve been a decent read, the potential was there, it just missed it’s mark. MC’s are a favorite if mine so I might judge them a little more harshly than others, but this one was missing a strong dose of realism. Again it tried and came close but ultimately missed its mark.
December 26, 2017
Didn’t quite make it
The plot had great potential, however the execution was way off. A lot of it I felt didn’t match up with the story or was just plain too much. The author seriously needs to use beta readers on future books, plus editors because there was a ton of grammatical errors.
The plot had great potential, however the execution was way off. A lot of it I felt didn’t match up with the story or was just plain too much. The author seriously needs to use beta readers on future books, plus editors because there was a ton of grammatical errors.
January 8, 2018
This book was disorganized, lacked consistency and wasn't proofread before being published. Words were missing. Sentences didn't make sense. There were different facts throughout the story that just abruptly changed. I didn't even finish this book. I got it from kindle unlimited subscription. Very disappointed.
March 29, 2018
Needs a proofread and editing
While the story was good the lack of proofreading/editing was very distracting and sometimes confusing. I had to re-read sentences several times to try and figure out what the author was trying to say.
While the story was good the lack of proofreading/editing was very distracting and sometimes confusing. I had to re-read sentences several times to try and figure out what the author was trying to say.
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