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Insurgents MC #13

Animal's Reformation

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Sometimes the last person you want to be with is the one you can’t be without

A member of the Insurgents MC, Animal is a rough, free-loving biker. Hanging with his brothers, riding his customized Harley, and partying with the ladies are his idea of the ideal life.

Years ago, he made a stupid mistake with a woman he barely knew, but he pays the child support every month and sends cards and presents to his out-of-state daughter on her birthday and on holidays.

He doesn’t want a steady woman, and he certainly isn’t ready to settle down and have a family. Life is just too good now, and there are always so many women who want to come and play with this rugged biker.

Then one afternoon, the mother of his child struts into the clubhouse with his daughter in tow and tells him she’s done. She walks away, leaving Animal and Lucy staring at each other.

What’s he supposed to do? He knows about bikes and hard partying, not seven-year-old girls.

He has to change his ways, and his new hot next-door neighbor isn’t helping to keep his libido in check. The way her long dark hair swings just above her sweet behind has him thinking all kinds of nasty thoughts, but she doesn’t give him the time of day.

Olivia Mooney is very aware of her neighbor’s good looks and his finely chiseled body, but she doesn’t want to get involved. He doesn’t realize it, but she’s his daughter’s tutor at school, and she can’t get involved. She spends her nights thinking about the sexy single father and chatting with an intriguing man on an after dark dating site.

Then a series of murders occur in the surrounding counties, and it looks like they are creeping closer to Pinewood Springs. At first the cops are stumped, but over time a pattern begins to emerge: the women all used an after dark dating site.

As fear and danger slink closer, Olivia is thrown into the arms of the sexy biker, forever changing their lives.

The Insurgents MC series are standalone romance novels. This is Animal’s story. This book contains violence, abuse, strong language, and steamy/graphic sexual scenes. It describes the life and actions of an outlaw motorcycle club. HEA. No cliffhangers.

336 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 16, 2019

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Chiah Wilder

35 books1,046 followers
Chiah Wilder writes about rough, sexy men who know how to treat their women.

Always a lover of books, she began writing at a young age and continued through college with collections of short stories. Figuring she had to grow up and get a “real” job, her writing was placed on the back burner.

Her love of reading has always been center front in her life. Chiah’s love of bad boys both in and out of fiction has inspired her books. She loves an alpha male whose softer side is brought out by a passionate, spirited woman. In fiction there are no rules or boundaries, and fantasies can go as far as the characters want to take them. Steamy, romances with tough, sexy bad boys are her guilty pleasure along with brownies, cheddar cheese, and movie marathons.



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Profile Image for Angels.
2,034 reviews17 followers
June 21, 2019
Another great read by Chiah Wilder it was pure entertainment! Olivia and Animal had amazing chemistry and when they were together produced a whole lot of heat.The courtship was one of push and pull as Olivia has had one train wreck of bad choices when it came to men and her last boyfriend just enforced it and also she grew up in the biker life and wanted no part of it do to her father and his poor choices.

Olivia we found to be sweet ,kind ,beautiful inside and outside and out and was a whole lot of feisty.

Animal we found to be a wonderful father, was direct and a bit intense also protective and kind and understanding and was sexy as sin.

Overall we really loved the story that had really great characters who had a ton of chemistry and who were a whole lot of fun.The story had a ton of sexual tension from beginning to end and the story was full of tons of heat and sexual desire.The story was filled with a ton of suspense also with a serial killer and whack job running loose killing and every time you think you had things figured out on who the killer could be it had you thinking that it could be someone else and when the ending came it was one big Omg! moment I didn't see coming and we just love stories like that and when that happens!

(expect the unexpected)

This story and the character's in this series a just really great and a whole lot of fun and we really are loving it!The author has created yet again even more characters for us to fall in love with!

Recommend read to all !
Profile Image for Lisa Cullinan.
569 reviews28 followers
January 6, 2020
Amazing!

I have to say that this book is one of Chiah’s BEST. This installment revolves around Animal and Olivia.
Animal is one of the hottest, alpha, bossy, badass bikers who I’ve ever read.

As a member of the Insurgents, he has his share of women, whiskey, and weed at his fingertips. Anyone who dares to mouth off or get in his way will pay the price. He’s a rockstar in bed, a muscled demanding lover who knows how to satisfy a woman. Swoon ...

Little does Animal know that there are going to be two woman in his life, and both of them are gonna rock his world.

Lucy, his seven-year-old daughter, walks into his life after the girl’s mother, a one-night stand, drops her off at the clubhouse and gives her to Animal because she just doesn’t want her anymore. Drops. Off. Her. Daughter. What mother does that?

As if I wasn’t already head-over-heels in love with Animal before, the way he works his way into Lucy’s heart and gains her trust by being the best daddy for his little girl just made me melt. He’s her knight in shining armor and would give her the moon and the stars if he could.

Olivia is a teacher’s assistant, who moves in next door. She’s seriously sworn off men after having had two back-to-back horrible boyfriends, but really, how is she gonna manage to stay away from her neighbor, right?

There are so many stories going on in this book that the pages are bursting. While Lucy and Animal are getting adjusted to one another, we fade to another scene where a psychopath serial killer has embedded himself in an online dating site with ties to Pinewood Springs, home of the Insurgents.

There are so many twists and turns that until the very end, I was shocked as to who the killer was. This story managed to warm my heart and leave me on the edge of my seat in suspense all at the same time.

Animal’s Reformation is one of the best MC Romance books that I’ve read in a long time. The storyline is brilliant. Chiah Wilder really knows how to write thrilling suspense! It also has plenty of smokin’ hot sexy times ... gah, I love Animal ... I love the way he fell in love with his daughter, and how he was everything Olivia didn’t know she wanted. That’s another thing—I love Olivia. She’s smart, sassy, and the perfect amount of submissive. She loves her job and is so good with the kids. She’s really one of a few female leads who I can say I adore. Animal is funny, sarcastic as hell, uber alpha (the guys in this series are) swoon again ... but he also has his priorities in the right place. I can’t forget about the hysterical banter between the guys in the clubhouse. The supporting cast is as fabulous as Olivia and Animal and Lucy!!

I can’t recommend this book enough. The whole series is great, but this one? It just blew me away! Five stars for me ~ Bravo to Chiah Wilder❤️❤️❤️
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Profile Image for Doris.
3,594 reviews138 followers
June 20, 2019
5 Fantastic Stars

This book is filled with everything that won't let you put it down. Animal is the hot biker who has a surprise left with him one day...his daughter. Lucy's mom thought it was time for Animal to raise her while she went out to have her own fun. Lucy never knew about all the times Animal tried to call her or sent gifts to her so now she was left thinking that her mother never loved her and she's with a father who never seemed to care.

Olivia has a past that she's tried to hide but it comes barreling back when she finally purchases a home in an area next to the hottest guy she's ever seen. The pull she has towards him is undeniable. Olivia just happens to be a teacher's aide at Lucy's new school and she really likes this little girl and knows she can help her with her reading. So Animal hires Olivia to be Lucy’s tutor.

Now let's add into this story a serial killer who is stalking women off from a dating site. This author has me guessing and guessing again on who this person might be. We see Animal's protective side come out when he thinks Olivia is next on the serial killer’s list.

This is a great story of the love a father has for his daughter, the love a biker has for a civilian...Or is she really a civilian or is there something in Olivia s past that surprises everyone. You'll have to read to find out.
Profile Image for Brandy Roberts.
2,082 reviews62 followers
June 24, 2019
Another book to an amazing series this was written by one of my all time favorite authors the way she writes her characters and the story line that just draws you into the book is amazing . This can be read as a standalone but I would recommend that you start from the first story and work your way through the series . Also if Chiah Wilder is new for you you should really get all of her books as soon as possible .
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
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hero=9 heroine=9 secondary characters= 10
Chemistry=10 steam=5 romance= 7
humor=2 darkness level=3 action= 3 mystery=3
enjoyment=10 angst=3 story line=10 Story ending=10
character development=10 pacing= 8
cover= 10 Blurb = 10 Stars = 4
Is this part of a series =yes
Can it be read as a standalone = yes
would I recommend this book=yes
would I re read this book= yes
would I read future books by this author= yes
Profile Image for Whynter Raven.
682 reviews17 followers
June 22, 2019
I love Animal

Wow!! Who would have thought the Insurgents playboy was such a sweetie? I loved it. Chiah did a outstanding job on Animals and Olive's story. I know most of the Insurgents MC series are standalons but you really need to read them all to understand Animal's manwhore ways and to see him with Olivia and Lucy is so different. You'll see with the right woman a hardcore bicker can change to the most caring, loving and loyal man you'll ever wanted.
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1,024 reviews45 followers
June 29, 2019
Awesome!!! A hot sexy biker, a sweet teacher and a little bit of a mystery all rolled together... What more do you need?
I highly recommend this book, this series and this author. One of the best authors of MC romance. If you're not sure about the MC part this one is not much about the club life and what goes on in the club but about one man learning to be a father and about a young woman who was put off by the biker lifestyle who fall for each other and a serial killer in their town.
Profile Image for Debra Bowman.
17 reviews2 followers
August 6, 2019
Loved this book about Animal of the Insurgents MC, Lucy (his young daughter) and Olivia his love interest. It was super good. Kept my interest the entire time I was reading, loved how Animal made his daughter feel like she was loved after being abandoned by our mom, and then how Olivia came into their lives, despite the serial killer, who by the way I didn't think who it ended up being was who it was initially. Great book! Definitely worth it to purchase and read it!
Profile Image for Fran Zoch, LSoR.
2,142 reviews13 followers
June 24, 2019
You would not believe how fast you fall for this biker when he has to change his ways , the next door neighbor who also happens to be his online chat buddy and his daughters tutor is driving him crazy and he is doing the same to her.
When they do get together holy crap what a fireworks display
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3,772 reviews7 followers
March 15, 2020
I finished it because I wanted to know who the killer was, but the romance didn’t light up for me. Nothing against the writing, I just like my h‘s a little stronger and my H with more respect for women in general.
Profile Image for Teresa Lara.
3,470 reviews52 followers
June 18, 2019
Love this series
Love the Insurgents
Loved Animal and Olivia's amazing beautiful intense emotional broken heart stopping love story
So ready for more
Who's next
Profile Image for Nancy Reads.
917 reviews17 followers
August 24, 2022
ANIMAL'S REFORMATION: Insurgents Motorcycle Club Romance (Insurgents MC Romance Book 13) Can be read as a standalone. Animal & Olivia's romance. What started as a slow-burn romance becomes smoking hot by the story's ending. Plus there is mystery, suspense, an evil character and a motorcycle riding hero. So when he isn't being the hero, he is struggling to be a good single Dad.

His MC name is Animal, but his real name is Raxton Walsh. He was living a free and happy life as a member of the Insurgents MC. His life just took a very serious change, when his child's mother walked into the club with his 7-year-old daughter named Lucy in tow. After all this time of not being allowed to visit or even talk on the phone to his kid, he now would be her only parent. He had paid child support and sent her presents on birthdays and holidays. Her mom showing up, saying she was done, and walking away, made Animal know, right there and then, that his life style would have to change drastically. He wanted to be the best dad he could be to Lucy. He would find a nice home for them to live for starters.

Lucy & Animal had settled into a new house and were still adjusting to each other. They had a new neighbor, too. Her name was Olivia Mooney. It was a coincidence that she tutored reading at Lucy's school and Lucy needed some help. When Olivia first moved in she needed help moving a china cabinet inside her new home. Lucy brought her Dad over to help. Olivia could cook and Animal could not, except for eggs and bacon which they ate a lot. Attraction between Animal and Olivia was so strong from their first meeting, but she was leery of bikers because of her Dad and brother. But time would show that he was his own man, and not like any biker that she had known. Animal would save the day when danger seemed to find her a lot.
13 reviews
July 27, 2021
ANOTHER ACE OF A BOOK ~ I LOVED THIS MC SERIES!!!!!

I HAVE LOVED EVERYONE OF THE BOOKS IN THIS MC SERIES AND CAN`T WAIT TO READ THE REST !!!!! IT HAS EVERYTHING A GREAT BOOK SHOULD HAVE A STORY TO TELL ~ THAT YOU CAN NOT FIGURE OUT ~ (IN MY OPINION THAT IS WHAT WOULD TOTALLY TURN ME OFF!!!!!) ~ I CAN NOT WAIT TO READ THE NEXT ONE!!!!! ~ I ABSOLUTELY LOVE EACH AND EVERY STORY SO FAR!!!!! ~ I AM A PERSON THAT WHEN I LOVE THE BOOK I JUST READ I WILL POST A REVIEW ASAP ~ & ~ I AM NOT ONE TO ACTUALLY START GOING INTO WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT EITHER ~ (BECAUSE THEN THERE IS NO NEED TO READ THE BOOK IF SOMEONE HAS ALREADY PRETTY MUCH JUST WROTE IT IN THE REVIEW!!!!!) ~ THAT IS ONE OF THE SERIOUS THINGS I CAN NOT DEAL WITH IN A REVIEW OF A BOOK IS TO READ THAT INFORMATION ~ BECAUSE IT PRETTY MUCH HAS TOLD ME THE WHOLE PLOT AND STORY ~ SO I FEEL THERE IS NO NEED TO READ THE BOOK BECAUSE IT HAS JUST BEEN TOLD TO ME IN THE REVIEW!!!!! ~ JUST SOMETHING I SEE ALOT AND WANTED TO SAY IT ~ BECAUSE I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT FEELS THAT WAY ~ & ~ I SURE IT STOPS THE AUTHOR FROM GETTING ANOTHER PERSON TO PURCHASE THEIR WORK WORK!!!!! ~ I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE IN THIS SERIES TO GO GET NOW!!!!! ~ I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ONE!!!!!
THANK~YOU SO MUCH CHIAH WILDER FOR ANOTHER GREAT STORY ~ I AM A BIG FAN OF YOUR WORKS OF AWESOME STORY TELLING ~ (TAKING ME INTO YOUR STORIES ~ & ~ LETTING ME HAVE A WONDERFUL OUTLET FOR ESCAPING MY LIFE FULL OF PHYSICAL PAIN DUE TO MY PHYSICAL HANDICAP WITH MY SERIOUS BACK INJURIES THAT I LIVE WITH EVERYDAY!!!!!) ~ READING IS THE ONE THING THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT HAS HELPED ME COPE WITH IT ~ THANK~YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK!!!!!
~ PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR WONDERFUL WORK ~
Profile Image for Lisa Ward.
78 reviews33 followers
January 31, 2020
I read this as a Stand-alone. Now I’m gonna have to read more about Animal to see more of his bad boy ways . Truly enjoyed this story line a Bad boy MC who suddenly is responsible for his daughter. Animal meets Olivia a Teacher at a school his daughter attends. Olivia has vowed off men but cannot seem to get Animal out of mind as he cannot seem to get Olivia off his. There is also a serial killer on the loose. This book will keep you turning pages.
Profile Image for Missy Rafidi.
228 reviews1 follower
March 10, 2022
Hot

Oh my but this book was hot, raw, down right dirty if you ask me, but that's Animal for ya, and it looks like he met his match in Olivia. Lets talk about the killings, Chiah stumped me in this book, she had me suspecting so many people I was getting dizzy. I'm not going to speak any more on that, if wanna know who dun it you have to read the book you won't be disappointed. Chiah love you, you are truly amazing, I always look forward to your books.
1,441 reviews2 followers
April 30, 2022
ANIMAL WAS AN ANIMAL

Never say never. Each brother has sworn off only one woman preferring the easy at the clubhouse but they each fall hard like the biggest tree in the forest. Animal receives his daughter as a surprise while her bit¢h of a mother disappears, never even talking to her daughter again. Of course it was all for the better once Olivia comes into their lives. Sooo good
55 reviews
May 6, 2020
Daddy's love

This is a book that this at your heart and shows you what real love is. Once you start reading these books you never want them to stop. Lucy is a lot like her daddy--angry.hurt.doesn't trust.and afraid to love. Sofia shows up and shows them both how to love and daddy shows her how to trust in him. Please you need to read this book because you will never put it down.
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930 reviews2 followers
February 17, 2021
Enjoyable book. Decent mystery. Lots of suspects and I didn't even guess who it would be. I also enjoyed Animal as a father and his relationship with Olivia.
She was super annoying at the start with the wish-washy behaviour. It was also a wee bit slushy at the end with the constant declaration of love. Apart from that, it was a good read.
Profile Image for Denise Jenkins.
39 reviews2 followers
November 23, 2023
Don’t miss this one!!!

Wow! Each book gets better in the Insurgents series! Never would I have thought this badass biker would think of changing his ways. But being a Dad does that ! Couldn’t put this one down!
34 reviews
April 3, 2020
I love this series!!!

This is one of the best MC romance series!! Got hot alpha males and the right amount of sassiness in the women who love them! And a whole lot of spice!
2 reviews
June 22, 2020
Wow

Wonderful story will read all her books in this series!! Great plot too they both belong together as a family !
163 reviews
November 20, 2020
A ‘whodunnit’, suspense & a sultry mc romance...very near perfection. Animal & Olivia have had past relationships that be left scars that make trust an issue.
Profile Image for TJ.
1,761 reviews1 follower
August 29, 2022
I love Animal and Olivia’s story and my heart just went out to Lucy.

I did have suspicions on who Hunter was and I was correct in my guess.
244 reviews
October 18, 2023
awesome

Well I keep saying this every time I read a new book in this series but Animal is my new favourite drawn in from the starts great MC read
Profile Image for Karina Pugh.
60 reviews2 followers
December 19, 2019
This book was so good. Right until the big reveal I had no idea who the killer was. It could have been so many different characters. Right when I thought I knew who it was a new character was introduced with a wife and 2 kids (which is all we know about the killer). I seriously had no clue and I loved that this book kept me guessing.
Profile Image for JoAnna G.
677 reviews9 followers
July 2, 2019
Animal is book thirteen in the Insurgents MC series. You can read it as a standalone, but don't read them all they are so good. You won't be sorry. Chiah Wilder is one of my go-to MC book authors. I always one click her books. You can't go wrong. It is a well rounded deep read. At the same time, it is gritty, emotional and suspenseful. So many feels. This is Olivia and Animals book. I have been struggling with books and reading lately and nothing can keep me captivated long enough. I want to get to the HEA or HFN since real life can be tough sometimes. I was able to be drug into this book and kept on pins and needles.

The book starts off not in a way I thought it would. There are twists and turns as the plot thickens. I was pulled in when I opened the book.

Animal is part of the Insurgents. The whiskey and woman flow in the clubhouse. The one day his world is knocked upside down with the arrival of a child he didn't know about. She is the product of a one night stand. Now imagine this biker as a daddy. See that's what I mean.

Olivia is the neighbor. Animal finds himself drawn to her. She is drawn to him as well. There is so much push and pull. I loved the interaction between Olivia and Lucy he thinks she can help her out and Animal then wants her to help his daughter. She also has a no man rule that I loved. Though Animal tends to ruin that for her.

The book adds the intrigue with the opening chapter. There is a serial killer. I liked that because it kept me the reader on my toes. I don't think I have read anything like this before. The twists and turns this book takes just adds to the other elements. You still get great friendships with the men and their brotherhood. They truly are a family. Then Animals protective side of Olivia kicks in. I loved Lucy and the relationship between father and daughter.

There are some people I didn't like but hey it was needed for this story. The author was going for that and she pulled it off.

As always with long series, I worry the book won't live up to the last but this one sure did. The series is amazing and never looses what it is about. I think this is going to be one of my favorites. I look forward to more from this author.
1,263 reviews19 followers
June 22, 2019
Animal is a member of the Insurgent's MC and he is everything a bad, sexy alpha biker should be. Chiah Wilder has done an amazing job telling his and Olivia's story. Animal loves his club, his bike and his one nighters with club women , until one day a woman from his past changes his life as he knows it forever. Now the mother of his child decides it's his turn to raise their daughter Lucy. Through all of these ups and downs, Animal has a deep love for his daughter and will do anything to be the father she needs. When Olivia meets Animal, she just got over a bad relationship and has sworn off men, but this sexy bad boy who happens to be her neighbor has awoken feelings she has tried to surpress and she finds herself drawn to Animal. Now a relationship forms between them and the chemistry is explosive from their first encounter as even Lucy forms an attachment to her.

Animal can't seem to get Olivia out of his system, so he decides to hire her to tutor Lucy and as they get closer Animal wonders if Olivia will be able to adjust to club life? Unknown to Animal, Olivia is a biker princess who ran from that life but when she met Animal she soon realizes that she always loved that lifestyle and when she confesses to this sexy biker that she is no stranger to club life, the relationship between them becomes intense. Now a serial killer is on the loose killing innocent women by targeting them from a dating site. When Olivia goes on the site because she needs to write a paper for college, she finds herself right in the killer's path as she seems to be his next target. With so many twists and turns, you will be on edge until the ending is revealed. This story had it all, danger, drama, murder and lots of passion but most of all a father's love for his daughter and the woman who has changed his life forever. This is a must read and I highly recommend this story. I voluntairly reviewed an advance copy of this book.
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