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Road Demons #4
Wren
Road Demons – Wren
Alora
It’s been eight years since Wren broke my heart and only months later my world crashed around me. I should have left Covington Falls, but my past keeps me here. Walking away means leaving the last of my heart behind. Now Wren wants me back. He’s determined to prove that he’s changed, but I vowed to never let him break my heart again. Because it wasn’t just my heart he broke, it was my trust. How can he fix that when the woman he chose over me years ago, is still a part of his life?
Wren
I was a kid when a blue-eyed goddess walked into my club. Barely nineteen I was just finding my way into the ranks of my family’s MC. I thought Al and I were just having fun, until she sent me into a tailspin with three little words and I royally messed up. I got lost in a bottle of Jack, as well as a woman I should never have touched. Years later, I’m still paying for my mistakes. No matter what I do, Al refuses to let her walls down. I want her, more than I’ve ever wanted anyone. It can’t be too late to fix the mistakes of the past. But how can I get her to trust me, when she’s been hiding the truth from me for eight years.
***TRIGGER WARNING: This book deals with the loss of a child/pregnancy. Some scenes may be difficult for readers who have experienced such loss.
**This book contains sexual scenes and adult language that may be offensive to some readers. It is intended for adults 18 and over.
Alora
It’s been eight years since Wren broke my heart and only months later my world crashed around me. I should have left Covington Falls, but my past keeps me here. Walking away means leaving the last of my heart behind. Now Wren wants me back. He’s determined to prove that he’s changed, but I vowed to never let him break my heart again. Because it wasn’t just my heart he broke, it was my trust. How can he fix that when the woman he chose over me years ago, is still a part of his life?
Wren
I was a kid when a blue-eyed goddess walked into my club. Barely nineteen I was just finding my way into the ranks of my family’s MC. I thought Al and I were just having fun, until she sent me into a tailspin with three little words and I royally messed up. I got lost in a bottle of Jack, as well as a woman I should never have touched. Years later, I’m still paying for my mistakes. No matter what I do, Al refuses to let her walls down. I want her, more than I’ve ever wanted anyone. It can’t be too late to fix the mistakes of the past. But how can I get her to trust me, when she’s been hiding the truth from me for eight years.
***TRIGGER WARNING: This book deals with the loss of a child/pregnancy. Some scenes may be difficult for readers who have experienced such loss.
**This book contains sexual scenes and adult language that may be offensive to some readers. It is intended for adults 18 and over.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 5, 2022
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T.L. Drake
11 books410 followersT.L. Drake was born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. A married mother of two, she has a degree in paralegal studies. Although she enjoys the life of law, her passion has always been writing. Dabbling in writing since a young age, she never considered it anything more than a hobby, until now. After writing her first novel, Heart of Stone in 2017, she was compelled to bring more of her stories to life. With a weak spot for hot alpha males and happily ever afters, her stories will bring to life fantasies you only ever dreamed of! With powerful characters that grip you from beginning to end, her books will have you begging for more.
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June 5, 2022
Self note avoid
Cheater H.
He continues to fuck the ow while trying to get the h back.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Since fake reviewers are giving this shitty book 5 stars, I gave it 1 star, even though I haven’t read it.
Cheater H.
He continues to fuck the ow while trying to get the h back.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Since fake reviewers are giving this shitty book 5 stars, I gave it 1 star, even though I haven’t read it.
June 5, 2022
The heroine is a fucking idiot and I failed to see what the hell she saw in him. No woman in their right mind would put up with this shit…unless you’re the heroine in this cliche story.
DNF but past the halfway mark so it gets rated.
Waste of my fucking time.
DNF but past the halfway mark so it gets rated.
Waste of my fucking time.
August 18, 2024
3.5 ⭐’s
Wren is a second chance story between Alora and Wren. The couple had a brief fling until Al sent him running when she dropped the L word after a month of sexing. The book picks up 8 YEARS later with Al still licking her wounds and Wren wanting a do over.
Cheating is subjective, and while I don’t consider this cheating (IMO exclusivity requires labels and conversations… and well relationships) others will disagree. For a general reference I’d say if you are a strict safety ganger or hankering for romance… I’d keep looking… but… if you’re in this for angst and heartbreaky feels and are good with wading through the mess… give it a shot.
For those that want specifics… here you go…
My issues- IMO the feelings/actions were not balanced with the history we were provided to make it feel genuine. These two knew each other a short time and slept together for a month. When was the deep- lasting almost a decade long-love developed? In other words, how was she still hung up on him with a 1-to-96-month ratio? (1-together vs. 96-separated) How did he suddenly develop feelings for her years after a one-month fling? How did they even know each other if they only had sex? IMHO, this would’ve made more sense and delivered a more convincing betrayal had the couple had a longer and established relationship… and not been separated 96X’s longer than they were together… but that’s me.
Bottom Line- Ok for me. It delivered some angst, but I struggled believing the situation which got in my way a bit. I do think someone more sensitive to feels could gobble it up… I’m a smidge unemotional, so you really need to smack me upside the head with it. I did like that Al wasn’t sitting at home wearing her chastity belt while Wren banged club girls (nothing on page), but also lost patience with her running and avoiding conversations. Wren lays down a decent amount of ass kissing and chasing after her. I love OW drama, but thought Larkin’s comeuppance was delivered too quickly… I wanted to see the bitch squirm first.
Random- I made a note on Kellan review. I read this book first and found it odd that Larkin wanted Wren so so much that she went to the lengths she did but was trying to get with Kellan in his book.
Safety--
Random- Damn that cover model has massive armpit veins. And his belly button is hilarious.
Wren is a second chance story between Alora and Wren. The couple had a brief fling until Al sent him running when she dropped the L word after a month of sexing. The book picks up 8 YEARS later with Al still licking her wounds and Wren wanting a do over.
Cheating is subjective, and while I don’t consider this cheating (IMO exclusivity requires labels and conversations… and well relationships) others will disagree. For a general reference I’d say if you are a strict safety ganger or hankering for romance… I’d keep looking… but… if you’re in this for angst and heartbreaky feels and are good with wading through the mess… give it a shot.
For those that want specifics… here you go…
My issues- IMO the feelings/actions were not balanced with the history we were provided to make it feel genuine. These two knew each other a short time and slept together for a month. When was the deep- lasting almost a decade long-love developed? In other words, how was she still hung up on him with a 1-to-96-month ratio? (1-together vs. 96-separated) How did he suddenly develop feelings for her years after a one-month fling? How did they even know each other if they only had sex? IMHO, this would’ve made more sense and delivered a more convincing betrayal had the couple had a longer and established relationship… and not been separated 96X’s longer than they were together… but that’s me.
Bottom Line- Ok for me. It delivered some angst, but I struggled believing the situation which got in my way a bit. I do think someone more sensitive to feels could gobble it up… I’m a smidge unemotional, so you really need to smack me upside the head with it. I did like that Al wasn’t sitting at home wearing her chastity belt while Wren banged club girls (nothing on page), but also lost patience with her running and avoiding conversations. Wren lays down a decent amount of ass kissing and chasing after her. I love OW drama, but thought Larkin’s comeuppance was delivered too quickly… I wanted to see the bitch squirm first.
Random- I made a note on Kellan review. I read this book first and found it odd that Larkin wanted Wren so so much that she went to the lengths she did but was trying to get with Kellan in his book.
Safety--
Random- Damn that cover model has massive armpit veins. And his belly button is hilarious.
June 6, 2022
Nope.
Young love (starts at 18/19 years old). Both idiots. Fast forward 8 years later.
Poor communication and hated that in the 8 years heroine never tries to move on with life. Yes grieve but sticking around with this toe jam in her heart for years?! The hero is no better…8 years later he figures it out that he loves her (while he’s still happily living his life of course) …when all the bullshit comes to light he still blames her 🤔
What a load of crap. Two stupid people. Where the heroine has no backbone. She doesn’t get back with him in those 8 years but doesn’t make a life for herself either 🤦♀️
I have no clue why fiction books like read MC like this still exists….why does this sell and have good ratings.
The triggers are not the issue but rather the portrayal of an idiot doormat female who lives an equally stupid manwhore.
Anyway I wished she left his scummy backside (she doesn’t ). She forgives him and they get a HFN blah blah blah 🙄🤮🗑
Young love (starts at 18/19 years old). Both idiots. Fast forward 8 years later.
Poor communication and hated that in the 8 years heroine never tries to move on with life. Yes grieve but sticking around with this toe jam in her heart for years?! The hero is no better…8 years later he figures it out that he loves her (while he’s still happily living his life of course) …when all the bullshit comes to light he still blames her 🤔
What a load of crap. Two stupid people. Where the heroine has no backbone. She doesn’t get back with him in those 8 years but doesn’t make a life for herself either 🤦♀️
I have no clue why fiction books like read MC like this still exists….why does this sell and have good ratings.
The triggers are not the issue but rather the portrayal of an idiot doormat female who lives an equally stupid manwhore.
Anyway I wished she left his scummy backside (she doesn’t ). She forgives him and they get a HFN blah blah blah 🙄🤮🗑
December 7, 2022
2 ⭐⭐ - Meh!
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May 15, 2023
4 Stars
I haven't read the previous books in the series but Wren still worked exceedingly well for me. I was instantly pulled into this one. It didn't have a slow start; in fact, it started out really angsty which is what I'm constantly looking for lately. I don't have patience anymore for slow-crawling stories, so this book was perfect. I found Wren's groveling absolutely satisfying, and I greatly appreciated how Alora didn't give in easily. She made him work for it. He was 100% redeemed in my eyes, pretty early on actually. I felt his deep regret, desperation and longing right from the start of the book. The cheating (w/ club-ho) happened in the past, 8 years before, to be exact, when H/h were still fairly young (18-19yo). However, it was still described in detail and the OW was still around. I felt the angst! The way it's written, I could understand why Wren messed up. I'm not excusing the betrayal but I didn't see it as unforgivable, either (at least not as a fictional scenario). He lived with that regret for years and years, and I could see how much he loved and cared for Alora. The cheating was not emotional, only physical. It's also worth mentioning ***[SPOILER ALERT]*** that the OW lied about being pregnant. She got her comeuppance and I was glad because that didn't happen in my previous read, unfortunately. In my opinion, the OW drama was kinda mild but maybe that's because I'm comparing it to so many other books I've read with this theme. Something else that stood out to me was that Alora was not celibate during the separation. Huh, that's refreshing.
Much of the conflict was resolved by the 75% mark. After that, the MC business took over and the angst quickly fell to the wayside. I still enjoyed it, but not as much as before. The HEA was satisfying but there was no glimpse into their future at all...probably because they're in the next book, too, since this is an interconnected series.
What I enjoyed/loved the most:
√ angsty start
√ über alpha hero who breaks down doors *lol*
√ groveling gold ✨
√ fun and likable secondary characters. I want to read their books, too.
√ tiny heroine/massive hero. He sure took advantage of this during sexy time 🔥 There's one particular scene where he maneuvers her in such a way that my brain couldn't compute 😂 The visuals in my mind were comical. In reality, my hubby would break his back and I wouldn't fair too well, either. Call 911 🤣
I would read this again.
I'm interested in Declan's book which is the next book in the series.
I haven't read the previous books in the series but Wren still worked exceedingly well for me. I was instantly pulled into this one. It didn't have a slow start; in fact, it started out really angsty which is what I'm constantly looking for lately. I don't have patience anymore for slow-crawling stories, so this book was perfect. I found Wren's groveling absolutely satisfying, and I greatly appreciated how Alora didn't give in easily. She made him work for it. He was 100% redeemed in my eyes, pretty early on actually. I felt his deep regret, desperation and longing right from the start of the book. The cheating (w/ club-ho) happened in the past, 8 years before, to be exact, when H/h were still fairly young (18-19yo). However, it was still described in detail and the OW was still around. I felt the angst! The way it's written, I could understand why Wren messed up. I'm not excusing the betrayal but I didn't see it as unforgivable, either (at least not as a fictional scenario). He lived with that regret for years and years, and I could see how much he loved and cared for Alora. The cheating was not emotional, only physical. It's also worth mentioning ***[SPOILER ALERT]*** that the OW lied about being pregnant. She got her comeuppance and I was glad because that didn't happen in my previous read, unfortunately. In my opinion, the OW drama was kinda mild but maybe that's because I'm comparing it to so many other books I've read with this theme. Something else that stood out to me was that Alora was not celibate during the separation. Huh, that's refreshing.
Much of the conflict was resolved by the 75% mark. After that, the MC business took over and the angst quickly fell to the wayside. I still enjoyed it, but not as much as before. The HEA was satisfying but there was no glimpse into their future at all...probably because they're in the next book, too, since this is an interconnected series.
What I enjoyed/loved the most:
√ angsty start
√ über alpha hero who breaks down doors *lol*
√ groveling gold ✨
√ fun and likable secondary characters. I want to read their books, too.
√ tiny heroine/massive hero. He sure took advantage of this during sexy time 🔥 There's one particular scene where he maneuvers her in such a way that my brain couldn't compute 😂 The visuals in my mind were comical. In reality, my hubby would break his back and I wouldn't fair too well, either. Call 911 🤣
I would read this again.
I'm interested in Declan's book which is the next book in the series.
June 11, 2025
So going into motorcycle Club romance you expect the Hero to be partially asshole but never fully asshole. The H was a full asshole to the h at least 8 years prior to him begging to get back together.
After I found out this man hooked up with her best friend on purpose After she told him that she loved him and he told her he wasn't ready for a relationship. She walked in, saw them boinking
and had to go through a loss of pregnancy 3 months later alone. He didn't know about the baby but was told the OW was pregnant and lost the baby.
I almost stopped reading at that point but on I went to see the redemption arc...
So he only is about 50 percent of the assholery in the second part. He claims her as his old lady wothout her consent among other things ( breaking her door down, borderline SAing her in the bathtub, forcing her to live with him). She seems to forgive him but I as the reader coukd not.
Yes it was entertaining and I did finish it but I don't know if I'd read another book in this series unless I knew that there were no more " full assholes' MCs.
After I found out this man hooked up with her best friend on purpose After she told him that she loved him and he told her he wasn't ready for a relationship. She walked in, saw them boinking
and had to go through a loss of pregnancy 3 months later alone. He didn't know about the baby but was told the OW was pregnant and lost the baby.
I almost stopped reading at that point but on I went to see the redemption arc...
So he only is about 50 percent of the assholery in the second part. He claims her as his old lady wothout her consent among other things ( breaking her door down, borderline SAing her in the bathtub, forcing her to live with him). She seems to forgive him but I as the reader coukd not.
Yes it was entertaining and I did finish it but I don't know if I'd read another book in this series unless I knew that there were no more " full assholes' MCs.
May 19, 2024
Reread 5/18/24- is this still a 4 star read, maybe not but I'm not going to lower it since there are a lot of 1 stars from people who didn't read the book.
4 solid stars
I feel like I've been waiting forever for Wren and Al's story, and it did not disappoint. I believe in Wren's remorse and guilt for how things went down in the past. He definitely pulled a few dumbass moves in the past and the present. I do believe he redeemed himself and love's Al.
What stopped it from being a 5 star read for me was how long he let Larkin manipulate him. He should have kicked her to the curb a long time ago but, for some reason, was blind when it came to her. That just really annoyed me. Other than that, I have really enjoyed this series and would recommend
4 solid stars
I feel like I've been waiting forever for Wren and Al's story, and it did not disappoint. I believe in Wren's remorse and guilt for how things went down in the past. He definitely pulled a few dumbass moves in the past and the present. I do believe he redeemed himself and love's Al.
What stopped it from being a 5 star read for me was how long he let Larkin manipulate him. He should have kicked her to the curb a long time ago but, for some reason, was blind when it came to her. That just really annoyed me. Other than that, I have really enjoyed this series and would recommend
August 28, 2024
Emotional
Al has been through so much. She loves When but he destroyed her eight years earlier. Wren has been trying to get Seen back for a long time. I liked how Al stood strong. Larkin deserved what she got, she actually deserved more in my opinion. Especially for what she had done.
Al has been through so much. She loves When but he destroyed her eight years earlier. Wren has been trying to get Seen back for a long time. I liked how Al stood strong. Larkin deserved what she got, she actually deserved more in my opinion. Especially for what she had done.
July 31, 2022
Blah
I can't stand Wren. Made this whole book unbearable. Nothing but a manwhore who just wanted to sow his oats and expects AL to sit in the side lines and wait. What a jerk. Thank God Al wasn't like other books I have read through the years from other authors that didn't sleep with anyone else because she was weak and waiting for him to grow a pair. She was out meeting other men. And what does he expect that's he goes back and forth between the two baby mommy's and AL would be ok with that. Screw that. I just wish she just left and found real man. Real men do not cheat. I don't even know if I want to read the next book. Knew he was going to wake up with amnesia, like that was a surprise, NOT. And he will probably cheat before claiming. I will start to read it and see. But I'm getting sick of authors who think it's ok.
I can't stand Wren. Made this whole book unbearable. Nothing but a manwhore who just wanted to sow his oats and expects AL to sit in the side lines and wait. What a jerk. Thank God Al wasn't like other books I have read through the years from other authors that didn't sleep with anyone else because she was weak and waiting for him to grow a pair. She was out meeting other men. And what does he expect that's he goes back and forth between the two baby mommy's and AL would be ok with that. Screw that. I just wish she just left and found real man. Real men do not cheat. I don't even know if I want to read the next book. Knew he was going to wake up with amnesia, like that was a surprise, NOT. And he will probably cheat before claiming. I will start to read it and see. But I'm getting sick of authors who think it's ok.
June 23, 2022
I’m more interested in reading about Declan 🤷🏻♀️
November 14, 2024
Reread. 3 stars to 4 stars. Was much better after reading from the beginning of the series because you get a buildup of Wren and Al's relationship
Definitely the best of the bunch, but I really do hate abrupt endings that just go right into the next book. Also, the h Al almost did my head in. I understand all the shit she went through, but towards the end when Wren is at his wits end with what's going on in the club she thinks it's because he wants to dump her. So minus a star for her ridiculousness and the author trying to make angst out of thin air. It pissed me off. She really needed to get over herself here and think about others. Definitely the most violent book in the series as well. And I wished the FMCs would stop crying during sex all the time. Every single one of these FMCs cry their eyes out during intimate times. Not a fan.
For the SAFETY gang: it's up to the reader to decide if Wren cheated or not. In my humble opinion he did. They were exclusive physically even though a conversation was never had. She says the L word. He freaks and proceeds to f*** her bff on purpose to drive the nail deep because he wasn't ready to commit. I get it. He was 19 and living the life of a biker, but that truly was an asshole move. Now the bff/ow Larkin who turned into a club whore always had her sights set on Wren so she was planning the whole time to break them up with the help of other club whores who are still at the club btw. When are these ladies going to get some true comeuppance? Anyways, she fakes a pregnancy to get Wren to stay with her and keep her at the club. But at the same time Al was actually pregnant, but Larkin caught on and sent Al packing. Idiot asked zero questions and proceeded to parade Larkin around even though he really didn't care for her. I got annoyed that he and Larkin were intimate every year on the day she supposedly had a miscarriage. Al knew this. Actually she knew everything, but dumb dumb thinks she didn't. Yeah right. All these people around each other for 8 yrs and he was a moron. Everyone told him he was delusional if he didn't think Al knew anything. Lastly, this book deals with a stillborn death so be aware.
Definitely the best of the bunch, but I really do hate abrupt endings that just go right into the next book. Also, the h Al almost did my head in. I understand all the shit she went through, but towards the end when Wren is at his wits end with what's going on in the club she thinks it's because he wants to dump her. So minus a star for her ridiculousness and the author trying to make angst out of thin air. It pissed me off. She really needed to get over herself here and think about others. Definitely the most violent book in the series as well. And I wished the FMCs would stop crying during sex all the time. Every single one of these FMCs cry their eyes out during intimate times. Not a fan.
For the SAFETY gang: it's up to the reader to decide if Wren cheated or not. In my humble opinion he did. They were exclusive physically even though a conversation was never had. She says the L word. He freaks and proceeds to f*** her bff on purpose to drive the nail deep because he wasn't ready to commit. I get it. He was 19 and living the life of a biker, but that truly was an asshole move. Now the bff/ow Larkin who turned into a club whore always had her sights set on Wren so she was planning the whole time to break them up with the help of other club whores who are still at the club btw. When are these ladies going to get some true comeuppance? Anyways, she fakes a pregnancy to get Wren to stay with her and keep her at the club. But at the same time Al was actually pregnant, but Larkin caught on and sent Al packing. Idiot asked zero questions and proceeded to parade Larkin around even though he really didn't care for her. I got annoyed that he and Larkin were intimate every year on the day she supposedly had a miscarriage. Al knew this. Actually she knew everything, but dumb dumb thinks she didn't. Yeah right. All these people around each other for 8 yrs and he was a moron. Everyone told him he was delusional if he didn't think Al knew anything. Lastly, this book deals with a stillborn death so be aware.
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March 29, 2023
2.5⭐️
The plot was interesting, the OW drama was on point, but when everything came to the light… it was disappointing.
Placing mean people on their places is the best thing that can happen, and everything in the book hinted towards a great moment, but it never came.
It ended up being very random and the H just never groveled because of that part of his stupidity. 🤷🏻♀️
The plot was interesting, the OW drama was on point, but when everything came to the light… it was disappointing.
Placing mean people on their places is the best thing that can happen, and everything in the book hinted towards a great moment, but it never came.
It ended up being very random and the H just never groveled because of that part of his stupidity. 🤷🏻♀️
May 30, 2022
I have been waiting for this book since the beginning of the series. We’re given glimpses of Al & Wren from the very beginning and that made me need to know what their whole story was and let me tell you, I was not disappointed!!
Al’s story broke my heart. Get those Kleenex’s ready people. What’s she’s gone through the past 8 years was such a tragedy. How her best friend could do that is beyond me…
Wren has been trying to get back with Alora since the first book and he’s never been successful. After having gotten the whole story I fear he never will…
This one truly ripped my heart out. Highly recommend this story AND this entire series. It’s a MUST read kind of thing.
Al’s story broke my heart. Get those Kleenex’s ready people. What’s she’s gone through the past 8 years was such a tragedy. How her best friend could do that is beyond me…
Wren has been trying to get back with Alora since the first book and he’s never been successful. After having gotten the whole story I fear he never will…
This one truly ripped my heart out. Highly recommend this story AND this entire series. It’s a MUST read kind of thing.
January 23, 2025
3 1/2 ⭐️
One main thing I have to point out, how do you mess up a name so poorly after it was brought up in the first three books?
So Dolly , is now Molly? (Riggs) 🥴
I’m very confused about Larkin
I was a little annoyed with Wren’s attitude and got a little tired of Alora’s. Jenna is starting to annoy me. Personally, I think especially the women should’ve had Alora’s ‘s back so much more after Wren found out.
Wren’s reasoning for hooking up with Larkin was a shitty excuse.
But I do like the series
One main thing I have to point out, how do you mess up a name so poorly after it was brought up in the first three books?
So Dolly , is now Molly? (Riggs) 🥴
I’m very confused about Larkin
I was a little annoyed with Wren’s attitude and got a little tired of Alora’s. Jenna is starting to annoy me. Personally, I think especially the women should’ve had Alora’s ‘s back so much more after Wren found out.
Wren’s reasoning for hooking up with Larkin was a shitty excuse.
But I do like the series
June 7, 2022
another great read
Another great book in a magnificent series. If you haven’t read them start from the beginning. Make sure you have time to finish because you won’t want to put down this roller coaster of emotions .
Another great book in a magnificent series. If you haven’t read them start from the beginning. Make sure you have time to finish because you won’t want to put down this roller coaster of emotions .
June 6, 2022
Hearts bruised
I read this book with my heart in my mouth. A second chance romance with a tear jerker of a beginning. A heart hurting middle. Plus a HEA ..... Then a wtf!?! And then a noooooo!! Please say the next book is releasing soon...please???
I read this book with my heart in my mouth. A second chance romance with a tear jerker of a beginning. A heart hurting middle. Plus a HEA ..... Then a wtf!?! And then a noooooo!! Please say the next book is releasing soon...please???
June 7, 2022
Loved it
This is the book I couldn't wait to read. It didn't disappoint but was so much more than I expected. You will need tissues. Wren and Alora 💔 then ❤
This is the book I couldn't wait to read. It didn't disappoint but was so much more than I expected. You will need tissues. Wren and Alora 💔 then ❤
June 6, 2022
Loved it !
Lots of angst, flawed characters, good storyline. I loved that it wasn't sweet, but had grit, pain and remorse. I cannot wait for the next book !
Lots of angst, flawed characters, good storyline. I loved that it wasn't sweet, but had grit, pain and remorse. I cannot wait for the next book !
June 5, 2022
I feel like I’ve waited years for this book not months, as soon as I was told I had it I was in like Flynn. Wren, do I love him or hate him… bit of both I think because I love Alora so much and he hurt her so badly. There were hints in the previous books as to why Al wants nothing to do with him but reading it I hurt with her, I personally know that pain and it was written so accurately I wasn’t sure if I cried for Al, myself or both of us. Every time I thought Wren had redeemed himself he did something else to hurt her but not intentionally he just blunders in with his big clod hoppers. Add to this the budding rivalry between Declan and Cypher over Ember, amongst other stuff going on and this is a book you will not be able to put down.
July 6, 2023
My rating: 3 stars
What I liked: I liked how Larken(ow) got called out and was kicked out of the club. Loved the part when Al(h) punched her. I also liked how all the women were there for Al.
What I didn’t like: I was a little confused about Wren(H) and Larken. In the beginning it was said that he still has sex with her but when Al confronts her and him, he makes it sound like they just have sex sometimes on the day the ow miscarried. His exact word was “might”. Even Larkin said they had sex less then a year ago but that “day” just passed so which one is it. It’s like it was never really addressed (let’s forgive him because ow wasn’t really pregnant…insert eye roll). I mean if he truly loved the h and wanted to try and get her back why continue to have sex with ow. Also, I wanted more confrontation between Wren and Larkin (especially since she wasn’t supposed to say anything and she did).
***Major Spoilers/ Details/Triggers: Miscarriage and OW Drama. H and h eight years ago got together and started having a sexual relationship. A month of that relationship, h tells the H that she loves him. H getting scared decides to blow the h off and have sex with the h’s best friend. h going to look for him catches him balls deep. h leaves H alone. h finds out that she is pregnant. When she goes to tell the H, the ow tells the h that she is pregnant and that her and the H are going to be wed and be a happy family. h decides not to tell the H. h miscarriages in her 6 months, having to deliver her son all alone. The books starts 8 years later with the h ignoring the H. H wants the h back and regrets what he did, even though the ow is still part of the club. Ow supposedly had a miscarriage when she was 3 month’s pregnant. H comforts the ow on that day every year. They also occasionally have sex at least once a year on the day of the supposed miscarriage for comfort (H says in his head that they also have sex once in a while but it means nothing, it’s just a release). H keeps the ow around but tells her she is not to let the h know that it was her that he had sex with (even though h already knows it was the ow). Ow still wants the H but he only wants h. h finally gets the h alone but she tells him to leave her alone. Stuff is happening in the club. When the rival club vp lets the club know that they are looking at the h, the H moves in with her. They have it out and she lets the H know that she knows it was her ex best friend he slept with. When they get a phone call that one of the ladies is pregnant but is bleeding they go to the hospital. H overhears the h talking to the doctor (that was her baby doctor). H goes and h tells him about the baby. H gets mad and so does the men of the club. H’s head is all over the place and they tell him to talk to the h. He goes and they have it out with sex. h confronts ow and it’s discover that she lied about being pregnant. It’s gloss over that he was still sleeping with ow. They kick ow out of the club. One of the club brothers gets beat up. H is a mess over his brother getting hurt and h thinks H is having second thoughts about their relationship. H and h get their HEA.
Descriptive Sex: Yes
Final thoughts: This was just ok. I wanted a bigger confrontation and the issue of H and Ow sleeping together cleared up.
What I liked: I liked how Larken(ow) got called out and was kicked out of the club. Loved the part when Al(h) punched her. I also liked how all the women were there for Al.
What I didn’t like: I was a little confused about Wren(H) and Larken. In the beginning it was said that he still has sex with her but when Al confronts her and him, he makes it sound like they just have sex sometimes on the day the ow miscarried. His exact word was “might”. Even Larkin said they had sex less then a year ago but that “day” just passed so which one is it. It’s like it was never really addressed (let’s forgive him because ow wasn’t really pregnant…insert eye roll). I mean if he truly loved the h and wanted to try and get her back why continue to have sex with ow. Also, I wanted more confrontation between Wren and Larkin (especially since she wasn’t supposed to say anything and she did).
***Major Spoilers/ Details/Triggers: Miscarriage and OW Drama. H and h eight years ago got together and started having a sexual relationship. A month of that relationship, h tells the H that she loves him. H getting scared decides to blow the h off and have sex with the h’s best friend. h going to look for him catches him balls deep. h leaves H alone. h finds out that she is pregnant. When she goes to tell the H, the ow tells the h that she is pregnant and that her and the H are going to be wed and be a happy family. h decides not to tell the H. h miscarriages in her 6 months, having to deliver her son all alone. The books starts 8 years later with the h ignoring the H. H wants the h back and regrets what he did, even though the ow is still part of the club. Ow supposedly had a miscarriage when she was 3 month’s pregnant. H comforts the ow on that day every year. They also occasionally have sex at least once a year on the day of the supposed miscarriage for comfort (H says in his head that they also have sex once in a while but it means nothing, it’s just a release). H keeps the ow around but tells her she is not to let the h know that it was her that he had sex with (even though h already knows it was the ow). Ow still wants the H but he only wants h. h finally gets the h alone but she tells him to leave her alone. Stuff is happening in the club. When the rival club vp lets the club know that they are looking at the h, the H moves in with her. They have it out and she lets the H know that she knows it was her ex best friend he slept with. When they get a phone call that one of the ladies is pregnant but is bleeding they go to the hospital. H overhears the h talking to the doctor (that was her baby doctor). H goes and h tells him about the baby. H gets mad and so does the men of the club. H’s head is all over the place and they tell him to talk to the h. He goes and they have it out with sex. h confronts ow and it’s discover that she lied about being pregnant. It’s gloss over that he was still sleeping with ow. They kick ow out of the club. One of the club brothers gets beat up. H is a mess over his brother getting hurt and h thinks H is having second thoughts about their relationship. H and h get their HEA.
Descriptive Sex: Yes
Final thoughts: This was just ok. I wanted a bigger confrontation and the issue of H and Ow sleeping together cleared up.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 30, 2025
Note: It wasn't technically cheating because they weren't in an exclusive, committed relationship, and the heroine knows that. But there was a betrayal because the Hero slept with her BFF on purpose to hurt the heroine. So it has a cheating/betrayal vibe.
Alora (Al) left home at 18, and traveled the country to "find herself." She met a girl named Larkin, and they became BFF and traveling companions. They end up in West Virginia, at an MC party. Alora meets a guy there named Wren, (19). Larkin was interested in him too, but he approached Alora.
Wren and Alora have a situationship or fling, for a month, until she blurts out "I love you" while they're having sex. Wren doesn't say anything, he just drives her home. What he's actually feeling is almost a panic attack. He ghosts Alora. And after a week, he has sex with Larkin, and he stops feeling all panicky about Alora's feelings. So, that same night, Alora goes looking for Wren wanting to talk, see if they can still continue the situationship, or at least start talking again, and she walks into the room where he's having sex with Larkin.
So, this is the part I found ridiculous. During the month she was with Wren, she decided these MC people were her found family. Even though she feels betrayed, she doesn't leave the MC. I feel like it would be really easy to just leave West Virginia, since she had only been their for a month. But she'd rather stick around being emotionally tortured. It's been 8 years, and she's still there, having to see him all the time, but trying to avoid him as much as possible.
But for the last year, for some reason, Wren has changed his mind, and wants Alora to be his Ol' Lady. Which was weird, since they were only together for a month, and she avoided him after that. They barely know each other. He's been trying to talk to her for a year with no success. (In the previous book, someone had tried to kill Alora, but that was less than a year ago, so I don't think that's the reason he changed his mind. But maybe it is.)
Ok, the reason she can't get over it, is way more complicated then just the one time she caught him in bed with Larkin. It's like a soap opera:
Six weeks after she caught Wren and Larkin together, she finds out she's 11 weeks pregnant. The day she's going to tell Wren, Larkin comes up to her and tells her that she (Larkin) is pregnant, and Wren's going to make her is Ol' Lady, and that Alora shouldn't interfere. So Alora doesn't say anything about the baby.
Both Alora and Larkin end up having miscarriages. Alora was very traumatized because she was pretty far along, her baby just entered the third trimester. (She was avoiding Wren so much, he doesn't even know about this.) But Larkin's baby is the one Wren knows about, and he stays FWB with Larkin, to comfort her because of "everything they've been through together." They still have sex every anniversary of the miscarriage for sexual healing or something. The next anniversary is next week. Which means he knows he's going to have sex with Larkin next week, even when he's trying to win Alora back.
He just doesn't think Alora will find out about it, and that's all that matters to him. He swore Larkin to secrecy about all the sex. He doesn't even think Alora knows that it was Larkin he was in bed with 8 years ago. (Of course Alora knows. She didn't see Larkin's face, but she saw enough.)
So, Alora can't give him another chance because he's been with Larkin this whole time, even during the time he's been trying to win Alora back; and more importantly because she lost her baby, and she'll never get over that.
So, one night Alora's at work and Wren follows her into the restroom and forces her to kiss him. And he convinces himself she felt what's been building between them for the past year, (which as far as I can tell is only building in his mind), and now he's going to make her his Ol' Lady no matter what, he's just going to take what he wants. Yay. (sarcasm)
Her girl friends find her secret shoe box of baby mementos, and she tells them about the baby, the miscarriage, and Wren having sex with Larkin.
There's a side plot about another MC that kidnaps and traffics girls, it's related to the events in the previous book. In this book, the Road Demons learn they have a rat feeding info to the other MC. And the rat has been giving them info about Alora, and the other MC wants to kidnap her. Wren shows up at her house to protect her (when she's a with another guy! Yes!) Somehow he again builds up in his mind that the kidnapping plot and the need to be protected is a sign that they belong together. But I'm still not convinced.
Remember how Larkin wants Wren to sleep with her on the death anniversary? That'll be June 24. We see Alora leave the house with her girl friends and they go to the cemetery to see her baby's grave, on the anniversary of his death, June 19. So, are you getting suspicious yet? Larkin told Wren she was pregnant first, and Larkin told Wren about a miscarriage first, like maybe she found out about Alora, then rushed to be the first to tell Wren about her baby?
Later that day, Larkin has a nightmare or something, and this leads to Wren finding the baby box and figuring out that Larkin had a miscarriage and never him. He gets extremely angry at Alora because she kept him from his son during her pregnancy, and he never got to say goodbye at the hospital. He even wants to blacklist her from the club. Until Wren's biological brother puts the dates together and gets suspicious of Larkin. The cyber security guy (who's name is Cyber) hacks the medical records and can't find that Larkin ever went to a hospital in their vicinity in the last 2 years. (She had told Wren what hospital she supposedly went to.) So now Wren catches on, that Larkin made the whole thing up. He blacklists her from the club. Now he understands that it wasn't just Alora keeping his baby from him, Larkin was actively interfering to keep him from his baby. (Although Alora does take some responsibility. I mean, she could have told him regardless of Larkin.)
So, is that the HEA? No. The drama continues. They still have the problem of the rival club, and I guess things are heating up, and it's making Wren emotionally withdrawn. Alora thinks it's because of her, or Wren is losing interest in her, or something. They have sex in the clubhouse and she thinks he's kind of emotionally distant afterwards, so she gets upset. Then she realizes he didn't wear a condom and they have a huge argument (she's terrified of getting pregnant again). Before they can resolve that, someone tries to shoot them outside the club house, and a van drives up and one of the MC brothers (Declan) gets shoved out the van, half dead.
They take him to the hospital and spend a lot of time smirking at the doctor for saying only immediate family can visit in the ICU. Because "blood doesn't make you family. I'd like to see them try and keep our asses out." Dumbass, it's not about who's family. It's about having to deliver INTENSIVE CARE without interruption or risk of infection, you fucking idiot. Smirk all you want, moron. You're not making a statement about "family," you're just showing everyone how dumb you are. So anyway, rant over. There's another side plot of the budding romance between a girl named Ember and Declan, who's now in the ICU.
So Wren eventually admitshe's psychic had a gut feeling, and knew someone was going to get hurt, and that's why he's been distant lately.
They find the guys who beat up Declan and kill them. Declan wakes up, but has amnesia. So I guess the next book is going to be Declan and Ember and an amnesia trope.
This book was ok but it was filled with side characters and side plots, IMO. I also just didn't like Wren or believe his sudden change of heart, that he would suddenly love some old fuck buddy from years ago. (That's what he says Alora was to him.)
Alora (Al) left home at 18, and traveled the country to "find herself." She met a girl named Larkin, and they became BFF and traveling companions. They end up in West Virginia, at an MC party. Alora meets a guy there named Wren, (19). Larkin was interested in him too, but he approached Alora.
Wren and Alora have a situationship or fling, for a month, until she blurts out "I love you" while they're having sex. Wren doesn't say anything, he just drives her home. What he's actually feeling is almost a panic attack. He ghosts Alora. And after a week, he has sex with Larkin, and he stops feeling all panicky about Alora's feelings. So, that same night, Alora goes looking for Wren wanting to talk, see if they can still continue the situationship, or at least start talking again, and she walks into the room where he's having sex with Larkin.
So, this is the part I found ridiculous. During the month she was with Wren, she decided these MC people were her found family. Even though she feels betrayed, she doesn't leave the MC. I feel like it would be really easy to just leave West Virginia, since she had only been their for a month. But she'd rather stick around being emotionally tortured. It's been 8 years, and she's still there, having to see him all the time, but trying to avoid him as much as possible.
But for the last year, for some reason, Wren has changed his mind, and wants Alora to be his Ol' Lady. Which was weird, since they were only together for a month, and she avoided him after that. They barely know each other. He's been trying to talk to her for a year with no success. (In the previous book, someone had tried to kill Alora, but that was less than a year ago, so I don't think that's the reason he changed his mind. But maybe it is.)
Ok, the reason she can't get over it, is way more complicated then just the one time she caught him in bed with Larkin. It's like a soap opera:
Six weeks after she caught Wren and Larkin together, she finds out she's 11 weeks pregnant. The day she's going to tell Wren, Larkin comes up to her and tells her that she (Larkin) is pregnant, and Wren's going to make her is Ol' Lady, and that Alora shouldn't interfere. So Alora doesn't say anything about the baby.
Both Alora and Larkin end up having miscarriages. Alora was very traumatized because she was pretty far along, her baby just entered the third trimester. (She was avoiding Wren so much, he doesn't even know about this.) But Larkin's baby is the one Wren knows about, and he stays FWB with Larkin, to comfort her because of "everything they've been through together." They still have sex every anniversary of the miscarriage for sexual healing or something. The next anniversary is next week. Which means he knows he's going to have sex with Larkin next week, even when he's trying to win Alora back.
He just doesn't think Alora will find out about it, and that's all that matters to him. He swore Larkin to secrecy about all the sex. He doesn't even think Alora knows that it was Larkin he was in bed with 8 years ago. (Of course Alora knows. She didn't see Larkin's face, but she saw enough.)
So, Alora can't give him another chance because he's been with Larkin this whole time, even during the time he's been trying to win Alora back; and more importantly because she lost her baby, and she'll never get over that.
So, one night Alora's at work and Wren follows her into the restroom and forces her to kiss him. And he convinces himself she felt what's been building between them for the past year, (which as far as I can tell is only building in his mind), and now he's going to make her his Ol' Lady no matter what, he's just going to take what he wants. Yay. (sarcasm)
Her girl friends find her secret shoe box of baby mementos, and she tells them about the baby, the miscarriage, and Wren having sex with Larkin.
There's a side plot about another MC that kidnaps and traffics girls, it's related to the events in the previous book. In this book, the Road Demons learn they have a rat feeding info to the other MC. And the rat has been giving them info about Alora, and the other MC wants to kidnap her. Wren shows up at her house to protect her (when she's a with another guy! Yes!) Somehow he again builds up in his mind that the kidnapping plot and the need to be protected is a sign that they belong together. But I'm still not convinced.
Remember how Larkin wants Wren to sleep with her on the death anniversary? That'll be June 24. We see Alora leave the house with her girl friends and they go to the cemetery to see her baby's grave, on the anniversary of his death, June 19. So, are you getting suspicious yet? Larkin told Wren she was pregnant first, and Larkin told Wren about a miscarriage first, like maybe she found out about Alora, then rushed to be the first to tell Wren about her baby?
Later that day, Larkin has a nightmare or something, and this leads to Wren finding the baby box and figuring out that Larkin had a miscarriage and never him. He gets extremely angry at Alora because she kept him from his son during her pregnancy, and he never got to say goodbye at the hospital. He even wants to blacklist her from the club. Until Wren's biological brother puts the dates together and gets suspicious of Larkin. The cyber security guy (who's name is Cyber) hacks the medical records and can't find that Larkin ever went to a hospital in their vicinity in the last 2 years. (She had told Wren what hospital she supposedly went to.) So now Wren catches on, that Larkin made the whole thing up. He blacklists her from the club. Now he understands that it wasn't just Alora keeping his baby from him, Larkin was actively interfering to keep him from his baby. (Although Alora does take some responsibility. I mean, she could have told him regardless of Larkin.)
So, is that the HEA? No. The drama continues. They still have the problem of the rival club, and I guess things are heating up, and it's making Wren emotionally withdrawn. Alora thinks it's because of her, or Wren is losing interest in her, or something. They have sex in the clubhouse and she thinks he's kind of emotionally distant afterwards, so she gets upset. Then she realizes he didn't wear a condom and they have a huge argument (she's terrified of getting pregnant again). Before they can resolve that, someone tries to shoot them outside the club house, and a van drives up and one of the MC brothers (Declan) gets shoved out the van, half dead.
They take him to the hospital and spend a lot of time smirking at the doctor for saying only immediate family can visit in the ICU. Because "blood doesn't make you family. I'd like to see them try and keep our asses out." Dumbass, it's not about who's family. It's about having to deliver INTENSIVE CARE without interruption or risk of infection, you fucking idiot. Smirk all you want, moron. You're not making a statement about "family," you're just showing everyone how dumb you are. So anyway, rant over. There's another side plot of the budding romance between a girl named Ember and Declan, who's now in the ICU.
So Wren eventually admits
They find the guys who beat up Declan and kill them. Declan wakes up, but has amnesia. So I guess the next book is going to be Declan and Ember and an amnesia trope.
This book was ok but it was filled with side characters and side plots, IMO. I also just didn't like Wren or believe his sudden change of heart, that he would suddenly love some old fuck buddy from years ago. (That's what he says Alora was to him.)
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August 26, 2022
This book made me livid. On many fronts. Are you kidding me with this H? What a fucking weak ass, stupid douchbag. I won’t go into details about his douchery, I had to skim just to see how he ended up getting Alora back. I really wish she didn’t get back with him. Arghhhh! The only bright spot in this book was Mia and Alora’s friendship. Otherwise, super frustrating to read about another dumbass biker and a heroine who is strong half the time but weak in the end..
April 28, 2023
Re read 2\9
June 28, 2024
Wren
This is book 4 of a series and although it is a stand alone, I am wondering if reading the previous story would have had me more invested in the characters as I am sure these 2 were in the previous ones based on conversations.
So once upon a time a 19 year old man/child Wren was living a bachelors dream being part of a MC. He had a plethora of ladies to feast on and he did. He hooked up with 18 year old Alora and they had a grand time in the sack. But Alora being a typical female read more into their month+ long affair and uttered the dreaded 3 words that makes a player run for the hills. Unfortunately, running for the hills happened to be with his dick in another woman and Alora walking into the situation. Now he had been drinking however, he admitted to picking this particular woman because he knew it would without a doubt wreck any chance with the heroine, and so it did for 8 years.
Eight years later and Wren is pining away for Alora (while screwing others in addition to his original cheat buddy) Alora is an accepted part of the MC, but she doesn’t carry on with the other MC brothers, however, she is not celibate during these 8 years. She barely tolerates the hero, and pays him little to no attention even though it is obvious she still loves him. She has a secret she carries and is another reason she despises the H.
Meanwhile the H is trying to win back the h while hooking up with the ow at least once a year for a comfort f***. He thinks that the h doesn’t know about the ow, which kind of makes him stupid.
Anyhoo, the h and H hook up. He finds out her secret and gets pissed at her! However, Sex between them is good and he gets forgiven way too quickly. They say their ILY’s and then we find out that the ow has her own secret. Her secret gets her kicked out of the MC, and she just disappears. There is still trouble in the MC which seems to be an ongoing trend in this series. The rival MC is trying to take them down and there are traitors in their midst. The story ends with the set up for Declan and Ember’s story which is next.
This was an ok read for me. There was just a lot of extra going on and although there was angst and I like that the h moved on sexually, she never moved on emotionally. Basically, the H has always loved the h but was just too immature for that kind of emotion. Then there was the ow…
For more details both Raffaella and Lydia’s romance give you some differing views for comparison.
This is book 4 of a series and although it is a stand alone, I am wondering if reading the previous story would have had me more invested in the characters as I am sure these 2 were in the previous ones based on conversations.
So once upon a time a 19 year old man/child Wren was living a bachelors dream being part of a MC. He had a plethora of ladies to feast on and he did. He hooked up with 18 year old Alora and they had a grand time in the sack. But Alora being a typical female read more into their month+ long affair and uttered the dreaded 3 words that makes a player run for the hills. Unfortunately, running for the hills happened to be with his dick in another woman and Alora walking into the situation. Now he had been drinking however, he admitted to picking this particular woman because he knew it would without a doubt wreck any chance with the heroine, and so it did for 8 years.
Eight years later and Wren is pining away for Alora (while screwing others in addition to his original cheat buddy) Alora is an accepted part of the MC, but she doesn’t carry on with the other MC brothers, however, she is not celibate during these 8 years. She barely tolerates the hero, and pays him little to no attention even though it is obvious she still loves him. She has a secret she carries and is another reason she despises the H.
Meanwhile the H is trying to win back the h while hooking up with the ow at least once a year for a comfort f***. He thinks that the h doesn’t know about the ow, which kind of makes him stupid.
Anyhoo, the h and H hook up. He finds out her secret and gets pissed at her! However, Sex between them is good and he gets forgiven way too quickly. They say their ILY’s and then we find out that the ow has her own secret. Her secret gets her kicked out of the MC, and she just disappears. There is still trouble in the MC which seems to be an ongoing trend in this series. The rival MC is trying to take them down and there are traitors in their midst. The story ends with the set up for Declan and Ember’s story which is next.
This was an ok read for me. There was just a lot of extra going on and although there was angst and I like that the h moved on sexually, she never moved on emotionally. Basically, the H has always loved the h but was just too immature for that kind of emotion. Then there was the ow…
For more details both Raffaella and Lydia’s romance give you some differing views for comparison.
July 3, 2025
Solid and easy read.Second chance, young heartbreak and secret miscarriage causing trauma.
Recap:
Wren is a SSA in the Demons MC and he has been bff with Alora for years. At 18/19 they started a fling that his young mind couldn’t handle settling down that early so he sabotaged the relationship and fucked her fake bestie, jealous bitch, club slut, Larkin. She walks in on it and runs, until she find out a fews months later she’s prego. When she goes to tell him Larkin. Lies and says she prego and Wren purposed when he would never and wanted her to abort, but he wouldn’t have done that to Al. Al had a miscarriage at 6 months and was forced to deliver her dead son. She couldn’t leave the town though she clung to her bff Mia who is the only one who knows her secret and is family. She also can’t seem to leave Wren even if she won’t have him in her life. 8 years later and Wren wants his girl back, he won’t wait anymore. He knows he fucked up but he wants nothing to do with Larkin, except when they mourn their dead child together. That turns out to be a lie and she was never pregnant, just wanted Al to suffer and not have him. She is kicked out finally, no more loyalty from Wren, thank goodness. Al fights all his moves but when Wren “takes what he wants”, she talks and fight with him and then their chemistry shows. He wears her down and eventually they get back together until the truth comes out. When she finds the strength to lean on her girls and tells them then Jenna has a scare with her baby, Al blames herself and while talking to the doctor with Mia he hears somethings and starts questioning things. When they get home he snoops and finds her box of stuff about their son Colton. The truth comes out but he flips and blames herself for keeping this from him and him not being able to hold his son. He is blinded but she was too by what she thought was right then to protect herself. He rages at everyone but his brother Kellan, the pres, listens to her side and understands but also explains his side to her and she knows things were not handled right. They fix things and work through the loss of their son. HEA for Wren and Al.
Declan is kidnapped and beaten to almost death and dumped on their door step. This bull shit with the Hellions is war and they call Aero, their contact in the club they are to help clean it up, he delivers the 3 of Buzz, the prez of Hellions who kidnaps innocent women and children and sells them, guys and they end them. Declan finally wakens up but doesn’t remember anyone, or anything, but he hear Embers voice and is instantly infatuated.
Recap:
Wren is a SSA in the Demons MC and he has been bff with Alora for years. At 18/19 they started a fling that his young mind couldn’t handle settling down that early so he sabotaged the relationship and fucked her fake bestie, jealous bitch, club slut, Larkin. She walks in on it and runs, until she find out a fews months later she’s prego. When she goes to tell him Larkin. Lies and says she prego and Wren purposed when he would never and wanted her to abort, but he wouldn’t have done that to Al. Al had a miscarriage at 6 months and was forced to deliver her dead son. She couldn’t leave the town though she clung to her bff Mia who is the only one who knows her secret and is family. She also can’t seem to leave Wren even if she won’t have him in her life. 8 years later and Wren wants his girl back, he won’t wait anymore. He knows he fucked up but he wants nothing to do with Larkin, except when they mourn their dead child together. That turns out to be a lie and she was never pregnant, just wanted Al to suffer and not have him. She is kicked out finally, no more loyalty from Wren, thank goodness. Al fights all his moves but when Wren “takes what he wants”, she talks and fight with him and then their chemistry shows. He wears her down and eventually they get back together until the truth comes out. When she finds the strength to lean on her girls and tells them then Jenna has a scare with her baby, Al blames herself and while talking to the doctor with Mia he hears somethings and starts questioning things. When they get home he snoops and finds her box of stuff about their son Colton. The truth comes out but he flips and blames herself for keeping this from him and him not being able to hold his son. He is blinded but she was too by what she thought was right then to protect herself. He rages at everyone but his brother Kellan, the pres, listens to her side and understands but also explains his side to her and she knows things were not handled right. They fix things and work through the loss of their son. HEA for Wren and Al.
Declan is kidnapped and beaten to almost death and dumped on their door step. This bull shit with the Hellions is war and they call Aero, their contact in the club they are to help clean it up, he delivers the 3 of Buzz, the prez of Hellions who kidnaps innocent women and children and sells them, guys and they end them. Declan finally wakens up but doesn’t remember anyone, or anything, but he hear Embers voice and is instantly infatuated.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 22, 2023
Overall: 4
Spice: 3.5
Angst Level: HIGH as a mothereffer
TW: Miscarriage & Loss of a Child
Okay, let's start this off with - I did not read any of the other books. I was under the impression this was a standalone, so the first paragraph of this book was a doozy. It mentioned like six characters right off the bat and I was REALLY confused, but the more you read, you kinda learn the relationships. Wanted to make sure I called this out for those of use who like to jump into the middle of a series.
Cheating is subjective - I do not feel that there was any cheating involved with Wren and Alora. Wren (19) and Alora (18) have a sex-only relationship for a month when they first meet at a MC bonfire. The impression is that they were not exclusive and they both knew what kind of relationship this was. This is a boy who lost his virginity at 13, and by 17 effed his way through all the local girls in town. When Alora tells him she loves him, he freaks out and ends up having seggs with her then-BFF. That's it. She was 18, she was naive, and she was under the impression that there was more there than she thought. He was 19, he was a dumb kid who wasn't ready for a serious relationship, and let his d*ck make decisions for him.
This book gave me anxiety. It made me cry - it made me sob. I was so heartbroken for Wren who is trying his best to get Alora to open up to him. He doesn't understand why she keeps her walls up after he's apologized repeatedly for what he did as a dumb kid. She shoots him down at every turn, avoids him, and refuses to be alone with him. I was heartbroken for Alora and the experiences she went through by herself - she was easily manipulated as a young woman, and this molded her into a steel-hearted woman years later. She does not bend, she does not give - she will never have her heart broken again. And it's really sad, really, really sad.
There is a lot of angst. And only some tropes give this to me, so I actually found this book HIGHLY enjoyable. If you feel the above is cheating, and that's a trigger - best stay away from this book.
Now, I'm SOOO into Declan that although I have a TBR list a mile high, I bought the next book immediately and started reading it. 😅
Spice: 3.5
Angst Level: HIGH as a mothereffer
TW: Miscarriage & Loss of a Child
Okay, let's start this off with - I did not read any of the other books. I was under the impression this was a standalone, so the first paragraph of this book was a doozy. It mentioned like six characters right off the bat and I was REALLY confused, but the more you read, you kinda learn the relationships. Wanted to make sure I called this out for those of use who like to jump into the middle of a series.
Cheating is subjective - I do not feel that there was any cheating involved with Wren and Alora. Wren (19) and Alora (18) have a sex-only relationship for a month when they first meet at a MC bonfire. The impression is that they were not exclusive and they both knew what kind of relationship this was. This is a boy who lost his virginity at 13, and by 17 effed his way through all the local girls in town. When Alora tells him she loves him, he freaks out and ends up having seggs with her then-BFF. That's it. She was 18, she was naive, and she was under the impression that there was more there than she thought. He was 19, he was a dumb kid who wasn't ready for a serious relationship, and let his d*ck make decisions for him.
This book gave me anxiety. It made me cry - it made me sob. I was so heartbroken for Wren who is trying his best to get Alora to open up to him. He doesn't understand why she keeps her walls up after he's apologized repeatedly for what he did as a dumb kid. She shoots him down at every turn, avoids him, and refuses to be alone with him. I was heartbroken for Alora and the experiences she went through by herself - she was easily manipulated as a young woman, and this molded her into a steel-hearted woman years later. She does not bend, she does not give - she will never have her heart broken again. And it's really sad, really, really sad.
There is a lot of angst. And only some tropes give this to me, so I actually found this book HIGHLY enjoyable. If you feel the above is cheating, and that's a trigger - best stay away from this book.
Now, I'm SOOO into Declan that although I have a TBR list a mile high, I bought the next book immediately and started reading it. 😅
July 19, 2023
Sorry but I don’t know what’s got into me since I’m reading this kind of stuff… this was really bad.
Hero cheats on heroine when they were teenagers because she said ily and he didn’t want commitment, so he had sex with her friend and she saw them. The heroine got pregnant and lost the child at 6 months, she basically had to go into labor. She never told him since her friend told her she was pregger too snd the hero wanted her child.
Then she magically lost it when she understood that the hero didn’t want to make her his wife or, as the MC say, his old lady.
For eight year he kept having sex with her occasionally because they mourned the child that never was, while the heroine was traumatized and alone. The heroine is part of the MC so she knows everything and hates him, and he still can’t understand why she hates him. Dumb much?
He kept having sex wit ows but thank god so did the heroine, not celibate at all! And then after 8 years he wants her back, why?
Maybe he needs someone to wash his socks and iron his shirts?
He gets so angry because she didn’t tell him about her pregnancy. It’s all about him. Instead of understanding what an enormous unworthy pathetic failure of a man he’s been, failing to protect a teenager he himself had impregnated and too coward to tell her he wasn’t ready for a steady relationship, he gets bitchy and righteous because he didn’t know. Die of a painful and slow death you lowlife.
I hated this.
I hate that women still view themselves as unworthy of respect and devotion and can’t move on from a total asshole like this one.
No self respect, all woman rights flushed down the toilet, and asshole pricks who don’t care of anything but their lil selves.
I couldn’t even feel any angst because the heroine is an idiot pushover who takes him back as soon as he decides he’s ready to have a housekeeper for free.
They may both go to hell with my blessing.
Amen.
Hero cheats on heroine when they were teenagers because she said ily and he didn’t want commitment, so he had sex with her friend and she saw them. The heroine got pregnant and lost the child at 6 months, she basically had to go into labor. She never told him since her friend told her she was pregger too snd the hero wanted her child.
Then she magically lost it when she understood that the hero didn’t want to make her his wife or, as the MC say, his old lady.
For eight year he kept having sex with her occasionally because they mourned the child that never was, while the heroine was traumatized and alone. The heroine is part of the MC so she knows everything and hates him, and he still can’t understand why she hates him. Dumb much?
He kept having sex wit ows but thank god so did the heroine, not celibate at all! And then after 8 years he wants her back, why?
Maybe he needs someone to wash his socks and iron his shirts?
He gets so angry because she didn’t tell him about her pregnancy. It’s all about him. Instead of understanding what an enormous unworthy pathetic failure of a man he’s been, failing to protect a teenager he himself had impregnated and too coward to tell her he wasn’t ready for a steady relationship, he gets bitchy and righteous because he didn’t know. Die of a painful and slow death you lowlife.
I hated this.
I hate that women still view themselves as unworthy of respect and devotion and can’t move on from a total asshole like this one.
No self respect, all woman rights flushed down the toilet, and asshole pricks who don’t care of anything but their lil selves.
I couldn’t even feel any angst because the heroine is an idiot pushover who takes him back as soon as he decides he’s ready to have a housekeeper for free.
They may both go to hell with my blessing.
Amen.
March 28, 2023
Wow that was depressing. The whole book is about Al and Wren’s past relationship.
Al and Wren had a sort of relationship 8 years previously. When she catches him having sex with another woman, it breaks her heart. That bit is fair enough, she has the right to be angry, and hurt. What isn’t right is withholding the fact that she was pregnant and lost the baby. For eight years she doesn’t tell Wren or his family, and she’s so angry and bitter at Wren. It’s a really hard book to read as I just wanted to scream at Alora, TELL HIM ABOUT THE BABY!!!
So apart from the Wren and Alora drama, the danger ramps up with the evil Hell Hounds Mc. It’s disappointing as there’s so many missed opportunities for something to happen. The president of the Mc Buzz is supposed to be obsessed with Alora, but there’s no threats or kidnapping. Before anyone thinks I like violence, I don’t. I just wanted some excitement, as there isn’t any. There’s a lot of talk and that’s it.
I really didn’t like this book. See spoilers below.
*************************************^***************** SPOILERS AHEAD AND A WARNING.
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The author warns about sensitive subject, Al lost her baby eight years ago. What she doesn’t warn about is the CONSTANT FLASHBACKS, to when she lost her baby. It’s awful. Really couldn’t read it, so skimmed pages and pages as it’s not just once. Personally I think it’s not necessary to write the same thing, over and over. The author could have covered it once, and that would be enough. Yes it did trigger me. I can cope with reading about miscarriages, but not what it goes into such detail, over and over.
Al and Wren had a sort of relationship 8 years previously. When she catches him having sex with another woman, it breaks her heart. That bit is fair enough, she has the right to be angry, and hurt. What isn’t right is withholding the fact that she was pregnant and lost the baby. For eight years she doesn’t tell Wren or his family, and she’s so angry and bitter at Wren. It’s a really hard book to read as I just wanted to scream at Alora, TELL HIM ABOUT THE BABY!!!
So apart from the Wren and Alora drama, the danger ramps up with the evil Hell Hounds Mc. It’s disappointing as there’s so many missed opportunities for something to happen. The president of the Mc Buzz is supposed to be obsessed with Alora, but there’s no threats or kidnapping. Before anyone thinks I like violence, I don’t. I just wanted some excitement, as there isn’t any. There’s a lot of talk and that’s it.
I really didn’t like this book. See spoilers below.
*************************************^***************** SPOILERS AHEAD AND A WARNING.
*******************************************************
The author warns about sensitive subject, Al lost her baby eight years ago. What she doesn’t warn about is the CONSTANT FLASHBACKS, to when she lost her baby. It’s awful. Really couldn’t read it, so skimmed pages and pages as it’s not just once. Personally I think it’s not necessary to write the same thing, over and over. The author could have covered it once, and that would be enough. Yes it did trigger me. I can cope with reading about miscarriages, but not what it goes into such detail, over and over.
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