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Rake's Redemption by Chantal Fernando

6/28/2016

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Rake's Redemption (Wind Dragons MC, #4)Rake's Redemption by Chantal Fernando
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review

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 photo 2dfceda37b31e2344e3427081a1eba_zpsglz1asxl.gif“She’s my burden to bear. The walking example of what happens when you let a woman get close to you. My own personal walking lesson ”

There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it, I am totally addicted to The Wind Dragons MC Series by Chantal Fernando. And how could I not be, when Ms. Fernando continues to demand our complete undivided attention as she once again douses her readers with hot, sexy, domineering, protective alpha heroes, who will go out of their way to protect the women they love. And in this fourth installment, Ms. Fernando masterfully weaves a second chance romance with raw emotions, sexual tension, and of course redemption.

 photo a05b891523f0e10dc9485ec3b1450d_zpskmnheg7v.gif“He made me so angry, but then when we just spoke . . . he made me feel something else. Something I need to bury. The anger, yeah, I can understand that. The other emotions— no, I don’t need to concentrate on those. They don’t exist. I need to learn how to not let him get under my skin.”

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Remorse. Guilt. Anger. Love. Hope. Second Chances. Forgiveness. Revenge. These are the few words to describe this poignant, gritty, and emotional story of Rake’s Redemption. Before there was Rake, biker of the Wing Dragons MC, there was Adam. Adam, the young high school senior who was madly in love with his first and only love, Bailey. And in one brief moment in time, their love was the beginning and the end. And soon the Adam of seven years ago was gone and Rake, the baddest of the bad boys was born.

 photo 2dfceda37b31e2344e3427081a1eba_zpsglz1asxl.gif“Because no matter what you did, no matter what happened in the past, you will always be the love of my life.”

When you think of MC romance books, automatically one would think of gritty, bad ass bikers who are womanizers. Yes, Rake was that but he was so much more than that. The one girl he loved broke him. Made him angry and soon all the hatred and anger built up. And so when Rake runs into his high school sweetheart, Bailey old feelings begins to resurface. Feelings of disgust, hatred, and anger begins to surface but slowly we also see that behind the hateful words, lies a man who is still hurting and in love with Bailey. And for the life of him, he can’t deny his love for her still.

 photo a05b891523f0e10dc9485ec3b1450d_zpskmnheg7v.gif“I want to fuck you, punish you, and worship you at the same time . I want to make you hurt; I want to take away your pain. I want you to feel what I felt when I lost you, and I want to save you, all at the same time.”

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There are two sides to every story. His. Hers. And the truth. And the truth of the matter, there is no one to blame. Bailey’s secret was her secret alone to tell and though she may not have told Adam right away, Adam played his part when he destroyed her as well. The truth of the matter, the things left unsaid was their downfall and destruction. And so when Bailey sees Adam again, the love that she had for him is still there burning a hole in heart. She loved only one man but he can’t forgive her. So how can two broken people who loved each other find their redemption to forgive one another and love again?

 photo 2dfceda37b31e2344e3427081a1eba_zpsglz1asxl.gif“This man, he’s mine. I know his soul. I see it. It recognizes my own. It doesn’t matter what happened when we were apart, or who we were. Everything is inconsequential. A love like ours was never meant to end in the first place. We’re like a magnetic force: we will always be drawn back together. Because to me, that’s what true love is.”

Rake’s Redemption is a story that exposes and unravels the truth. The past is no longer kept in the past as both Rake and Bailey both need to know and speak the truth in order to set their hearts free. While Ms. Fernando was still able integrate a gritty MC theme with bikers and their lifestyle, Chantal has beautifully and sophisticatedly crafted a story that was built on raw emotions. Every facets of emotions from anger, revenge, hate, sadness, loss, and love were coursing through the pages. Readers were slaughtered with the raw fact that Adam and Bailey are not perfect individuals. They both made choices but in the end, their path to meet again was inevitable as they both knew this connection that they both shared was their second chance to amend for everything that had happened to them and to get back to the place where their love, trust, and respect were the building blocks and foundation of their relationship.

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The chemistry between Bailey and Rake can only be described as magnetic. Both are drawn to each other like a moth to a flame. And as much as Rake knows that he should hate her and stay away, he can’t. His heart, soul, and mind bleeds for Bailey and when he finally learns of her secret, there was no stopping the inevitable. And together Bailey and Rake rediscovered and rekindled their love. Their love really highlighted how protective they were for each other. It was the kind of love worth fighting for. The kind of love that's pure and unrelenting. The kind of love that heals. And Ms. Fernando truly allows her readers to FEEL for them. Though they may not be the perfect, their flaws, imperfection and unspoken bond are what makes them feel real for readers like myself. I felt their pain, hurt, disappointment, happiness, jealousy, passion, and most importantly their burning love.

 photo a05b891523f0e10dc9485ec3b1450d_zpskmnheg7v.gif“Go by actions instead. But if you want the words, then of course I fuckin’ love you, Bailey . I never stopped loving you. You always had a piece of me. Always.”

So if you are looking for a story that demands your attention and paints a gritty, raw, and emotional perspective of growth, forgiveness and second chances then I urge fans of Chantal Fernando to get lost in the story of Bailey and Rake. Feel the turmoil. Feel the hate. Feel the guilt. Feel the passion. Feel the hope. And most importantly feel the healing and burning love of a young couple rekindling their relationship. So if you are fan of MC romance, I highly recommend you to read Rake’s Redemption. This book exemplifies the meaning that love truly heals and second chances are not to be wasted. Be prepared to get swept away with Fernando's magnetic prose as she holds her readers hostage with a love story that will be cemented as one of my favorite MC romance.

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Chantal Fernando

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Chaos Bound by Sarah Castille

6/23/2016

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Chaos Bound (Sinner's Tribe Motorcycle Club, #4)Chaos Bound by Sarah Castille
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review

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If there is ever an MC book that deserves a book hug, CHAOS BOUND by Sarah Castille would be it. I LOVE this fourth installment to the Sinner’s Tribe Motorcycle Series, which happens to be my favorite. As a big fan of the series, I love that Ms. Castille continues to give her readers the rough, sexy, dangerous and intense MC romance novels.

 photo ac3db0fdb5fa3b9c4435af8f00dac2_zpsohui7lco.gif“She felt right beside him. Perfect. Broken. Just like him.”

In this dark and dangerous world of bikers, Sarah Castille not only takes her readers down a vivid and raw journey of the MC clubs and the fierce ladies, who are willing to go beyond the means to protect and stand by their men but she also allows her readers to FEEL the vulnerability, anger, revenge, hope and passion. And trust me when I say that Chaos Bound is bound with so much raw emotions and intensity.

 photo 036bd018bbf7c7fe8131b5a0edf8e7_zpsq1vefbh7.gif“I got a lot of anger in me,” he said softly. “Always have, although nothing like I got now. Sometimes I’m afraid it will consume me. But when I’m with you, it … just … fades. I’ll never hurt you. Never push you farther than you want to go. You’re safe with me. You got my word on that.”

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In this fourth installment, Sarah Castille perfectly weaves a raw, gritty and intense perspective of revenge and the code of brotherhood that these bikers live and die for. Unlike the previous books in this series, Sarah Castille stripped her characters to the very core allowing readers to FEEL every emotions. And I mean everything from hate, sadness, loss, hopelessness, emptiness, anger, revenge, forgiveness, and love. With a wide array of emotions thrown at the readers, Ms. Castille allowed readers to feel for her hero and heroine.

 photo ac3db0fdb5fa3b9c4435af8f00dac2_zpsohui7lco.gif“I need you,” he said. “You’re mine, and I’m not going to let you go. Whatever I have to do, whatever it takes, however long … If you can’t live the biker life after I’m done with Viper, then I won’t live it. But you can’t leave me. I am nothing, Naiya, if I don’t have you.”

REVENGE is the only thing that consumes and keeps Holt “T-Rex” Savage alive. As a member of the Sinner’s Tribe MC, Holt has been held captive by their rival MC, the Black Jacks for three months where he has endured every torture. Scarred and left broken, Holt is filled with hate and anger that his MC left him to die. As darkness clouds Holt’s heart and mind, he never thought that there would be any chance of light and freedom that is until Naiya Kelly stumbled into his life and saved him.

 photo 036bd018bbf7c7fe8131b5a0edf8e7_zpsq1vefbh7.gif“The new Holt was demanding and controlling. Impatient. Serious. So far removed from the self he knew, he would be lost without Naiya to anchor him to the ground. He needed her now. Needed to claim her, body and soul.”

For the past eight years, Naiya Kelly thought she escaped the Black Jacks but when she was taken by the club, she knew her chance of survival lies with Holt Savage. As prisoners of the Black Jacks, Naiya and Holt teamed up together in order to escape. Freedom was only temporary while on the run since the Black Jacks President, Viper wants Naiya at all cost.

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As Naiya and Holt try to come up with a plan to survive, Holt has only one thing on his mind. REVENGE. Not only does Holt want to kill Viper and the Black Jacks but he also wants revenge on the Sinners. But as Naiya begins to get to know Holt, she sees that the three months being held hostage has hardened Holt and changed him. As Holt begins to let down his walls when he is with Naiya, he begins to open his heart to her. And for the first time in his life, Holt finally found someone to LOVE. But with danger looming, Holt may have to let go of his anger and ask for help from his best friend, Tank and the Sinners. Will Holt be able to fulfill his plot for revenge? And did the Sinner’s really betray Holt or was it all a misunderstanding? And as a changed man, will Holt be able to walk away from the biker life and follow a new path with Naiya?

The sexual chemistry and bond that exists between Holt and Naiya was sizzling and palpable from the start. Their connection was the cementing foundation of what it means to sacrifice, honor, respect, and fight for your love. Though their love may be complicated, I loved how Ms. Castille kept their romance heated with passion as danger and doubts begins to surface. I loved how the author kept this book an MC trope but incorporated the elements of love, family, brotherhood, second chances and friendship to be the forefront.

 photo ac3db0fdb5fa3b9c4435af8f00dac2_zpsohui7lco.gif“I love that you’re mine , that you know the worst of me and still want my touch, that you know me as I am now, that I wake from my nightmares and find myself in your arms. I’m gonna make sure you’re safe and happy and able to live that normal life you dreamed about.”

Chaos Bound was such an intense, raw, brazen and gritty perspective of the world of bikers, brotherhood, revenge, and friendship. The writing and story line was so gripping and consuming that you can’t help but be immersed into the story of Holt and Naiya and what awaits for them. In most MC novels, the club would be the main focus but in this installment, Sarah Castille surprised me. She made this more than your typical MC biker book. She allowed readers to see beyond the revenge, anger, hurt, and brotherhood. She made you see friendship and the sacrifices we choose to make. She made you see LOVE. And most importantly she made you see Holt and Naiya. Not Holt, the biker but Holt Savage, the man who fell in love with a science nerd. A man who is willing to risk anything for the girl who saved him. And for Naiya Kelly, Holt Savage brought beauty, love, and passion that was missing in her life. He didn’t see a rape victim. He saw her. The real Naiya Kelly.

 photo 036bd018bbf7c7fe8131b5a0edf8e7_zpsq1vefbh7.gif“She tried to commit him to memory, the warmth of his lips, the deep rumble when he looped an arm around her waist and pulled her against him. She wanted him. Needed him. She’d made it through hell, and he was her piece of heaven...She had never felt as complete as she did at this moment; never felt she really belonged until she’d stepped into the circle of his arms.”

Like I said before, this book was so much more. It is a story that reminds us all nothing is black and white. Dreams change. Life goes on. Love heals. And most importantly, each and everyone of us will make a choice. A choice that will lead us to happiness or of the unknown. And this choice that may be bound with chaos is a journey that Holt and Naiya are willing to navigate together. So if you are looking for a story that has grit, intensity, danger, passion and most importantly heart, then I urge you to read this book. Go fall in love with two damaged and broken characters who found comfort, solace, and truth together. Beyond the scars, heartaches, sadness, loss, and anger lies a story of what it means to truly protect the ones you love even if it means death and letting go. So if you are ready to ride through a chaotic, wild and fierce love, then all there is left to say HOLD ON TIGHT as Holt Savage will pull those heartstrings and show us all what it means to be truly wild and free.

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