Rake's Redemption by Chantal FernandoMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review
“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.
“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.”
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.
“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.
“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.”
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?
“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.
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.
“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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