Take a wild ride with the Reaper’s Motorcycle club in this steamy novel from New York Times bestselling author Joanna Wylde.Eight years ago, Sophie gave her heart—and her virginity—to Zach Barrett on a night that couldn’t have been less romantic or more embarrassing. Zach’s step-brother, a steely-muscled, tattooed biker named Ruger, caught them in the act, getting a peep show of Sophie he’s never … show of Sophie he’s never forgotten.
She may have lost her dignity that fateful night, but Sophie also gained something precious—her son Noah. Unfortunately, Zach’s a deadbeat dad, leaving Ruger to be Noah’s only male role model. When he discovers Sophie and his nephew living in near poverty, Ruger takes matters into his own hands—with the help of the Reapers Motorcycle Club—to give them a better life.
Living with outlaw bikers wasn’t Sophie’s plan for her son, but Ruger isn’t giving her a choice. He’ll be there for Noah, whether she wants him or not. But Sophie does want him, has always wanted him. Now she’ll learn that taking a biker to bed can get a girl dirty in every way…
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Another good book in the series. I truly love how this author does not sugar coat or dance around topics. The author’s writing is rare and real and I love that about this author. I also think the narrators did a wonderful job and so enjoyed this audio.
Sophie truly had it rough. Being a single mom, having not only a crazy dead beat man for the father of her child and loser parents as well. I did love the fact that she had Ruger in her life though. He was there for her though the hard times that he knew about. He looked at Noah as his kids. This story truly showed that not all man deserve the right to be called dad and also shows that even though one is not the real dad how he deserves that title. Ruger loved that kid unconditionally and in my eyes that made him a dad.
Sophie did not think much of the Reaper MC that Ruger was apart of but in truth she did not know much about them to judge. In this story we get to see how much a family the MC really is and how they stand and help their own.
I loved how hot and heavy things got between Sophie and Ruger. Let me tell you there was more than one hot steamy part in this book. I also loved how protective Ruger was of Sophie and Noah. He would lay down his life for them and that says alot.
Can’t wait to listen to the next book in the audio.
I really enjoyed this book, MC is not my favourite genre but this author writes it well and adds romance to soften it somewhat. Ruger and Sophie are the main characters, he’s a man whore and she’s a single parent to his step brother’s son. So ‘Uncle’ Ruger has always been their lives. When time turn tough for her he comes to the rescue and drags her into his MC world. There is sizzling chemistry between them and the story line flows smoothly. The banter with some of the background characters is funny which helps break up some of the violent scenes. I look forward to reading the next book.
Another great read by this author. Love it! Storyline is intense, hot, raw and gritty. I have to admit though I had a love/hate relationship with Rugger thru-out the book. Good Lord he was such an alley cat. Rugger is one hot sexy biker and knows it. Who wouldn’t with the way women flock to him? But at the same time he redeems himself with the way cares for Sophie and Noah along with his MC family. Sophie is sweet and innocent and had a bad relationship with Rugger’s loser brother. She feels intensive attraction toward Rugger but doesn’t want to be a one night stand to him. Both are so in denial. Love their chemistry and the building of their relationship. I would recommend and can’t wait for more in this series.
LOVED THIS BOOK!! And I loved Ruger “hold still,” he whispered, voice strained. “The fact that my di**’s in it’s happy place is probably saving your life. Trust me when I say I’m seriously considerin’ strangling you, Sophie. Thinking about effin’ you helps balance that out.” He’s not shy, “I like these ones, too,” he said, pulling out a pair of turquoise panties. “They’d go good with the garter belt.” He likes to show affection, “Jesus, Sophie,” he said glaring at me. “Now I can’t buy the kid a present? Sh**, he’s had a rough night. If I wanna buy him something, I will.” I love Ruger’s underwear preference, “or, in this case, when he walked through the living room wearing half-fastened jeans commando, eyes still sleepy.” Ruger doesn’t like to ask for opinions or even ask questions, “I’m tellin’ you,” he continued. “You’re my property, babe. I’ll take damned good care of you and Noah. You’ll take care of me. But only one co** goes into that pu**y of yours – mine- and that’s the end of it. Got me?” Ruger the boy also can’t give straight answers, “I’m not planning not to keep it in my pants,” he said slowly. “But I’ve told you – I’m not a one-woman man. I won’t lie to you or make promises I’m not sure I can keep.” He’s a smarta**, “good thing your vagina’s so gosh-darned hot,” he whispered. “Because I really, really want to stick my penis in it and have repeated sexual intercourse, bringing us to a mutually satisfactory culmination of our desires. How’s that sound?”
Fan-tab-u-lous.. I missed these guys and was entranced turning the pages from beginning to end.
The heroine Sophie knows nothing about the life in a MC club. How it touched her life was being involved and with a getting pregnant at 17 by the step brother of Ruger who is part of the Reapers MC. Ruger has always known his Zach was a loser and has made it mission to look over Sophie and her son who he helped deliver in the back of a truck.
When his nephew calls scared from his babysitter’s house and Ruger sees firsthand how Sophie and Noah are living he lays down the law and says she is moving in with him. These two are really complete opposites and you wonder how a relationship would even work between them. He is a Reaper through and through and has no desire to ever settle down with one woman but he loves his nephew and has always had a soft heart when it comes to Sophie.
Sophie’s too has had a crush on Ruger since she first met him at 17 but even though he trips her internal trigger he and his life in the club scare her and she doesn’t want her son growing up around that. These two stay pretty firm on their convictions even though the chemistry between them is hot. As a reader we got to go along with Sophie in learning about the life a woman in a MC club. That some of her preconceived notions may not be correct.
There is quite a bit of face time with the Reapers enemies Devil Jacks. We met Hunter who tries to barter a deal with the Reapers for peace to deal with a new threat to both of their clubs. But Hunter has an ulterior motive we aren’t privy to yet. But there is something going on between him and Em (who is Picnic daughter – the president of Reapers) that this not being there book we didn’t get to any POV as to what went on with them which about drove me nuts.. I cannot wait to read their book which is next.
Love this series! One of my favorites.
You like Alpha males? The Ruger is the man for you!
He is the ultimate Alpha male, I swear 10 pages in I was willing to drop to the floor an do anything he asked.
This book has it all, hot Alpha male, steamy sex, violence, murder, kidnapping, a marriage and a little falling in love or realizing you’ve been hooked on someone for years, it has it all.
At 16 Sophie loses her virginity to Zach, Ruger’s stepbrother, and ends up pregnant.
She goes into labor at a keg party Zach drug her to and Ruger comes to take her to the hospital, but she doesn’t make it so he’s there to help deliver Noah, while Zach is drunk an of no use.
Fast forward 7 years. Sophie’s raising Noah alone, away from her home town having run away from Zach after putting him in jail.
Sophie gets a call at work from her son, hes scared an hiding from his sitter. She rushes home to save him and ignores a call from Ruger.
After settling her son and having a beer or three she falls asleep on the couch never having returned Ruger’s call. When she wakes in the middle of the night to a man laying on her covering her mouth. Ruger.
Ruger and Sophie have some issues to work out concerning Noah. Ruger’s been there for him when his father hasn’t even though he and Sophie don’t get along. Ruger tells her they are moving home with him, their not safe where they are.
Sophie doesn’t like the idea because she believes the MC is dangerous and does nothing but illegal business. But agrees to go for Noah’s sake.
No spoilers I can’t go into detail I despise spoilers, let’s just say they share more of a past than we know about initially, we find out more as we go along.
“I think you’re a raging asshole.
Ruger laughed.
“Yeah, well I think you’re a bitch, but my cock likes you, so we’ll figure something out.”
Yeah, they have issues!! But I’d kill for issues with a man like Ruger.
Sexual chemistry is off the charts but they won’t give in thinking it will change how they see each other and in the end impact Noah. Sophie’s more against it that Ruger, he’s rearing to go but she won’t do it.
“Well I don’t care how other people live” I said. “If they want to let their men sleep around, that’s their business. But I’ll be damned if I’ll put up with it. Not good enough for me, and no way I want Noah growing up thinking that’s how you treat a woman. Ruger can take his offer, stick it on a fork, and shove it up his ass. Now I need to find a job and somewhere to live, because I’m sure as hell not living with him any longer.”
Ruger’s says he’ll never settle down, he’s not a one woman man, Sophie refuses to sleep with him based on his behavior. She wants him, wants to be his but not under his rules.
“When a man takes a woman as his property, it’s not about owning her,” he continued, eyes searching my face. “It’s about trusting her. This is my life I’m handing you, Sophie. Not just my life—my brothers’ lives, too. It means I’m responsible for everything you do. You fuck up, I’ll pay. You need help, we’re there. You’re the only woman I’ve ever met that I’d consider giving that kind of power to. Hell, I’m not just considering it, I’m desperate for you to take it.”
Once Ruger wises up, realizes he can’t live without her, doesn’t need to sleep with other women you think things are settled but their not, there’s still another twist before the end!
Don’t get me wrong I LOVED Horse, but I’m completely in love with Ruger now, what a great second book, usually books tend to lose a little something if the first one was a killer read, but not so in this case, Ruger is even better and has more everything, I couldn’t put it down until the last page.
Okay I love Ruger