Welcome to Shadow Valley where the Dirty Angels MC rules. Get ready to get Down & Dirty because this is Axel’s story… not only on the club but his brother, the president of the Dirty Angels MC. However, he’s loved Bella forever, watched her marry the wrong man, one who broke her in almost every imaginable way, and yet she’s still the strongest person he knows. Despite their rivaling families, he won’t let anything stand in the way of making her his this time.
Bella hasn’t known anything other than alpha bikers her whole life. Her marriage to one turned into a tragedy, one that changed the rest of her life. She was never the same after that one fateful night that Axel came to save her. Though he remains on the outskirts of her life, he’s always there: watching, waiting, worrying about her. Especially when a rival MC continues to wreak havoc on all of their lives.
Like Romeo and Juliet, his family may never accept her, and hers him, but they’re both determined to tear down the wall that divides them.
Note: This book can be read as a standalone. It includes lots of steamy scenes, biker slang, cursing, some violence and, of course, an HEA. If you like alpha males who like to take charge, this book is for you.
more
5 star review of Down & Dirty: Axel Dirty Angels MC #5 by Jeanne St James
I really love Ms. St James’s style of writing, she packs such a punch into her characters. Raw and gritty there is something about this series that truly captivates me.
From start to finish Jeanne St John and the narrators Teddy Hamilton & Ava Lucas drew me in and kept my attention.
Axel and Bella are two halves of a whole and are meant to be together. They have history together, after all he has kept her secrets from her DAMC family even though he knows it would be better for her if she were to tell them.
Axel’s a cop and Bella is property of the DAMC, totally on opposite sides in the fence and yet they love one another deeply and passionately. Circumstances have conspired to keep them apart, but what will happen when the walls finally come down.? Will his family accept Bella or more importantly, will her biker family accept that Bella’s man is a cop, even if he is the estranged brother of the DAMC President?
I loved how brave and determined Bella was, her feisty attitude and the fact that she wasn’t afraid to stand up for her man, once he finally admitted his love for her. I absolutely adore Bella but it is Axel who captured my heart, he was totally swoon worthy.
Axel may well be my favourite book in the series to date.
Axel!! Oh Axel!!! I was dying to read this!! Sexy and steamy, sweet and caring, so much heat and passion. Axel has known Bella forever and has loved and wanted her just as long. He’s through waiting and now taking what he wants. I loved the fight that Bella put up but I loved even more how Axel didn’t let her get away with her shit. Everything about this sexy cop and his woman was incredible!
A powerful and intense romance. An entertaining storyline provides a backdrop for complex and engaging characters. I adored Axel. He’s sexy, loyal, head over heels for Bella, and an absolute alpha male. Bella is strong but wounded and some of the things she did drove me crazy!! Still I liked these two together. With lots of drama, deep emotions, angst, baggage, steam, and divided loyalties. A very good book and a solid addition to this series.
Axel and Bella: A Perfect Match!
This is the story that all of us devoted readers have been waiting for. Axel is such an amazing man, patient, strong, dedicated and so much in love. Bella is such a strong woman who has been through more than enough; she deserves Axel and so much more.
I don’t like emotional stories, they are too much for me at times, but this story was with the watery eyes. The emotions were well played and the story was brilliant in its development. I wanted their HEA more than any other. Axel and Bella went through hell for their HEA and it made them stronger in the end. I loved the progression of their story, learning their background and following them to their future. I also really loved the interaction with past characters and how the future of the MC will go. It was a brilliant, beautiful story that is worth reading. It is perfectly balanced and well written. I received an ARC and am leaving an honest review. If you have read any of this authors stories before then you know what you are in for. If you are new, enjoy the ride and great ready for a new story series addiction!
If you have not read this series, then you want to pick it up! This is the fifth book and while it can be read as a standalone, I recommend reading it from the beginning to meet all of the wonderful characters. This is Bella and Axel’s story and the one I have been longing for since the series inception. Bella is a strong woman who is DAMC to her core. She is tenacious and does not take any guff from anyone. She has been through the ringer and come out the other side. Axel has loved Bella for years but he belongs to another MC….the Shadow Valley Police Department. Complicating matters is that Axel is the brother of the President of the DAMC, Zak, and he has some serious fence mending to do to try and salvage any kind of a relationship with his brother. Axel and Bella are made for one another. Unless they can find a way to deal with the outside pressures, neither one will be able to have what they truly want. How far are they willing to go? While comparisons to Romeo and Juliette can be made, this story has so much more and pulls at the reader’s heartstrings. This is one page turning, dynamic read filled with drama, action and the continual evolution of the Dirty Angels Motorcycle Club. I highly recommend reading this story.
I volunteered to read an advance copy of this book.
While he is definitely an alpha male he has a bunch of strikes against him. 1.) he turned his back on his brother (Zak) 2.) He isn’t MC and 3.) he is a cop. But none of that stops him from getting what he wants. And he wants Bella, and he will go toe to toe with anyone and everyone tries to stop him ~ even Bella. Bella has been dealt an absolutely rotten deal and thinks that she is too damaged to be good for him. Axel is powerful but cautious and I love his tolerance of everything the MC, Bella, the past, the future, everything. He absolutely steps up as a lover and a brother and tries to start to repair the relationship with his brother. Axel is by far my favorite! I have loved him from that very first cupcake scene where he licks the frosting!
Out of all the books so far in this series, this one had a lot of heart poured into it. Emotional read. While all of them had emotion, action, and heat in spades, this one won the award in the emotional category. Book 4, was heat, definitely.
Bella and Axles storyline I hope gets intertwined in the rest of the series. They are my favorite couple so far.
4 Axel and Bella Stars
Axel is the 5th book in the Dirty Angels MC Series by Jeanne St. James. Axel has known Bella her whole life. But she is the one person he cannot have due to family politics.
Bella will never let a man into her life after the mistake that was her husband. He all be ruined her and she will never let another man the opportunity to do this to her again.
This is a modern tale of Romeo and Juliet and it was a very enjoyable but heart-breaking story. Like all books in this series there is a wonderful cast of secondary characters that I really enjoyed. One thing that disappointed me about this book was that it just ended and there was no epilogue. I’m a girl that likes a good epilogue to end a great book. I took one star off for this! Sorry!
A good addition to the series. To fully understand Axle and Bella’s story you really need to read the previous books in which they were secondary characters. This would have been rated 4 stars but along about the 70% mark, Bella started acting like a TSTL girl who goes off on her own to get back property stolen by a rival club. I am looking forward to seeing if the family ever reunites and lives together harmoniously
I’ve been waiting for Axel and Bella’s story since book one. These two are so good together. I love the story building as the series keeps going. This book was full of family interactions & more craziness between the Dirty Angels and the Warriors.
Down and Dirty: Axel is the 5th book in the Dirty Angels series.I have enjoyed every book so far in this series with these alpha bikers and the tough sassy women with them, and I could not wait for Bella and Axel’s story. I was not disappointed as this novel was intense, heart-breaking and engrossing with non-stop action and some very steamy scenes.
You really feel for Axel and Bella in this book, these two were flawed and complete opposites but they had such a strong chemistry between them and from early on you would be rooting for their relationship to succeed against all the odds stacked against them.
The secondary characters all added to this story and I loved that we get to see the other characters from the previous novel and all the guys in the DAMC. The plot will evoke a range of emotions from you as the story progresses and you will love the HEA ending.
I listened to the audible version of this novel which was narrated by Ava Lucas and Teddy Hamilton. These two did a fabulous job with the different characters and brought so much emotion to the story, however Ava’s portrayal of Bella was outstanding. I loved listening to these two and really enjoyed the story.
Down and Dirty Axel was another fantastic continuation to this series and I would highly recommend it to all lovers of MC romance.
I have waited for Axel and Bella’s story since we met them in Zak’s books. I always loved how Axel gravitated to Bella while in the bakery and he was just as hot as his brother Zak! This is my favorite book of the series. You will not be disappointed!
This review is for the audiobook version
Loved listening to this fantastic story! Bella and Axel’s story was super emotional and touching with plenty of heat and action to keep things interesting. Fantastic narrators. Loved the duel style and both Ava Lucas and Teddy Hamilton brought so much emotion to their performances really allowing the reader to connect with the characters and story. Fantastic series that I highly recommend and can’t wait to hear more of! I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
Absolutely love these series and it just keeps getting better with each book. Belle and Axel. Two completely different people who have serious love for one another. She is part of the MC, he is a police officer. Two people that shouldn’t be together but will do whatever it takes to be together. I absolutely love these two. Belle is so strong after everything that has happened to her. Alex knows what happened and loved her even more for being so strong. Well written book from beginning to end. A great story line with great romance added in. Great character chemistry between Belle and Alex. I can’t wait to read more.
each of these books make me fall in love more and more with the family orientated characters. But I think this one is my favourite so far. Axel and Bella have so much to deal with in the present as well as the past!
this is a wonderful story! Gritty, brutal, funny, sexy and loving, it has is all!!
I was given and ARC for this book in return for a honest review. I was really looking forward to this book and was not disappointed. The way Axel love Bella warmed my heart. He didn’t look at her any differently and didn’t treat her any differently after everything she’s been through. Their relationship was very rocky due to him being a cop and her being part of the MC but they made it work after all the ups and downs. Plus this book was hot!! I also love that we got a lot of tidbits from prior characters so you learn what’s going on in their lives and relationships. I want my own Axel!!! I love this book I cannot wait for who is next.
Love this series.
This series just keeps pulling me in .
Axel and Bella gave me the feels .
After what Bella went through at the hands of her old man Rebel to find love again when she has been so lost yet putting on a brave face all these years
But secretly behind closed door’s she was just surving . Axel has loved Bella most of his life but him being a cop amd her being a DAMC it could never work between them both their loyalties lie in different directions yet the pull between them was just to strong.
But with people on both sides against them getting together and Bellas own insecurities about her body their relationship was nearly over before it began. I would have liked to have seen more in put from Mitch Axels dad and his mum she seems to be really under Mitch’s thumb and with Bellas meltdown in the cake shop i would have liked to have found out the outcome of that and what sophia thought and why none of the other DAMC girls didnt go to Bella .
And also why Peirce wasn’t in this book because surely being ousted as the president of the MC he would want retribution? . But all in all i loved the chemistry between Axel and Bella and i hope to see more of them and how theire relationship unfolds in future books