What do you do when your husband, an ex-NFL running back, is trying to have you murdered? You get kidnapped, run, dance in questionable strip clubs, and stay under the radar while trying to survive. That is exactly the path that I took, only in the end, it lead me to a motorcycle club in the Dakotas and to a family I never knew I had. I don’t know if they can keep me safe or sane, especially … sane, especially after meeting their VP – Rage. I do know it’s time to stop running, and to start living again.
*Meant for adult readers, strong language, violence, and sexual situations.
Over 70K word, full length, stand alone novel with an HEA.
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Dancing With Danger is my first book by Christine Michelle, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Summary:
Charlie Cooper is trying to stay under the radar. In the past year, she’s been doing what she needs to, to survive. That means she’s been kidnapped, discovered a murder plot instigated by her ex-NFL husband, run, and danced in seedy strip clubs to make ends meet. Unfortunately, all of that has been for naught when the motorcycle club she hoped to buy protection from unintentionally outs her with a background check. If Charlie thought her life was unbelievably chaotic before, it’s nothing after getting involved with the Aces High Dakota Chapter MC. She’s suddenly surrounded by a family she never knew she had with long-buried memories of her beloved father surfacing. And her blazing hot chemistry with the club’s VP, Rage, is a whole other story in itself. Charlie isn’t sure she can trust them to keep her safe or sane, but she has decided to stop running, and that it’s time to start living again. Hopefully, her judgement is sound, and she has a new, reliable family to have her back.
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Dancing With Danger was a quick, entertaining read. The blurb caught my attention and the sample pulled me into the story. I really liked Charlie as soon as we met her. She was a strong heroine, and showed courage during everything she went through. She was also pretty laid-back, knew her own limits, and was non-judgemental. I really liked that she didn’t complain overly much about the guys’s preferred lifestyle. Rage was sweet and sexy and just the type of alpha I tend to like. He definitely made some mistakes, but he didn’t go further than need-be, and was adequately and pathetically sorry. Lol. I do wish we could have gotten something from his POV, though. I don’t feel as though I got to know him as well as I would have liked. I liked Charlie and Rage as a couple, though. They had instant chemistry, but it didn’t make the story all about sex. Charlie was smart in her approach to a possible new relationship, considering what she’d already experienced with a man, and Rage didn’t push or force her in any way. There wasn’t insta-anything, and their relationship progressed naturally for the situation. When intimacy did finally factor in, it still didn’t overshadow the storyline or become a focus in anyway. It just served to make Charlie and Rage closer. In the end, this was a story that was hard to quit. The storyline was entertaining, and there was a shameless amount of drama every other second. I like a lot of the characters, including Iceman, Rabbit, Spinner, Ghost, and Steel. I really hope to see one or more of them get their own stories. The family-esque unit the guys provided for Charlie was sweet, protective, and supportive. This is an MC story so not everything about the club was on the up and up, but they also didn’t rape, pillage, and strike fear in everyone they came into contact with. I’m interested to see where these characters might go in future, so I’m happy to read on as well as check out the other chapters and all they have going on.
I’m hooked. Charles is one strong woman. Rage is so sweet and sexy. They had some bumps in their relationship. They came out stronger. I was on the edge of my seat. I just love all the characters. Can’t wait to read more.