A captivatingly funny and deeply emotional new standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. When the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble—or maybe love—is not far behind. Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think … bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven’t met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang. Their members stick together like family and will stop at nothing to keep their communities safe. Their stories are told in the same loving, passionate voice readers have come to adore in Melissa’s other series. Some of the Wickeds’ love stories will be hilariously fun and deeply emotional, others will tear at your heartstrings and include injections of humor, but they will all leave you wishing you could climb between the pages and join them!
In USA Today Bestseller A LITTLE BIT WICKED
What do a cocky biker and a businesswoman who has sworn off dating bad boys have in common? According to Chloe Mallery, not much. But she couldn’t be more wrong…
Justin came into the Wicked family after a harsh upbringing by a thieving father. He’s gone through a lot to become a true Wicked, and he’s made them proud. Now he’s ready to show the woman he loves exactly what type of man he is. But Chloe has worked hard to move past her difficult upbringing, and she’s wary of getting involved with a man who looks like he’s walked right out of it. When tragedy strikes, will their trying pasts draw them together, or will Justin’s protective nature be too much for Chloe’s independent heart to accept?
Buckle up for a spectacular ride, and fall in love with Justin and Chloe, in A Little Bit Wicked, a fun, sexy standalone romance.
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MORE WICKED LOVE STORIES COMING SOON!
Crazy, Wicked Love
The Wicked Aftermath
Wicked Lucky
Wicked Temptations
MEET THE WHISKEYS (Wicked Cousins). Available for your binge-reading pleasure!
Tru Blue
Truly, Madly, Whiskey
Driving Whiskey Wild
Wicked Whiskey Love
Mad About Moon
Taming My Whiskey
The Gritty Truth
Find out more about these and many other steamy romance series in Melissa Foster’s big-family contemporary romance collection, Love in Bloom, featuring characters from all walks of life, from billionaires to blue-collar workers. You’ll love her fun, sexy, and relatable characters, and their real-life issues. You’re always guaranteed a happily ever after.
“Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!” NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely
“Melissa Foster writes worlds that draw you in, with strong heroes and brave heroines surrounded by a community that makes you want to crawl right on through the page and live there. – NYT bestseller Julia Kent
“When it comes to contemporary romances with realistic characters, an emotional love story and smokin’ hot sex, author Melissa Foster always delivers!” The Romance Reviews
“Melissa Foster is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Fated For Love was amazing. It kind of reminds me of Jill Shalvis’ books and they are my benchmark for contemporary romance awesomeness.” –Books Like Breathing
“I highly recommend the Snow Sisters all the Braden and Remington books….They remind me of the McCarthy of Gansett series and The Green Mountain series.” – I Love NY, Reviewer
“Foster writes characters that are complex and loyal, and each new story brings further depth and development to a redefined concept of family.” – RT Book Reviews
“Emotional and sincere. Sweet and sexy. Hot and intense! More Whiskey please!!!” – Aaly and The Books
“Love, Strength and Loyalty. Those Whiskey boys are something else. WOW!” – Dirty South Books
“You can never go wrong with the heroes that Melissa Foster creates. She hasn’t made one yet that I haven’t fallen in love with.” – Natalie the Biblioholic
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5 stars
A Little Bit Wicked is a whole Lotta deliciousness! Melissa Foster delivers a yummy start to her new series and it’s wicked good!
Good things come to those who wait…at least that’s what Justin is hoping for. He’s waited a long year and a half for his Uptown Girl to put down the dating apps and realize her forever man is staring her right in the face. He’s not a perfect man, in fact, he’s overcome a lot from a messed up childhood, but somehow he knows he’s the perfect man for her. After all the flirting and almost kisses, Justin’s ready to get his forever started.
Chloe Mallery has all her stuff together, she’s gorgeous, unbelievably kind, great job, amazing sister and friends, etc. She’s traded a hard knock life with a selfish, absentee mother in for a life she dreamed about. But after watching all her friends and her beloved younger sister pair off with their forever loves, Chloe is missing something. After growing up with an endless string of men, especially bikers, coming in and out of her mother’s life, she is wary of men. Especially Justin Wicked. Despite how ridiculously delicious he is, he’s a biker and just the thought of that lifestyle scares Chloe. But it looks like Justin is tired of waiting around…he’s making his move and Chloe finally figures out everything she’s avoided might be just want she always needed!
Lawd have mercy, this book was FIRE! Justin and Chloe have chemistry in spades and he moved quickly up my book boyfriend list. All the Wickeds are amazing but knowing all Justin’s overcome had me rooting for him and his Uptown Girl, all the more! Loved every minute of this delicious walk on the wicked side!
AnnMarie – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
This best-friends-to-lovers romance is perfect for your next swoon-worthy read. Justin is our hero, and he is sexy, good with his hands, and has a gooey-sweet center. Chloe is struggling with finding her one genuine love through a series of unfortunate dates. But could the answer be right in front of her eyes?
The Dark Knights bring humor, sexiness, and brotherhood into Melissa Foster’s world and weaves them perfectly into this new stand-alone romance. Their friendship and family surround Justin and Chloe while supporting their blossoming love.
A LITTLE BIT WICKED is fun and flirty, with some added angst and lots of passion. It’s emotional and well thought out and will have you rooting for true love. Justin and Chloe’s slow-build romance with the addition of secondary characters like the Dark Knights brothers make for another perfect read to add to your Summer reading list.
A Little Bit Wicked by Melissa Foster takes us on another emotional,funny, loving journey. It shows how childhood memories and events help shape the adult that one becomes. “ The emotions pooling in his eyes were like fertilizer to the feelings blooming inside her” .
This book gives us more details to the characters that we met in the Bayside series and also a little bit of an update on the Bayside couples. Justin and Chole has become one of my top ten favourite couples in the Love in Bloom collection.
There are more Wicked stories to come and if you haven’t met their cousins ( Whiskeys) meet them in their series listed below.
MORE WICKED LOVE STORIES COMING SOON!
Crazy, Wicked Love
The Wicked Aftermath
Wicked Lucky
Wicked Temptations
MEET THE WHISKEYS (Wicked Cousins). Available for your binge-reading pleasure!
Tru Blue
Truly, Madly, Whiskey
Driving Whiskey Wild
Wicked Whiskey Love
Mad About Moon
Taming My Whiskey
The Gritty Truth
Blurb:
In A LITTLE BIT WICKED…
What do a cocky biker and a businesswoman who has sworn off dating bad boys have in common? According to Chloe Mallery, not much.
Justin came into the Wicked family after a harsh upbringing by a thieving father. He’s gone through a lot to become a true Wicked, and he’s made them proud. Now he’s ready to show the woman he loves exactly what type of man he is. But Chloe has worked hard to move past her difficult upbringing, and she’s wary of getting involved with a man who looks like he’s walked right out of it. When tragedy strikes, will their trying pasts draw them together, or will Justin’s protective nature be too much for Chloe’s independent heart to accept?
Buckle up for a spectacular ride, and fall in love with Justin and Chloe, in A Little Bit Wicked, a fun, sexy standalone romance.
Arc received for honest review
Justin Wicked is the whipped cream and cherry on top of the perfect boyfriend sundae!
From the very first chapter, I was completely engrossed in Justin and Chloe’s romance. I loved their slow burn, friends-to-lovers relationship. And how each brought out the absolute best in the other.
Justin and Chloe had terrible childhoods. And how they each moved past them is astounding—though, Chloe still struggles sometimes with reconciling her deep seated desire for stability and not give in to the urge to run off with the bad boy next door.
But that’s where Justin comes through the best—where he reminds her that not all bad boys are the same. But that beneath the rough and rugged exterior lies a heart of gold and a romantic man who’ll do anything to protect those he loves. That good things can come from being just A Little Bit Wicked.
I so greatly enjoyed getting to know more about this Wicked family and cannot wait for more!
This is Book 1 in “The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside” Series and it is a spin-off series because the Wickeds are cousins to the Whiskey’s. This first book has all the ingredients to make it a great read and the promise of an amazing series that has just started!
Chloe Mallery has lived all her life avoiding bad boys. This is the reason why Justin Wicked always remained on the friends zone. But Justin is determined to knock Chloe’s walls down and conquist her.
This story is sweet, romantic, full of passion, great characters and a solid plot! Great start for a fantastic new series!
Not my first read by the author and not my last, MF is actually one of my top 5 favorite author’s and also one of my very first reads…so if you asked me how many books I’ve read by her…my answer would be ALL! This was an exciting NEW something from MF!
This is a TRUE LOVE story, paved with lot’s of obstacles and barriers and two opposite VERY opposite people who fit each other in every way possible. We have Justin the hero who is very manly but the biggest heart and the sweetest but in just a alpha and sexy way. Their flirting at the beginning and catching each other, IN LOVE with the process. This is slow burn but a very fun one! Both hero and heroine come from a troubling and broken pasts but I have to be honest the way they both come together isn’t just beautiful but inspiring and sweet and sexy and sensual. Like I said you will fall in love with JUSTIN continuesly through out the book!
In here you will get fun, laughter, sweetness, love and passion…the kind of passion in all aspects (family, relationship and actions). Truly an amazing start to a new series. Can’t wait for more!!
TOP 2020 MUST READ!
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Triggers: N/A
Standalone/Series: Book #1 in Series
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Recommended: HIGHLY
Wow! I loved every word on every page!
A story that is captivating, steamy, funny
& deeply moving. Everything you want
in a true romance.
It has such wonderful characters,
the love & comfort of family & friends
& it’s small town charm.
Justin, has wanted Chloe for a year
& a half. He lets her know every chance he gets. Chloe, is very attracted to him. But being with a biker is not wants she wants for her life.
Justin, would do anything for her.
Chloe, cares about him as a friend, but the past has shown her something else.
Justin Chloe, make each page sizzle.
Can’t wait for Book 2!
I absolutely adored this amazing book!!
4.5 Stars
This is such a good book. I could hardly put it down. Justin is a keeper and he is made of book boyfriend material. The little things he does for Chloe will make you swoon. Chloe and Justin are so adorable together. He has so much patience with her it will warm your heart. There are so sensitive subjects that could be triggers, but it tastefully done to bring awareness to them. There were a few times this book had tears forming in my eyes. I loved the Wicked family and the Dark Knights. Family is so important to them. I want to be a part of Chloe’s book club. That seems like it would be a blast to be a member. I also loved the work Chloe does for the senior population. You can see how much that work means to her. This book packed full of feels and heart, but also humor and heat. This is a must read. Trust me a book hangover can result from reading this book. The characters are going to pull you right in and won’t let you up for air. It’s a book that you’re sad to see end.
Chloe was trying to find the perfect guy by using dating apps–which really wasn’t working. She was a successful business woman but needed something more. Justin had been trying to get her since he first laid eyes on her–but because he was a tattooed biker–she was friends with him–but would not take it any further.
Justin would not give up and when they finally got together–sparks flew!! They thought that they were opposites–but in reality they had very similar backgrounds.
This does get hot and heavy quite a bit but as always amidst strife and problems love prevails and theirs is a happily ever after!
A pleasure to read!
Melissa Foster has done it again. This is such a wonderful book. It has just the right balance of love, romance, sexiness, rowdiness, family, fun, laughter, and seriousness, all wrapped up in a well written, addictive story that you will not want to put down. Justin and Chloe have been dancing around each other in a few other books that Melissa Foster has written, but it is now time for that dancing to get more serious. Justin Wicked is all in, but now he has to get Chloe there too. Who knew that he could be so sweet and romantic? This is a book that I fell right into it, and then wanted to stay there. It is such a wonderful story! I highly recommend this book, whether you have read lots of Melissa Foster’s books, or if this is your first one.
A Little Bit Wicked!
This is Book 1 in Melissa Foster’s The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside. Here we meet Chloe and Justin Wicked. Justin fell in love with Chloe the first moment he met her. He is thee as a support system for her, but he’s been in the friend zone forever. He decides now is the time to show Chloe how good the two will be together. But Chloe has assumed bikers are rough, fighters and not clean cut, upstanding citizens. (It bothered me that she has an assumption about her friend and she never delves further into his life to discover the truth about their biker group). However, once Justin opens up to Chloe and she opens up to him, they discover they are perfect together. And the love and support from the biker family for Chloe make it a perfect relationship. It was possibly too perfect? Justin and Chloe are united early in the book, and the majority of the rest of the book is the two strengthening their relationship and learning how perfectly they complement each other.
I enjoyed the fact that Justin had decided Chloe was his girl as soon as he met her, and he took time to help her see that they deserved a chance. I also appreciated that Chloe learned that not all bikers are rough and disrespectful, and this group spends most of their time as role models and protectors and support for one another, and they quickly pulled Chloe into their fold. Of course, with a Melissa Foster book, there’s lots of steamy scenes, lots of swoony scenes and lots of feelings from sadness and scary situations to an abundance of love and happiness.
I received an ARC copy of this book and am voluntarily reviewing it. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely.
My first Melissa Foster book for quite a while and I can’t for the life of me remember why I left it so long! This series is completely new to me, and I definitely have some catching up to do.
Justin is a member of the motorcycle club “The Dark Knights”, but this is not your typical MC. They’re all about helping out the local community. After a tumultuous childhood the MC has been the family he so desperately needed.
Chloe has never really known what it was like to be surrounded by a loving family, other than her sister. After the parade of men in her mother’s life, a bad boy is definitely not what Chloe wants for her own life.
I had heard so many good things about this book before I had the chance to read it myself, and I have to admit all the good things were so true!! Another winner from Melissa Foster, I can’t wait for the next instalment.
Melissa Foster is one of a few authors that I don’t even think before I click to read. Okay, wait, I’m not going to read a paranormal even if she writes it LOL but anything else is fair game. She has proven time and time again that she can take any trope/genre and use her word wizardry to make it magic!
Justin Wicked and Chloe Mallery, a true opposites attract with a simmering chemistry that laced every page of their story. I was invested in their happiness together from the very beginning. I wanted/needed them both to come out of their pasts and be stronger because of them. These two did not have easy childhoods/upbringings and Melissa does and exceptional job of unfolding the events in their pasts that quite frankly drew some serious emotions from me. I felt a lot of thing while I read this story. Sometimes I was rageful, other times I was laughing and most of the times I was hopeful. That’s what Melissa brings to the table every time. She gives you a story of hope all wrapped up with friendship, family and love. She always makes sure to embrace not only the family chosen but the family tethered by blood and all of those things were showcased so well in this story that I am honestly sad it ever came to an end.
Another Dirty Taking, Sexy Biker Boy!! There were so many great things about this book that I don’t know how to put it into words.
Again, Melissa Foster has written an amazing group/family that I laughed, cried, and fell in love with. I can’t wait to know them better and watch them find their HEA!
4.5 stars–A LITTLE BIT WICKED is the first instalment in Melissa Foster’s contemporary, adult THE WICKEDS: DARK KNIGHTS AT BAYIDE erotic, romance series focusing on the residents of Bayside Cape Cod, and the members of the Dark Knights motorcycle club. This is biker/ sculptor Justin ‘Maverick’ Wicked, and twenty-nine year old, director of the assisted living facility Chloe Mallery’s story line. A LITTLE BIT WICKED and The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside is a spin off from the author’s Bayside Summers, The Whiskeys, and its’ numerous franchises.
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Justin and Chloe) A LITTLE BIT WICKED follows the friends to lovers relationship between is biker/ sculptor Justin Wicked, and twenty-nine year old, director of the assisted living facility Chloe Mallery. Justin Wicked has lusted after Chloe Mallery since the day they first met but Chloe continues to place Justin in the ‘friend zone’ until a late night heart to heart reveals a similar past of heart break and pain. As Chloe and Justin’s relationship crosses into the area of romance and love, our couple find themselves pulled into the family, friendships and growing relationships of the people in Bayside, and the protective bubble of the Dark Knights MC but all is not well on the flipside for our story line couple as they both struggle with demons from the past. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Chloe and Justin, and the potential fall-out as Chloe finds herself with some unwanted attention that threatens her safety, and peace of mind.
Justin Wicked is the adopted son of Rob ‘Preacher’ and Reba Wicked but a past mired in abuse and the darkened memories of a time long ago often find Justin lost in his head with guilt and grief about was and what will never be. Meeting Chloe Mallery gave Justin hopes for a future but Chloe continues to give mixed messages between their friendship and wanting more, as she traverses the late night dating apps to no avail.
The relationship between Chloe and Justin is one of a friends to lovers; an immediate attraction that does not go unnoticed by family and friends. Chloe secretly becomes Justin’s ‘Uptown Girl’, as Justin becomes Chloe’s bada$$ bikerboy but Chloe isn’t looking for a bad boy, having lived her life watching her mother’s numerous men, come and go. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including all of the couples we met in the Bayside Summers series as well as Chloe’s sister Serena and her husband Drake; Justin’s parents Preacher and Reba, his sister Madigan, and brothers Blaine, Zeke and Zander, and cousins Tank and Dwayne Wicked. Tank and Leah’s story is next in The Wicked Aftermath.
The world building is detailed, descriptive and engaging but a little bit darker than most of the author’s previous series. I am a big fan of the darker romances-the conflict, the vulnerability and the anxious moments all leading to a requisite happily ever after.
A LITTLE BIT WICKED is a story of family, friendships, betrayal and love. The premise is captivating, compelling and encouraging; the romance is seductive and erotic; the characters are dynamic, charismatic and animated…but I did have one complaint and it was the 137 times the author used ‘baby’ and 52 times the use of the word ‘babe’-at one point I thought Justin had forgotten our heroine’s name. Definitely something to think about for future stories, editors and proof readers. A LITTLE BIT WICKED is a wonderful, tenacious and emotionally satisfying introduction to THE WICKEDS: DARK KNIGHTS AT BAYIDE erotic, romance series.
This book…THIS BOOK is EPIC! Not only is Justin one of the best heroes @melissafoster_author has ever written, but Chloe is so kick ass, I just FLOVED them so hard! I cannot tell you how many times I was brought to tears while reading this book. Yes, I did LAUGH my ass off, because those Wicked boys are SOMETHING else! (Got a claim on Dwayne) but, the family moments and the stories shared…legit Now, if you have never read a book from @melissafoster_author you must know one thing, she might not have high-angst, but she writes the fuck out of an emotional love story that literally has you melting into a puddle of goo, she writes family connections and love like no one else (swear these Wickeds bout broke my heart, I want them to adopt me), she writes chemistry, and SCORCHING hot sex scenes (this one was INSANE ), and she reminds us what a true love story is all about! I don’t need a million obstacles and a thousand hoops that the hero and heroine need to go through to get together, sometimes you just need raw, here is all of me, take it or leave it love Pick this one up today if you just need to escape into a love story that will make you fall in love with romance again!
A LITTLE BIT WICKED is a tease of a title because this book was a WHOLE LOT OF WICKED!
Yes it was everything I had hoped for and soooo much more! Justin Wicked and Chloe Mallery have been dancing around one another for a while and I knew it was just a matter of time before they came together but as each of their friends paired off I was beginning to wonder what was happening with these two.
Justin was relentless in his pursuit of Chloe since they first met, he constantly flirted with her and is right there anytime she needs a helping hand. Chloe was always shooting him down. I have to say I never understood what her hangup was because even though he’s a biker you know he’s a good guy, he had shown it time and time again. Well wonder no more, all of my questions have been answered and now it all makes sense on why the long wait.
Melissa Foster has done it again, she has brought us even more people to love in this new series. The Wicked: Dark Knights at Bayside is entwined with the larger Love In Bloom series but each and every book can be read as a standalone because each story focuses on one couple and doesn’t end with a cliffhanger.
I have said this many times, I highly recommend Melissa Foster’s books. If you enjoy Contemporary Romance, Friends-to-Lovers, or Opposites Attract, this story is the one for you.
Happy Reading!!!
If anyone else has been living for the Bayside and the Whiskeys then has Melissa Foster got a new series for you! As the Dark Knights have moved on to Bayside, and as soon as the book hit my kindle, I squealed like a little girl on too much candy.
Now you may remember Justin from Bayside Escape and his naked introduction then you would be thrilled to find out that he finally has his own story and his determination at moving his friendship with Chloe from just friends to something more.
Chloe Mallery had a rough childhood, where her barely-there mother put her latest flame above the wellbeing and safety of her daughters and it was left to Chloe to raise her sister and keep her safe. But now Chloe has her own home, a wonderful job at LOCAL and great friends, and that includes Justin Whiskey, the sinful biker, who has a wonderful family and makes Chloe scared that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Not everything in Justin Whiskey’s life is as it seems, from a well-respected contractor to a talented artist, but Justin’s life has not been all sunshine and roses, far from it in fact, but he wants to make a life with Chloe, and together they must face the demons of the past and present to achieve the future they want together.
Yet again Melissa Foster has managed to get me hooked to a new series, even before there is a second book, but it truly is everything that we all want; a partner that truly wants us and wants a future with us.
I literally only have one complaint! I don’t think I’m going to be able to wait until June 2021 for the next book in the series….that just cruel lol! Oh well, I’m sure there will be many more Melissa Foster books to indulge in.
If you thought you got all you could of Justin and Chloe in the previous glimpses of them. Then you are in for one delicious ride into what they have been dancing around for the last several books from Melissa Foster’s Bayside Summers series. I really don’t want to give away any of this journey to love and forever between Justin and Chloe. I will tell you this it was worth every minute of the wait it took to get this one. It was worth all the hours of reading page after pages and not wanting to put it down to do anything. I was wanting as much of them as I could get.
I want the audio now. This would be the highlight of this one.
***audio Update
Overall 5 out of 5 stars
Performance 5 out of 5 stars
Story 5 out of 5 stars
cheers, laughs, cries, anger
I laughed
I cried
I was angry
I cheered….
Justin and Chloe journey to love was one delicious ride into what they have been dancing around for the last several books from Melissa Foster’s Bayside Summers series. This time around we are stepping in to the first book of the Whiskey’s Dark Knights at Bayside.I really don’t want to give away any of this journey to love and forever between Justin and Chloe. I will tell you this it was worth every minute of the wait it took to get this one. I loved reading page after page of this one but when the audio came it was the better choice. Now, I can listen to Chloe and Justin fall in love anywhere I go no matter where I go or what task is at hand.
The combination of both Savannah Peachwood and Aiden Snow along with Melissa Foster’s words were phenomenal. I love this one of all the ones that I have read or listened to over the last few years. This by far is my favorite. I look forward to Tank and his making that special connection. I want so many other things from this series but don’t see them coming. There were many characters to love, like and want to know more about. There were even that one maybe two that made you know you did not want to know more about them but knew they were a part of the story.
Melissa you out did yourself. Thank you. I would love to know will the new series bring more diversity in the Dark Knight brotherhood. I loved meeting Justice.
Disclaimer: I was provided an advance reader copy by the publisher in exchange for my unbiased review and opinions.
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If you look at the surface, Chloe and Maverick have very little in common. They have been friends for months and Chloe continues to resist his charms because, on paper, Justin is oppositive of what she wants. He’s rough and ready and she has worked hard to stand on her own two feet, away from what could be deemed unsavory characters. There are reasons for this, Chloe isn’t a snob.
This story is a great reminder for us to not judge a book by its cover and to look under the surface, a theme that resurfaces several times throughout the story. I loved the story, loved meeting the extensive characters in this expanded universe, although there are so many, at times it became overwhelming trying to connect them all (even with the family chart). If you have the time/money, even though this book is standalone, I recommend reading the Whiskeys and the other Dark Knights books because I do believe reading those books will add to your enjoyment of this story.
The familial support and love, the heartbreaking stories are interwoven beautifully and realistically in a story that you’ll definitely enjoy.
This is a definite 5 read for me, full of heart, heat, family ties, and a full menagerie of furry, lovable critters. Did I mention hot, do-gooder bikers? Maverick and Chloe are perfect for each other! I can’t get enough of the Dark Knights and A Little Bit Wicked!