The bad news is, Lanie got on most of my nerves. Turns out, he’s a terrific dad, has some pretty hefty baggage of his own, but is driven and serious about Lanie and he’s willing to put himself all the way out there to gain Lanie’s trust and eventually her love. The good news is, I thought you did a great job of redeeming Hop. Hop also featured in Motorcycle Man, and not in a particularly positive light, so I was really interested to see how you would redeem Hop, who definitely didn’t seem like a good guy. I was really looking forward to Lanie’s book, given that we got to see first hand what she went through in Motorcycle Man. But will Hop ever be able to get around Lanie’s belief that they shouldn’t be together? The more she wants to see him and be with him. But the longer Hop is in her life, the more she leans on him. She emphatically does not want anyone to know about what she and Hopper are up to, particularly because it’s not going to last. He’s supportive, generally kind, considerate of her quirks, and delights in her dramatic side.

Or, Hop is having a relationship with Lanie. Next thing you know, Lanie and Hop are starting a relationship. But she’s deeply attracted, and he’s fantastic in bed and he’s very persuasive. Lanie is adamant that one night with Hop is all she’s going to have. They have some seriously wild and passionate sex, and Hop realizes immediately that there is no possibility of just one night, he wants more. Lanie makes a strong case, and Hop agrees. She just has an itch that she’s pretty sure he can scratch for her. But she’s gorgeous, and she assures him that she absolutely will not be looking for more than the one night from him. He knows she’s a lady, she’s under Tack’s protection, and he knows she’s been irrevocably scarred both physically and mentally by her past. Hop is quite sure that having sex with Lanie is a really, really bad idea. He’s good looking, seems to be a decent sort, and gives off a vibe that says he’s awesome in bed. She’s sure that Hop is just the man for it. She wants nothing but that one night: no romantic entanglement, no sweet talk, just some good sex. She’s decided that she wants and deserves one night with a man. So one night, while at a party at Chaos (the motorcycle club her bestie’s husband is President of), she approaches Hopper Kincaid. In fact, she actively and emphatically does not want love in her life. Her best friend Tyra, Tyra’s husband Tack, their kids, her sister, that’s it.

She’s survived all of this by limiting who she allows to truly infiltrate her life. She survived her childhood, complete with philandering father and drunken mother. She survived choosing to stand by him and nearly getting killed. She survived his betrayal and involvement in the mob. She survived loving her man so much, she took a bullet for him. Kati C+ Reviews Bikers / Contemporary / Hachette Book Group 25 Comments

JREVIEW: Fire Inside: A Chaos Novel by Kristen Ashley

Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley