Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley

Lanie Heron isn’t looking for love—no surprise, considering her last serious relationship nearly got her killed. So when Lanie propositions Hop Kincaid, all she wants is one wild night with the hot-as-hell biker who patrols with the Chaos Motorcycle Club...

For Hop, Lanie has always been untouchable. She’s too polished and too classy for his tastes. But when she gives Hop the once-over with her bedroom eyes and offers him a night in paradise, he can’t say no. And he doesn’t regret it when he finds that Lanie is the best thing that’s ever happened to him—in or out of bed. Now the trick will be to convince her of that.


So I finally got my hands on Lanie and Hop's book. I never thought I'd see the day. Or I just never thought this two would end up together. Never ever thought about it. 

I first met and (sort of) got to know Lanie and Hop all the way back from a totally different KA series, in Tack and Tara's book--Motorcycle Man from her Dream Man series. I had a different opinion of Hop back then and the same with Lanie. And that was why I never imagined they'd end up together.

I totally understood why Lanie was apprehensive about being in a serious relationship after what happened to her a few years back. Which was the absolute pits! It may have showed her loyal streak but it definitely didn't show her great taste in men. Nevertheless, I'm just glad that Hop came to her rescue. Well, she propositioned him first. Is what. *silly grin* Well, good on you, lady. I also liked Hop's bull-headed determination to stick by Lanie knowing how much she went through in the past. Bad boys are just awesome!

Although I liked the story well enough, there was just a little bit of something missing, a little bit of that usual feeling I have when reading KA, although I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Nevertheless, this still left feeling good and who doesn't look forward to their next KA read?

*** SPOILER *** Had I known that Hop could play the guitar and played in a rock band in his teen years, I would've gotten my hands earlier on this book. That picture alone sold me.


Final verdict: 7/10. Good read.


Chaos series reviews:
Own The Wind

Own The Wind by Kristen Ashley

Too hot to handle...

Tabitha Allen grew up in the thick of Chaos--the Chaos Motorcycle Club, that is. Her father is Chaos' leader, and the club has always had her back. But one rider was different from the start. When Tabby was running wild, Shy Cage was there. When tragedy tore her life apart, he helped her piece it back together. And now, Tabby's thinking about much more than friendship...

Tabby is everything Shy's ever wanted, but everything he thinks he can't have. She's beautiful, smart, and as his friend's daughter, untouchable. Shy never expected more than friendship, so when Tabby indicates she wants more--much more--he feels like the luckiest man alive. But even lucky men can crash and burn...


Ahh, what a relief to have Tabby and Shy's story...because it could only mean one thing, right? More Tack time. I love, love, love that man. 

Anyway, this review is long overdue as I finished this Friday of last week. I went out of town though and had little to no time to go online, least of all post a review of this book. So here goes.

I though KA would go there and put together a story with an extremely young Tabby in it. This should teach me not to jump to conclusions when I'm way too early into the story. But reading the first several pages of the story was just gut-wrenching. I hated the way Shy had to watch Tabby live a life without him knowing early on in the story how he really felt about her. And I hated the way Tabby had to go out of her way to avoid him knowing how she really felt for him.

Although I was pretty sure I was going to get a happy-ever-after from this book, it was still great reading about Tabby and Shy's love story; of them finally finding their way back to each other after years of avoiding one another; of them fighting to keep their relationship despite so many people thinking they shouldn't be together. I just loved knowing Tack's baby girl got herself a really good man.

This was a great book to start on introducing (or re-introducing) some characters we may have met in Motorcycle Man as well what will probably be the main hook in the series. This is the first book in a new series, though, so I'm already looking forward to reading the rest of what KA has in store for them.


Final verdict: 8/10. Great read.