INNOCENT RIDE
The Hellions Ride, #4
Chelsea Camaron
Release Date: February 20, 2015
Blurb
Opposites attract, or so the saying goes. When two people from different worlds come together by a chance meeting twisted with an element of danger, can their attraction remain innocent?
She's a corporate accountant. Her life is full of structure, routine, and organization. Settled, comfortable, and content, Caroline Milton, loves knowing what to expect every minute of every day.
He's the Catawba Hellions VP and a wild one, refusing to be tamed. His motto, 'hit it, get it, and go; no repeats' where women are concerned, guarantees a new woman in his bed nightly. His life suddenly tilted on its axis, when his wild days come barreling back with a major responsibility. Drexel 'Rex' Crews finds he has a real reason to settle down his wild ways.
When a situation quickly spins out of control at work for Caroline, she reaches out to the one place she least expected to find herself dependent upon. The Hellions Motorcycle Club.
His cousin's ol' lady, Doll, comes to him with a personal favor, protect her best friend. He can't refuse. Protecting Caroline was supposed to be an innocent task.
The attraction from their first meeting is still a fire burning strong inside of them both. Neither can deny the pull. They come from different worlds.
Can Rex show Caroline the safety and security of the MC? Can Caroline tame the wild beast inside of Rex? Can their innocent ride become a journey to long lasting love?
The Man I Am
Copyright © Chelsea Camaron 2015
~Rex~
As the wind whips around me, she dances violently, slapping the leather of my cut harshly against my T-shirt covered chest. A storm is brewing in the air around me as another one rages on inside my darkened soul.
The road before me is curvy. They call it Dead Man’s Trail. Riding a ledge is what it feels like. With the fine line of one wrong move, life and death are in the balance as the road winds through a mountain.
I am hours from home, and I still can’t bring myself to turn around and go back. I am not on a transport or on a run for the club. I am out alone, just me, my Harley, and the open night sky.
Not a star shines tonight as the humidity rises and the wind swirls through the thick air. A summer storm is in the midst. My mind races as the pipes on my bike scream out under the pressure of my speed.
“Be a man to be proud of. Carry your name—our name—with pride,” Pop’s voice echoes in my head.
A name. My name. Our name.
Tessie gave my boy—her son, my son, our son—my name. My fucking name.
Axel Devon Crews. Mini-me. One look and I fucking knew he was mine. My gut twists. Mine. My blood. My responsibility. My name. My fucking mirror image.
Throttle down, I push on faster, harder, needing to feel something slice through me besides the disappointments running through my mind. My life is officially at a crossroads, every mistake of my past now shoved in the forefront of my mind.
How did I get so lost? How have I become so consumed in things that don’t matter? When did I become so self-absorbed?
I would lay down my life to protect the very cut moving across my back right now. Yet, the woman who freely lay beneath me, giving her body, heart, and soul to me, I left without a glance back. She ripped her body—literally—to give life to my seed, and I did nothing more than wink, smile, and move on to the next woman. I was so focused on myself I missed the signs. I should have known. Hell, I should have been there.
Then, when the opportunity came for me to step up for her, did I do it? No. Shooter stepped in like I knew he would. He is a far better man than I am. Tessie deserves a man like him, not the mess that is me. No matter what life throws at them, he will be there to have her back, to be her security. He will be her strength and her calm within the storm. He will be her best friend and her lover. Everything that Tessie needs, wants, and damn sure deserves is found in the man I now proudly call my brother.
Sure, there was a time I wanted to rip him limb from limb. He went after what could have been mine. No, he didn’t go after her, not really, not if I keep it real with myself. I pushed him there. I sent him to her. I gave him what could have been my future. The only person to blame here is me. She needed me, and I tossed her off to him. My mistakes. My losses. I know, if I am ever given a chance to have something good again, I am not going to waste my opportunity.
When the clouds open up, the hot rain comes down, pelting me in the face, on my arms, and all my exposed skin. The road beneath me gets slick as I push on. Soft gravel gives way, and my back tire shifts under me. I don’t correct the movement. The delicate balance keeping me upright drops as does my bike, and my body hits the pavement hard. Gravel digs in even through the denim of my pants as the material rips. I feel my arms shred as my bike is no longer under my now broken body, only the unforgiving road.
Broken, shredded, a bloody mess of a man—that is what I am.
Pops’ voice is the last thing to sound through my head as I succumb to the blackness consuming me.
“The past is the past; the future is before you. Change is a power we all hold. Learning from your mistakes is growth, and it’s a necessary change. How you pick yourself up when you hit rock bottom will tell what kind of man you really are.”
VIDA'S REVIEW
This was a phenomenal read and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If you're a fan of the HELLIONS MC, then like me you couldn't wait to get your hands on this book with the delectable cover and the dirty talking alpha VP Drexel "Rex" crews and his counterpart the irresistible Caroline "Lux" Milton.
Rex, what can I say about Rex but HOT DAMN that man is SEX PERSONIFIED! Demanding, stubborn, and raunchy, and I still want to lick every part of him. With the motto "hit it, get it and go, no repeats" he had a different woman in his bed everyday until he gets hit with a bombshell that forces him to think about where he see's his life going and if he will finally be the man that his Pop raised him to be. Because under that big, bad, alpha exterior is a man who only wants to protect what is his, and it’s beautiful to catch him in those rare moments of vulnerability. Lux is a woman with a past that she has being trying to overcome by distancing herself from the very people who love her no matter what. Lux was a great match for him in every way. She can take it, and she can dish it out and she makes no excuses about it.
This story for me was about digging deep, looking into your soul and finally deciding what kind of person you want to be. It was chock-full of sexual tension, which you could feel in the air! Absolutely amazing and full of such heart and passion, this book had me on my knees by the very end. This romance messed with my head and my heart, and I came out of it a different person for reading it. I'm a big fan of the hate to love relationships. I dig the push-pull, the constant struggle, and the intensity of it all. That heart-pounding, cold-sweat, anxiety-ridden, emotional pull from two characters is amazing to read and experience. It kept me on my toes, kept the pages turning quickly, and had me devouring this love story in no time. The hero/heroine, the story-line, the secondary characters, the tone, all of it was just FABULOUS! The back and forth, the past and present was very well done in this book. It kept me engaged, kept me captivated, kept me intrigued with every word on the page. I love it when two characters have such easy banter, but yet there is this connection between the two that pulls them closer and closer the more angrier they get. Nothing is every boring when it comes to the HELLIONS MC. I can’t wait to see who is up next!
Rex, what can I say about Rex but HOT DAMN that man is SEX PERSONIFIED! Demanding, stubborn, and raunchy, and I still want to lick every part of him. With the motto "hit it, get it and go, no repeats" he had a different woman in his bed everyday until he gets hit with a bombshell that forces him to think about where he see's his life going and if he will finally be the man that his Pop raised him to be. Because under that big, bad, alpha exterior is a man who only wants to protect what is his, and it’s beautiful to catch him in those rare moments of vulnerability. Lux is a woman with a past that she has being trying to overcome by distancing herself from the very people who love her no matter what. Lux was a great match for him in every way. She can take it, and she can dish it out and she makes no excuses about it.
This story for me was about digging deep, looking into your soul and finally deciding what kind of person you want to be. It was chock-full of sexual tension, which you could feel in the air! Absolutely amazing and full of such heart and passion, this book had me on my knees by the very end. This romance messed with my head and my heart, and I came out of it a different person for reading it. I'm a big fan of the hate to love relationships. I dig the push-pull, the constant struggle, and the intensity of it all. That heart-pounding, cold-sweat, anxiety-ridden, emotional pull from two characters is amazing to read and experience. It kept me on my toes, kept the pages turning quickly, and had me devouring this love story in no time. The hero/heroine, the story-line, the secondary characters, the tone, all of it was just FABULOUS! The back and forth, the past and present was very well done in this book. It kept me engaged, kept me captivated, kept me intrigued with every word on the page. I love it when two characters have such easy banter, but yet there is this connection between the two that pulls them closer and closer the more angrier they get. Nothing is every boring when it comes to the HELLIONS MC. I can’t wait to see who is up next!
One Ride (The Hellions Ride, #1)
Forever Ride (Hellions Ride, #2)
Merciless Ride (Hellions Ride, #3)
Innocent Ride (Hellions Ride, #4)
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