TITLE: Fire Me Up
SERIES #: The Deacons of Bourbon Street #2
CHARACTERS: Billie & Travis
AUTHOR: Rachael Johns
PUBLICATION DATE: 09/01/15
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Can a scorching affair with a bohemian beauty tame a motorcycle man with a dark side? Rachael Johns takes the wheel in the sexy series co-written with Megan Crane, Jackie Ashenden, and Maisey Yates.
Travis “Cash” Sinclair values only two things from his days with the Deacons of Bourbon Street: his prized Harley Davidson and the man who gave it to him. But now Priest Lombard is gone, and Cash has inherited the Deacons’ clubhouse—not to mentions its unexpected tenant. She’s exactly the type of woman he tries to avoid: all incense and art, with a sharp tongue that promises trouble. So why does Cash want to push aside those flowing skirts and lose himself between her legs?
Billie Taylor fled a bad marriage to start a new life among the grit and glamour of the French Quarter. She refuses to let another man distract her from her dreams, especially an outlaw biker with nothing to offer except hot sex and an eviction notice. Cash is dangerous, with an untamed streak he tries desperately to conceal. He drives Billie wild, sending her too close to the edge for her own good. And she won’t fall under his spell—or into his bed—without a fight.
REVIEW:
3.75 Hearts This is the second in the series of 4 by different authors. I have not read the first book and to be honest I don’t think I will read the next one. I ended up liking this book but it just wasn’t what I expected.
I am going to break this down into 3 parts. First the beginning. I hated this book! I wanted to stop reading but for some reason it kept me hooked enough to keep reading. Travis is an … jerk! He is brash and crass and the type of stereotypical bad biker. He talks down to Billie. He cares less about her feelings and yet for some reason she is attracted to him. Billie is a pushover. She supposedly thinks she is stronger now that she has left her ex-husband who was abusive and overbearing. But she is willing to take all Travis’ attitude and claim it is a different type of attitude than her ex. Sounds the same to me.
Now on to the middle of the book. Travis does start to calm down and he is less of a jerk but Billie stays a pushover. All she thinks about is Travis and her life practically comes to an end when he isn’t with her. It is pathetic. Weirdly enough at this point I liked Travis more than Billie. But what I had the hardest time with is the language. My goodness I am sure if you counted words a third of the book would be the F word. While I can imagine a biker uses foul language I don’t think it is in every sentence they utter. And now Billie starts cursing and dressing sleezy to attract him. So much for now wanting to change for any guy.
And now finally the end. The characters settled down a lot. Travis actually sweetens up. He has a soft spot for Billie and he shows it. Even the cursing settles down some except during hard times, which is understandable. Billie ends up standing up for herself a little bit so she doesn’t end being as much of a pushover as she was in the beginning. And the weird thing is the story doesn’t actually end. I know there are another two books in the series and I guess we would learn more about the background story that will continue but the story of Billie and Travis doesn’t really end. Does she end up keeping her gallery after all? Does Travis makeup with Lorna? And so much more.
So I end with saying the story ended up ok and if you can get past the beginning and the cursing you might end up enjoying it.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
4 Hearts
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