LOVE GAMBLE (Angels and Devils MC 3) by Chantal Fernando-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 24, 2024

He wants to keep her safe. She just wants him.

Damon

As a high-ranking member of the Devils MC, I’m a marked man. It’s why I push Corey away. But once I taste her, keeping her at arm’s length isn’t an option. It doesn’t matter that she’s ten years younger, or that my name will move to the top of her brother’s hit list.

She’s mine.

I’m going to keep her—whatever it takes.

Corey

Nothing’s been the same since I was kidnapped. I don’t know what’s next for me, but I know I want forever with Damon. I have since the moment he kissed me. I don’t care that he’s older, or that my family doesn’t approve. I’ll stand by his side, even when my half brother rolls into town ready to tear the Club apart in his quest for vengeance.

Damon’s mine.

I’m not letting him go. No matter the cost.

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REVIEW: LOVE GAMBLE is the third and final instalment in Chantal Fernando’s contemporary, adult ANGELS AND DEVILS MC romance series. This is MC Sergeant at arms Damon and Corey’s story line. LOVE GAMBLE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Corey is River and Romeo’s sister.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Damon and Corey) LOVE GAMBLE follows the building but forbidden relationship between our story line couple. Corey’s brother River and Romeo are high ranking members of the Angels and Devils MC, and as such they have declared Corey off-limits to the other members of the MC. Corey and the new sergeant at arms Damon have been dancing around one another for quite a long time, a dance that is about to become personal and real but not before several other women decided they want Damon for themselves. All is not boding well for the Angels and Devils MC when are new MC known as the Lost Lions comes into town, demanding information, threatening the members of the local MC.

The world building follows several pathways including the dysfunctional family dynamics of Corey’s family; the women who come in and out of the members’ lives; as well as the threats against the MC that are personal and dark.

The relationship between Corey and Damon is one of mutual attraction but Corey is off-limits to the members of the Angels and Devil’s MC. Deciding she has had enough of the ‘dance’, Corey forces Damon to make a choice, a choice between her and someone else. The $ex scenes are passionate but mostly implied, 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 Romeo and Julianna, River and Bella, as well as several members of the Angels and Devils MC. There are most stories to tell-I am hoping the author has plans for the other characters.

LOVE GAMBLE is a story of betrayal and obsession, madness and vengeance, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is edgy and impassioned; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic, intense, and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Love Grudge
Love Betrayal

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Reviewed by Sandy