His Wicked Ways(The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside 5) by Melissa Foster-review

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Blaine Wicked can spot trouble a mile away. As the eldest of five and raised in a Dark Knights biker family, he has always been a protector. Rescuing a stripper from a bad situation comes with the territory, regardless of the hell the mouthy, slightly awkward, and seriously hot leggy blonde gives him for it. She’s far too innocent to bend to his wicked ways, but the more he learns about her, the harder it is for him to walk away.

Forensic scientist Reese Wilder never imagined herself as the entertainment at a bachelor party, but she’d do anything to keep food on the table for her teenage sister. With their mess of a mother in rehab—Third time’s a charm, right?—Reese is stuck paying off their mother’s debt to a dealer and trying to make ends meet. Reese has had it rough, and she knows better than to rely on anyone for help, much less a pushy biker with piercing blue eyes who probably has dozens of women at his beck and call.

The more flames Reese throws, the more determined Blaine is to walk through them. The closer he gets, the hotter they burn—and the more curious she becomes. But Blaine Wicked has the power to torch Reese’s walls to embers, and with her sister’s well-being at stake, that’s a risk she can’t afford to take.

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REVIEW:HIS WICKED WAYS is the fifth instalment in Melissa Foster’s contemporary, adult THE WICKEDS: DARK KNIGHTS AT BAYSIDE erotic, romance series- a part of the author’s LOVE IN BLOOM world.. This is thirty-four year old, businessman Blaine Wicked, and twenty-six year old, forensic scientist Reese Wilder’s story line. HIS WICKED WAYS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Blaine and Reese) HIS WICKED WAYS follows the building relationship between our story line couple. While attending a late night gathering at a local bar, Blaine suspects one of the ‘dancers’ is out of her element, and struggling to keep the perverts and creeps at bay. Rescuing our heroine comes with troubles of their own, when Reese Wilder confronts a car that doesn’t work, and a house party thrown by her fifteen year old sister Collette. Always one to rescue and protect, Blaine takes control, pushing himself into the life of a woman who is determined to make it on her own but all is not as it appears to be when Blaine discovers Reese is forced to pay off her mother’s debts, debts that are threatening the woman with whom he will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Blaine and Reese, and the potential fall-out when Reese and her sister Collette are targeted for someone else’s sins.

As with most of the author’s stories and series, the world building continues to focus on the large extended, supportive and colorful families, all interconnected by blood, marriage, friendships and love. Having raised her sister Collette from birth, Reese struggles to accept any help, and issues of trust complicate the matter.

The relationship between Reese and Blaine begins acrimoniously. Blaine is a protector, and he battles between head and heart knowing Reese does not want any help, and Blaine is the first to jump in when something goes wrong. As Reese and Blaine’s relationship begins to blossom, our couple’s secrets threaten the slow building love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a very large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters from all of the interconnected series and stories including Blaine’s large extended family, and Reese’s sister Collette.

Similarly to all of Melissa Foster’s books, HIS WICKED WAYS is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love, secrets and lies, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating, inviting, and gripping ; the characters are sassy, lively and spirited; the romance is edgy and emotional.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Tru Blue
Truly Madly Whiskey
Driving Whiskey Wild
Wicked Whiskey Love
Mad About Moon
Taming My Whiskey
The Gritty Truth
Running on Diesel
Crazy Wicked Love
The Wicked Truth

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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