Wildfire (Chaos 6.5 / 1001 Dark Nights) by Kristen Ashley-Review tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 22, 2020
“You know you can’t keep a good brother down.”
The Chaos Motorcycle Club has won its war. But not every brother rode into the sunset with his woman on the back of his bike.
Chaos returns with the story of Dutch Black, a man whose father was the moral compass of the Club, until he was murdered. And the man who raised Dutch protected the Club at all costs. That combination is the man Dutch is intent on becoming.
It’s also the man that Dutch is going to go all out to give to his woman.
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REVIEW: WILD FIRE is the 6.5 addition in Kristen Ashley’s contemporary, adult CHAOS erotic, MC romance series and the latest 1000 Dark Nights multi-authored series. This is Chaos member Dutch Black, and journalist Georgiana ‘Georgie’ Traylor’s story line. WILD FIRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary. Some of the characters from the author’s Rock Chick series cross over. Dutch and Jag are the sons of Keely Black (Wild Like the Wind #5).
Told from dual third person perspectives (Dutch and Georgie) WILD FIRE follows the building relationship between Chaos member Dutch Black, and journalist Georgiana ‘Georgie’ Traylor. Dutch Black was doing his brother a favor when he was asked to pick up Jag’s girlfriend’s sister Georgiana from the Denver International Airport but Georgie took an immediate dislike to our story line hero for who he was and what he represents. Words said in haste and anger between our couple were followed by apologies when they quickly discovered a common thread when it comes to helping children in trouble. Georgie, as in investigative journalist, was struggling with the never ending heart breaking stories of the student loan crisis, and was having a crisis of ‘faith’ so to speak as it pertained to her direction in reporting. Meanwhile Dutch was battling with himself in regards to Carlyle, a young seventeen year-old boy at the local youth shelter, who witnessed his father’s murder, as said young man was slowly turning from family and friends. After a night of surprises including finding Georgie placing herself in danger, our couple decided to work together, with the help of the MC, in an effort to find the people responsible for killing a man who was only trying to protect his family. What ensue is the quick building romance and relationship between Georgie and Dutch, as the begin an investigation of their own into the death of a husband and father.
The relationship between Georgie and Dutch begins acrimoniously as Georgie is quick to judge Dutch for his MC lifestyle. With Georgie’s sister Carolyn currently in a relationship with Dutch’s brother Jag, secrets are quickly revealed that will pull the brothers together but push the sisters further apart. As Georgie and Dutch’s relationship turns personal and sexual, Dutch’s mother Keely sees something in her son she hasn’t seen for a very long time. The $ex scene are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and familiar characters including Dutch’s brother Jag, and their mother Keely and her husband Hound; most of the Chaos MC members including Tack and Rush; Georgie’s sister Carolyn; and Georgie’s cat Murtagh. The back and forth between the MC members and the Black family is often frenetic and fun.
WILD FIRE is a story of family, friendships, heart break and love; of secrets and lies; betrayal and loss. The fast paced and character driven premise is edgy and encouraging ; the characters are sassy and spirited; the romance is provocative and captivating.
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Reviewed by Sandy
“Someone else,” Dutch answered.
“You read it?” Duke asked.
“Yeah,” Dutch told him.
“Whole world should read it,” Duke muttered, jabbing a thick finger against the screen of the tablet that stood in for a till.
“Yeah,” Dutch agreed. “Listen, you wouldn’t have any copies of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas that haven’t been shelved yet, would you?”
Duke shook his head. “Not many givin’ up that book. We get one, you want me to call you?”
He could go to Barnes and Noble, easy.
With Tex as her barista, not to mention Indy and her crew all being the subject of those books that had been published, so folks came in all the time, Indy wasn’t hurting for customers, or cash.
Still, Dutch bought his books exclusively from Fortnum’s.
And he had a lot of books.
He had no idea why Fortnum’s was his go-to. It wasn’t about buying local or any of that other millennial shit.
Thinking on it, it was the fact he liked the vibe.
It was the fact that walking in there was like walking into someone’s house.
Like coming home.
To family.
Shaking off his thoughts, he agreed, “That’d be cool.”
“You wanna stay for a cup o’ joe and a talk?” Duke asked, and Dutch hid his surprise.
The man hadn’t approached. Not in word or deed.
There were the looks he gave Dutch, the ones he exchanged with Tex.
But he never said dick.
“No, got shit to do this afternoon,” he lied.
He had no shit to do that afternoon.
Or at all.
Ever.
“Boy—” Duke started.
“I’m not a boy,” Dutch bit.
His temper wasn’t usually short, but these days, it could be.
This was why Duke blinked.
He then said, “Son—”
“I’m not your son either,” Dutch returned.
“Right then.” Duke’s voice was no longer a friendly rumble. It was tight. “First, my age can’t have escaped you, considerin’ all this gray hair and wrinkles, so you are a boy to me, and you will be until you’re sixty and I’m dead. And second, any man’s a man at all, a man that’s younger than him and obviously struggling is his son. A son he looks after.”
Christ, was he not hiding it?
“I’m not struggling,” he lied again.
“Dutch—”
“Brother, just ring me up so I can get on with my day,” Dutch demanded.
Duke was silent a beat.
He then finished ringing him up, and Dutch paid.
“No bag,” he grunted.
Duke slid the books over the counter toward Dutch.
Dutch had turned, avoiding Tex’s eyes as he did, and started heading toward the door when Duke called, “You know that door is always open, but the one to my cabin in Evergreen is too, man.”
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Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA. She nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorise and she hadn’t taken her first breath!).
Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write.
Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multi-generational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland and existed amongst the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).
Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.
And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.
