Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley Series: Dream Man #4
Published by Forever on December 11, 2012
Pages: 522
Genres: Romantic Suspense
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Get ready to ride . . .
Tyra Masters has had enough drama to last a lifetime. Now, she's back on track and looking forward to her new, quiet life. Until she meets the man of her dreams. The tattooed, muscled biker plies her with tequila-and the best sex of her life. She knows it isn't the tequila and hot sex talking. He's the kind of man she's always wanted. Unfortunately, he's also her new boss . . .
Kane "Tack" Allen has a rule. He doesn't employ someone he's slept with. So when he learns he spent last night in bed with his new office manager, he quickly fires Tyra. Yet when Tyra stands up to him and fights for her job, Tack is intrigued. He tells her she can keep her job on one condition: no more sex. Ever. But as things heat up between them, Tack finds that he'll be the one breaking all the rules...
What a whirlwind! Motorcycle Man packed it all into 522 pages: a strong heroine, a tough alpha male, the Russian mafia, an unconventional romance, commandos, a crazy ex-wife, kidnappings, teenage kids, motorcycle club dissension, biker babes, even cooking.
It took some time for me to warm up to Kane “Tack” Allen. He was a complete jerk to Tara in the beginning. I’ve never disliked a hero more. Over time, however, he earned Tara’s respect and as he worked his way into her good graces, he won me over as well. I always knew he was a badass, but he wound up being surprisingly tender and extremely loyal.
Kristen Ashley gives a distinctive voice to Tack. This is my first MC book so I don’t know if it’s biker talk or not but he has a clipped form of speech that doesn’t flow smoothly. Many times I found myself needing to re-read sentences for comprehension which took my focus away from the story.
The appalling behavior of Tack in the beginning, as well as his bizarre slang, did spoil my enjoyment of the story somewhat. All in all, however, I appreciated the crazy ride.
About Kristen Ashley
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.
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