Friday, July 24, 2015

Review by Irene: Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley

The ride of her life . . . Once upon a time, Carissa Teodoro believed in happy endings. Money, marriage, motherhood: everything came easy---until she woke up to the ugly truth about her Prince Charming. Now a struggling, single mom and stranded by a flat tire, Carissa's pondering her mistakes when a vaguely familiar knight rides to her rescue on a ton of horsepower.

Climb on and hold tight . . . 
In high school, Carson Steele was a bad boy loner who put Carissa on a pedestal where she stayed far beyond his reach. Today, he's the hard-bodied biker known only as Joker, and from the way Carissa's acting, it's clear she's falling fast. While catching her is irresistible, knowing what to do with her is a different story. A good girl like Carissa is the least likely fit with the Chaos Motorcycle Club. Too bad holding back is so damned hard. Now, as Joker's secrets are revealed and an outside threat endangers the club, Joker must decide whether to ride steady with Carissa---or ride away forever .

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I love all things Kristen Ashley. The Chaos series is a must read series.

Carson was just a boy looking from the outside in. He stood on the edge of fence looking into Ride, looking and watching Chaos. He watched as men and their boys fixed bikes and cars. Little did he know he was being watched as well.
To say Carson had a hard life isn't false. No child should have endured what he did. He mom M.I.A, his dad a dill hole. Carson did have neighbors who looked after him from time to time. If he needed anything he knew who he could count on. That being said Carson had things drilled into his head by his dill hole of a father. When Carson didn't choose to take anymore lip from his father,he upped and left.

Fast forward to Carissa on the side of a the road needing help. Everyone and no one helped. How? They kept on driving. That is until Joker stopped on his bike. He knew who she was, but she couldn't place how she knew him. There was a familiarity to him, but Carissa was having a hard time placing her finger on it.

Carrie didn't have a hard life, she didn't exactly have an easy one either. She did know that the one person she want to be with left. He did say goodbye but she didn't when if and when she would see him again. 

Their relationship might started off rocky because Joker wasn't really forthcoming with Carrie. He knew all about her. Her life with her ex husband, and how Aaron was a douche bag. 

What I love about KA and her books. If there is a good person who is in distress the guys pull out all the stops to help. They enlist their woman, and their woman enlist their other friends. This is what Carrie needed. 

I really hated Aaron with a passion. Who in their right mind treats the mother of their child that way? Who treats a woman that way? Someone with out a heart that is who. 

As Carrie's and Jokers relationship blooms, there are still a few triggers to be worked out. Like Joker's dad. Carrie she is a hoot. She took matters in her own hands and not only proved herself to her girls but also to Joker. His butterfly was flying.

I love how KA brings other characters from her other series into this book. OMG it was like one big reunion. 

Joker ends up with the one thing he wanted in life. Family. He got that and so much more. He is now the man looking from the inside out!!!





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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