Review: Fantastic book from an amazing author! It's a must read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Exquisite Trouble is the first book in Ann Mayburn’s new Iron Horse MC series and what it start it was! If this first book is an indicator of how the series is going to go, then Ms. Mayburn is going to have a lot of happy and satisfied readers.More is the first word that comes to mind when I think about Exquisite Trouble. That’s because the characters have more of what you want – more heart and more soul which made them and their relationship more real and more authentic. The storyline has more of what you want in a good book – more intrigue, more passion and more emotion. And after reading, I felt more – more satisfaction, more excitement and more love. And finally, after finishing the book, I yearned for more time with Swan and Smoke.In this emotional tale, we are introduced to Sue Wanda Anderson, also known as Swan. Swan did not have a typical childhood. Raised by her survivalist father and stepmother, she was brought up to be prepared for anything and everything. But nothing could prepare her for the mess made by her crazy mother which puts Swan’s life at risk. Her twin sister, who was raised by their mother, has disappeared to look for their mother. But before disappearing, Sarah makes her biker fiancé promise to keep Swan safe.Miguel “Smoke” Santos is assigned by his club president to watch over Swan.  As he watches over her, Smoke finds himself falling in love with Swan before they even meet face to face. Once he does meet her, it’s obvious that she is the woman for him. I loved the front row seat to their growing relationship. In fact, though Exquisite Trouble is about bikers, it is the relationships that are front and center whether it’s the relationship between the leads, or Swan’s with her family, or even Smoke’s with his MC brothers.It was ultimately the characters that pulled at my heart strings and kept me reading long into the night. Don’t get me wrong, the story was thrilling and intriguing, but Swan and Smoke? Wow! My hat is off to Ms. Mayburn for creating characters that really stayed with me long after I read the last page.Swan is not your typical romance heroine. She is full of fascinating contradictions. She is sweet and nave, but can be lethal in her own way. She has a lot of quirks that others may find annoying, but came across with endearing sweetness. While we are given glimpses into Smoke’s checkered and dangerous past, as well as his current lethal abilities, it was his soft and gentle side that called to me. I loved how he treated Swan and was not only accepting of her quirks, but loved her even more because of them.There is something important that you need to know before starting Exquisite Trouble, it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. I think it’s a happy for now ending, but there is still so much more of Smoke and Swan’s story left to tell. Hopefully Ms. Mayburn won’t make us wait too long because I have fallen in love with this couple.