Review: HOT Read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2012
I love, love stories of right versus wrong and when the lines get blurred a little it always makes for an interesting book. Kelly Jamieson's Hot Ride is an emotional rollercoaster filled with sex, drugs, rock & roll, danger, and people trying to make a difference in the world. Make no mistake; this is one book that is hard to put down.Sera Manning had a less than stellar childhood. I'd like to say more but I don't want to ruin the story because Sera's childhood plays a major role in this book. Let's just say that everyone she's ever love and trusted has let her down. Despite it all, she persevered and is now on cusp of making one of the biggest busts in her DEA career, but to do so she must go undercover and work with ATF.Ryan Thomas is not pleased when he learns the DEA agent that's been assigned to help with a career make or break case is inexperienced. But he's short on time and she's already made some connections in the case so he goes along with it. It doesn't help that he's attracted to her and he can't afford another misstep in his career. This is just one more problem in his already full life.This book runs full throttle from beginning to end with both Sera and Ryan infiltrating the Death Angels outlaw motorcycle gang. While they are both working towards the same goal, to put these people behind bars, we learn that Sera's motivation is more personal. From the beginning these two were hot for each other and while they both did an admirable job of trying to keep it a working relationship they eventually give into their desires and man do they sizzle. They both assume they are just letting off steam from the intenseness of their job but it becomes pretty obvious that they both are feeling way more than they ever intended. It was scary to me how much they both seemed to enjoy the other people associated with the gang. Sera found she liked the women and although she feared for them (with good reason), she found she enjoyed having "girlfriends" something she hadn't had in a long time. When Ryan's mother dies, he finds himself lamenting the fact that the people he's worked with for years didn't bother to acknowledge her death or even pay their condolences to him, but the bikers treated him like family. Thankfully they both are smart enough to realize right from wrong but this book makes me realize how easily people (of all ages) can get sucked into gangs.Sera is very closed off but Ryan is really good about reading her and getting her to open up. It isn't easier for her because she's only ever really trusted herself. I do love that she proves time and time again that she can take care of herself but I kind of melted when she finally realized that she enjoys being cared for. I give Ryan a lot of credit for figuring her out and understanding her when she tries to push him away.Hot Ride is an exciting book that will have you on the edge of your seat and leave you breathless. The love scenes are sexy and plentiful, the action exciting and chilling, the outcome satisfying and amazing. Enjoy!Review copy provided for an honest review.