Review: Rose's Book Blog Review: The Bare Bones
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
Madison Shellmound has had a hard life.  When I say hard I mean hard.  Growing up with a mother who could care less about her three children and would rather deal with her “customers” all day long is a way of life for her children.  Growing up, the three siblings had to find their own way.  Sleeping where ever they could to get away from home, Madison choosing to pretty much permanently leave home.  That is until Ford Illuminati.  Home for a day, Madison comes face to face with a man who is a little older than she is, but even at a young age, Madison can tell he’s the man of her dreams.Madison and Ford hit it off right away, comfortably becoming friends and pretty much having Madison move back home.  Right away, Madison is drawn to Ford.  She likes him in a way she’s never liked a boy and quickly the feelings turn into love.  For the first time in her life, Madison feels like there’s hope.  Ford is the same way, but there is a complication and that comes in the form of his father Cropper.  Cropper has certain fetishes.  Those fetishes put Madison right in the line of fire.  Doesn’t matter that he’s the President of the Bare Bones MC, doesn’t matter that his son is the VP, when he sees something he wants, he goes after it.Having his father shacked up with her mother Ingrid, you would think he would be busy, but his father likes to drill holes in the walls and watch what young women do, Madison is not the first, nor will she be the last.  The second that Ford shows interest in Ford, suddenly so does Cropper.  He tries to convince Madison to wait, that their time will be when he can leave the house and be on his own, but Madison doesn’t fully understand why they have to wait and it breaks her heart.  Cropper gets to Madison one night and changes everything, she runs away to Flagstaff and never looks back.Now a nurse, Madison is content to live her life.  There’s just one thing she’s never been able to forget and that’s Ford.  Ford is now a former Navy SEAL, he has his MC, but when his mother dies it puts him right back into the path of the one woman he cannot forget, Madison.  This is their chance to be together, but fearful that Ford will kill Cropper and go to jail, she knows she must avoid him at all costs.But when her brother, now a prospect for the Bare Bones makes a mistake, Madison offers herself up to pay his debt.  With a relationship growing between Madison and Ford, a debt she must pay for her brother, and Cropper with his sights set of her again, can she ever find the happiness that she has always longed for?The story of Madison and Ford was an interesting one.  I felt sympathy for Madison because she never had anything growing up and the second she set her sights on Ford, it was like she just could not have him.  Their relationship turned explosive, but they had so many hardships they had to overcome during the years, even after they found one another again.  This story is told from both points of view which did help to understand how both parties felt, but I have to admit there were times I was not a fan of Ford and the way he talked and acted.  It was a unique story and I hope to see more from the Bare Bones in the future, I give it 4 stars, reason?  I had a hard time believing that they allowed those that were not legally adults to participate and be part of club business that just didn’t sit right with me.  I may not know much about the biker lifestyle and the way a club operates, but that doesn’t seem accurate.***Complimentary copy given by author in exchange for a honest review***