Review: Realistic and Engaging Characters!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2013
Opposites attract in Vicki Wilkerson's delightfully sweet romance Bikers and Pearls, a Summerbrook Novel.All of her life, April Church has wanted to fit in, and she hopes that becoming a member of the Summerbrook Ladies League will do the trick. She attends a charity fundraiser meeting for Ben, a local boy who has cancer, thinking that being a part of this group will improve her chances of being voted into the Ladies League. April is stunned to find out that she will be working with the bikers to plan their part of the charity event. During this meeting, she meets the ruggedly handsome, longhaired, and tattooed biker Bullworth "Bull" Clayton. Since April fears motorcycles and bikers, her attraction to Bull is surprising. At first, April comes off a little bit shallow with her primary goal being in the Ladies League. But as the story rolls along, she shows her true colors as a generous character who truly wants to help Ben. But in her relationship with Bull, April struggles with her preconceived notions, which end up clouding her judgment about bikers and motorcycles. Sadly, April always jumps to conclusions with Bull and more often than not the wrong conclusions. Bull's issues are similar to April's. At first, Bull only sees April as a pretentious person who wants to be in the Ladies League, just the kind of group that Bull can't stand. During Bull's youth, his local Ladies League shunned his mother and did not help his family when his brother became very ill. The chemistry between April and Bull sizzles as they get to know each other. When April fully realizes that her paralyzing fear might cost her the man she loves, she significantly changes her attitude and makes a concerted effort to leave that fear behind, which is a beautiful thing to see.With realistic and engaging characters who shine throughout the story, Bikers and Pearls is a satisfying heartfelt love story.I received an eBook copy of the book for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.