Synopsis
Death comes in Armani. Salvation comes in leather.
Principessa to the Mancuso crime family, Alexandra knows a thing or two about living outside the bounds of the law. Suffocated by the future her father has laid out for her, she makes a choice she can’t take back, changing the entire trajectory of her life.
Thrust into the dark and dangerous world of the Forsaken Motorcycle Club for her own protection, Alex finds herself faced with the last thing she needs right now: the man of her dreams. He’s sex in leather, the devil incarnate, and one hell of a kisser. But he’s also off-limits. Ryan Stone can be her friend, but he’s forbidden to be her lover.
Third-generation Forsaken, Ryan knows nothing other than life on two wheels, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He enjoys the many privileges that come with the patch, and the only laws he recognizes are the ones set-forth by his club. That is, until who he wants more than anything isn’t allowed on the back of his bike —or in his bed. Balancing his desire for her body, and need to keep her safe, Ryan tries to keep Alex at a distance. Finally having made a choice for herself, she’s done hearing the word “no” and will push boundaries even Ryan himself doesn’t dare cross.
Love is never more tempting than when it’s forbidden.
Review
JC Emery takes you on a ride through the dangerous relationships surrounding Mafia and MC life. The parallels made between the two lives are quite astonishing. I guess I never matched those together in my mind. Alexandra Mancuso is a Principessa: a mafia princess darling. At the beginning of Ride, her life dramatically changes due to her innocence. She did one thing wrong, she talked about family business to a stranger. This leads her to finding her true self, her true love and her true life.
Ryan Stone is a total jackass, a dickhead. He is very rough around the edges. He only ever does what he wants, without any real regard for feelings and consequences. But when he meets Alex in person, after hearing all about her for years, he is struck. Struck by her beauty, and her innocence and the wild streak he senses just below the surface. He has a hard time coming to realize that she has him by the balls. He fights it until the very, very end. Even then, he doesn’t want to admit just how much she means to him.
Ride is a wonderful story about finding your place in the world and leaning on those that truly love you, that truly have your back no matter what. Alex’s sheltered life she led with her Mafia father primed her for a life of obedience. Ryan’s abandonment by his mother and subsequent life with his step-mom and his father led him to value true love, but keep it at a distance. Conflicted is a good word to describe them. They both know what they want, each other, on such a visceral level, and yet they do everything to fuck it up. Finally though, at the very end, Alex makes her move and Ryan can’t resist once danger hits her between the eyes.
This is a must read MC series!
4.5 FANTASTIC smooches!
~Nicole
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