Synopsis
Loneliness suffocates the heart. Acceptance breaks down walls.
As a Lost Girl to the Forsaken Motorcycle Club, Nicole Whelan knows how to party. She’s not cut-out for relationships and her life is way too complicated for anything more than casual encounters. But one night when she falls into Duke’s bed at the clubhouse, he sees something in her that he can’t let go of—no matter how many times she tries to run.
Having been left to raise her teenage brother, Jeremy, she’s already got her hands full and isn’t looking for anymore complications. But Duke’s just watched his best friend fall for the only girl he couldn’t have, and then almost lose her so shortly after, shaking him to his core. Faced with his own loneliness, he’s more determined than ever to break down Nic’s walls and show her that he can be good for her; but he’s got a bad track record and she’s got a bad temper. Changing his ways isn’t easy when he’s not sure what he’s even changing for.
The violence and turmoil are at an all-time high, and Forsaken is in a vulnerable place when a twist of fate breathes new life into the club. It’s a much-needed beacon of hope for the embattled biker family, even if everyone’s not exactly on board. With Duke and Nic’s relationship already on shaky ground, and something even more important at stake, the Forsaken Motorcycle Club will fight like hell to keep their family together and whole.
Love is never more precious than when it’s new.
Review
Another home run by JC Emery, Thrash is a wonderful story about love and acceptance. Set in the background of the turmoil surrounding getting Alex protection, unfolds the story of Nicole and Duke. Nic is what is referred to as a Lost Girl. Someone who is in the club, but doesn’t have an Old Man. However, this isn’t really right. Nic’s father is Forsaken and she has been around the Club for pretty much her whole life. She did open herself up to being branded a Lost Girl since she loves to party, but I got a sense throughout the story and her relationships with the Club members, that the title doesn’t belong to her.
Nic is beautiful and struggling. Struggling to keep her seventeen year old brother on the right track. Struggling to keep food in the house. Struggling even with her car and her house is falling apart. She has a lot of pride and ambition, but she is at a point in her life where she needs to accept help.
In walks Duke. He has been a part of her life for a long, long time. Nic liked him even all the way back in high school, but they never took things very far. They would flirt, but nothing serious. The beginning of Thrash sparks the beginning of Duke and Nic. He has always wanted her, and yet never made a real move. She has always wanted to explore him, and still held herself back. There is no more holding back.
Their relationship is explosive and a little dysfunctional. Communication is key to any relationship and they struggle with this a bit. Nic is too proud to admit she needs help, with pretty much everything in her life, and Duke is embarrassed that Forsaken hasn’t taken care of one of it’s own. He is strong willed, but so is she. Fireworks are inevitable.
I loved how Thrash, the second book in the series, is generally in the same time frame as the first, Ride. Ride is the story of Ryan and Alex and it’s very intense. Duke and Nic’s story is more emotional, and about finally letting your heart open to what you really want. Letting love in, it’s cheesy to say about an MC book, but there it is. Duke and Nic just finally needed to let go of the angst and admit they want each other, for better or for worse.
Thrash is HOT and sexy. I cannot wait for more of the Forsaken crew.
5 big ol’ smacking smooches!
~Nicole
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