I totally dove into something new with this book → I have never read a Motorcycle Club book 🤯, didn’t know I was starting with book three, AND this is also my first book by Chantal Fernando. A lot of firsts here :) It was a whole new world to explore.
Temper is our male protagonist and he is the current president of the Knights of Fury MC. I would say the name suits him because his family was well acquainted with his temper when things did not go his way. Our female protagonist is Abbie. She works at her family dive bar in Nevada called Frank’s. She had gradually taken on more responsibility at the bar, putting off her own needs and education to keep her family afloat. The first time Temper met Abbie, he asked her out and she turned him down. She continued to turn him down every time they came through town until one night, she finally agreed. The date was soooooo romantic and perfect. Abbie was kind of rethinking all the scary things she had heard about the Knights of Fury. Until a thing happens, and the suspense goes off the charts. Suffice it to say that Abbie was now unwillingly under the club’s protection. One can only be mad for so long with the chemistry that was brewing between Temper and Abbie. She has a choice to embrace her new life or go back to what she had.
This really is a fun story. Lots of action, suspense, some plot twists and a whole lot of sexy. I don’t think you will be able to put the book down until you finish the story. I love how the others portrayed Temper and his grumpy attitude before Abbie came into his life. I also love how Abbie becomes more of a risk-taker in her own life and starts living what she has really been wanting. The sense of family really grabs you in this story. I mean, isn’t that something we all want?
The dialogue flows between all the characters. The setting has a lot of details and brings you into the story. As I was reading this, I thought that Chantal Fernando has a writing style like Rhenna Morgan (so if you are a fan of either, you will like all the books). Both their characters walk the gray line when it comes to the law, but they do right by the people they are loyal to. There is a lot of bad in the world and sometimes you have to make tough choices. Definitely character traits of strong, sexy men. I will be picking up books 1 and 2 of this series. It was so good and now I think I am hooked on MC romance books.
TEMPER by Chantal
Fernando Excerpt
It’s been a while since I’ve seen
[Temper], and he looks good. It’s like the man doesn’t age. He’s tall, strong,
and kind of mean looking, but he’s been nothing but nice and respectful toward
me. We kind of have a routine going every time we see each other. We chat, we
flirt, he asks if he can buy me dinner, and I say no. He accepts that and
leaves, until next time.
I don’t know why I always say no anymore. The first time
was a combination of him being a biker and feeling so much older than me. But
the age thing doesn’t bother me that much anymore. Truth is I’ve never said
yes, to any man, to any date. I get asked out by people coming into the bar,
but you don’t have to be experienced to know what they are really looking for,
and it’s not a loving, long-lasting relationship. My experience is severely
lacking, aside from prom and the mistake I made after it, and there’s no saving
me now. I’m going to be a spinster. Hopefully Ivy will give me some nieces and
nephews I can claim as my own.
Temper places money on the table, with a huge tip, like
he always does. “Seriously? Who tips that much?”
His lip twitches. “You can take yourself out to a nice
dinner with it, since I know you’re never going to let me take you out.”
“You giving up that easily?” I tease, giving him a
flirtatious smile. I don’t know where this sudden boldness is coming from,
other than the fact that I don’t want him to stop asking me out, and I’ve only
just realized this.
I’ve
never met another man like Temper, and I don’t think I ever will. I see how
people treat him, avoid him, and make sure not to challenge him. Hell, my own
mother warned me to be friendly with him, but never too friendly. He has this
air of menace about him, but over the years I’ve also seen how he treats his MC
brothers like family, and he’s always respectful, even to the people who work here.
I’ve seen him vulnerable when he talked about his Prez… Hammer was his name, I
think. He’s never rude, or arrogant—to me, anyway—and he’s always generous and
polite. When he speaks to me, he always uses a humble, gentle tone, one that
I’ve come to enjoy listening to. I know there is another side to him, and I
can’t help but want to get to know that more.
“It only took a few years of rejection,” he jokes,
lifting the whiskey glass to his lips. I don’t think I’ve ever heard him make a
joke before.
“Maybe this was the year I was going to say yes,” I
reply, clearing my throat. I don’t know what’s come over me, but I have the
feeling like if I truly do want to take a chance and go on this date, it’s now
or never. I’m stuck here, in the same job, doing the same thing every damn day,
and I deserve to have a little fun and do something reckless for once in my
life. I’ve always been the good girl, the trusted daughter, and the responsible
older sister, taking care of my family as much as I can, since my dad has never
been around. I know his name, Cohen Pierce, and that he lives in California
somewhere. But he wanted, and still wants, nothing to do with me, and that’s
fine. I’ve accepted that.
But what have I ever done for me? Other than college,
which I had to drop out of anyway, I can’t think of one single thing.
Temper lowers his glass and studies me, brown eyes filled
with surprise and suspicion. “You want to go on a date with me? Why now?”
Shrugging, I lower my eyes to the counter before
returning them to him. “Time for me to live a little.”
Being safe hasn’t gotten me anywhere in life.
Title: Temper
Author:
Chantal Fernando
Series:
Knights of Fury MC series, #3
Length:
approx. 60,000 words (256 pages)
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Imprint:
Carina Press
eBook On-Sale:
April 20, 2020
eBook ISBN & Price: 9781488054037, $4.99 USD
Book Description: New York Times bestselling
author Chantal Fernando returns to the Knights of Fury series with her most
complicated hero yet. He may be the epitome of cool, but this MC president
isn’t called Temper for nothing…
Every year, the hot,
tatted biker comes into Abbie’s bar, orders whiskey and asks her out. Every
year, Abbie turns him down. After all, dating a man that goes by Temper seems
like a really bad idea, no matter how attracted she is to him.
But this year is
different. Abbie’s different. Older, wiser and tired of being stuck behind the
bar in a sleepy town. This year, she’s ready for whatever adventure the sexy
but sweet biker has in store for her.
Or so she thinks…until an
elegant candlelit dinner ends with a dead body.
Now Abbie finds herself on
the ride of her life, whisked away to the big city in Temper’s protective
custody. She should be scared, but—despite his nickname—it’s clear the last
thing Temper would ever do is hurt a hair on her head. And when danger catches
up with them, Abbie soon realizes that holding tight to her man while
straddling a Harley may be the safest place of all.
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About Chantal Fernando
Chantal Fernando is the New York
Times bestselling author of the Wind Dragons Motorcycle
Club series, the Cursed Raven Motorcycle Club series, and the Maybe series,
along with several other novels. She lives in Western Australia, where she is
working on her next book. Find her online at AuthorChantalFernando.com, and on
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