Title: Beautiful Outlaw
Series: Savage Outlaws MC #2
Author: Emily Minton
Genre: Adult, MC Romance
Release Date: November 16, 2014
After the last fourteen years of surviving as a walking, talking, living doll, Laura feels dead inside.
She has sacrificed everything for her family, marrying a man she could never love. Her husband doesn’t beat her, doesn’t berate her. He transforms her, forcing her to live as a stand-in for his long dead wife. She stays silent as piece after piece of herself disappears, willing to do anything to protect the people she loves.
When his demands go too far, she finally tells her brother the ugly truth.
Wanting to protect her without putting the rest of their family at risk, he sends her to the one place he knows she’ll be safe. He places her into the hands of his best friend, Vice President of the Savage Outlaws MC.
Once again, she is transformed into someone new; Shay.
Bowie has spent many nights dreaming about his best friend’s little sister. The reality is so much sweeter than his dreams. He wants to be more for Shay, needs to protect her, but he’s not sure if he knows how.
Can an Outlaw show her how beautiful life should be?
I push Shay in front of my body. She tries to pull away, but I tighten my grip and lean down to whisper in her ear. “Don’t move.”My voice has her shaking; her fear is so strong that I swear I can taste it, but this shit has to be done. Putting my hand under her chin and lifting her eyes to the crowd. I run my other hand up to cup her breast, making sure the boys get my point, as I start to talk. “Take a good look, brothers. This here is mine. If I even hear of one of you laying a finger on her, I will fuckin’ kill you.”A few hoots and hollers fill the room, but I ignore them. I look around, just to be sure everyone understands. “I claim her as my property. She’s my Old Lady. Stay the fuck away from her.”With that, I lower my hand from her face and place it on her arm. I pull her along as I make my way to my room. As soon as I step inside, I slam the door. Looking down at her, I lay out the rules. “Never fight me in front of those boys, and I mean fuckin’ ever. If you don’t like what I do, tell me when we’re alone. Throw all the sass you want behind closed doors, but never show anything but complete respect in front of them.”Her face is hard. Instead of the tears I expected to see, her eyes are burning with anger. “So, I can say whatever I want right now?”Her voice comes out in a hiss, as she crosses her arms. Every inch of her is vibrating with fury, and she looks hot as hell. I nod, trying not to crack a smile. “Yeah, any fuckin’ thing you want.”She lifts a hand, point a finger at my chest. “Next time you decide to treat me like a piece of meat, give me a little warning. Tell me you’re about to parade me in front of a bunch of bikers and let them look their fill. Don’t scare the hell out of me like that.”“Is that all?” I ask, still working to keep my laughter in check.She moves forward, her finger now poking me. “I’ll treat you with respect, but you are going to do the same for me. I’ll play your little lap dog in front of your friends, but you better not do something like that to me ever again. If you do, I’ll be out of here and back at Nina’s before you can even blink an eye.”The humor of the moment dies a fast death, and I reach down and grab her. Walking her back to the bed, I push her down and climb over her. As I cage her body below mine, I start to speak. “Never fuckin’ threaten me again. You’re not going to Nina’s or any damn where else. You’re mine, and you better never forget it.”
USA Today Best Selling Author, Emily Minton is a Kentucky native. She claims she bleeds blue--Wildcat Blue! Emily loves to read, and this love of the written word led to her writing career.
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3 stars
We're introduced to Laura, a tormented and frightened 28 year old young woman, who has been living a lie for that last ten years. Since the age of 18, Laura was manipulated into marrying a lunatic of a man to ensure the safety of her family. Now ten years later and Laura is nothing more that a walking ghost. The ghost of Gwendolyn. Her husband's first wife. Formerly a blond, blue eyed bombshell, filled with lively energy bursting through her veins, Laura is now a skeletal redhead. A photo shopped image of Gwendolyn perfection.
Living a lie for the last ten years has finally taken a toll on Laura. She gave up everything to protect her family. Not being able to see them for months at a time, losing her best friend and role model, her brother, Jeremy. Laura has decided to leave. But the only way she can leave her husband is in death.
Along with the help of Jeremy and his military buddy and VP of the Savage Outlaw MC, Alex Bailey, a.k.a Bowie, Laura escapes to safe house, miles away. Stepping off the Greyhound, Laura has been reborn as Shay Johnson.
Bowie is excited as hell to see the bombshell he dreamed of all those years in the military, but what steps off the bus is nothing more than an ice princess.
"She's just not my type."
Bowie's plan of keeping Shay with him, has taken a nose dive, when he came face to face with the ice princess. He changes plans and takes her to his Mama's house instead, hoping all he'll have to do is check in from time to time, all that soon changes after a couple of weeks away.
Returning after a long ride, Bowie is surprised when he realizes the ice princess has thawed and has returned to her long lost self. He's becomes especially jealous when his brother asks about his intentions for Laura and further goes on to torment him slowly with sexual innuendos about her.
"If I had a chance, I wouldn't just fuck her.
That is one woman I'd make love to all damn night." - Tin
"Stay the hell away from her, Tin. I mean it, this is one woman we won't be sharing."- Bowie
Walking into his Mama's kitchen was the shocking wake up call he needed. Right in front of his eyes.
His dream girl is back and he is more than interested in "helping" her now.
"I've decided to give this a go, you and me."- Bowie
And of course he just waltzes in and goes all caveman on her arse. You gotta love these biker men.
I enjoyed reading this first instalment in this new series by EM, my most disappointing factor with the story has to be the lack of sass by Laura/Shay. She got back to being the old her, yet, the attitude that I picked up on through Bowie's thoughts wasn't displayed at all. I hated that she was so subservient with Bowie. She really needed to grow some balls and be more outgoing. You're a biker's woman. Own that shit!!!
In the last graphic I posted her words like "I have been yours" really were far and few inbetween and so lacking in ummphh for the extra punch. Bowie also wasn't enough for me as a biker at all. More intensity was needed and drama. He seemed tooo soft and endearing. When I think biker books, I think chaos, havoc, unrelenting punishment, lust, sex, desire, loved. All fierce and ferocious, in a rugged package. These were the few aspects lacking for me.
*ARC provided on behalf of the author for an honest review* Thanks!!
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