Haze (Serpents of Chaos MC #2)
Chantal Fernando
Blurb:
But Hayden isn’t
how I remember him.
Now he's Haze,
the resident playboy of the Serpents of Chaos MC.
And the worst
part?
I'm stuck with
him protecting me.
I should distance
myself before I get in too deep. Before I get hurt.
Hayden already
broke my heart once, but Haze?
He just might
ruin me.
Themes: MC, Erotica
Rating: 3.75 stars
Heat Rating:
Review:
Everyone loves a good secondar chance at love and we
all know that sometimes the path to an HEA is rocky, but man this story was a
rough one, filled with pain, drama and two people that didn’t seem to be able
to get out of their own way in order to just admit they were in love with one
another. Chantal Fernando has a skill
with her MC characters that makes her stories unforgettable and unmissable, and
her new Serpents of Chaos MC is shaping up to be almost as awesome (I'm
withholding my full love) as her other MCs. This second in the series picks up
right at the ending of War and we even get a lovely bit of overlap so that we
get to enjoy seeing Haze making an ass of himself as he tanks his chances at
love again with his childhood dream girl. I felt so deeply the connection
between Lu and Haze as we got to see their story develop and flashbacks to
their past together, but I would have loved even more time for them to grow and
change together. I am dying for Lore’s story
and can already tell that one is going to be explosive as hell because we just
know that Lore’s manwhore ways are really going to bite him in the backside
when he tries to settle down and find love. Chantal has another emerging
masterpiece on her hands with the Serpents, even as she takes us into some dark
and terrifying sides of humanity and never hides from the truth when she makes
her couples confront life-changing topics.
Luella is currently trapped in the last place she
wants to be, the Serpents of Chaos MC clubhouse, because one of their enemies
has burned down her Bakery and her life is danger. Unfortunately, this puts her directly into
the path of the only man to ever tear her heart out and Hayden/Haze is
determined to drive her insane. Haze was
surprised when Luella reappeared in his life and didn’t handle it well at all,
but now that she is back, he is determined to make her his woman, if only life
wasn’t so complicated, and she wasn’t so stubborn. With their past between them and others
trying to keep them apart, Lu and Haze have to decide if their chemistry and
connection is worth the drama and possible pain in order to have a future
together. And then once they do find
their way into a relationship, they have to decide in they trust one another
enough to have a future together or if their past mistakes will tear them apart
again. Can two stubborn people that
seemingly want different things, really find a happy future together, or are
they destined to lose their second chance at love?
When you imagine two characters made for one another
your brain probably doesn’t jump to a sweet bakery owner and a sexy
biker/musician, but from the beginning it’s obvious that Lu and Haze are made
for one another. Haze has spent his
entire life looking after and protecting those he loves, including sacrificing
his own happiness, but being with Lu is the one thing that truly makes his
heart whole. His protectiveness, caring, love, and determination to care for
those he loves, show how willing he is to give his all to Luella and prove to
her that she is the most important person in his life. He has made so many mistakes when it comes to
Lu but the one thing we never doubt is how much he wants her and how much she
means to him, even when life and those mistakes are against him. Luella has
never been able to give her heart to another man, once Hayden broke her as a
teenager, and when he comes back into her life, she isn’t sure she can risk the
pain again. She never stopped loving
Haze, but he has changed so much and he is not continues to break her in little
ways each day, but she is strong enough to stand up for herself, knowing that
the only way she will ever be able to look herself in the mirror is if she
demands everything from him. She is sweet, strong, courageous, and knows that
if she ever gives into Haze and he breaks her trust or heart she will not
recover, but if you don’t take a chance, you will never be able to move
forward. Together Haze and Lu could have
the most beautiful life, but only if they each come to terms with their past
and their fears and accept that despite their mistakes, they were always meant
to be together.
Haze is one
of those stories that is so filled with heat, passion, chemistry and sensuality
that you might be tempted to skip past the heart, emotion and love that
develops between these two but if you look past the eroticism of their physical
reconnection you will understand just why these two were destined. Luella has
had a lot of let-downs in her life, from crappy parents, to losing those she
loved and being abandoned by friends and lovers, but she has finally found her
place in life with her girl-squad and the MC that has taken her in. Now she just needs to accept that the man she
never forgot is back in her life and determined to claim her, no matter what he
has to do to earn her forgiveness and what hurdle she makes him jump to reach
her heart again. Haze never forgot the
girl that captured his heart at sixteen, but when she roars back into his life,
he has to work to prove to her that nothing and no one will ever be more important
than her in his life. With forces around them trying to keep them apart,
mistakes and misunderstandings leading to fights, and passionate drama leading
to explosive encounters, neither Luella nor Haze are truly prepared for the
changes coming to their lives. The fire
and chemistry between them are undeniable and despite the fighting (or maybe
because of it) their sensuality is at peak almost every moment they are
together. I loved their story, even the sad moments because i was positive they
would find their way into an HEA and a future filled with love and
laughter. I cannot wait for Lore’s story
because the little glimpse we got tells me that it's going to be just as crazy
explosive and filled with mystery as Haze’s was, and i can only hope Chantal
gets it too us quickly.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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