by Chantal Fernando
Blurb:
As
a single father of two girls and the sergeant at arms for the Cursed Ravens
Motorcycle Club, Jack “Knuckles” Chester doesn’t have much free time. And
having earned his road name from his reputation as a fighter, Knuckles isn’t
one to back away from a challenge.
But
what he'll never admit out loud is that his two daughters have changed him
irrevocably, softened him even. And these two girls are the only women who will
ever hold his heart forever. That is, until he meets the cousin of another
biker’s old lady.
Celina
is nothing like the women Knuckles used to date. She’s a journalist for the
local newspaper, dresses well, and basically just has her life together. And
the last thing she wants is to be involved with a Cursed Raven. But when the
ripped, badass biker worms his way into her heart, she has trouble remembering
all the reasons they would never work.
But
when a scandal at her newspaper breaks the thin trust she has with Knuckles,
will she walk away for good? Or will Knuckles fight to keep Celina in his life?
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 3.75 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
So
continuing the story of a group of amazing men that have come together to make
the most unusual family around, another woman is roped into the love of a wild
man that she never saw coming. I jumped
at the chance to read this series when I saw how sexy the cover was and of
course the comparison to one of my favorite authors wasn’t a bad thing, but I was
still a little skeptical. As this series
moves forward I am enjoying it more and more, with Celina and Knuckles having
their own unique brand of craziness to make them just so special. I was a
little surprised by the direction the author took, but ok it all
came together in the end, even if it moved even faster than the last story in
the series. Knuckles was a great guy,
even though he had a moment of being an asshole, but of course he redeemed
himself and proved that he deserved to be the man to earn Celina’s
heart. I liked getting to see more of
him, but as with all fist person POV stories he is the character you get to
know the least and it always takes the longest because you have to wait for all
the hidden stuff to come out at the same time as Celina learning
everything. In the end, I found that I loved
his sweetness, wildness, skill at fatherhood and obvious love for Celina in
every moment of their lives together.
Celina was obviously a woman that had been hurt in the past, but I wish
she hadn’t been quite so hard and mean in the beginning though, of course, Knuckles just rolls right over her objections. I loved seeing her being a
kickass independent woman, but my favorite moments were when she lowered her shields
and showed her softness and sweetness with Knuckles or his girls. I will say that their relationship was so
much, so fast, and that could have been excused, had we gotten to see them
building their relationship in the quiet moments as their time together
progressed. However once they got over their major conflict moments, it seemed
like the rest of the story was just wrap up with lots of time and plot jumps to
make sure that there were no lingering threads, with a few little twists then
added to keep it from being boring. I’m
the kind of reader that loves the sexy stuff but loves the easy and soft
moments just as much, so I would have loved to see more of that too. That being
said I enjoyed this story very much and am looking forward to Rogue’s story
coming next and cannot wait for that chance.
Knuckles and Celina burned up the sheets and just as much burned the
back of my eyes with unshed tears, but I was thrilled to see them get their HEA
and find a way build their lives together. For fans of crazy, sassy characters,
hot and sexy couples, and of course drama to beat the band then you can’t go
wrong with Knuckle Down, but I am also looking forward to Going Rogue! (giggle)
*eARC provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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