Synopsis:
*MATURE CONTENT-18+READERS ONLY* Every Bad Blooded Rebel fan knows that drummer Kris Engle has been madly in love with Jessie Monroe for years. What most don't know is that their road to happiness and impending parenthood was full of heartache and despair... Jessie Monroe had loved Kris Engle since the first time she saw him playing with his friends Ryder, Beau, and Jude when she was just five years old. After he'd stepped in and saved her from bullies on her first day of kindergarten, they quickly struck up a friendship and were inseparable from then on. Having both been raised in abusive homes, Kris was always Jessie's escape from her nightmare of a mother. Kris Engle had loved Jessie Monroe as a friend since he was seven years old, but after a simple brush of the hips backstage at one of Bad Blooded Rebel's concerts everything changed. In an instant his entire world shifted off its axis and he suddenly found himself craving more than friendship from her. They instantly fall into a romantic relationship and things just seem to fall into place...until fate made their lives take a sharp left turn. For the first time, go back and know what really happened in the early days of the band, the first moments in their relationship, and the tragic event that tore their lives completely apart. True love can conquer all, but no one ever said the fight was easy. THIS IS NOT A STAND ALONE NOVEL! YOU MUST READ BAD BLOODED REBEL: A ROCK & ROLL NOVELLA SERIES (BOOK 1) AND RECKLESS REDEMPTION: A BAD BLOODED REBEL NOVEL (BOOK 2) FIRST!
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My Review:
By Lora Jarvis
4 out of 5 hearts
Kris & Jessie have been characters in each book by Ms. George that I have read. I enjoyed getting to know them and their history through this book. Though I haven’t read Reckless Redemtpion (Beau and Danni’s story), I have really loved getting to know everyone in the band and the family as they call it.
This story was uniquely told mostly in retrospect. Kris and Jessie first met on Jessie’s first day of Kindergarten when Kris stopped a bully from bothering her. From that point on, they were best friends. Jessie hung with Kris and the guys and was so happy for their success and launch into the music industry.
Both Kris & Jessie had less than perfect home lives. Jessie’s mom was an alcoholic, drug user who liked to physically and mentally abuse her daughter. Kris’ dad was also an alcoholic who liked to beat his son until Kris was old enough to start defending himself physically at which point his dad just started worse verbal abuse.
Their story is full of heartbreak and true love. There were many moments in this novel when I was crying for them and what they had lost, but there was also great joy for them as well. Ms. George does a wonderful job of putting the characters in my head and really making me feel like part of the story.
One of my favorite quotes is from Kris.
I stepped closer to her and traced her cheek with my fingers. “It’s not luck, Jess. You and me? It’s fate.”
This quote really summed up their relationship for me in such a great way. They really seemed to be the perfect couple who lived through some of life’s roughest moments but used each other’s strength to get thru and came out better than ever before.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys rocker romances.
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