Karen Renee
Author of Unforeseen Riot
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Works by Karen Renee
Gamble's Risk (Riot MC Biloxi #5) 4 copies
Rough Riot (Riot MC #7) 2 copies
Block's Road (Riot MC Biloxi, #6) 2 copies
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- Karen Renee is the author of the Riot Motorcycle Club, Beta, and O-Town series of books. She once crunched Nielsen ratings data but these days she brings her imagination to life by writing books. She has wanted to be a writer since she was very young, but it's taken the last twenty plus years for her to amass enough courage and overall life experience to bring that dream to life. Some of those life experiences came from the wonderful world of advertising, banking, and local television media research. She is a proud wife and mother, and a Jacksonville native. When she's not at the soccer field or cooking, you can find her at her local library, the grocery store, in her car jamming out to some tunes, or hibernating while she writes and/or reads books.
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Sweet motorcycle gang – oops, sorry – motorcycle club members? Who would have thought? But they are. Maybe they are not always politically correct with their terms of endearment, frankness and approaches to women, but they are thoughtful, caring, and protective. I was so happy to receive an audio ALC of Brute’s Strength, the second book in Karen Renee’s Riot MC Biloxi series. Paige Reisenfeld & Christian Leatherman are back to narrate, and they are just perfect. Perfect pacing, tone, emotion. Accents that sometimes make you think you are listening to The Beverly Hillbillies or Ozark, but then slide right into intense, smoky, slow and sexy as all get out. Lots of motorcycle club action, rough, raw situations but also lives, loves, families beyond just what they have with the club.
In Harm’s Way, the first book in the series, I thought Brute was – well, brutish. Big, tough, gruff, man of few words, total biker dude. Soft spot maybe for his ex-stepsisters, but not very nuanced. Well, happy to say I was totally wrong. T-O-T-A-L-L-Y. Yes, still big and tough, but what a sweetie. A big guy with a big heart. Many layers, loving and protective of his family, runs a successful business. Not to mention smokin’ hot.
Kenzie has reluctantly joined a dating app, more to get her mother and boss off her back than in hopes of finding a new husband. She had one and was lucky to get rid of him. She’s satisfied with her single mom life for now. Until she meets Brute. Unlike any other man she’s ever met. And she’s unlike any woman he’s ever met. Not only sparks of desire shooting between them but sometimes sparks fly when they disagree.
Good guy, sweetie, softie aside, motorcycle business can still be rough and Brute has done some bad stuff. Dangerous stuff that has the cops harassing him and has Kenzie drawn into it. Their connection is strong and just keeps getting stronger, but can he endanger her and her daughter. Is the right thing to walk away? But is that one thing this tough guy just can’t handle?
To say I’m amazed at how romance is woven into this series sounds a bit insulting, so I’ll say I’m pleased, very pleased, at how expertly author Karen Renee blends the tough with the touching. The issues the club members face are serious and the things some of them have done are dark. Most readers probably can’t relate and can only experience it through author Renee’s words. But we can absolutely relate to the humanity she brings to these guys, with their caring and protectiveness, their flip sides.
Brute’s Strength was an amazing listen, maybe even a little better than Harm’s Way, which I loved. I can’t wait for the next story in the series to see if it’s as exciting, edgy – and romantic. And check out those covers: didn’t I tell you Brute was easy on the eyes?? I received a free copy of Brute’s Strength from Home Cooked Books. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.… (more)
In Harm’s Way, the first book in the series, I thought Brute was – well, brutish. Big, tough, gruff, man of few words, total biker dude. Soft spot maybe for his ex-stepsisters, but not very nuanced. Well, happy to say I was totally wrong. T-O-T-A-L-L-Y. Yes, still big and tough, but what a sweetie. A big guy with a big heart. Many layers, loving and protective of his family, runs a successful business. Not to mention smokin’ hot.
Kenzie has reluctantly joined a dating app, more to get her mother and boss off her back than in hopes of finding a new husband. She had one and was lucky to get rid of him. She’s satisfied with her single mom life for now. Until she meets Brute. Unlike any other man she’s ever met. And she’s unlike any woman he’s ever met. Not only sparks of desire shooting between them but sometimes sparks fly when they disagree.
Good guy, sweetie, softie aside, motorcycle business can still be rough and Brute has done some bad stuff. Dangerous stuff that has the cops harassing him and has Kenzie drawn into it. Their connection is strong and just keeps getting stronger, but can he endanger her and her daughter. Is the right thing to walk away? But is that one thing this tough guy just can’t handle?
To say I’m amazed at how romance is woven into this series sounds a bit insulting, so I’ll say I’m pleased, very pleased, at how expertly author Karen Renee blends the tough with the touching. The issues the club members face are serious and the things some of them have done are dark. Most readers probably can’t relate and can only experience it through author Renee’s words. But we can absolutely relate to the humanity she brings to these guys, with their caring and protectiveness, their flip sides.
Brute’s Strength was an amazing listen, maybe even a little better than Harm’s Way, which I loved. I can’t wait for the next story in the series to see if it’s as exciting, edgy – and romantic. And check out those covers: didn’t I tell you Brute was easy on the eyes?? I received a free copy of Brute’s Strength from Home Cooked Books. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.… (more)
I love a good spunky, sassy heroine; thus, the reason that I instantly fell in love with Stephanie. She is not afraid to tell off Har. She was definitely not going to be a groupie. The more she resisted Har, the more he tried to win her over. It was very entertaining.
While I liked Har, it did take me a bit longer to warm up to him unlike Stephanie. Being the leader of a biker club did make him bossy, but it came off a bit overbearing at first. Thus, the reason I had to warm up to him. Yet, as the story progressed the chemistry between him, and Stephanie did build up to something steamy. He would do anything to protect Stephanie.… (more)
While I liked Har, it did take me a bit longer to warm up to him unlike Stephanie. Being the leader of a biker club did make him bossy, but it came off a bit overbearing at first. Thus, the reason I had to warm up to him. Yet, as the story progressed the chemistry between him, and Stephanie did build up to something steamy. He would do anything to protect Stephanie.… (more)
Harm’s Way is a surprisingly sweet romance and a perfect start to the Riot MC Biloxi series. I say surprisingly because this is a story about bikers in a motorcycle club – gang? Aren’t they all crude and violent and harsh and the opposite of law-abiding? Scary monsters to be avoided? Well, there are a lot of crude, violent, harsh, law-breaking events in this book, but you’ll have to read it to find out who is responsible for all of that. But the Riot MC Biloxi is a club, and its members are as “normal” as anybody else: they have relationships, jobs, friends, families and do good works sometime. And part of their normal is their fierce loyalty to each other and a code and way of life they strictly adhere to.
Stephanie Combes can’t seem to catch a break. She fell for the wrong guy. No, not a biker. A guy with a sophisticated name, sophisticated tastes, sophisticated lifestyle – who turned out to be a complete phony who was a serial scammer. Stole her identity, her money, and her pride, privacy and self-confidence. On his way out he humiliated her to the extent she not only had to start over financially but try to stay under the radar as much as possible to avoid more shame. She’s hoping to make a fresh start as a card dealer in Biloxi.
Good plan. Until she’s trying to win a little extra money in a poker game and who does she find sitting across from her – and cleaning her out – but her ex-stepbrother’s best friend Michael “Har” Walcott. Harm. The president of the Riot MC Biloxi chapter. She tries to sneak out before he recognizes her. That doesn’t work. She tries to keep him out of her business even if she is living on the scary side of town. That doesn’t work. She absolutely, positively, most definitely does not want a relationship, especially with Harm (even if she has had a crush on him for years and if he was good looking when he was sixteen, take a good look now and be prepared to fan yourself – whew!). As for Harm, after barely surviving a bad breakup himself he’s not interested in anything beyond making sure she’s safe. Best friend’s stepsister, someone he used to know, just helping out, right?
When I was deciding about listening to this book I found an audio sample. Just a few sentences and I was hooked. Harm’s Way is so well written: dry, droll, witty, sensuous, downright sexy. Fast-paced and chock-full of action with situations and danger and intrigue that keep you listening. And of course some steamy, heated and (again surprisingly) romantic scenes that keep you breathless and swooning.
Narrators Paige Reisenfeld and Christian Leatherman are superb. Their accents and pacing make the fear, anger and lots and lots and lots of desire come through so well that you are right there with Stephie and Har. A totally satisfying story that made me want to keep on reading through the rest of the stories. i recommend it without hesitation. Home Cooked Books provided a free copy of Harm’s Way. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.… (more)
Stephanie Combes can’t seem to catch a break. She fell for the wrong guy. No, not a biker. A guy with a sophisticated name, sophisticated tastes, sophisticated lifestyle – who turned out to be a complete phony who was a serial scammer. Stole her identity, her money, and her pride, privacy and self-confidence. On his way out he humiliated her to the extent she not only had to start over financially but try to stay under the radar as much as possible to avoid more shame. She’s hoping to make a fresh start as a card dealer in Biloxi.
Good plan. Until she’s trying to win a little extra money in a poker game and who does she find sitting across from her – and cleaning her out – but her ex-stepbrother’s best friend Michael “Har” Walcott. Harm. The president of the Riot MC Biloxi chapter. She tries to sneak out before he recognizes her. That doesn’t work. She tries to keep him out of her business even if she is living on the scary side of town. That doesn’t work. She absolutely, positively, most definitely does not want a relationship, especially with Harm (even if she has had a crush on him for years and if he was good looking when he was sixteen, take a good look now and be prepared to fan yourself – whew!). As for Harm, after barely surviving a bad breakup himself he’s not interested in anything beyond making sure she’s safe. Best friend’s stepsister, someone he used to know, just helping out, right?
When I was deciding about listening to this book I found an audio sample. Just a few sentences and I was hooked. Harm’s Way is so well written: dry, droll, witty, sensuous, downright sexy. Fast-paced and chock-full of action with situations and danger and intrigue that keep you listening. And of course some steamy, heated and (again surprisingly) romantic scenes that keep you breathless and swooning.
Narrators Paige Reisenfeld and Christian Leatherman are superb. Their accents and pacing make the fear, anger and lots and lots and lots of desire come through so well that you are right there with Stephie and Har. A totally satisfying story that made me want to keep on reading through the rest of the stories. i recommend it without hesitation. Home Cooked Books provided a free copy of Harm’s Way. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.… (more)
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I am a huge fan of this author after discovering her last year. So much so, that I binge read this series, even though its not part of KU. I was looking forward to this book. Sadly, it was not my favorite. The writing style seemed off, it didn't flow the way that previous booms had, I didn't connect with the characters the way that I normally do, and the dialogue felt stilted and even backward at times.I'm going to hope that this was just a one off and not a sign of what is to come.
Still a huge fan of this author and am looking forward to what comes next.… (more)