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. ( )

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. ( )