Reaper's Fire

4.5 “Club Before Love?” Stars!

Joanna Wylde always manages to captivate my attention. Reaper’s Fire is no exception. This was one long book at over 384 pages, and I was enraptured for the entire ride!

Things are feeling awfully suspicious at the Reaper’s MC support club, the Nighthawk Raiders located out of Hallies Falls, Washington. A short while ago most of the former leadership landed themselves in jail (while covering for the Reaper’s MC) on a job gone bad. During that vacuum, they got a new President, Marsh, but the Reaper’s MC doesn’t really know much about Marsh or most of the other leaders who are now in charge. The one thing they do know is that their cut appears to be getting smaller and smaller.

So Gage, being show more single and otherwise up for having his brothers’ backs, takes off his colors and takes on the challenge of going undercover at the Nighthawk Raiders MC. His quickest ticket in requires him to pretend to be someone he’s not, a fact he is generally fine with, until as part of his cover he meets Tinker Garrett.

Unable to tell her the truth, he can’t show interest in Tinker, without giving away who he truly is. Problem is he can’t stop thinking about her and is determined to make her his. Moreover, Tinker is definitely attracted to Gage, but can a relationship built on lies ever lead to a HEA?

One thing I really liked about this book, was that like Picnic’s and London’s story (Reaper’s Stand, Book 4 in the Series), in Reaper’s Fire we get a romance between two thirty-somethings, giving us a slightly different perspective than the typical romance novel and tackling such difficult matters as divorce, the loss of a child, and taking care of an elderly parent. I love how Ms. Wylde is able to portray these “older” and complex characters as capable of exhibiting the same heat and intensity that the younger members of the Reaper’s MC have treated us to as well as weaving in a number of interesting side plots to keep us invested and intrigued along the way.

All in all, Reaper’s Fire is a must read for Reaper’s MC fans and lovers of MC romances in general. I would also recommend this book for anyone who has enjoyed Kristen Ashley’s Dream Man Series (can you say Kane “Tack” Allen!). If you’re a fan of alpha heroes, Gage is definitely one protective hero that you definitely want to get to know!

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Even days after reading this I dont find the point of why it was written. The next book in a series should give us something new and sadly this one didn't. More than 80% of this book was a story we already knew. There was nothing additional added other than knowing the heroine's POV and background. The only original thing in the book was the fires that over took Washington State and how it wiped out towns and the devastation it caused. I have nothing against cause books and an author should write what is close to their heart but that cause was the only really interesting thing about this book and was just the last 10%.

I have loved this series since first being introduced to Horse and the Reapers MC. I did not want to read a rehashing show more of the story we had already read in Levi's book and I mean it was an almost word for word rehashing and not just for a chapter or two but for almost the whole book. This didnt even feel like a Reapers book – it wasn't in the Reapers world and the humorous phone calls between Gage and Picnic were just not enough. I missed the comradery of the MC and their old ladies. I missed a lot of what I thought were signature things in this series. This felt more like a Silver Valley book as it took place in a small town away from the Reapers.

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4 stars

I liked this one Tons more than the last one in the series.
I really had to think about what rating to give it though. It would have been so much better with more details about what was going on with the Nighthawks and what Gage was really doing to investigate them. There is some, but IMHO, not enough.

I loved Tinker and Gage.
Though the way Tinker dealt with Talia was a bit disappointing.

Hated Talia and her brother Marsh.

It takes about half or more for the story to get to any steamy scenes with Tinker and Gage, but once it gets there, they are HOT. Steamy. And, dare I say it.... Yep, I dare. CUTE!

I didn't like that the attack on Gage we heard about in the last book didn't give details in this one.

I also wasn't keen on the epilogue show more nor the ending before it. It was okay. Nothing really wrong with it. It was a surprise that Sophia was a part of that. But, it jumped way into the future and I wanted something more for Tinker and Gage than what they got.

All in all a decent read and I will be continuing this series.

Dark Erotica's Reapers MC Buddy Read Special #2 Continued.
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Reaper's Fire is another good entry in the Reaper's Motorcycle Club series. Gage comes to Hallies Falls in the guise of Cooper, a trucker, dating Talia, the sister of the current president of the Nighthawk MC in order to find out what is going on in one of the Reaper's subsidiary clubs. Cooper meets Tinker when she offers him a handyman job and a free apartment in her building. Gage's attraction to Tinker can't be ignored, but he must complete his club business first before even considering starting anything with her.
Before long, it becomes clear that Talia's brother, March, is stealing from the club and running the Nighthawks into the ground. Talia is difficult to deal with, and Gage's patience is tested as his attraction to Tinker show more grows. Meanwhile, Tinker has problems of her own. Her father seems to be losing his memory, and her prosecutor husband in Seattle is stalling their divorce even though he wasn't able to pull himself away from a courtroom the night Tinker lost their baby. All the while, wildfires are looming close enough to town making everyone a little bit on edge.
This was a well written story with just the right balance between suspense, romance, and erotic scenes. The characters were enjoyable and the plot was fun and interesting. Overall another really good story in the Reapers series. show less

Gage and Tinker's story has to be the most intriguing and exciting Reaper story for me so far.
Tinker is going through a difficult divorce with her douche of an ex and has moved back to her hometown to start again but is having to deal with the towns local MC bullies. She's advertised for a handyman to do some work around her place, Cooper Romero turns up and Tinker hires him. Things are great except his choice of girlfriend happens to be the biggest town skank and bully. Still, Tinker and her bestie can admire him from afar and unknown to her, Cooper has Tinker on his mind and can hardly keep his eyes off her, and that is not good, he has to keep his mind on the job he was sent here to do.

The tension and suspense is palpable in this show more story. There's lots of drama that will have you on the edge of your seat, action, and hot steamy romance.
Cooper was very loyal and he was lucky Tinker had strength to forgive when faced with his deception.

A very exciting book, I enjoyed it very much. Great characters and story. 5/5. show less

Reaper's Fire is another good entry in the Reaper's Motorcycle Club series. Gage comes to Hallies Falls in the guise of Cooper, a trucker, dating Talia, the sister of the current president of the Nighthawk MC in order to find out what is going on in one of the Reaper's subsidiary clubs. Cooper meets Tinker when she offers him a handyman job and a free apartment in her building. Gage's attraction to Tinker can't be ignored, but he must complete his club business first before even considering starting anything with her.
Before long, it becomes clear that Talia's brother, March, is stealing from the club and running the Nighthawks into the ground. Talia is difficult to deal with, and Gage's patience is tested as his attraction to Tinker show more grows. Meanwhile, Tinker has problems of her own. Her father seems to be losing his memory, and her prosecutor husband in Seattle is stalling their divorce even though he wasn't able to pull himself away from a courtroom the night Tinker lost their baby. All the while, wildfires are looming close enough to town making everyone a little bit on edge.
This was a well written story with just the right balance between suspense, romance, and erotic scenes. The characters were enjoyable and the plot was fun and interesting. Overall another really good story in the Reapers series. show less

Reaper’s Fire is book six in the Reapers MC series by Joanna Wylde.

I’m not sure what has drawn me into this series. Maybe it’s the sexy covers or maybe it’s the hard core bicker men or maybe it’s the issues each couple go through or the passion that sets the sheets on fire. It’s probably all of it combined.

Falling in love was not on Gage’s agenda; especially when he’s undercover protecting his club, but he just can’t resist falling for his landlady, Tinker.

Tinker aww man her husband/ex-husband is an ass. I felt for her and what she went through. No one should have to go through what she did alone.

Gage never expected to find a women that would make him think about settling. He loves his club, it’s his life, and he show more has and will do anything for them.

The sexual tension was strong between Gage and Tinker. When he finally tells her the truth and claims her as his property; well it’s intense. The chemistry was hot and steamy between them. Theirs also some dame in the town and Tinker’s best friend was great. She added the comic relief.

Their where a few things that bothered me:

- We don’t get closer on the bad guy and his sister.
- We don’t get closer on Tinkers husband/ex-husband.
- I thought that Tinker could have had a kid of her own. We have procreation options available to us. The end was nice, but with how powerful the opening was, I felt sad that she didn’t get to experience the joy of caring her own child.
- I wasn’t fully on board with what Gage felt he had to do for his club. I get it and think of it as undercover work an agent or cop would do, but eww.
- Also from the last book it’s mentioned that Gage got cut up and I was hoping we would get that scene in Reaper’s Fire, but we don’t. It’s the authors book, so they can add or not add stuff, but I was just hoping it would be in here, so I was just a little disappointed we didn’t get that scene.

Reaper’s Fire delivers action, suspense, and club business. It was a fun read.

Rated: 4 Stars

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