Motorcycle Man

By: Kristen Ashley

Narrated by: Kate Russell

Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

GoodReads Author of the Year 2012, Nominee

GoodReads Best Romance of 2012, Nominee

Get ready to ride....

Tyra Masters has had enough drama to last a lifetime. Now, she's back on track and looking forward to her new, quiet life. Until she meets the man of her dreams. The tattooed, muscled biker plies her with tequila—and the best sex of her life. She knows it isn't the tequila and hot sex talking. He's the kind of man she's always wanted. Unfortunately, he's also her new boss....

Kane "Tack" Allen has a rule. He doesn't employ someone he's slept with. So when he learns he spent last night in bed with his new office manager, he quickly fires Tyra. Yet when Tyra stands up to him and fights for her job, Tack is intrigued. He tells her she can keep her job on one condition: no more sex. Ever. But as things heat up between them, Tack finds that he'll be the one breaking all the rules...

©2012 Kristen Ashley (P)2014 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"I felt all of the rushes, the adrenaline surges, the anger spikes... my heart pumping in fury. My eyes tearing up when her my heart (I mean... her heart) would break."—Maryse's Book Blog, Maryse.net

Narrator was distracting

Any additional comments?

I loved this book. I love all of Kristen Ashley's books. However Kate Russell's male voice sounds like Marlon Brando in The Godfather. Not sexy. Not very much like a big biker dude. It was very disappointing but since I knew I would like the book I hung in there. I did find myself cringing a great deal whenever there was dialog. She does do mean girl voices very well.

Great book

Any additional comments?

This was a great book. The character voices were not over the top.

I actually laughed out loud a few times during listening to this story. I loved that the alpha met his match.

One never ending hot guy story!

What did you love best about Motorcycle Man?

Their never ending arguments ending lovable

Who was your favorite character and why?

Tack because no matter how mad Red made him he always kept calm and made her calm down; it was just funny at times to listen to him

What about Kate Russell’s performance did you like?

Not bad at all but I think at times a strong male voice would have been better

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Plenty of times were I had to laugh out loud but these crazy bikers

Another Kristen Hit

Great story lots of loving, adventure, can never miss with a Kristen Ashley book, read them so fast she can't write them fast enough for me.

Did someone say spin-off?

Motorcycle Man is the 4th in the Dream Man series by Kristen Ashley. In true Kristen Ashley fashion this book has it all and more. You want romance? Done. You want some suspense? Done. You want hot guys, great heroines, off the chart sexcapades, supporting characters you love? Done, Done, Done and Done!

Kane "Tack" Allen, is the head of the Chaos motorcycle club. He's worked hard to clean up their act and be as safe and legal as a badass, edgy motorcycle club can be. That's not to say they don't toe the line a lot, because they do! But, he doesn't want to have to watch his back and worse watch his brothers in blood die regular like. He's dealing with a bitch of an ex-wife who treats his kids terrible. Enter Tyra Masters. Picking her up at a Chaos party one night he had no idea the things she would make him feel. Now he has to learn to tread gently with Tyra and not be his usual "in your face, tell it as bluntly as can be" self.

"Love scales twenty foot, steel-reinforced, concrete walls. If it doesn't, it isn't love."

Tyra Masters was raised very religious and conservative. She has an office job that is sucking the life out of her, actually life itself is sucking the life out of her. She's living in black and white. One day it all becomes too much, she ditches everything she knows and runs away from it all. With her nest egg dwindling she takes a job at Ride as the office manager. Invited to a party by the woman she will be replacing Tyra meets Tack and knows immediately that he's her Dream Man. He's the one she has been waiting her whole life for. At least that's how she felt until she slept with him and he walked away without a backwards glance. Just 2 days later she shows up for her first day at work and she sees him kissing a brunette that he clearly spent the night with. Deciding that she needs this job, but she does not need Tack Allen in her life or bed she pulls up her big girl panties and digs right in. This is made all the more difficult because Tack Allen runs in a different world, speaks a different language (bikeer badass) and has decided that Tyra Masters will be his. The only thing she knows for sure is when Tack is in her life it's in vivid color.

"Life's a roller coaster. Best damn ride in the park. You don't close your eyes, hold on and wait for it to be over, babe. You keep your eyes open, lift your hands straight up in the air and enjoy the ride for as long as it lasts."

I absolutely loved this book! No surprise there. What did surprise me was the amount of emotion Tack brought out in me. I was rooting for the couple to make it, of course. But, there were also times I was shouting "Tyra kick him in the shins, don't let him talk to you like that". I loved him, I hated him, I wanted to strangle him. But, in the end I loved him oh so much and am so glad they made it.

This book ushers in the end of the series, but spawns a spin off series coming soon. The Chaos series will begin with the story of Tabitha (Tack's daughter) and Shy (Tack's brother in blood). I can not wait to re-visit this group and see how daddy dear handles this.

5 stars all Around

motorcycle man is one of my favorite books of all time.. loved this story and loved the audio version of this story. happy listening

Awesome book, but . . .

Any additional comments?

I've already read the series, so I went out of order when I wanted to "re-read" through audio. Motorcycle Man was the first I tried and will be the last. Kate Russell just didn't match the voices well. They were too bubbly, some of the inflections didn't match, and where the heck did all the East Coast accents come from? I hate comparing, but I wish Emma Taylor, the narrator for Kristen Ashley's Colorado Mountain series would have narrated The Dream Man series.

Addictive Series!!!!

If you could sum up Motorcycle Man in three words, what would they be?

My Favorite Book!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Tack....because he's Tack

Which character – as performed by Kate Russell – was your favorite?

Elvira

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both! I love this whole series

Any additional comments?

I love this series so much! I will listen to them over and over!

I loved that the Dream Man Series ended in Chaos!

Any additional comments?

I have loved Tack's character since Mystery Man, so I was very excited that I finally got to hear his story. You could tell from each of the Dream Man books that even though the is the President of a MC, he is truly trying to redeem himself and all of his brothers from a horrific past.

In walks Tyra to rock his world, and they end up rocking together... multiple HOT times! Tyra needs color and Tack gives it to her in many ways.

You WILL NOT be disappointed that you spend money on this book! You won't want to put it down.

I am sad that the Dream Man series has ended, but am looking forward to reading more about Chaos with Shy's book. Thanks KA for giving me a great diversion for my very vanilla life!

loving the series

Would you listen to Motorcycle Man again? Why?

yes already on my 3rd time listening to it. Love the strong women characters and the badass men! lol honestly im in love with the series not a typical everyday read so it stands out in my collection!

What did you like best about this story?

i like how its connected to the other series and you still get the other characters but its a different point of view and a different story line all together.