Own the Wind

A Chaos Novel

By: Kristen Ashley

Narrated by: Angela Starling

Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

GOODREADS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEE, 2012

Too hot to handle....

Tabitha Allen grew up in the thick of Chaos—the Chaos Motorcycle Club, that is. Her father is Chaos' leader, and the club has always had her back. But one rider was different from the start. When Tabby was running wild, Shy Cage was there. When tragedy tore her life apart, he helped her piece it back together. And now, Tabby's thinking about much more than friendship....

Tabby is everything Shy's ever wanted, but everything he thinks he can't have. She's beautiful, smart, and as his friend's daughter, untouchable. Shy never expected more than friendship, so when Tabby indicates she wants more—much more—he feels like the luckiest man alive. But even lucky men can crash and burn....

©2013 Kristen Ashley (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Awesome story, Awesome Narrator!

Would you listen to Own the Wind again? Why?

Yes I would, because Shy and Tabby's love story was filled with all the ingredients that make a story great, such as danger, grit, pain, conflict and ultimately enduring true love. Also, I LOVE Elvira! Oh my gosh, this crazy chick made me laugh so hard every time she made an appearance...she's a complete hoot!!! I wish I had a friend like Elvira in my life, because life would never be dull.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Own the Wind?

Spoiler alert! Don't read if you haven't listed yet. For me the most memorable moment of the book was when Tabby (in defense of her man, Shy) went on a rampage at the Chaos compound, in an epic showdown with Tyra, Tack and the other MC members, effectively putting them in their place in regards to her love life. In this scene, Tabby grew up, and established herself as an independent and responsible adult, fully able to make decisions for herself. Prior to this, Tack, Tyra and the MC members were still treating her as a kid, and smothering her with their over-protection.

What about Angela Starling’s performance did you like?

Contrary to other biting reviews, I really LOVED Angela Starling's narration. I like that she sounds like a biker's woman as she reads the general narrative. She's been described as monotone, but I couldn't disagree more. I love the dynamics of her voice, and how she softens into a pleasant young feminine voice in her depiction of Tabby, and hardens her voice to be character appropriate to the tough men of Chaos MC. When she does a man's voice, he sounds like a man, and not the irritating caricature of a man's voice that I had to endure with Kate Russell's narration in the other books of this series. I admit that overall, I'm not a fan of Kate Russell's performance of the women's voices in the other books either. With the exception of Elvira, which she kicks butt on, she manages to make the other women characters sound like complete airheads, which really grates on my nerves. Ms Starling brings a hard edge to her voice, which makes her perfect for tough guy books. I found that liking or disliking a narrator is very subjective. I would encourage you to give it a listen and make up your own mind, and don't let other negative comments make your mind up for you. The sample isn't long enough to acclimate you to her voice, it took me a while longer to come to a full appreciate of all the nuances of her performance. Give it a try, in my opinion it's definitely worth the credit. If you disagree, then Audible will refund your money without a hassle, so there's no risk right????

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely wanted to, but duty calls and I have eat, therefore, I must work. Ha!

Any additional comments?

I'd like to see Angela Starling come back for more of the books...I'm burned out on Kate Russell for sure. Also, I would hope that K.A. would consider bringing in Andy Arndt and Sebastian York for some of her books. Both are kick butt narrators who would bring out the awesomeness of these MC tough guy books.

Good "wanted you for years" MC story

At first I rolled my eyes at Tab and her repetitiveness. As the story continued, I was loving the alpha male Shy & always loving Tac (since Mystery Man). I'm not all that into motorcycle lingo so I thought I would take a break from listening to another story but I heard the first chapter of the next Chaos #2 book (Fire Inside). Wow! I want to know more of Hop & Lanie's story. I guess it can get addicting. :-)

Great

Well worth the read. Love all of her books. I have never been sorry for the purchase.

Love it

Great book I have enjoyed all these books. I honestly can’t say I have read a book by Kristen Ashley that I haven’t liked.

Ok story

To long , it was, the biker man was hot and demanding, not like my other biker romantic!! Want it more.

Really good start to the series :)

4-4.5 stars

This was a really good book. I will admit that I love Motorcycle Man more but this story had me laughing and crying while reading it because it's a great story that I just had to love. :D

I was very happy to find out Kristen was doing a story for Tabby and Shy. Seeing her young love for him in Motorcycle Man it was a given that we had to know more. Kristen did a great job with this book and the building of Tabby and Shy's relationship was moving and very emotional.

It was difficult in the beginning because they have problems that caused Tabby to avoid Shy for a very long time. During this time she fell in love with another guy but lost him to tragedy. Shy was there to help pick up the pieces and they become friends. Unfortunately Shy doesn't think she'd ever be interested in something more than friendship with him and this causes more hurdles to get past (view spoiler).

They finally get to a point where they both admit their feelings but they keep their relationship a secret because they know everyone will judge them and cause hardships. In the end they're found out and the MC (and others) are not happy so this causes more issues. I have to say that I loved how Shy and Tabby stuck together and didn't let anything deter them (view spoiler)

There are a couple of dramas in the story line but it focuses mainly on Tabby and Shy and their relationship. There are some interesting developments in the story that make you want the next book to come soon (view spoiler). One of the dramas that occurred brought about some issues with a local criminal so the Club has issues to sort out in future books.

The ending came together great and I loved the book as a whole. I can't wait for the next book and I'd recommend this book. Reading Motorcycle Man before it would be helpful but I don't think it's a must.

Motor cycle Alpha Hotness.......

It took me a little while to adapt to the biker lingo but once I did I was hooked! I'm warning you that you need to keep an open mind. This writer is bringing you into this biker world which means they have their own language. Lets just say they express themselves differently. The plot kept me interested. In a way, it reminded me of the show Sons of Anarchy. This biker club is about loyalty and family. Shy & Tabby are some serious hotness!! Shy is all Alpha but deep down has a sweet side. They took forever to show their true feelings for each other but worth it when the story ends with an HEA! This book had tragedy, comradery, passion, badassness, and heartfelt moments. I happened to like the book and found all the characters interesting. I will continue with the series.

Just not the same

I'm not sure if it was the way the narrator sounded like she was just simply reading the book or the structuring of the sentences, but I have listened to many MC books and this one was just ok. Small attempt at suspense and a LOT of alpha hero phrases.

what language is this?

I am a biker we have 2 hogs and in a Chapter. I have never spoken nor have I ever heard anyone biker speak the way they do in this book. just because we ride bikes (Harleys) doesn't make us speak like we was never taught how to speak complete sentences. I know doctors, lawyers, business owner. school teachers, grocery worker, truck driver. medical field, waitresses and on and on that rides bikes we all speak in complete sentences. No wonder people are scared of bikers, people portray them as stupid and can't carry on an intelligent conversation.
The story was great. narrator was great.

Perfect KA!!

Best romance writer ever. Especially when it comes to writing alpha males. Better with each reread.