Crazy, Wicked Love

The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside, Book 3

By: Melissa Foster

Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Jacob Morgan

Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new stand-alone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Melissa Foster.

What happens when the player gets played?

Sidney Carver has a big problem, and he goes by the name of Dwayne “Gunner” Wicked: six-plus feet of muscular, motorcycle-riding, animal-loving deliciousness. Gunner is her boss, roommate, and best friend. They’ve seen each other through life-altering injuries and unimaginable losses, and they work side by side at Wicked Animal Rescue, fulfilling their passion to save animals. Unfortunately, Gunner is also the man Sidney is in love with, and he's the ultimate player. As her former military comrade, Gunner sees her as his buddy—just one of the guys. Sidney is at her wit’s end, ready to risk the friendship and job she adores for a chance at forever love with the man she can’t live without. Like any good marine, she comes up with a mission. Enter "Operation Get My Guy".

Gunner loves his life. He has a family he adores, a brotherhood that always has his back, and a host of willing women to warm his bed. As the owner of Wicked Animal Rescue, he saves lives and works with his best friend, Sid, the coolest woman on the planet. When Sid concocts a crazy plan to win his cousin’s heart, Gunner reluctantly agrees to be her wingman and comes up with a plan of his own.

Practices heat up as roommates become teammates. Let the wicked fun begin....

No cheating. No cliff-hangers. Guaranteed to melt panties and leave listeners hopelessly in love with the sinfully delicious Wickeds.

About The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside

Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven’t met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang. Their members stick together like family and will stop at nothing to keep their communities safe. These men are wickedly alpha and intensely loyal, but they are not alpha-holes.

Want more Wicked sexy love stories?

• A Little Bit Wicked
• The Wicked Aftermath
• Crazy, Wicked Love
• The Wicked Truth
• Wicked Temptations
• Wicked Lucky

Meet the Whiskeys (Wicked Cousins)

• Tru Blue
• Truly, Madly, Whiskey
• Driving Whiskey Wild
• Wicked Whiskey Love
• Mad About Moon
• Taming My Whiskey
• The Gritty Truth
• In for a Penny

Find out more about these and many other steamy romance series in Melissa Foster’s big-family contemporary romance collection Love in Bloom, featuring characters from all walks of life, from billionaires to blue-collar workers. You’ll love her fun, sexy, and relatable characters and their real-life issues. Best of all, you’re always guaranteed a happily ever after.

©2022 Melissa Foster (P)2022 Melissa Foster

Loved Crazy, Wicked Love

Another great story in this series by Melissa Foster. I loved Gunner and Sidney’s relationship, their friendship turning into romantic love as well as the love they had for their pet animals. Ava Erickson and Jacob Morgan were terrific narrating this book and I loved their performances.

Adorable 🥰

I love Melissa's books because even though they touch on some difficult subjects, they are still relatively low angst/drama and still full of good feels. This was another in her MC series. I consider these MC-lite as they aren't dark and gritty and violent (I do love those as well), but instead more of a "we take care of our own" club. Sid and Gunny were such a good fit and so flippin cute. The narration is wonderful. Jacob and Ava are great together and bring a very similar energy to their performances which makes them a great pair to listen to.

Romance and Rescue dogs, need I say more?

Best friends to lovers ever!

Sidney Carver painted herself into a corner: she fell in love with her best friend and roommate, Dwayne 'Gunner' Wicked. They met in the military and have gone through hell together. She was there for him when his sister died of an accidental overdose and he was there for her when she was injured on a mission. Now they work together at their dream job, Wicked Animal Rescue, and live under the same roof. But Gunner sees her a buddy, a "cute guy". She's had it! It's time for Operation Get The Man and she comes up with a plan to make him finally notice her, where he will be the wingman when she tries to learn to flirt and lure "his cousin". 

Now wait a minute! Why is he now feeling these weird and proprietary feelings? Well, because he's always wanted Sid in his arms (and hopefully in his bed) from the moment they met. Those feeling were shoved deep inside because he'd never jeopardize their perfect friendship and lose the most important person in his life. But she just changed the rules of the game... Let's play!

OMG, scrape me from the floor because I have turned into a pile of gooey, warm and fuzzy feelings. This sweet and steamy friends to lovers romance is pure Melissa gold! Definitely a standalone, but you also get to see the Wickeds, hear a bit about the Whiskeys and attend Tank and Leah's wedding. My heart just melted. 

It's not all fluff and sweetness - Melissa always tackles hard subjects, so be prepared to have your heart broken a little too, with mistreated animals and prodigal children. However,  also in true Melissa fashion, she puts you back together.

PERFECT! Now where do I sign up to get me a Dark Knight???

Jacob and Ava are perfect as Gunner and Syd! *chef'skiss*

Possible Triggers: mentions of injuries incurred while in a military mission, drug use/ overdose, and mistreated animals

Good addition to this series

This was a great friends to lovers read that Ms. Foster does a great job of creating. This addition to the Dark Knights Bayside series is no exception either. In this book we get Gunner and Sidney's story and what a great read it was. '

Gunner and Sidney are friends while serving in the military and that friendship continued once they were out of the service as well. The pair open a dog rescue together once their time in the service ends - one through retirement and one through injured discharge. Their friendship continues until Sidney decides that she wants to be seen as more than just a friend and takes measures to be seen by Gunner as more.

Gunner who always looked at Sidney as his friend goes on one roller coaster ride of emotions when he realizes that he wants more. The banter between the pair is fun and the chemistry once they give into it is off the charts.

The narration that was performed by Jacob Morgan and Ava Erikson was performed well. This pair of narrators do a great job bringing the stories that they read to life and truly make them an enjoyable listening experience.

This was a great read and a great addition to this series. I enjoyed the return of the characters from the previous series and I look forward to seeing what is to come in the future for this series. Overall, I recommend this book to others.

Friends to lovers

What a great story of two people who are best friends, roommates and working partners and they finally maneuver to be each others ride or die person. Sidney and Gunner have been in dangerous situations, have been there in the tough times but Sid wants more. She loves Dwayne "Gunner" Wicked but he only sees her a a buddy and friend, not as a woman so she must do what she has to in order to get his attention or she must move on from his life. Gunner loves Sid but he has never wanted to risk what they have on the chance of something more. When he thinks he may loose her to another man he finally opens his eyes to what's been there all along.

Love these characters and this entire family. This was a really good story and I enjoyed it and recommend it.

Ava Erikson and Jacob Morgan were great to listen to. They brought what was needed for Sid and Gunner.