cover image Ride Hard

Ride Hard

Laura Kaye. Avon, $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-240333-9

Opening the Raven Riders motorcycle club contemporary series, Kaye (Her Forbidden Hero) tells the sizzling and touching tale of a vulnerable young woman running from bad trouble and the biker who wants to save her. Haven Randall is the daughter of a career criminal who has basically kept her under house arrest since childhood. She’s attempting to escape her past when Dare Kenyon—himself the survivor of a horrific upbringing—takes her and her friend Cora into the safety of the Ravens clubhouse. The honorable biker struggles to control his attraction to someone who’s already been hurt and may have to move far away to survive. The powerful chemistry between sweet, barely experienced Haven and seen-it-all Dare is off the charts, and the strong cast of supporting characters fuels the fire. Kaye’s deft plotting will keep readers guessing as they root for a successful, happy romance between Haven and Dare . (May)