Crossroad Books: Review: Own the Wind by Kristen Ashley

Own the Wind
Kristen Ashley
Series: Chaos #1
Publication date: April 2nd 2013 by Grand Central Publishing
Rating: ★★★☆☆

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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...

I was super excited for this new series because bikers, but in the end I was left with the feeling that something was missing.

But first things first.

Own the Wind is the first installment in the Chaos series and it can definitely be read as a stand-alone, but most of the characters that appear in this book are from Kristen Ashley's Motorcycle Man. Own the Wind is actually a spin-off from that book/universe, so it would be interesting for you to read it first just so you can experience the deliciousness that are men in bikes.

Not that this book doesn't have that too, because it does.

Shy Cage was looking for a place to belong to when he found Tack Allen's Motorcycle Club, Chaos. From recruit to full-member, he proved his loyalty to the Club time and time again, building a reputation for himself as a guy who got the job done and kept things quiet.

That is, if you weren't referring to all the women that came in and out of his room at the Compound.

But because he's known to keep his mouth shut, he's usually the person the brothers call whenever they find that Tack's daughter, Tabby, is about to get herself into trouble.

Tabby grew up around bikers. She grew up with them having her back and always helping her out whenever she needed it, because otherwise they'd have to deal with her dad's wrath. Her dad is the reason why Tabby is off-limits to every member of the Club.

So when Shy learns that Tabby is running wild again, he doesn't hesitate to try and teach her a lesson. It mostly works, but more because he hurt her deeply and less because he made his point. And things only get more complicated when he finds himself caring about Tabby's feelings and her sudden absence from all things Club related.

What follows is Shy and Tabby's relationship throughout the years, how they go from not really liking each other very much to friends and then finally to lovers.

I think I didn't like this book as much as all the other ones was because there really wasn't that much drama? Don't get me wrong, there were some really sad situations in the story, and some scenes where all I wanted to do was grab Tabby and Shy by the neck and force them to confess their feelings for each other, but there wasn't that whole danger vibe the other books had. No Tabby getting kidnapped or shot at or stalked or fighting for her life and all the other dramatic things I like so much.

Even so, Own the Wind still left me wanting more of Kristen Ashley's writing and the world of Chaos Motorcycle Club, and I cannot wait for Hop and Lanie's story in Fire Inside!

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