His Wicked Ways

"𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 '𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮'?"
"𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄'𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙞�sc), abuse (emotional), human trafficking (sc� 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙥."

Hɪs Wɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ Wᴀʏs (The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside 5) | Melissa Foster
4.5 Maple Leafs | 5 Flames

The Wickeds, and the Wiskeys, are everything you need in your life. This found family is my favourite to curl up and get lost in, take the emotional rollercoaster ride and this is another fantastic addition to the Love in Bloom collection.

Blaine was never one to be tied down until his eyes landed on Reese one night at a party and she captivated him completely. As Blaine tries to only be himself and a Dark Knight around Reese, she slowly puts him under her spell and has him opening up to her and ultimately falling for her.

Blaine Wicked truly lives up to his name all while Reese puts him under her spell. I loved watching Blaine and Reese go back and forth with their banter while trying to ignore their connection but once they gave into their chemistry there was no stopping them and they absolutely set the pages of the book on fire. I loved how Blaine was able to get Reese's sister Colette to open up and grow.

I also love the little updates that we get throughout the book about the other Wickeds and the Whiskeys. I am looking forward to coming back to this world, hopefully, sooner rather than later.

Audio → Jacob Morgan and Andi Arndt did a fantastic job bringing the characters, all the emotions and the story to life.

Get ready for…

Small Town | MC | Age Gap | Close Proximity | Protective Hero | Single Guardian | Touch Her and Die | Found Family | Third-Person POV (Dual)

Be mindful that this book contains bondage, drugs (use/abuse, sc), abuse (emotional), human trafficking (sc), and violence.

HIS WICKED WAYS is the fifth instalment in Melissa Foster’s contemporary, adult THE WICKEDS: DARK KNIGHTS AT BAYSIDE erotic, romance series- a part of the author’s LOVE IN BLOOM world.. This is thirty-four year old, businessman Blaine Wicked, and twenty-six year old, forensic scientist Reese Wilder’s story line. HIS WICKED WAYS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Blaine and Reese) HIS WICKED WAYS follows the building relationship between our story line couple. While attending a late night gathering at a local bar, Blaine suspects one of the ‘dancers’ is out of her element, and struggling to keep the perverts and creeps at bay. Rescuing our heroine comes with troubles of their own, when Reese Wilder confronts a car that doesn’t work, and a house party thrown by her fifteen year old sister Collette. Always one to rescue and protect, Blaine takes control, pushing himself into the life of a woman who is determined to make it on her own but all is not as it appears to be when Blaine discovers Reese is forced to pay off her mother’s debts, debts that are threatening the woman with whom he will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Blaine and Reese, and the potential fall-out when Reese and her sister Collette are targeted for someone else’s sins.

As with most of the author’s stories and series, the world building continues to focus on the large extended, supportive and colorful families, all interconnected by blood, marriage, friendships and love. Having raised her sister Collette from birth, Reese struggles to accept any help, and issues of trust complicate the matter.

The relationship between Reese and Blaine begins acrimoniously. Blaine is a protector, and he battles between head and heart knowing Reese does not want any help, and Blaine is the first to jump in when something goes wrong. As Reese and Blaine’s relationship begins to blossom, our couple’s secrets threaten the slow building love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a very large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters from all of the interconnected series and stories including Blaine’s large extended family, and Reese’s sister Collette.

Similarly to all of Melissa Foster’s books, HIS WICKED WAYS is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love, secrets and lies, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating, inviting, and gripping ; the characters are sassy, lively and spirited; the romance is edgy and emotional.