Julie Ann Walker

Black Knights Inc.—Behind the facade of their tricked–out motorcycle shop is an elite special ops team assigned the jobs too hot for anyone else to handle. Hold On Tight... Ex–Marine Nate "Ghost" Weller is an expert at keeping his cool—and his distance—which makes him one hell of a sniper. It's also how he keeps his feelings for Ali Morgan in check. Sweet, sexy Ali has always revved his engine, but she's his best friend's baby sister...and totally off limits. Rough Road Ahead Ali's never seen anything sexier than Nate Weller straddling his custom Harley—or the flash of danger in his eyes when she tells him she's in trouble. First something happened to her brother, and now she's become the target of a nasty international organization. With Nate, her life is in the most capable hands possible—but her heart is another story altogether.

Black Knights Inc.

Hell on Wheels

Lover of Romance 

This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance 
  
    
  
  
    Summary 
  
 
Nate Weller also known as "Ghost" has loved Ali from afar but he knows she could never forgive him for what he had to do and withdraws from her. Ali Morgan, never thought that she would be going to the one man who practically ignores her. Her brothers best friend Nate. But when she gets mugged  and being followed, she knows that her life is in danger. So she goes to Nate and the Knights for help. She knows that they do way more than just run a motorcycle muscle shop. But when they uncover a plot of an enemy that will prevent them from finding the truth, Ali and Nate join forces to track down the information her brother left behind. Their feelings for each other become awakened as the danger to them escalates...
 
  
    The Hero
  
 
Nate "Ghost" Weller is a brooding hero. He is quiet and mostly "grunts" in communication. Nate has just lost his best friend to torture and Nate still carries guilt and grief over what happened to the man who was like his own brother. Nate has always wanted Ali, but she is "forbidden fruit" to him. First she is his best friends younger sister and that is a line you don't cross. Nate was a swoon worthy hero. I have such a weakness for those silent broody types, and he makes the best of it. His way of communication are pretty hilarious. He only talks when he has to.
 
  
    The Heroine 
  
 
Ali has always loved Nate, but he has always kept himself distant from her. Ali is still grieving for the loss of her brothers life. Ali is a school teacher and when she knows that her life is in danger she knows that it has to do with Grigg (her brother) and with Grigg gone now, she goes to the only people who are her family....the Black Knights, and more specifically Nate. Ali knows that despite the distance that is between them, he is the only help she has now. Ali is such a heroine that you can get behind. She is upbeat, and happy and boy she has hidden depths. She can handle a gun just as well as the guys and love her tenacity and courage she displays.

  
    “Wow, put the girl through a couple of days of high-level stress, dress her in black leather and give her a gun, and suddenly she went all Xena: Warrior Princess.”
  

 
  
    Plot and Story Line 
  
 
In Hell On Wheels, we have a intense and thrilling romance that Julie Ann Walker introduces us to. Now this is the first time I have picked this author up and I can tell y'all right now its not going to be the last. I had such a blast with this book, it had me on the edge the whole dang time. It sets off with Ali being attacked, and she feels she has no choice but go to the only people that her brother Grigg considered family, the Black Knights. Now the Black Knights are a group of ex military men, who go on special op missions for the government. They do what needs to be done and take orders from high up the chain. They are still trying to recover from the loss of their own, Grigg who along with Nate were captured and tortured. Nate still bears quite a load of guilt from what happened especially since he couldn't save his closest friend. Nate is a hero you just want to hug. He is a bit withdrawn from the others, very broody but yeah sexy as hell. The story is pretty intense at times and what I admired about this book was the plot. I love a good romantic suspense, and Walker did a fabulous job with this one. I loved the development and the intrigue that the reader is introduced into. We also get to see the commadarie between the members of the Black Knights. I am excited to see what the author does in future books.

  “Uh-huh. Now Ali was beginning to get the picture. Riding backseat on a bike like Phantom was better than Mr. Blue any day. Not to mention the highly erotic act of wrapping one's legs around the man you loved.” 

 
  
    The Cover 
  
 
Love the sexy appeal of this cover, I love the male model's stance with the motorcycle in the backdrop.
 
  Overall View 
 
Hell On Wheels is a thrilling ride of adventure, suspense and desire that will blow your mind!! EXHILARATING
 
  
    
  
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JoLee

I love the concept of this series with Black Knight Inc. using a motorcycle shop as a cover. Hell On Wheels has some of my favorite things I love to read in a book, special ops heroes, motorcycles and a hero who has been in love with his best friend sister. I was looking forward to this series with the amazing covers which I love, the idea for this series and Hell On Wheels synopsis sounded good but was a little disappointed with it. The plot idea is okay and liked it, but the dialogue and writing style is different as it does take a while to get use to it.


I felt bad for Nate “Ghost” Weller when his best friend died in a mission gone wrong and he had to tell his best friend parents and sister Ali that he died. Nate is suppose to be this Alpha Male brooding hero and he did have a few of those moments. The first half of the book he was just a Ghost, like his nickname, standing on the sidelines observing.


I did not feel any chemistry with Nate and Ali. There is more inner thoughts with them and not enough face to face time. 


As for the secondary characters, Becky and Frank stole the spotlight. I was more interested in them. I could not wait for them to show up in a scene. I love reading a book with secondary characters but I do not want too much, I want little by little until I patiently wait for their story. All the characters have the same voice. Even though all the characters seem to have the same voice, I still enjoyed the bickering moments with Becky and Frank.


When I read any kind of romantic suspense I want more intensity. I felt this book was trying to have more humor in it. Do not get me wrong any book with some humor is good but it was not working in this book, especially with the use of words. It did not flow and I could not get any feelings on the characters. I love the idea of the motorcycle shop having a cat named Peanut. Who I just adored. 
　
I will definitely read the rest of the series as Black Knight Inc shows a promising series and I look forward to seeing how the second book will be with Becky and Frank.


ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review

Julie D.

Lynn Braden

I read the first three in this series and was really disappointed. The reviews have been and continue to be good for these books, but I just couldn't get into them.

Hell on Wheels Black Knights Inc.

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