Name: Leelynn Brady's review of Temper by Chantal Fernando
Item: Temper
Rating: 3
Author: Leelynn Brady

Chantal Fernando

New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando returns to the Knights of Fury series with her most complicated hero yet. He may be the epitome of cool, but this MC President isn't called Temper for nothing... Every year, the hot, tatted biker comes into Abbie's bar, orders whiskey, and asks her out. Every year, Abbie turns him down. After all, dating a man that goes by Temper seems like a really bad idea, no matter how attracted she is to him. But this year is different. Abbie's different. Older, wiser, and tired of being stuck behind the bar in a sleepy town. This year, she's ready for whatever adventure the sexy but sweet biker has in store for her. Or so she thinks...until an elegant candlelit dinner ends with a dead body. Now, Abbie finds herself on the ride of her life, whisked away to the big city in Temper's protective custody. She should be scared but--despite his nickname--it's clear the last thing Temper would ever do is hurt a hair on her head. And when danger catches up with them, Abbie soon realizes that holding tight to her man while straddling a Harley may be the safest place of all. This book is approximately 60,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. It's a promise! Knights of Fury: Book 1: Saint Book 2: Renegade Book 3: Temper

Knights of Fury

Temper

Leelynn Brady

New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando returns to the Knights of Fury series with her most complicated hero yet. He may be the epitome of cool, but this MC president isn’t called Temper for nothing… Every year, the hot, tatted biker comes into Abbie’s bar, orders whiskey and asks her out. Every year, Abbie turns him down. After all, dating a man that goes by Temper seems like a really bad idea, no matter how attracted she is to him. But this year is different. Abbie’s different. Older, wiser and tired of being stuck behind the bar in a sleepy town. This year, she’s ready for whatever adventure the sexy but sweet biker has in store for her. Or so she thinks…until an elegant candlelit dinner ends with a dead body. Now Abbie finds herself on the ride of her life, whisked away to the big city in Temper’s protective custody. She should be scared, but—despite his nickname—it’s clear the last thing Temper would ever do is hurt a hair on her head. And when danger catches up with them, Abbie soon realizes that holding tight to her man while straddling a Harley may be the safest place of all. This book is approximately 60,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!

Linda Quintanilla

Chantal Fernando Alert! She release another book, and I am digging it. 
Temper is a short romance read but it definitely does not feel like that. Temper finally found someone but their date goes totally wrong. I cannot blame Abbie to be mad with him. If someone tries to kidnap me, I will definitely be bitch about it. Like no, you cannot kidnap after I witness something. C’mon, but that’s the MC life for you. And Abbie rolls with it after some time. 
I think Abbie is a true match for Temper. She balances him out especially with her smart sassy. I really enjoy those scenes. It makes me crack up. 
Totally expect some drama. Loose ends are never dead. It always come back especially with this MC.

Totally Addicted to Reading

Temper by Chantal Fernando is the third novel in the Knights of Fury series; however, I believe it can be safely read as a standalone. The couples from the previous books feature heavily in this installment, so reading those would be helpful. I decided to accept this book for review purposes because I found the synopsis intriguing. I didn’t know what to expect seeing that the author was new to me, but it turned out to be entertaining.

Twice per year for the past five years, Temper would visit the bar where Abbie works and ask her out. However, each time she says no. Finally, in the fifth year she accepted his offer. The date turned out better than she expected, but near to the end danger came knocking and Abbie’s world would turn upside down.

Temper is the president of Knights of Fury motorcycle club. He gained the nickname Temper due to his tendency to fly of the handle. His members we would see a different side to him and they had Abbie to thank for it. She brought out his softer side, which amazed everyone.

Abbie is sweet tempered and almost everyone loved her. One could understand Temper’s attraction towards her. I admired how adapted even though the circumstances were less than ideal. She was the epitome of the quote, ‘when life gives you lemons you make lemonade’. Despite her sweetness, she proved to be fierce when it came to protecting those she loved.

This being a biker romance, one would expect a dark and gritty story. Instead, the author treated readers to a sweet and heart-warming story. I appreciated the camaraderie between the members of the club and it was a joy to watch the way they embraced Abbie into their fold.

The romance though sweet had a hint of spiciness to it. I loved watching Abbie and Temper grow as a couple.

The suspense arc amped up the excitement. The events surrounding this aspect of the story led to some interesting revelations.

Conclusion/Recommendation
Temper delivered a sweet, heart-warming romance with some suspenseful moments and a few twists and turns that would keep readers engaged.

Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing, Netgalley, and Carina Press for this free copy. All quotes in this review are taken from the Advanced Reader Copy and may change in final publication.

Again, I have to say that I’m not a big expert on romance novels, not even contemporary romance novels, so most of what I would have to say really just comes from my own thoughts.

Now, onto the actual review. This is the third book in a series and while I didn’t have the opportunity to read the first two novels, I really enjoyed this one. We have the story of Abbie and Temper, two people from seemingly opposite sides of the world, somehow coming together to find love. It’s one of those loves where each person comes from the other side of the train tracks, if you can understand that analogy – I find it a little weird to say sometimes but it makes sense to me – and learning about each other’s world from their perspective.

Obviously in this novel, we have been following Abbie and Temper’s romance for a while now, so while we don’t get to see the beginnings of their relationship – or at least what their relationship is right now – , it’s okay. It’s nice seeing couples interact more after a while to see how it’s progressing, what kind of behaviors they either like or don’t like about the other person after being with them for a longer period of time, stuff like that. This one was also interesting because of the large age gap between Abbie and Temper. Okay, 28 and 42 isn’t “that large” of an age gap I guess, but it could be for some people. It’s significant enough that if Abbie was any younger, it would be considered statutory rape. But that isn’t the case here and I hope I didn’t upset anyone with that comment.

We see that Temper has been trying to ask Abbie out on a date for the the past five years that they’ve been interacting with one another, but she keeps saying no. Personally I would totally agree with her because it’s not like Temper stays in one place too long. But lo and behold, Abbie finally gives him the opportunity to take her out on a date, and that’s where the fun begins. I think this story was really sweet, and while maybe the first date wasn’t what Temper explicitly planned it out to be, the time that they spent together afterwards was heartwarming and enjoyable to read.

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