Driving Whiskey Wild (The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor, #3)

by Melissa Foster

• ISBN10: 194800481X
• ISBN13: 9781948004817
• Publish Date: 21 February 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: World Literary Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 310
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

Driving Whiskey Wild is the third book in The Whiskey series, and like the prior books, it can be read as a stand-alone. However, after reading this installment you will be hard-pressed to read the other books in the series. The story is a perfect depiction of the adage opposites attract.

The protagonists are the complete opposite of each other. Bullet Whiskey is a hard-core biker, while Finlay Wilson is the sweet and pure heroine. Se fascinated Bullet from the moment he laid eyes on her. Sparks ignited in a flash. However, Finlay was not impressed with the manner in which he approached her. However, the more time she spent in his presence she would learn that one should never judge a book by its cover. In this case, one should never judge a man by the number of tattoos he sports.

Now Bullet is not your typical biker, neither is his family. Bullet is a protector by nature, which we see demonstrated in how he treated his family and members of the community. The fact that he loved animals and children showed he was a softie at heart. Beneath all of this though, lay a tortured soul. He struggles with PTSD as a result of his time spent in the military. Guilt due to events, which took place during his service to his country weighed heavily on his heart. As a result he allowed no one to get close to him until the day he met Finlay. She breached the walls he built around his heart.

Finlay is a determined and courageous heroine, who kept Bullet on his toes. In addition to this, she was sweet but feisty. It is no wonder Bullet was enamoured of her. I admired her strength and her compassion. She is not afraid to speak her mind.

Ms. Foster proved once again why she is my go to author for sweet, spicy and drama free romance. I enjoyed watching the interaction between the characters. They both had past issues that would prove a hindrance to their growing relationship. However, they handled these issues like adults, which proved beneficial in the end.

The story moved at a pace, which I thought, was fitting, not too fast, not too slow. I enjoyed the family dynamics and the banter between all the characters. There was a twist, I never saw coming. I thought it was well done and fitting.

Conclusion/Recommendation
This was a well-written story about love and healing. If you are looking for a romantic story free of drama and angst. If you love romance free of drama and angst, then you will enjoy Driving Whiskey Wild. I cannot wait to get my hand on the next book in the series.

[thebookdisciple]

Driving Whiskey Wild is a beautiful blend of opposites attract, small town romance, MC Club, and ex-military! Finlay is moving back to Peaceful Harbor to be close to her sister and hopefully start a catering business. Bullet Whiskey is out of the military a little worse for wear but running the family bar. He is gruff, suffering from PTSD, and not thrilled to have Finlay around trying to change the bar. Finlay is an adorable ray of sunshine that is completely contrary to Bullet. She is pink, frilly dresses. He is black leather. They are perfect for each other!

I really enjoyed both Bullet and Finlay as characters. Finlay is more than just a sweet, naive woman which I appreciated. It was nice to see a heroine who was girly, generous, kind, and not a naive ninny. I also appreciated that Bullet was more than a brusque jerk suffering from PTSD. He has some lingering struggles, but they are not the only thing about him. Both Finlay and Bullet are layered and dynamic. Their relationship is just as layered and its progression was natural and enjoyable.

There isn't much danger or suspense to the story. The plot centers around these two building a relationship and seeing if they can make something work. They both have a past that creates some blocks, but they navigate them in mature ways. If you like your romance to be sophisticated and not filled with unnecessary angst, Driving Whiskey Wild is the perfect pick for a weekend binge! The characters of this small town are endearing and you will want to come back to Peaceful Harbor!

 

• POV: 3rd


• Tears: no


• Trope: small town, opposites attract


• Triggers: none


• Series/Standalone: stand alone


• Cliffhanger: no


• HEA: yes

About that Kiss by Jill Shalvis, Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm, When I need You by Lorelei James...then you will probably like Driving Whiskey Wild!

 

Driving Whiskey Wild

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[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free for a Blog Tour in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to Lisa for letting me take part in this tour.  We first me the Whiskeys in Tru Blu and I fell in love with them instantly. The may seem like big, gruff, scary guys but they are actually big hearted, loyal, sweet guys under all that gruff.

Bullet Whiskey is the protector in the family. He speaks him mind and makes no excuses for it. Bullet is tortured by something happened in his past. He is very cagey and refuses to speak about it. His guilt is evident in everything he does, like he's trying to make up for it in some way but never succeeds. I felt like Bullet had the weight of the world on his shoulders and everyone was waiting for him to say I can't do this anymore but he was too stubborn and too proud to say it.

Finlay is everything that Bullet appears not to be. She's sweet and from Bullet's perspective she doesn't have hs baggage and she doesn't need it. What Finlay makes Bullet realise is that we all have our baggage but its how we deal with it that helps us to live with it.  Finlay was a very likeable character. She's got a big heart, she's sweet and she makes the most amazing food.

This book was not full of drama but had just enough for me. Melissa is one of my favourite writers and she knows just the right dose of drama for her characters. Yes she has written books with more drama but she has also written books with less. For me, she gets it right for the characters in that book.

If you're looking for an alpha that will make your heart melt and a sweetie that will break down his walls then this book is for you.

[Eve1972]

 
 
~WRITING - PLOT - PACE~
So this was a sweet book. I enjoyed it. This author's writing is always fantastic, and this book was no different. That said, I found it slow moving and about halfway through I lost interest. Nothing much was happening and unfortunately, nothing really ever did happen. The plot just wasn't very engaging for me. Last, it was all wrapped up in a sweet ending.


~HERO~
BULLET... I liked him. I have nothing bad to say about him. He didn't seem to be a manwhore. That said, I could have done without the whole discussion on his posse of women he kept around for sex. But he was a sweet tortured and tattooed dirty talking alpha that loved his family. He was interested in Finlay from the moment he meets her. Although the cheesy pickup line was a bit douchey but all in all he was a decent hero.


~HEROINE~
FINLAY... I liked her character a lot as well. She was sweet and feisty. Wore her heart on her sleeve. Loved her family. She took a TINY bit of time to warm up to Bullet, but she was pretty much all in with him from early on as well. On a side note regarding her character, I wish authors would stop with the whole "heroine has little sexual experience, and it wasn't great." As was the case here with Finlay.


 

~SECONDARY CHARACTERS~
There were quite a few secondary characters in this one. Couples from the previous books. Bullet's brothers and sister. Finlay's sister and a friend. And a woman who it appears will be Bone's heroine in the next book. All of them added some good depth to the story.


~HEAT LEVEL~
Low. This was a super slow burn book (IMO). This couple doesn't get to do the deed until 60% in. Then we only get a few fairly hot sex scenes after that. Bullet and Finlay had OK sexual chemistry and I think that was one reason I struggled to stay interested. I don't know, they lacked spark for me.


~ANGST LEVEL~
None. Seriously, this book was pretty much unicorns prancing through the tulips while farting rainbows. Oh sure Bullet had some issues, but they never caused more than a slight lick of drama. There was also no OW or OM drama. 


~IN THE END~
So yea, it was OK. Everything was a bit too perfect and sweet for me. I think my tastes have changed a lot recently and I need a little more "bite" to my stories. I need some angst. I need some adversity. I need some grit. Especially (as was the case here) when a book is fairly long. That's just me though and I am certain this one will appeal to the many readers who love a simple no drama romance. Yours truly is giving this one a solid thumbs up.