Walk Through Fire (Chaos, #4)

by Kristen Ashley

The flame never dies . . .

Millie Cross knows what it's like to burn for someone. She was young and wild and he was fierce and even wilder-a Chaos biker who made her heart pound. They fell in love at first sight and life was good, until she learned she couldn't be the woman he needed and made it so he had no choice but to walk away. Twenty years later, Millie's chance run-in with her old flame sparks a desire she just can't ignore. And this time, she won't let him ride off . . .

Bad boy Logan "High" Judd has seen his share of troubles with the law. Yet it was a beautiful woman who broke him. After ending a loveless marriage, High is shocked when his true love walks back into his life. Millie is still gorgeous, but she's just a ghost of her former self. High's intrigued at the change, but her betrayal cut him deep-and he doesn't want to get burned again. As High sinks into meting out vengeance for Millie's betrayal, he'll break all over again when he realizes just how Millie walked through fire for her man . . .

• ISBN10: 1455533246
• ISBN13: 9781455533244
• Publish Date: 27 October 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Forever
• Format: eBook
• Language: English

Reviews

[Eve1972]

OK so I spent a good portion of my night reading this cover to cover. I was on the fence about this book for a long time, hoping for the recapturing of greatness that was Sweet Dreams, or Motorcycle Man or the Rock Chicks...well I am still waiting..sigh. Don't get me wrong it was better then the previous Chaos book which I thought was a bit of a snooze fest...alas just not re-reading greatness.

The first 40% of the book was a solid 4 stars, it had feels, it had angst, Logan was an asshole, Millie had moxy. Then we had the nuclear meltdown and the book turned into unicorns farting rainbows. Except for Zadie, who needed a swift kick to the ass...but anyways.

Things that I liked...

The angst and feels of the first 40%.

Logan after he stopped being a major whiny asshole.

Deb, it was nice not to have an evil bitch ex.

Seeing others from previous books.

Logan didn't appear to be a man slut, thankfully, or at least we were spared the details if he was.

Millie's friends and family, it was to see she had people get her back (though they should have got her therapy to!!)

Things that didn't work for me...

Martyr Millie..OMFG...by 80% I wanted to throw my tablet if I had to read one more frigging time about how she walked through fire for Logan, or gave him his beautiful life, or gave up her own life so he could have his dream. Listen Millie, it wasn't a wonderful thing you did, you were an idiot! Yes I know she was young, but even my 21 year old self would know that if you loved someone as much as she supposedly did, and you planned a life with them etc. You find out something like that you TALK TO THE PERSON YOU SUPPOSEDLY LOVE. Gaah...

Logan, sure he was sweet in the second half of the book, but I didn't really love the guy. I see where Millie was coming from (even though I didn't agree with it), but here is a dude that is SO in love with this woman that he pines away for 20 years, yet when she broke up with him, he just walks away. He doesn't think "Hmm how odd she is behaving this way, hey maybe there is more going on here!" Nope, just sails off into the sunset, to do drugs, impregnate (twice) someone he thinks is boring as hell, and become a whiny bitter old man!

Zadie, kid was a pain in the ass, 'nuf said.

Deb, sure it was nice not to have a bitch ex, but could Deb have been describe as anymore boring? Logan kept describing her like she was a boring robot whose sole purpose in life was being a mother. Makes me question why he sleep with her in the first place?? Plus the whole Millie/Deb love-a-thon, ya..no.

Millie's 20 years of nothing, I really didn't get this?? First it was not believable in any way, and I really didn't think it was necessary. Why couldn't the woman have dates, or one night stands, or a blow up doll?? It wouldn't have taken away from the story?

Benito, why was he even in the book? He literally DID NOTHING?? For a bit there when he was in the hotel room with Millie, I was thinking "wouldn't it be nice for Benito to get a HEA?" That's how much he came across as a non bad guy in this book?? *lol* I have a feeling whatever ace in the whole he has, has something to do with Rush..just a feeling I get.

Lastly, I think Millie forgave and forgot Logan and company WAY to easily. I would have totally made them grovel more! ;)

Now I know some of these things are nit picky, and it would be a short ass book if there wasn't any conflict, but I want to at least be able to say "ok I can see where they are coming from" I just couldn't with this one, to many things were so over the top!

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

I was on the fence with my rating for this title. The book started out real well but after about fifty per cent into the book the story became boring and very difficult to get through.
 
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[leelu92]

This is one of those times where I wonder if I read the same book everyone else did. (To each their own... I know.)

I love this series and I was very excited to read about High and Millie, even though High had a history of being a kind of a dick. The thing is, it was just too long. I stopped reading it after a while because I didn't know what else to do. I saw the twist/reason why she left him coming a mile away. I get why she left and I get how that twisted High up so much.

I enjoyed reading about their love affair when they were younger, those parts are really great and show off the emotional depth of KA. But once they found each other in the present day, I grew tired of their game with each other. I'm not a fan of the hate fuck.

I put the book down, not knowing if I was going to finish it but my curiosity got the best of me and I tried again. I enjoyed the relationship between High, his ex, his daughters and I was quite interested in how they were going to integrate Millie into the dynamic.

The Chaos gang of ladies (and men) made several entertaining appearances and as always, I enjoy them. But...it was too long and too dense for me...considering the arc of the storyline.

I pray to the editorial gods that the next ones are edited differently because I want to read about Rush and Snapper and I want to know how Chaos is going to deal with the Big Bad.

*shrugs*

[Ing Cruz]

My Thoughts:
I absolutely adore Kristen Ashley’s writing! Since discovering her books in 2012, I have continued to enjoy and devour her brand of writing style. Her heroes are bossy, straight shooters and just plain ole’ dang sexy! I haven’t met a KA hero that hasn’t stolen my heart and Logan “High” Judd fit the bill.

Walk Through Fire is the story of High and his first love Millie Cross. Millie and High, met and fell in love twenty-three years ago. Three years into their young relationship Millie forces High to walk away with lies! Lies that broke both of their hearts and causes Millie to pretty much stop living fully and for High to live dangerously on the edge without any cares for his well being. Twenty years have pass before Millie and High’s path cross again, in a Chipotle (Side note…shout out to this place! Freaking addictive burritos). Millie, finds herself still completely captivated by High and the pain of losing him bombards her in that moment! This moment right off the bat sucked me in! I felt Millie’s longing and pain in those first few pages. The readers know right off that Millie was the one that forces Logan to walk away but it wasn’t something she wanted to do but instead it was something Millie felt was best for Logan. Millie attempts to make contact with Logan to finally bring closure for herself and reveal her real reasons for pushing Logan away. This reunion does not go at all as planned. Logan is still bitter and holds a grudge with how Millie ended their relationship. He does not give Millie the chance to explain! The reunion leads Millie and High to enter into an ugly game of love/hate sex full of angst and heavy emotions.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from the fourth book in this series. High wasn’t on my radar and I didn’t have any expectations going into Walk Through Fire. This book was chock full of EMOTIONS! The first half was ANGST and heavy on the emotional baggage and the second half was KA’s signature style of road to happiness full of smexy scenes, love words ala alpha male style and lots of goodness with characters from previous books.

Millie and High’s story is told throughout with flashbacks to their young relationship! I loved how KA did this. I thought the story of how the H and h met was so sweet. The peeks we are given of the evolution of their young love allowed the readers to understand why twenty years later, there is still a heavy emotional connection that never ended for either parties. There was a scene in this book that made me sob ugly tears. I felt like I was there witnessing this scene in person. It was very heart wrenching. This scene was very memorable and after the third read of this book I still get choked up with tears. Millie and High’s second chance at love was very hard fought road. It was filled with ugly, very hurtful verbal and actions took place, and mainly by Logan and the Chaos men. I understood where the men came from, especially since they are very focused on the club being like a family and are loyal to each other. I loved their bumpy ride to their happily ever after and for me this is probably my favorite story so far of the Chaos series. I adored this couple and just loved reading their second chance romance. High was married during their years apart. His ex is very much in the picture and I have to tell you, that it was a breath of fresh air how the ex was betrayed. This was probably one of the most healthy divorced couple relationship of any KA books. It was great to see all the adults work together and nice to see no ugly words about the ex.

The gang all make appearances in this one. I loved how KA seamlessly weaves all these previous characters into each book without taking the limelight from the main couple. It’s like coming home to a loving family reunion and enjoying catching up and seeing how everyone is doing with every book. I love it. I can’t wait for Boz and Snapper’s story. I’m pretty sure we met their love interest in this book and I can’t wait for these boys to get their turn! It’s going to be eventful. :) The villain from the previous three books makes some bold moves in this one! I’m not sure how this story-line will play out through the rest of the series but I’m ready for this creep to go away, already! :) Walk Through Fire was another fantastic addition to the Chaos series. I adore KA’s writing and I love the raw and grit of her heroes in this series. As a fan I was immensely satisfied with this story! I highly recommend this book because it’s kick butt and will make you feel.

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[Linda]

This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews*I received a free ARC of Walk Through Fire from Forever via Netgalley in exchange of an honest and unbiased review*

Walk Through Fire is yet another huge win from Kristen Ashley! The characters, as always, were amazing, and I loved that the main characters were in the forties, still hot for each other, and so open with their feelings. There were some pretty dark times for them, but lots of light and love as well.This review was originally posted on (un)Conventional Bookviews

[Cocktails and Books]

This review was originally posted on Cocktails and Books

It pains me to say this but I am not sure what is happening with this series. First, I adore Kristen Ashley. Some of her old work is still my favorites to date. The Chaos series is not. Every story starts out well and at some point just doesn't keep me entranced.

On just another day, Millie decides to hop into Chipotle and her worst nightmare happens. Her old boyfriend, her only boyfriend, Logan "High" is in line in front of her. She freaks, runs out and realizes that although 20 years have gone by, she in fact is still not over their relationship especially with how it ended.

For the last twenty years, Millie hasn't been living. She has been existing. She loved Logan and sending him away was the hardest thing she has ever done. It wrecked her. It wrecked him and neither have recovered. Millie decides she needs to see him and she wants to tell him why it ended. She needs closure and she figures he does too. Millie crashes a biker party and to say it goes poorly is an understatement. Logan is angry and he throws it all at Millie to include rough, hot sex. I actually enjoyed this part of the book. It was super angsty and times hard to read as two people who clearly loved each other continue to hurt each other and come to terms with their relationship both past and present.

About halfway through, the story line took a plunge for me. They had new issues to deal with and new territory to navigate. I don't want to give much away but I didn't love the storylines. Millie and Logan's relationship went down in heat and spark halfway through the book and all the other issues were front and center. It was a turn off. I also felt like the second half of the book was a building block to the next book to the point it pushed this story out of the way. There were a few inconsistencies and even some dropped storylines that I didn't understand. Also, you always get a great bad guy/suspenseful storyline from Kristen Ashley. This one was just meh. Not much buildup and then the ending was a let down.

I'm not one to stop a series midway through so I will continue to power on but I will say this wasn't my favorite. Millie and Logan had an epic love story that started out super hot in the book and kind of fizzled out for me. I expected better from Ms. Ashley and I will hope I get just that in the next book.


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[stacey_is_sassy]

Need green tea bags stat....

I made it to the other side of Walk Through Fire (aka WTF) alive but a little battered. This story had my emotions on a rollercoaster. The devastation I was feeling towards characters that I had grown to love was starting to wear me down. I wasn’t sure how much longer I could take seeing someone attacked so viciously.

AND NO ONE HAD ALL THE FACTS!!

I didn’t have all the facts, Millie didn’t have all the facts, Logan didn’t have all the facts and the bloody, mean, douchwaffle Chaos didn’t have all the facts. I spent a lot of time reading the first half of this story with tears pouring out of my eyes. Fellow readers, do not be alarmed…I do this A LOT. I’ve been known to cry at reading about a stubbed toe, I’m a big sooky la la. My poor hubby walks into the bedroom to find me with tears pouring out of my eyes, gives me a pat, a kiss on the cheek and tells me I’ll be OK. I’m sure he walks out of the bedroom, to his man cave and cracks up laughing, but to me he is sweet.

Anyways…I can’t say I enjoyed the first half of the story, but it definitely set up the scene perfectly for the ultimate fix…and KA always fixes things. It took a little longer than my hormones liked and I swear I had red puffy eyes for the first 24 hours. Once the fixes started to fall into place and things were explained, it wasn’t all plain sailings. Bandaids needed to be applied, balms needed to be rubbed in and paracetamol needed to be given for the headaches. This was a 20 year misunderstanding, so a lot of people were touched in the fallout, some good and some bad.

I liked all the different components that made up this story. Chaos men are not soft and they sometimes say and do the wrong things. We know this, but WTF was a prime example of a bunch of blokes who stick the knife in without all the facts and are then all sucky, sucky up when they realise the monumental mistake they made. The Old Ladies and their affiliates are still causing trouble, but their hearts are in the right place. We have children involved and for once KA hasn’t given us little angels with words of wisdom way beyond their years…she gave us Princess Devil Child. This kid had me shaking my head, tsking and mumbling Mum talk - “if that was my child” and “that child needs a time out”, left, right and centre. Big Pete is still a sweetheart, Tack and Tyra still rule as King and Queen of Chaos, Elvira is still talking with attitude…and we still want one more glimpse of Hawk, Lee, Vance, Slim and Mitch.

Lots of sexy times that showed a great connection that had lasted through the years. The sweetness that High showed towards Millie, once he had her back, was on par to the beach scene in KA’s Lady Luck. Words that touched me deeply and made up for some of the heartbreak he had caused. Millie’s guilt was something else that needed to be overcome and High was always there to help her see that they had both made mistakes.

The Chaos series is not my favourite by Kristen Ashley, but it still holds goodness within. Own The Wind is my least favourite, and in WTF the same dumb duck, did another dumb duck move that had me gritting my teeth and shaking my head.

All good, left me on my usual KA high and gave me faith that 41 is not too old to be held up against a wall and…given the good ;)

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