Bear (Hades Abyss MC 9)
A Dixie Reapers Bad Boys Romance
Author: Harley Wylde
Cover Art: Bryan Keller
BIN: 010438-03391
Genres: Action Adventure, Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Everand Subscription Service, Romance, Suspense
Themes: Age Gap (Older Man), MC Romance, Military, Veterans, and First Responders, Organized Crime, Single Parent/Pregnancy
Series: Hades Abyss MC (#9)
Multiverse: Bad Boys (#4)
Book Length: Novel
Page Count: 144
#1 Bestseller at Amazon.au!
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Top 100 Bestseller at Amazon.com
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Top 2 Bestseller at Kobo.com!
Top 3 Bestseller in MC Romance at the Nook Store
Top 10 "Most Anticipated" at BN.com
Faith – I fell for Spade when I was only sixteen. He got me pregnant, and moved me into a house with him. Then I saw his true colors. He beat me. Made me lose my baby. It’s been eighteen years and I’m still trapped, until I find the courage to take my girls and run. I didn’t count on finding another biker. This one seems different. He’s kinder. Gentler. And I think he may be just what we need.
Bear – No sooner do I tell my Pres I want to retire from the position of Sergeant-at-Arms than I catch a teen girl shoplifting. I followed her. Banged on the motel door, ready to tell the parents they’d f**ked up. Then a cute little pixie opened the door, and I knew I was a goner. Now they’re living in my house, I’ve given them my name, and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe. Even take out another club.
WARNING: Bear is part of the Hades Abyss MC series and is intended for readers 18+ due to adult situations and bad language. Sensitive readers should proceed with caution. No cliffhanger, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA.
Praise for Bear (Hades Abyss MC 9)
"The beginning of Bear was pretty intense, but Bear found his family with Faith and her kids. There were a few hiccups in the beginning, and things didn’t always happen the way they were supposed to... Piper is going to keep the club on their toes! I hope that she gets her own book and makes her guy work for it! This book was an awesome addition to the Hades Abyss Family! Can’t wait to see who’s going to be next!"
-- 5 Stars from Julianna Winslett, Amazon Review
"I've completely gone gahgah over Bear, he's so sweet and sexy, he's thoughtful and very supportive. Faith was suffering for years and a chance meeting showed her there is more to life... this book is really good."
-- 5 Stars from Fabiola Cadet-Destil, Amazon Review
"A nonstop, action packed and emotional roller coaster ride to go on. Bear and Faith embarked on a journey that was intense, suspenseful but beautifully sweet and captivating. Faith is a sweetheart who brings out a softness to Bear. I absolutely loved, adored and enjoyed everything about this story."
-- 5 Stars from A. Fernandez, Amazon Review
"Another masterpiece that makes you want to scream, laugh, cry, punch things, and whoop with joy... the character growth is amazing."
-- 5 Stars from Ina, Amazon Review
"I absolutely love how possessive and protective these MC men are and Bear just may be at the top. Harley Wylde continues to give us passionate, entertaining and addicting stories that are full of wonderful world building and characters that you continue to think about even after you finish the story."
-- 5 Stars from Dawn Greaves, Amazon Review
"I have been chomping at the bit to read more from that series. And like always, Ms. Harley didn't disappoint. Far from it. She did something different with this book, and I must say.... she knocked it out of the freaking park. If you haven't read anything by this amazing author, you don't know what you're missing!"
-- 5 Stars from Tiffany, Amazon Review
"Amazing!! Faith has had such a hard life and Bear is so good! I loved how the story developed between the two. Another fantastic book."
-- 5 Stars from Lesley, Amazon Review
"When Bear and Felicity meet, Bear is struck like a bolt of lightning. Bear is ready to take on the next road on his journey. This was an awesome story and I loved it!"
-- 5 Stars from DragonWolf, Amazon Review
"Wow, this book went from extremely bad times to a great ending. Good characters and plot along with some good twists and turns plus action and suspense. Kept my attention from the start right through the end. A very enjoyable book. Looking forward to the next book in this series."
-- 5 Stars from CRoll, Amazon Review
"When the men of Hades Abyss move, they move fast. When they want something, they waste no time in getting it. Bear is no exception in this excellent, intense, fast paced, gritty, age gap read. Their story is emotional and will wring you out completely."
-- 5 Stars from GKP2460, Amazon Review
Bear (Hades Abyss MC 9)
Harley Wylde
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Copyright ©2022 Harley Wylde
Bear
I stared at my phone and the message I’d just sent to Fox, my club’s President. Aside from Spider, our previous President, I was the oldest living member in my chapter of the Hades Abyss MC, and I was feeling every one of my sixty-eight years. My bones creaked more often than not. My brown hair had gone silver. While I still kept in shape, I couldn’t maintain the definition I had in my younger days. Which meant it was time…
Need a new SAA. Time for me to retire.
He’d read the message two minutes ago. I still hadn’t received a reply or a phone call. I’d thought I would get at least one of those, if not both. That told me one of two things. He was either ignoring me in the hopes I’d forget about retiring, or he was just too damn busy to deal with it right now. Now that he had a family, he didn’t always drop what he was doing to answer the phone. And that was fine. Raven and their daughter, Harlow, deserved every bit of attention he could give them.
I put my helmet on the seat of my bike and went into the corner market. I’d given up cigarettes and beer, but there was one thing they’d have to pry from my cold dead fingers -- jerky! I didn’t indulge as often as I used to, but I still got a taste for it once or twice a month. Today happened to be one of those days.
The bell over the door jingled as I stepped into the cool interior. Scanning the area, I clocked a teen girl two aisles over, an older man at the back, and a young couple at the register. Making my way down the center aisle, I checked out the jerky options and grabbed a package.
The teen girl shifted from foot to foot and kept casting glances around the store. The clerk hadn’t noticed anything was wrong. Yet. I hoped she didn’t do something stupid. Then again, teens were notorious for making bad choices. Looked like this one wouldn’t be any different. The second she thought no one was watching, she shoved a few things under her shirt and made a beeline for the front door. She actually made it into the parking lot and I shook my head.
“Just what I fucking need,” I muttered. I held up the package of jerky for the clerk to see and tossed some money onto the counter. More than enough to cover the price. “Keep the change.”
I went after the girl, keeping her in my sights. As much as I wanted to get on my bike to follow her, the Harley Davidson Freewheel wasn’t exactly a quiet bike. And yeah, I’d gotten a damn trike. The club had given me shit about it when I traded in my Street King, but I was getting too damn old for this shit. The trike put less strain on me, and I still got to ride with my club.
The girl left the parking lot and headed down the sidewalk. The longer I followed, the more I wished I’d taken my bike. When she went into a room at the local motel, I decided to give her a minute or two, then see if her parents knew she’d been shoplifting. Although, this place was a goddamn dump. There was a good chance she’d been following orders. Most people here were either drug addicts or prostitutes.
I knocked on the door and heard a hesitant, “Who is it?”
“Need to talk to the parents of the girl who just went into this room.”
I heard a thunk and a deep sigh. I wondered if the person on the other side had just banged their head on the door. The rattle of the chain let me know someone was about to open the door. I backed up a step so I wouldn’t scare whoever was on the other side. A petite woman with a gently rounded stomach opened the door. Dark circles under her eyes told me she hadn’t slept in a while. Not well, at any rate.
“Ma’am.” I gave her a nod. She blinked at me, then her gaze dropped to my cut. Her face paled, and she swayed. Figured she’d have that reaction. People either loved us or we scared the shit out of them. I held up a hand. “Easy. I’m not here to hurt you.”
“We don’t want any trouble,” she said, her fingers tightening on the door.
“The girl who just entered this room stole some stuff from a store down the street. I wanted to make sure her parents were aware of the situation.”
The woman closed her eyes and her shoulders slumped. “Piper, did you steal something? Is he telling the truth?”
Holy. Shit. This woman was her mother? No fucking way. Older sister, maybe, but mom? The girl in question appeared behind her mom, and as I looked into the room, I saw another girl on the bed. Sweat coated her little face, and her cheeks were pink. Fever?
“Everything all right, ma’am?” I asked. “The three of you in trouble of some kind?”
The teen, Piper, narrowed her eyes at me. “We’re fine. The last thing we need is another biker in our lives.”
My eyebrows shot up. Interesting. Another biker. I had so many questions and not enough answers. In fact, they hadn’t willingly told me a damn thing yet. Everything I’d learned had merely been from observation.
“Did you steal something?” her mom asked, sounding exhausted.
“Cordy needs soup. The kind we can microwave. You said our money would be gone after tomorrow.” Piper folded her arms. “If we’re about to be living out of the car, I wanted to make sure she had something to eat first.”
Motherfucker. I couldn’t walk away and leave these girls in a dire situation. My club would kick my ass if I did. Hell, I’d kick my own ass.
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