**Fantastic Story**
First off, this is not your typical MC read that centers around club characters and old ladies. Instead, this is a slow burn romance built between two people with an MC twist...but it's okay because it's definitely worth a read by any MC fan. This is the story of Niyol, ex-con running from his MC who he believes is out for his head, and Summer, the girl tasked with driving Niyol across the country to start over in a new place. While there is sexual attraction and tension right from the start, Niyol and Summer do everything they can to act like they can't stand each other. But there's only one thing that can happen when a road trip between two hot and sexies hits all sorts of road blocks - the layers start to peel away and their true personalities start to show and, voila, they just fit together in a way they didn't think possible. The characters themselves, even the minor background players, were well developed.. The MC comes back into play more in the second half of the book and once it does the action and drama is so good and complements the angst and romanticism that was built in the first half. And then, holy hell, plot twist!!! My stomach was in knots and my emotions were on a rollercoaster throughout this entire book. It's definitely one I would recommend and I cannot wait for the next installment! (P.S. - Please tell me there will be a next installment!!!!)

"He had a certain dominance to him, edged with a bad-boy sex appeal, and would no doubt give me the ride of my life if I asked him to."

This was my first time to read Heather Van Fleet. Of course, it was my MC Romance addiction that caused me to give her a try. I enjoyed the story, though I must say the 2nd half moved much faster than the first. But don't mind me, I was just ready to get out of the car and onto a motorcycle. I know that it was necessary for the author to lay some groundwork for the series going forward.

He's a bad boy and she's a good girl. But that doesn't stop them from being attracted to each other. The chemistry is there from the beginning. He's an alpha asshole in the beginning. But I guess that's understandable since he just got out of prison. I'm sure I'd be cranky too. Especially after learning how he ended up there.

Personally, I think she was crazy to agree to drive him. It makes good reading though, that's why I love reading fiction. The characters do things I wouldn't be brave enough to try. She's funny and quirky and holds her own with him. His rudeness doesn't get to her and she just dishes it back to him. I was especially amused by her making him listen to her choice of music on the radio.

As the story evolved the details regarding secrets and betrayals were revealed and shit got serious. The elements that I enjoy in a motorcycle club romance started emerging and I became more invested at the end. Though it's not a cliffhanger, there are still unanswered questions that the following installments will address.

I really loved this - much more than I thought I would. Full review going up as part of the book tour but it's a good read, lots of tension and drama with a steamy love story in the middle too.

Her Wild Ride is most defiinitely an apt title for this book, because it takes the reader on quite the journey. The story follows Niyol, a motorcycle club member recently released from prison, and Summer, a teacher who agrees to drive Niyol to California on a road trip. The two couldn’t be more opposite, and there is tension at the beginning of the book when their personalities clash, despite the fact that they are attracted to each other. As the road trip continues, the sparks begin to fly and Summer begins to find herself falling for this very bad boy.

I really enjoyed the characters - Niyol has definitely done some bad things in his life, but he’s a big softie inside. His feelings for Summer are obvious early on, and they only get stronger as the book goes on. The first two-thirds of the book are great - definitely 5-star quality. I did find myself beginning to lose interest in the final third of the book, as the suspense really ramps up during this period and Niyol’s behavior gets a little cringe-worthy. However, the suspenseful storyline works for setting up future books in the series, and introduces the reader to what I can only assume are future lead characters. Overall, I am glad that NetGalley provided me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. It was wholly entertaining reading about this bad boy turned slightly good.

Well the Sizzler Alert wasn't there for show ;-) Oh my god, what a wonderful story. I've read the Reckless Heart series of Heather and those guys where kind of cute. But not Niyol, nuh-uh. He is a bad ass biker, member of the Red Dragon club, just fresh out of jail. Full of scars and tattoos and dark and broody.
And we have cute as a rainbow, Summer, a teacher who also trains the cheerleaders at high school. As a favor to her best friend, who is currently on a much needed cruise with her fiance, she agrees to drive her stepbrother across the country. The drive of one week will give Summer a much needed distraction from the fact that her marriage was cancelled last minute because she caught her fiance cheating on her.
However, being stuck in a car with a hot as hell guy, who is too grumpy for his own good? Maybe not such a bright idea... Both Niyol and Summer can't help but feel attracted to each other. And when Summer discovers that the bad guy has a little teddy bear heart beneath the tough exterior and when Niyol discovers that maybe the cheery attitude of the cute girl is nothing more than an armor to the outer world, they connect.
But Summer doesn't know that Niyol's dangerous past is catching up with him and she will end up in the cross hairs. Suspense, laughter, romance and heartbreaking stories! Hold on to your bike and enjoy the ride! Heather has done it again. Five out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

Her Wild Ride is an exciting start to Heather Van Fleet’s Red Dragon MC series. But if you’re expecting it to kick off as the A typical biker story, you may be surprised. You will get drama, danger and some unexpected laughs too, but with a heroine named Summer, you will also get sunshine and sweetness as well. I thoroughly enjoyed this story as it had interesting characters, well-developed world building, and a great plot; but low and behold another author who feels the need to torture her readers by leaving us hanging with so many unanswered questions about two secondary characters within the book. Cliffhanger much? So yes, I’ll be anxiously waiting for book two!

A great read, very faced paced, couldn’t put this down, loved the dual POV well done and very distinct voices something not always done with differentiations povs . Felt was more slow burn than sizzle but I loved it regardless

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Road Trip

Summer is a good girl who teaches school and is a cheerleading coach so she figures it’s time for a break and volunteers to take her best friend’s step brother to California after he is released from prison. Niyol has just turned on his father who happens to be the Prez of the Red Dragons MC, ended up in prison for a two year stint and now wants to break away. Being in such close proximity how can two opposites not attract? Who is trying to fight it more? Summer or Niyol? And what happens when rogues are on their tail ready to take Niyol out for his ratting on a club member?

I’m looking forward as to what comes next for Summer and Niyol and the rest of the Red Dragons MC.

3.75 stars--HER WILD RIDE is the first instalment in Heather Van Fleet’s contemporary, adult RED DRAGON MC erotic, romance series focusing on the members of the Red Dragon MC. This is twenty-four year old, elementary school teacher Summer Parks, and twenty-seven year old, MC member Niyol ‘Hawk’ Lattimore’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told for dual first person perspectives (Niyol and Summer) HER WILD RIDE follows in the aftermath of Niyol Lattimore’s release from prison for a crime he did not commit. A letter warning him never to return to his beloved Red Dragon MC meant Niyol needed a quick escape from the people and Club he loved. Enter Summer Parks, Niyol’s step-sister Emily’s best friend, and the woman with whom Niyol will fall in love. What ensues is the cross-country journey from Illinois to California, between Niyol and Summer, and the potential fall-out as Niyol’s past comes seeking revenge using Summer as a pawn in the process.

Niyol Lattimore despises the man that set him up, and took him down but vengeance came with a cost, a cost that forced Niyol on the run. Never expecting to fall for the feisty beauty, Niyol struggles between head and heart knowing his past is all but a step behind as rogue bikers have been sent to destroy his life. Summer Parks needs a little R&R since finding her fiancé in the arms of another woman. Driving Niyol to the West Coast gave Summer an opportunity to make new friends but Niyol wants nothing to do with the talkative and definitely out of his league elementary school teacher.

The relationship between Niyol and Summer begins as an arrangement between Summer and Niyol’s sister Emily. Summer needs a break from her life back home, and Niyol is desperate to get out of town in spite of loving the MC life. Forced together on the road, it’s fate and circumstance that draws our couple together. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to a large and colorful ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Niyol’s step-mother Lisa, step-sister Emily, and his father Charles Lattimore ; MC members Flick, Slade, and Archer; Niyol’s former girlfriend Maya; and Summer’s grandparents Peaches and Paul.

HER WILD RIDE is a story of betrayal, vengeance, family and love. The premise is engaging and intriguing; the characters are energetic and broken; the romance is intense and hot. HER WILD RIDE is not as gritty or raw as some other MC story lines as most of the story focused on Niyol and Summer’s cross-country journey

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I was expecting a fun road trip kind of story with bad boy Niyol and preppy Summer and I got that but this story was so much more than that too.



Niyol is Bad even on your usual bad boy standards but somehow we can still see that he isn't as bad as he makes out. We can see almost straight away that Niyol has some kind of feelings for Summer but he tries his hardest to resist, not wanting her to fall into his world. Summer challenges Niyol probably in ways he has never been challenged before and he likes that about her.



I loved the dual POV for this book i think it definitely needed for us to see both perspectives to enjoy the story. Heather's writing style is smooth and fun, i wizzed through this book super quickly which is always nice.



The ending left me with questions! mostly I want to know if Lisa is a traitor or if she did it for some other reason. there were a lot more twists and turns than I expected.



I have never ever read a Biker story let alone a biker romance and I didnt know that this was something I needed in my life but I do.



A fun book that I would recommend.

Her Wild Ride is a Motorcycle Club romance that follows Niyol, bad boy ex-con and Summer, high school teacher and best friend of Niyol’s step sister. Recently released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Niyol has decided to flee from the Red Dragon MC club to make a fresh start in San Diego, California. Summer has agreed to drive him but little does she know the trouble...and attraction that will soon ensue.

Niyol and Summer are complete opposites from totally different backgrounds but they are immediately drawn to each other. Niyol is a brooding bad boy and is constantly trying to deny his attraction to Summer because he thinks that she’s too good for him. Summer is super sweet and it’s impossible not to like her.

Although I enjoyed their romance, this book was definitely a slow burn and not quite what I’d classify as steamy or addictive. Don’t get me wrong, the sex scenes were well written but I was expecting more due to the book description. If you’re looking for a fun, character driven romance, check this one out!

Thank you to Netgalley, Bookouture, and Heather Van Fleet for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

A book that definitely lives up to it's title!! From the opening paragraph the reader is locked in to an emotional cross country journey filled with tension, a bad ass hero and the school teacher who tames him. Summer and Niyol might be from two very different worlds but their chemistry was off the charts. This is the perfect beginning to a series that I hope has a lot more books. A must read!!

Her Wild Ride is a motorcycle club romance and one I thoroughly enjoyed. It's been a while since I've read a romance and I hadn't realised how much I missed reading them. This one had it all, a slow burn build up to the romance, two great lead characters, and lots of angst. Summer and Niyol were perfect and I loved their story and the struggles they faced. Both characters were well written and the plot and storyline flowed at just the right pace. It felt real and I found myself being absorbed into their story and rooting for their happy ever after.

This is the first MC book I've read and I have to say it won't be the last! The author created really sympathetic and believable characters that I was invested in right from the start. I fell in love with Niyol almost instantly - he is a brilliant main man. The story has a great pace to it, allowing us to get to know the characters and let their relationship develop a little before the action begins. It really was a wild ride and I loved it!

Okay story.

I felt this was just too long winded for me too much going on. I also felt there was too much left unresolved in the ending and the ending was quite rushed.

The characters were underwritten would have liked a little more information and more understanding of their pasts to have gotten where they were.

Side characters were pretty much glossed over with or without significance.

The twist was a good one but by the time it got to it I was over the story as a whole.

Steam factor was underwhelming also.

All up it was an okay story but I wont be continuing on with the series.

Summer is a middle school teacher and cheer coach, who volunteers to drive her best friend’s brother, who just got out of prison, across country to California. This is a recipe for disaster but, there’s fun and adventure also. Summer had just broken up with her fiancé after finding him with another woman so, her emotions are scattered. Niyol has no stranger to abuse and betrayal and struggles with communicating. Their journey is packed with passion and intrigue. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I love Sons of Anarchy, so when I saw this in Netgalley, I had to request it. Niyhol is in a biker game - or MC - that is in turmoil. He just got out of jail, and is on the run because he turned in his old man for getting him caught and sent to jail for two years. He needs to get to San Diego, so his sister arranges a cross country trip with her best friend, Summer. Summer is a quintessential blonde Daddy’s girl. Nothing like Niyhol who is a dark, brooding criminal. Or is he? They go through many trials and tribulations including being hunted by his dad’s followers wanting revenge. But, what happens when someone who is is destined for a dark life, gets introduced to a love as bright as the sun? Pretty good read with great character development and good romance to make the reader swoon.

I need more of Summer and Niyol. On the run after a stint in prison from an MC that doesn't want him back, Niyol has no choice but to road trip with a waitress named summer to San Diego. Summer jumped at the chance to help her best friend out by getting him there but her own reason to go are her own. These two learn a lot about each and Niyol faces a ghost from the past. I'm really looking forward to seeing what is next from this series. This is my first Heather Van Fleet book and I'm excited to read more (less)

I like how Niyol keeps trying to act biker tough, and Summer sees right through it.
I'm not sure what makes Her Wild Ride, an addictive, steamy biker romance novel. I mean sure it did have some sex scenes but I wouldn't actually call them addictive or steamy. I did enjoy the book though.

This book is well written and the characters were described good. The pace of the book is good. I really enjoyed this book. Would I reread it? Most definitely, as it was enjoyable. I can't wait to read more by this author and the rest of this series. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.