Shake Down by Jade Chandler

The by-the-book detective and the badass bounty hunter: opposites attract as they’re forced to work together

CHARLIE

Hunting murderers is what I do, but this pair is different. A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, they’ll kill again unless I stop them. I need help—and help in this case looks like bad-boy bondsman JoJo Marcone.

Good. Bad. Right. Wrong. Gray is dangerous, and Marcone is the most annoying shade of gray—the one that pushes me from merely turned on to totally insatiable.

JOJO

Tracking down a skip for Jericho Bail Bonds doesn’t usually involve partnering with a hot lady detective, but this is no ordinary case. Too much blood has been spilled on my watch, and with the mob after us, it’s getting harder to keep Charlie safe.

It would be easier if she’d stop stealing my bike.

I’m the last guy Charlie ever saw herself with, that much is clear. But I need to find her before our enemies do—and then convince her to follow her heart.

Make sure a knockout, kick-ass woman gets her due? Sign me up. No one is ever going to mistake me for one of the good guys, but for this job, I'm just the man Elle needs.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Kris – ☆☆☆☆
I've read all the Jericho Brotherhood series to date and have really enjoyed them, so when a spinoff happened, I got on board. The first Brotherhood Bonds book was pretty good; I liked both of the main characters in that story, but I'm feeling sorta on the fence about #2. I'm not sure I liked Charlie, although I really liked JoJo! JoJo is a biker and the brotherhood is his family. Charlie is a cop, from a long line of cops in her family. Never the two shall meet. Kind of. Charlie has all these preconceived notions about bikers with their illegal activity and JoJo is almost constantly needing to defend himself and his brothers. I found JoJo's character pretty selfless and likable, but Charlie not so much. There's some intermingling of our beloved Jericho Brotherhood characters when the two are forced into hiding in the brotherhood compound that I enjoyed quite a bit. But, I found this book a little slow going at times.

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I am Jade Chandler, mother, marketer and author. Romance is something the world can never have too much of, and I like strong characters who life hasn’t treated gently. For me, their happily-ever-after is all the sweeter for the struggles along the way. When not writing, serving as taxi or generally ignored peacekeeper, I enjoy Netflix binges, reading and passing on my obsession with superheroes to my children.

If you would like to know more about my upcoming book releases or anything else Jade-related, visit me on my website.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Shake Down (Brotherhood Bonds #2) by Jade Chandler to read and review.

Bail Out by Jade Chandler

These bonds don't break

ELLE

Bounty hunting is in my blood. For generations there's been a Jackson running Jackson Bail Bonds and that tradition won't end on my watch. But my father would much rather see a ring on my finger than a pair of cuffs in my hands, and now I have thirty days to either tie the knot or come up with five hundred grand.

Daddy doesn't know best. Nothing's going to stand in the way of claiming what's mine—not even a sexy bounty-hunting biker.

REBEL

Bonds are my business. I live for the hunt, and if it makes a hefty chunk of change, all the better. The Jericho Brotherhood is the only commitment I intend to make in this life and I swore there'd never be a woman on the back of my bike… until I watched Elle Jackson take down a thug with a smile and a Taser.

When a woman like that asks for your help, you f*ing deliver.

Make sure a knockout, kick-ass woman gets her due? Sign me up. No one is ever going to mistake me for one of the good guys, but for this job, I'm just the man Elle needs.

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!

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Kris – ☆☆☆☆
I'm three books into the Jericho Brotherhood series and enjoyed the cast of characters; this is the first in the Brotherhood Bonds series and it's Rebel and Elle.

I liked this story. Rebel was written well, with the right amount of bad boy biker and heart of gold. I liked Elle's tough as nails character also. She's a woman working in a male dominated field of bail bondsmen and she's tough and smart. Working for her father’s company her whole adult life, she assumes he's leaving Jackson Bonds to her when he retires. Elle is sorely mistaken when her father gives her ultimatums, either get married or you lose the business. Rebel is just helping a fellow bail bondsman out, besides, marriage doesn't mean anything to him or the Brotherhood. Elle wouldn't be his old lady and she's definitely not hard on the eyes or bad between the sheets. So he offers to marry Elle. Just temporary until the three months are up and she can divorce him and get her business. Turns out, Rebel wants her for his wife and more but the Brotherhood has stipulations on old ladies' businesses and Rebel couldn't do that to Elle. Things were not meant to go any further for them, he promised to let her go.

The story plays out well and I was entertained throughout. It wasn't your typical formulaic story, Elle kicked butt with every step! Even when her life was in danger, she had it covered, no "OMG, she almost died and I realize I love her now" moment. I liked Elle's total badassery! I'm up for a spin off series and I like where this is going.

I am Jade Chandler, mother, marketer and author. Romance is something the world can never have too much of, and I like strong characters who life hasn’t treated gently. For me, their happily-ever-after is all the sweeter for the struggles along the way. When not writing, serving as taxi or generally ignored peacekeeper, I enjoy Netflix binges, reading and passing on my obsession with superheroes to my children.

If you would like to know more about my upcoming book releases or anything else Jade-related, visit me on my website.

Connect with Jade

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Bail Out (Brotherhood Bonds #1) by Jade Chandler to read and review.