Highway Dont Care (Freebirds, #2) By Lani Lynn Vale

Lani Lynn Vale ✓ 9 REVIEW

This is Alternate cover edition for ASIN B00FL57WY6.

Her

Snark. Jokes. Attitude.
These were all things I used to disguise the hole in my heart. I'm not a happy person. I don't live life. I just exist. That is until that beautiful man rides in on his Harley Fat Boy and burns rubber on the way into my heart.

Him

My life's been no hayride either. Everyone I've ever loved in life has died or betrayed me. So I stay back and watch. Unless you're one of my brothers, you get nothing from me. I don't participate. I ride. I eat. I sleep. I work. And I repeat. That is until Ember stomps into my life with her bad attitude. She's all piss and vinegar, and makes me want to share my bike seat for the first time.

Together
They fight like cats and dogs. Don't see eye to eye on a single thing. They rant, rave, and yell.
They bring out the best in each other. They heal each other's hearts and souls. They find what they were missing, even the things they never even knew they had.


Everything is perfect. If you didn't count a gang, one of the biggest in the South, gunning for Ember. That, or the pure evilness that is Gabe's ex-girlfriend. Gabe will have to put his life on the line to save the one woman he loves, but will it be enough?

One thing is constant in life. It's about the journey, not about the destination. Highway Dont Care (Freebirds, #2)

***5 Girl Crushing Stars***

****Warning-May contain spoilers especially for book 1, Boomtown

After reading book 1, I couldn’t wait to read Gabe and Ember’s story. When I first started reading this book, I was all about Gabe. We meet him in the first book. He’s the quiet, dark hero who just watches. As I was reading, I started to fall in love. He was so good to Ember. Right from the beginning of the book he decides it’s time…she’s his.

Then, as I kept reading, Ember started to stand out. She was snarky and funny. Her shenanigans with Cheyenne were hilarious. Were they a bit immature? Sure, but they are only 25. When she needed to be an adult she did. She didn’t take any unnecessary risks and how she stood by Gabe and treated him was phenomenal. There aren’t many women who would take in another man’s child as if they were her own. I loved how if there was a misunderstanding, things were worked out pretty quickly...no unnecessary angst where we have to wait days, weeks, or months for them to straighten it out. They fight, don't get me wrong, but it is all worked out fairly quickly. I really appreciated that.

Ember was willing to do what she needed to for Gabe so he could have a life with his daughter. I think I'm still crushing a bit. She has to be one of the best heroines I've ever read about. I absolutely loved her.

One complaint I had, was near the end, or maybe even before, I was hoping Ember would catch a break. I mean, come on, that poor girl had way too much happen to her. I just wanted them to have their HEA. She came out of it like a champ but still. All the drama was getting a bit old. How many times can a poor girl get hurt?

Another thing I noticed was the timeline. Here, it was said they’ve know each other a year. Cheyenne’s babies from book 1 are almost a year old (11 months I think). We meet Gabe and he is on guard duty for Cheyenne and Ember in Book 1 way before she has the babies. I was thinking around 18 months prior to this book. So, that lead to a little confusion for me regarding one thing (see Safety Gang notes) Also, there was some confusion on how exactly old Gabe's little girl is. Once I saw 18 months, then a year but he says he got the Dear John letter around 18 months ago and he would have still been on active duty and then of course, I was still confused on exactly how long he's know Ember. So, I just tried to piece it together as best I could and move on. It really didn't detract from the story but it did stand out in my mind.

Overall, though, I really enjoyed this book and to be honest, I think it had more to do with Ember than Gabe and I don't think I've ever written that in a review!!

Safety Gang:
Shortly after the beginning of the book, Gabe states he tried to be with someone else but couldn't because she wasn't Ember. He was embarrassed and left. I'm not exactly clear on what happened. He says this was 6 months ago Nothing else is ever mentioned about it. This just doesn't add up in the time line IMO. I truly feel it was just shortly after they had met or at least, that's what I choose to believe. It didn't really bother me because I know that in book 1 Ember has been on at least one date.

Gabe finds out his ex had a baby by him. Originally, she had wrote him a dear john letter and broke up with him and told him she had had an abortion so he didn't know about the baby until it all came out. He never loved this woman. She was just someone he spent time with while on leave. He tells Ember he never loved her, never wanted to marry her and never wanted to have children with her though when he found out she was pregnant, he wanted the baby. He also didn't know how she got pregnant because supposedly she was on the pill and he said he always used condoms. It never came out exactly how she got pregnant though it was all part of the plot.

Ember has had two lovers.
English Highway Don't Care is Ember and Gabe's story and its oh so good. If you read book one then you were introduced to both characters. Ember is Max's younger sister and Cheyenne's best friend. Gabe is a member of Freebirds which is all the guys from army unit. They restore bikes, build bikes and fix cars but there real work is helping people get out of violent relationships but giving them a new life. Gabriel and Ember were circling eachother in book one and when Ember needs him the most he will come running to save her.
I love Lani's stories and see her new series is all about the older children in her series finding love...I decided to go back and re read each series to get a refresher. Freebirds is a great series that will give you laughter, tears, angst and ahhs. Vale has a way of sucking you into a story, never letting you up until the final word and then wanting more. If you haven't read her stories I suggest starting with Freebirds and working your way up to the most recent. In a way each series is connected. Vale has created a wonderful world around her fictitious Texas and Louisiana. I highly recommend reading this series in order...books follow eachother's timeline plus it gives you a better understanding the characters and storyline. Happy Reading!!!! English 4.5 stars. English I really can't get enough of the way Lani writes. This was her second book and I loved it as much as any of her new ones. The things I think that I adore about her love stories is you don't have to wait for her couples to get together at the very end. Gabe and Ember had been dancing around their attraction for a while. I loved that Gabe stopped having any other dates or women for months because all he thought of was Ember. I love how loyal Lani's heroes are. Then I normally can't stand crazy exes and especially when they have the surprise child but in this case it worked and I loved it. There wasn't any I want him back drama. It was all just one crazy as hell woman and I cried with all she did to that baby girl. I loved Ember's loud and crazy personality. I really can't say how much I love books where the author doesn't add all of the relationship angst to prop the book up when you can have an amazing love story with a couple falling in love and supporting each other. The relationships that Lani creates with all the secondary characters just keeps me wanting more. I really just love this Author.
Auto read for sure. Safe always. English Upon re read I still enjoyed this one. Considering the triggers, they were handled as well as humanly possible. Confusing timelines bugged me and left me wondering exactly how long these two were pushing each other away. Also the scene in Boomtown made no sense in relation to this book and the timeline.

Prior comments:

I really enjoyed Gabe and Ember's book. I thought the quality of the book improved over the last book and I enjoyed the story. There was certainly drama and some angst. But Ember was a great heroine. She did right by Gabe every time.

Safety gang
Annoying scene where heroine sees woman hitting on Hero. He is not fast enough at getting rid of her for me.
Hero admits to trying to have sex but cannot get it up because of heroine. At this point it was months before story and they were not together. It was a very fast recall stated almost exactly as I noted it. That was it.
Hero ends until with secret baby from his ex (which he would never have known about if Ember did not pursue a suspicion). This storyline would normally bother me, but it was handled so well and Ember was so instrumental in helping him get his daughter that it did not bother me.


English

So good! I rave about this author every time I finish a book. I'm like a broken record. If you want a loyal alpha, hot hot hot romance, kick ass heroine, actual story, a few laughs all wrapped up in one package then click a Lani Lynn Vale book. I haven't been sorry yet. English I may be a tad partial here.... I hope everyone loves Gabe and Ember as much as I do! English [image error] English Favorite so far..
I totally felt as if I was part of the gang..
All the antics and one liners, name calling and relationships were just so similar to stuff I would say or do with
My BFF or brother.. Down to being called Booger ..LOL
So for me to say I REALLY enjoyed this read is an understatement!
Gabe and Ember's chemistry was just scorching HOT.. The story lines flow was engaging and it was a fun, suspenseful read with tons of smexing going on..
English * Unpopular review*

It is probably not fair of me to review this book right now since I’m doing it while comparing it to another book I just read concerning a MC. I usually have 2 books going at a time but try to make sure they are 2 different types of romance (Like: MC & sports OR Romcom & action) that way the storylines are different enough not to compare or confuse. I didn’t do that this time therefore this book fell short for me. Don’t get me wrong I liked it okay it just had a few things that annoyed me. For one, Gabe’s attraction for Ember, I wasn’t feeling it for the first half of the book. It was all so rushed and he kept having internal thoughts of how perfect she was for him…..even though he kept thinking it I just wasn’t feeling it.

Maybe I shouldn’t have compared this to the other MC I was reading since this is kinda ex-military bikers verses a full on MC.

This book is absolutely full of the sexy and maybe even a little over the top with it (I canNOT believe I am saying that). Possibly I had a hard time with this one because it seemed a bit over the top with the dramatics.

I know I am not explaining myself well but to sum it all up I just wasn’t quite feeling this book. I am going to read the next one in the series to see if I feel any differently after that one.

I do need to say that there were several times that I laughed out loud during this book and Ember is a Twilight fan which helped me to like her character even more. English