Ruin My Life

2 ⭐⭐ - Meh!<br />=============<br />I see cheating and suffering in our heroine's future. Will she be the sweet old lady who takes it all? Let's wait.<br /><br /><blockquote>I should not fuck her anymore. I should stay the fuck away because I know without a doubt she’s going to give me nothing but headaches. But easy pussy is easy pussy, and I’m all down for easy most days.</blockquote><br /><blockquote>“Old Lady or not, I still want you. Fuck me dirty, then go home to her smelling like me.” That shit should absolutely not be a goddamn turn-on. But I’m only a man and never claimed to be anything else.</blockquote><br /><blockquote>Whores, club girls, or random town sluts do not interact with old ladies. It’s not done. Penny knows her goddamn place. As soon as I told her I had a woman, she shouldn’t have shown up at my work.</blockquote><br /><blockquote>“You’re really going to give up free, easy pussy, and stay saddled down to the same old cunt? Someone who already has a kid.”</blockquote><br /><blockquote>“The girls that are at the clubhouse, that’s what the place is called, right?”</blockquote><br /><blockquote>“Now that we’re together, are you going to stop sleeping with them?”</blockquote><br /><blockquote>“I can’t promise you that. Does it make me a dick, yeah, it does. Do you deserve better, yeah, you do.”</blockquote>

Love means....<br /><br />1970s <b>Love Story </b> Never having to say you're sorry.<br /><br />1980s <b>Fatal Attraction</b> I'm not gonna be ignored, Dan!<br /><br />1990s <b>Ghost</b> Ditto.<br /><br />2000s <b>Twilight</b> Being somebody's own personal brand of heroin and having a 104 year old virgin loom while you sleep.<br /><br />2010s <b>The Fault in our Stars</b> Dying and crying.<br /><br />2020s <b>Ruin My Life</b> You are totally worth taking that monthly STD test.

The beginning started good. Love a damsel in distress. MC lite as far as violence goes for a biker book. Not too angsty either. A lot of story points are pretty far fetched and don’t make sense but hey, guilty pleasure read. ? three and a half stars.

It physically pains me to give a Hayley book a 3 star rating because I absolutely love her books. But this one just didn't do it for me. <br /><br />The whole book felt super rushed to me and more fluffy then her other MC series ( nothing wrong with that). I had a hard time believing their relationship because it went from 0 to 60 in like 2 pages. With that being said she definitely captured my attention with some of the side characters and I will definitely be reading the upcoming books in the series. So all in all a solid start to a new series, just not a homerun for me.<br /><br />I was gifted an arc copy of this book and in return this is my honest review.<br /><br />P.S. There is zero cheating in this unless I recieved a different copy?

This was a good story, but I was disappointed with certain aspects. In the beginning, Luella has the strength to do what was right for her daughter and go to see the father she didn't know for help. However, it seemed like she traded her dependency from her husband to Bowie without attempting to stand on her own at any point. She lives in his home with him buying food and clothes and using his truck. If it doesn't work out with the MC, she is right back where she started. Also, Bowie doesn't cheat on Luella, but the suggestion is made that he could because those are MC rules. At one point, he thought it would be hot to hook up with a club girl and then go home to Luella. He never specifically tells her he will be faithful. I like my HEA's to be a little more clear cut.

<strong>Family - There is NO cheating (for those who said there was)</strong><br /><br />First I like to state that I love the cheating trope, so when I saw the reviews saying there was I was ready! Then disappointment, I have NO idea what book they read but Bowie never cheated.<br /><br />Lu was a wife of a military man Soren when he goes MIA, after over year she is made to leave their housing and no longer receives any benefits.<br /><br />She goes to Texas to find her father for help. Hank the President and her father makes a great grandfather. Bowie teaches Lu what a real family is finally like.

<strong>A Little Dirty, Rough &amp; Sexy!</strong><br /><br />No complaints really.. There were few inconsistency with one section of this book but other than that I enjoyed it! I appreciated that there was medium angst and not overly complicated situations that the heroine and hero had to go through just to try to make the storyline longer or interesting. Overall, it was pretty much what I expected for a Biker MC romance... A little rough and dirty but down right sexy!<br /><br />Overall Rating:<br />3.5* ~ A Good Read

First book in a brand new MC series and I loved it! <br /><br />Luella is young, afraid and heartbroken. Bowie’s just the man to mend her heart. Some great plot twists and angsty drama from a Club Whore kept me hooked from the very first page. <br /><br />Special mention of her adorable toddler Magnolia. Plenty of super sweet moments with her and the M.C. guys. <br /><br />Definitely looking forward to reading more from this series.<br /><br />I received an arc of this book.

Guys... I'm addicted to MC books and guess the way I was feeling when this amazing author wrote one... <br />I was on cloud nine... Happy. <br />Hayley Faiman has given me some pretty stellar books and to top it all... She's writing an MC series... Hell yeah  <br />Her writing can be sweet and beautiful as well as raw and wild... Just see for yourself. <br />Ruin my Life is her latest release and it's the first book from the Nasty Bastards MC series. <br />This new book explores the lives of Luella and Bowie. <br />Luella is at her lowest. Without a home, a job, and money, her only reason to live is her daughter. <br />Now she needs the find her father and hope he can help her get on her feet again. <br />When she enters his mechanic shop... <br />Bowie is the ultimate playboy. He's into all the will and fun stuff and doesn't do relationships. <br />But when a sweet thing enters the garage... <br />I knew just by reading the blurb that I was going to love this book and I wasn't wrong. <br />Amazing plot, well written, super engaging, and dark. <br />Each chapter was even more addictive than the previous and I couldn't stop reading. <br />The characters worked perfectly with each other and I loved Magnolia. She's a sweetheart and I hope to hear more about her in the next books. <br />There were parts of the book that I wanted to slap someone silly, stubborn much? But then, there were others that I wanted to hold them and promise better days. <br />How can someone be so insecure? In this case, she was because her life wasn't easy and trust isn't something that comes quickly. On the contrary, you have to build a relationship with said person and then, trust will come. <br />Guys, some stellar hot stuff into the mix... Oh boy... <br />This book was amazing and I can't wait for the next books to arrive. <br />Will it take long Hayley? I hope not. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.  

OH what a gritty way to start a new series but with so much passion and intense emotions! Luella is trying to start again, Bowie isn’t really looking for that commitment, especially with a woman with a child. But there was something magical with these two that just connected at the right moment. There are a lot of twists and turns plus epic club drama that add to the depth of this story and honestly, I am really hoping we get more from parts of it. I am looking forward to seeing what more this club will bring. It sizzles, makes you laugh and swoon and so much more!