Hello, Readers! Gonzo doesn't trust women and Constance has no use for men but today I am visiting them at the Rolling Thunder MC as they discover they are working toward the same goals! Enjoy and don't forget to add Gonzo by Candace Blevins to your shelves!

Gonzo has not only had to come to terms with the loss of his entire family, but he also barely survived being shot in the chest multiple times while still a human, and was then later turned into a werewolf during a vicious attack while hiking as he tried to put his life back together.

Constance has had her own losses to deal with, and while nowhere near as bad as Gonzo’s, they’ve left a mark on her as well. She’s determined to live her life without a partner though, because her two sexual experiences in college convinced her she’s asexual.

Gonzo’s a biker people cross the road to avoid, while Constance has multiple doctorate degrees and works as a research scientist for a leading pharmaceutical firm. Gonzo doesn’t trust women, Constance has no use for men — and yet they’re going to find themselves working toward the same goals.

Can they form a team to do what needs to be done?

Not only has Gonzo had to come to terms with the loss of his entire family, but he also barely survived being shot in the chest multiple times and later turned into a werewolf during a vicious attack. While Constance’s own losses are nowhere near as bad as Gonzo’s, they’ve left her mark on her as well. Gonzo doesn’t trust women and he’s a biker that people corss the road to avoid while Constance has multiple degrees and works as research scientist and has no use for men, but yet they find that they are both working toward the same goals.

This romance has sparks flying and emotions gripping readers by their hearts throughout as it holds readers captive. Gonzo and Constance are strong characters that readers can easily connect to and whom have a some serious chemistry going on between them but this relationship has some obvious drawbacks that keep it in suspense until the very end as readers wonder if they can form a team and do what must be done.

Thrilling suspense keeps the anticipation building throughout this story that has several stunning twists that has readers dropping their jaws in disbelief but yet also makes the story more captivating as Gonzo tries to win Constance over. Readers also can’t help but fall in love with Gonzo as he tries to make a family against all odds in this fascinating, heartwarming and enjoyable romance.

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Gonzo is the 7th book in the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club

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1 Duke
2 Brain
3 Bash Volume I
4 Bash Volume II
5 Bash Volume III
6 Horse
7 Gonzo
8 Nix
9 Ghost
10 Bud
11 Razor
12 Bubbles
13 McGyver

The RTMC series is part of the Kirsten O'Shea Universe which includes 5 connected series, however you can read each series without reading the others or you can find the reading order for 5 at -

http://www.candaceblevins.com/kirsten-osheas-universe/

The Universe includes -

Only Human - urban fantasy
The Chattanooga Supernaturals - paranormal romance
Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club - paranormal romance
Dark Underbelly of the Chattanooga Supernaturals
A Dark(ish) Faerie Tale

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Candace Blevins has published more than forty books. She lives with her husband of 20 years and their two daughters. When not working or driving young teens all over the place, she can be found reading, writing, meditating, or swimming. The family’s beloved, goofy, retired racing greyhound is usually at her side as she writes, quietly keeping her company.

Candace writes Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary BDSM Romance, and a kick-ass Motorcycle Club series.

Her urban fantasy series, Only Human, gives us a world where weredragons, werewolves, werelions, and three different species of vampires exist, as well as a variety of other mythological beings.

Candace’s two paranormal romance series, The Chattanooga Supernaturals and The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club, are both sister series to the Only Human books, and gives some secondary characters their happily ever after. Her three paranormal series are written so you can read one series, or all three, should you prefer only a particular genre.

Her Safeword Series gives us characters who happen to have some extreme kinks. Relationships can be difficult enough without throwing power exchange into the mix, and her books show characters who care enough about each other to fight to make the relationship work. Each book in the Safeword series highlights a couple with a different take on the lifestyle.

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Not only has Gonzo had to come to terms with the loss of his entire family, but he also barely survived being shot in the chest multiple times and later turned into a werewolf during a vicious attack. While Constance’s own losses are nowhere near as bad as Gonzo’s, they’ve left her mark on her as well. Gonzo doesn’t trust women and he’s a biker that people corss the road to avoid while Constance has multiple degrees and works as research scientist and has no use for men, but yet they find that they are both working toward the same goals.

This romance has sparks flying and emotions gripping readers by their hearts throughout as it holds readers captive. Gonzo and Constance are strong characters that readers can easily connect to and whom have a some serious chemistry going on between them but this relationship has some obvious drawbacks that keep it in suspense until the very end as readers wonder if they can form a team and do what must be done.

Thrilling suspense keeps the anticipation building throughout this story that has several stunning twists that has readers dropping their jaws in disbelief but yet also makes the story more captivating as Gonzo tries to win Constance over. Readers also can’t help but fall in love with Gonzo as he tries to make a family against all odds in this fascinating, heartwarming and enjoyable romance.

Yes, more please!

I had been meaning to read this book for quite a while; ever since a friend of mine mentioned it to me years ago. Penguin then decided to release a number of books in a new mass market format, similar to their original releases back in the early days of the company. The books that they released in this new format were inexpensive and were collected from various authors throughout history. I actually appreciated this because they selected a lot of lesser known books that I probably would not have read if I had not seen them.

One of the books that I grabbed was Junky by William Burroughs, and the other was this one. The reason I grabbed them because not only were they short, but they also fell into the category of 'dodgy'. I say 'dodgy' because in many ways they are not the sort of books that the average middle class reader would pick up and read, but then again the average middle class reader is likely to pick up and read airport trash (though this is not strictly the case, particularly with some of the avid readers that I know at work).

The opening sentence of this book captivated me, and I cannot remember it strictly especially since I do not have a copy of the book on hand. Hold it, isn't that what the internet is for? The description of the Hell's Angels rider 'like Gengis Kahn on an iron horse, a monster steed with a firey anus' simply captivated me to a point that I could not put it down. I had read Thompson before (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and I must admit that I found that book really amusing, however this was the first time that I had decided to return to his writings to see what he was like with his other books. I must admit that his style of journalism, called Gonzo Journalism, is different and refreshing.

Thompson takes us on a tour through what he considers to be a 'misunderstood part of American culture'. This book was written during the Vietnam War so at this stage the bikie clubs had not had their ranks filled with returning vets. However, at one point he does describe the 'Linkhorns': the indentured labourers and poor people who had come over to the United States in hope of finding a better life but never actually doing so. As such they continue to move off to the west in an attempt to better their life, which never actually comes, and instead of finding a new land and wealth for themselves, they simply fall into the dark undercurrents of the society that is developing.

In many cases people suggest that the Hell's Angels of this book and the Hell's Angels of today are two different organisations. I cannot vouch for that statement as my interaction with bikie gangs have been limited at best. I have known people who have been connected, and I have spoken with them about things, but myself, I have never really been involved. It is interesting though because our government seemed to take a disliking to the bikie gangs above and beyond the normal distrust. There was a section of Adelaide where they used to congregated, but the bulldozers moved in, flattened the suburb, and put up new, and more expensive, townhouses in their place. They also enacted laws (since struck down by the High Court of Australia) banning the groups and any such associations. Thank God that the High Court intervened, because I can assure you that while today it is the Hell's Angels, tomorrow it is the Greens, the Christians, and the Liberal Party Supporters.

It is a bit of a shame that I cannot remember this book too well, but what Thompson tries to paint is that all they really are is a misunderstood subculture. Okay, at the end they go to town on him, but as it turns out it was because he never actually told them that he was going to write a book about them and that he was researching their lifestyle. Throughout the book we are reminded of how the police go out of their way to persecute and harass, so they will be cautious nonetheless. Thus when it comes to light that Thompson is writing about them no wonder they are pissed.

We do go on a journey with them, and meet the bikie girls and enjoy a weekend at a lake. In many cases there seems to just be an awful lot of alcohol, but the drugs do come into the scene. We meet Ken Kesey at the end of the book having one of his massive drug parties, and in a way I was surprised to encounter this side of Kesey. I remember reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in high school and was stunned to discover that the writings of this drug fiend is being promoted in our schools. Hey, I don't particularly care, and as one friend of mine said, if 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is the worst book that schools are forcing children to read then she would be happy.

This is a short, well written, and entertaining book. I cannot vouch for whether it is relevant today in that much has changed over the years. I cannot even say if it is relevant to Australia. While Thompson does try to open up a 'misunderstood' subculture in America, I still note that it is a violent subculture, and I must admit that I am a delicate person who really does not like to get into fights, or at least physical fights. However, I guess this is simply the nature of males, in that when angry they lash out in anger but two days later they will be back in the same pub drinking beer. However, I'm not entirely convinced of this description, as males are also more than capable of holding grudges, and I suspect that the higher up the food chain you go, the more likely they are to hold grudges (I know I do, even though I paint it over with the veneer of respect and trust, but that is an argument and discussion for another day).

“Fred said, “Man, I think he’s gonna make a fuckin’ suit of human skin, using the best parts from each of us.”
“Holy crap,” said John. “He’ll be gorgeous.”

 

Do you like Cabin in the Woods?   Keep reading - someone besides Joss Whedon GETS it.

So.  I finished school for the summer - didn't opt in to do the whole soul-killing experience known as summer school this time around, so I guess I'll be, you know, sort of, kind of, doing what I actually enjoy doing, which is reading, writing and playing video games again.

Yay.

Anyway, while I was trying to make my body less Blob-like by working out at the gym, I found that my sweaty, unforgivably pale hands felt bereft of, I don't know, somethng.  I cured that by looking probably quite odd by being the only person sweating on a machine while reading a book - not an e-reader device, a paper book.  And, I mean, not on a treadmill - I feel as though I get enough cardio outside of the gym, so all I usually do when I go is the strength machines.  What this means is that while I'm pressing some weighted bar in some manner with my body, if my arms are not in active use, I have started bringing a book to read while I sweat.

To the point - I learned just how much time I have to read while I work out when I started reading this and I mostly read this thing while sweating.  Well, re-read; this is actually a long-time favorite of mine, and this is the first time that I have re-read this.

Well, what can I say - something like this certainly deserves to be re-read.

To whit - it's a very funny, very grotesque, strangely touching story that exemplifies what I see as what I am, on a very specific level, looking for when I read fiction.  The narrator is very much aware of the reader's preseance and the whole thing feels like a show put on for the audience.  A gonzo, ADHD-influenced burst of biting, imaginative goodness forms the heart of a strange tale told from the point of view of a straight man (I use this to mean not that David is, you know, straight, although he is, but in the comedy sense of the term)  in a maelstrom of craziness. 

Well, what else?

Not the mostly tightly written/plotted thing in existence, that is not neccesarily a bad thing, but it is evident by reading it that sometimes things just happen and you and Pargin are just rolling through it, no matter the injuries you will sustain along the way.

Enough of the criticism shit - I know what you all want - hell, it's all that I want -

CAMEL HOLOCAUST