Custom Built: A Steamy Romantic Suspense

I'm always on the lookout for another MC romance to enjoy, so I was excited to dive into this book. I have to say thought that I ended up feeling let down. There were some things that I liked about the book. Like the writing was good and there was always another shoe waiting to drop. However, the rest of it just didn't click with me. I liked Crow, I did but he was not my idea of a biker. Gruff, sweet and caring he was but alpha he was not. As for Bronte, I could not connect with her at all. I could never firmly decide if she was totally clueless or simply chose to be blind but either way, she kind of rubbed me the wrong way. If you are not really a hardcore MC romance fan, prefer a story and characters that are without an edge and can appreciate the never-ending avalanche of drama, drama, drama and even more drama, that will at the very least have you admiring the heroine's strength of will to not just curl up into a ball in the nearest corner you might enjoy this book. If however, you are looking for anything else I recommend that you keep looking. This is my objective, freely posted review.

Book one in the new Fast & Fury Series and Custom Built is a great start to the new series from Chantel Fernando. This is Bronte Pierce and Crow’s story and boy do they have a tale to tell. Bronte has just got a new job at a local motorcycle shop and this is where she meets Crow the owner of Fast & Fury, even knowing nothing about motorcycles Bronte is hoping this is the new start she has been searching for what she didn’t expect was to fall for her biker boss..... Crow is how I imagine a typical biker to be, strong, tough and a man who does what is needed to get what he wants but Bronte seems to bring out the softer side to him and that made him loveable. This is one of those reads that keeps you on edge as the suspense and twists and turns unfold, the chemistry is sizzling and the characters adorable and I’m excited for where Ms Fernando will take us next in this gripping series.

Custom Built by Chantal Fernando Fast & Fury #1 The Knights of Fury MC has a new employee working in their custom motorcycle shop, Fast & Furty. Bronte Pierce needed the job and her cousin Abbie put a good word in for little. Little did she know that her boss, Crow, would become her partner in the future. This was a fairly tame MC romance geared toward the NA reader. What I liked: * Bronte: strong, independent, hard worker, good friend, loving, kind, and perfect for Crow * Crow: strong, handsome, allied with his MC brothers, capable, loving, good big brother, and perfect for Bronte * Bronte and Crow together…great chemistry and relationship * The accepting and loving way Crow dealt with Bronte’s health issue * The supporting characters * The way everything came right for Bronte and Crow by the end of the book * That the bad guy/killer was caught * Wondering who will have their story told next What I didn’t like: * The murderer and his daughter…both were easy to dislike * That Bronte lost so much through the story Did I enjoy this book? Yes Would I read more in the series? Yes Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press for the ARC – this is my honest review. 3-4 Stars