Bear

Rebel Wayfarers MC #3

by MariaLisa deMora

Rob Crew had purpose in his life. He was a devoted husband, doting father, and committed Navy man…then his life changed forever. Cast adrift, he finds friendships in the Rebel Wayfarers Motorcycle Club and fulfillment as he transitions into the role of loyal and supportive club member. He becomes Bear, a man who fills an important position in this brotherhood of bikers.

A caregiver by nature, Eddie’s chosen career focuses on helping the most vulnerable – teaching special needs children and young adults. Surrounded by loving family and friends, she is content with what she considers her full and satisfying life…until she meets Bear, an enforcer for the local MC. Even through their initial encounter is brief, she can’t make herself forget the pain in his eyes as he turned away from her.

Their lives intersect at surprising intervals, with each contact underscoring the attraction and connection they share. Can Eddie convince Bear that it is okay to move past his pain and love again?

Genres: Contemporary, Romance

500 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 22, 2014

About the author

Raised in the south, Wall Street Journal & USA TODAY bestselling author MariaLisa deMora learned about the magic of books at an early age. Every summer, she would spend hours in the local library, devouring books of every genre. Self-described as a book-a-holic, she says "I've always loved to read, but then I discovered writing, and found I adored that, too. For reading...if nothing else is available, I've been known to read the back of the cereal box."

A member of Romance Writers of America, deMora​ has penned a variety of stories, with five established series that include motorcycle romance, veteran repatriation, and time travel, as well as a romantic standalone, dark suspense, and a legal thriller. Her website is filled with links and information, as well as extras like character interviews, playlists, poetry, and trailer videos!

Her short bio reads, "Plate-spinner / cat herder at work; totally geeked author; single mom in the thick of autism at home; hockey freak; wanna-be hiker; usta-be/on-again EQ gamer."

Reviews

[Christen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Epic series!!! Each book gets better and better, I am so glad I stuck with this series!! I liked the first book Mica but gave it 4 stars because I didn’t like how a few things turned out and then Slate absolutely blew me away!! Slate was an epic read and I would put it up there with one of my top favorite mc reads.



Bear is just as good and I am really looking forward to finishing the rest of this series. I highly recommend reading The Rebel Wayfarers for fans of authors such as Lauren Gilley, Susan Fanetti, Catherine Johnson, and Beth Flynn. I am so glad I discovered Maralisa DeMora!

[booklover · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW!
Bear's story is definitely the most heartbreaking!
I absolutely loved EVERYTHING about it!

[Peppermaud · Rating 5 out of 5]

There will always be heartache. Getting passed it...is a journey worth taking. This was a FANTASTIC book.

[Whynter Raven · Rating 5 out of 5]

OH Bear.. my heart goes out to you hun, so strong yet very vulnerable to his emotions. I had to stop a few time because I couldn't stop crying. And you get to met some funny as hell new characters that I hope we see more of. I love MariaLisa's writing style. #TeamBear

[Lita Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given the book by the author for a honest review. Bear (Rebel Wayfares MC, #3) by MariaLisa deMora is the 3rd installment on the Rebel saga. This is Bear’s story. Rob Crew moved into a new neighborhood as a little boy. His first friends’ ends up being his neighbor that eventually become his wife and brother in law. After graduating high school Rob marries his neighborhood friends and follows in her brother in law’s footsteps and joins the Navy. Staying in the Navy he misses out on much of his growing family. One night after his daughter’s dance recital his wife and daughter are involved in a fatal car accident. Because of his job in the Navy working on a nuclear submarine he does not find out until 21 days later. By the time he gets back home his wife and daughter have already been buried. Devastated and discharged from the Navy Rob has not clue what he is going to do next. Walking off his ship he makes a call to a person one of his fellow shipmate’s uncle for a job. The job didn’t work out but as luck would have it sitting in a bar a gentleman walks in and Rob has a job. Working as a mechanic for a cab company for 2 brothers he end up going into business building custom made bikes. As luck would have it because of his skill he ends up meeting Mason making him several custom bikes. Making his way to Chicago to deliver the bikes he ends up at the Rebel’s clubhouse. At the clubhouse her ends up getting the name Bear. After a terrible accident Rob’s business partner decides to close up the bike business and he finds himself back in Chicago working for Mason at his bike shop. There he ends up not only for working for Mason but eventually decides to join the Rebels. Since his wife and daughters death he has been just going through the motions till he meets Eddie. Like the previous books we follow Bear’s story but we see his involvement in the story of Mica and Slate. And once again we continue to learn more about Mason and what makes him tick. We see if Bear is able to overcome the pain of the death of his wife and daughter. I give Bear’s story 4 ½ O stars.

[Shaly · Rating 5 out of 5]

READ, RATED AND REVIEWED AS PART OF THE BUNDLED SET :

4.5 Stars

Excellent read! Bear/Rob's book was an amazing story, it really went into detail about his life before the club, his life in the Navy, his marriage, his sad loss, the friends he made in the Baugh Brothers after he left the Navy and then how one coincidence leads to another and he becomes involved with Mason and the Rebels. It really is an amazing journey, much like Slate's was and I enjoyed reading every part of it. Everything really does happen for a reason...

What I didn't enjoy was the fact that there was so little of Edith/Eddie. The majority of the book focused on Bear, his trials and tribulations but there was so little on his relationship with Eddie. They saw glimpses of each other on and off for years, went on one date then he left on 'club business' for two weeks, after that they sort of have like a whirlwind kind of romance where he keeps questioning his commitment not only to her but also to Andrea, he deceased wife...Wierd but understandable I guess, until he finally makes a decision, the wrong decision I might add!

Why the hell do these bikers always wait until something horrible happens to their women before they decide to man up? Ugh....

Sighs...anywho I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens between Mason and Willa, I think she's awesome, so spunky and he really needs to stop crushing on stupid Mica already because she has totally moved on! She has her husband and her son and he is still harping on her like some damn stalker...creepy much! Move on bro...it's not going to happen...Willa is so perfect for him! Hope he gets his head out of his ass...soon!

OVER ALL I HAVE ENJOYED THIS SERIES SO FAR EVEN THOUGH IT BEGAN ROCKY FOR ME WITH MICA'S BOOK, BUT I'M GLAD I CONTINUED AND WILL CONTINUE WITH JASE AND GUNNY'S STORIES!

FYI: This series cannot be read as Standalones. All these books interact in some form or fashion and it's better for the reader to read them in order or else you'll be confused as fuck!

[Nstefa · Rating 5 out of 5]

My heart broke for bear.....what a sequence of events and to have to go through life like that!!! Loved the characters, the struggles and heartbreaks!!! I love how you must read all books in sequence to fully grasp the story better!!! Definitely must read

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beta read. Wow, wow and even more wow! This book was awesome, brilliant plot, amazing characters and sexy bikers too! I'm buying the series

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my, I adore Bear!!!! This is my favorite book of the series to date!!! This book just tore me up, I so wanted Bear to find what he had lost. And I wanted Eddie to find the love she deserved!!! A lot happens in this book. There is love, loss, betrayal. So much pain!!!! But this quote right here stole my heart:

DADDY, the glitter is from my wings. I wish you were here. I was an ANGEL tonight, just like you always say. I love you, ASH. XOXO

It will be hard for the rest of the series to live up to this one!!!

[FayAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I will admit I liked this book better than the earlier ones. I'm still encountering that I would prefer to read more of the couples story but the history of the characters is very interesting also. I think that's what keeps me reading more. Bear's story, to me, was extremely tough to read. But I guess so far all these characters have had rough pasts.

Read via Rebels Wayfarers MC box set 1-3.

[Annmarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love him!! He is such a Teddy Bear!! This book makes me want to hug him and take away all his hurt! So far this book is the tear jerker of them. But I love it!!

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[Laura Wolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

9+ STARS!
This book............. OMG This book!!!!!! Tissue alert!! I thought Mason was my favorite but Rob...... You gotta love a man that can love a woman that hard! I loved Edith too! Great great book! One of my favorite MC series!!!

[Fran Zoch, LSoR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rob Crew lost everything and didn't know it until 23 days later , his whole world was gone but he kept on and when he left the Navy he met two brother who give him a job , then helps him create the beautiful bikes he is known for .
When one of the brothers gets hurt they close the shop leading Rob now known as Bear goes to Chicago and starts being a member of the Rebels then he meets Eddie , she makes him live again but he feels guilty and then Eddie is taken what won't Bear do to get her back.

[Angela Goodrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

As much as I enjoyed reading Mica and Slate, Bear is by far my favorite of the series to date – despite the fact that I cried like a baby several times throughout the book. As with the previous books in the series, Bear can be read as a standalone as there is minimal overlap of scenes, but if you’ve read the previous books it will give you further insight to various incidents the occurred.

Consistent with Ms. deMora’s writing style, Bear tells us the story of how Rob Crew becomes Bear and how his life led him to the Rebel Wayfarers Motorcycle Club. Rob’s story is both joyful and heartbreaking – to find love at such a young age and to know it was a love with staying power only to have it ripped away so unexpectedly had me in freaking tears. I was devastated for Rob when he learned of the accident and shredded when he returned home on bereavement leave to tend to the house. The author did an excellent job of making me feel Rob’s love for his wife and daughter – he was a good man who loved his girls deeply – and it was her ability to make me connect with Rob so easily that caused me to cry for him several times while reading Bear. As such, I was tickled pink when Eddie entered the story, even if it was only from afar in the beginning.

Even though Eddie and Rob had an instant connection, an instant spark, they didn’t act upon it for years and when they did they took a long time to get to know one another before they moved to intimacy. This was due in part to Rob’s unwillingness to risk his heart and expose it to potential loss again, but it had more to do with Eddie’s refusal to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Eddie refused to get involved with a biker because she didn’t want to be part of that world anymore. Thankfully, she could only resist Bear for so long and their feelings for the other made for some really loving and hot sex scenes.

As with the prior books in the series, Bear contains a lot of action and suspense, but the primary focus is on the relationship between Bear and Eddie. I enjoyed that the characters realized that the initial spark between them was attraction and didn’t try to claim they were in love. Ms. deMora does a wonderful job of infusing her characters with traits and experiences that go a long way to making them feel real. Eddie’s musings over the bite she received from a student with autism succeeded in cementing my preference for her within the series (yep, it’s happened to me on more than one occasion). Again, I loved the touches the author provides of the other characters and how she continues to develop Mason’s story within the series. I am looking forward to the next book in the series, but even more so for Mason’s book.

I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was provided by the author and Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock in exchange for a review.

Bear is Rob Crew, a former Navy man who is starting over after leaving the Navy in the aftermath of a personal tragedy. He builds himself a new life, working first as a mechanic and then as a custom motorcycle builder. Personally, his life is sparse; he lives consumed by grief, finding his only solace in the design and build of the bikes and playing the guitar. He eventually becomes a member of a motorcycle club and meets Eddie, the first person who makes him feel anything in years.

I was so entranced with this story. All I knew ahead of time was that this was an MC book, but I think calling it that is almost unfair. This is a chronicle - we meet Rob as a young boy when he is introduced to the woman that will become his wife. We get episodes of his life - marriage, the Navy, meeting the Baugh brothers, and then we get his next chapter when he joins the Rebel Wayfarers. To some it may seem unnecessary to have that much of his back story, but I disagree. You need to know Rob's history in order to fully understand what made the man who became Bear. I have read a lot of books about motorcycle clubs, but I am almost hesitant to put this book into that category. This is a book about a man, plain and simple. Yes, he joins a club, but that is just something about him. I didn't find the club to be a big focus of the book, not in the way of the Hell's Horsemen of Madeline Sheehan or the Reapers of Joanna Wylde. In those series, I always felt as if the club as a whole was its own character in the book. The Rebels were present, and there were appearances by Eddie's brother and father (members of other MCs), but club life and club business did not play a big part in the story until the last third or quarter.

I had some confusion with regard to club president Mason and his connection/infatuation with Mica. I can't blame those feelings on the author, though - Bear's book was the third in a series, but the first book I read, so there were characters and history in those books that no doubt would have been a big help in the reading and understanding of a subplot or two. Even if there weren't answers to be found in earlier books, I had already decided by the time I was about a quarter of the way through that I wanted to read anything and everything else there was in this series. I will be going to Amazon sooner rather than later for books 1 and 2, and will have my eyes open for book 4.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well-written story. There are great characters - not just Bear and Eddie, but supporting characters like Willa (such a pisser!) and Tug and the Baugh brothers, who are all well-written and completely relate-able. I give this book four fangs.

[Stephanie Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 out of 5 STARS
Bear’s story is an amazing read; you can’t help but fall in love with him…
When Rob had to move with his family as a child he had no idea what an impact the friends he made would have on his life. Andrea (Drea) is the girl who befriended Rob when he first moved into the neighborhood and they become quick friends, along with her brother Joel. After joining the Navy it seemed like Rob had it all, he had a wife, the love of his life, a baby on the way, what more could he ask for. But he learns that things can change in an instant.
The journey that Rob embarks on after the service is one of many challenges and accomplices but he still continues to carry around the guilt and loss with him everywhere he goes.
After joining the Rebel MC’s and becoming Bear, it seemed as though he was beginning another chapter in life. He had a group of brothers that were loyal and family.
After one brief sighting of the beautiful women outside the Rebel’s compound in Fort Wayne, Bear couldn’t get her out of his mind. Throughout the next many years he sees her off and on but doesn’t have any contact. The chemistry and connection seen from the first sighting of each other, between Bear and Edith, only grew with time, they both had visions and fantasies of the other throughout the years. Finally one day fate stepped and from there all sorts of crazy things happened. You couldn’t expect anything less when dealing with multiple MC clubs coming together.
There is so much more to say about this book, so many people that you just fall in love with. I have to say Tug is amazing and I love the connection we get to witness with a potential love interest after all these years since his wife passed. There are many moments that took my breath away. The time with the Baugh Brothers was great, all the different road trips he went on, the heartbreaking story of Andrea and Ashley, it all comes together to create the person, Rob Crew ‘Bear’.
This book has drama, suspense, HOT Alpha Male MC members, loss, love and so much more. I loved every minute of this book. Bear’s story has its up’s and downs and it also reminds us just how precious life is. There are no guarantees, that we must live for the moment and not take anything for granted. I love the Rebel MC club they are a great group of brothers and I can’t wait to read the next installment in 2015.

[1-Click Addict Support Group · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rob Crew thought he had his perfect life planned out: have a career in the Navy-check; marry his first love Andrea-check; start a family-check. And even though he accomplished them, he didn't realize how easily it all could be taken away from him. To say that he was blindsided is an understatement because he never thought anything like this could ever happen to him and from there on, we see a different Rob.

Rob is constantly plagued with the grief of his loss so instead of finding comfort in the arms/body of other woman, he takes comfort in playing his guitar, and in building and fixing bikes. Rob is his own man, answers to no one and lives his life the way he wants to, so when he's approached about joining Rebels' MC, he decides to go for it and he becomes known as Bear.

We get to see a bit of the MC life but that wasn't the main focus, and one thing that I appreciated was how Bear was mainly focused on Rob's life. He hasn't had a love life since his wife but when he sees Eddie at the Rebel's MC he knows there's beauty, not only on the outside but the inside as well. Even thought there are sparks between Bear and Eddie there really isn't much interaction between them throughout the years that they are both at the MC...Yes, years!! That is, until some crazy sh*t goes down at the club and then we see the sparks between these two start to rocket!!!

There is drama, angst, sexy scenes and a couple of curve balls thrown in there, which had me saying what the h*ll! But never fear because Big Bear was there to take care of business especially when it involved Eddie! This is a beautiful story of grieving but not forgetting, moving forward and allowing yourself to love again. ~ Kara, 4.5 Emotionally Raw Stars

[Marie Vasquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most emotional in the series. At 30% percent I was already using the kleenex. The sense of loss was extremely palpable in this story and I truly felt Bear's pain and was that much more happier when he rcvd his HEA.

Rob Crew was such a great character. He goes directly into the Navy after school and getting married to his best friend and life is good. He's serving his country on a submarine while his beautiful wife and daughter give him a home to come to until the one day he gets the worst news of his life.

A testament to the man he is, he doesn't spiral out of control to cope. He keeps going. He leaves the Navy and finds a job. Makes friends and ultimately makes connections with the Rebels. From there, he starts to live again and only when he sets eyes on a beautiful dark haired Eddie doesn't he start to feel his heart again.

His struggle was clear. He needed to learn to love his wife and daughter but allow himself to move on from the past. It's not until he's at risk of losing Eddie does it all click.

Eddie was a strong woman. Born into the MC life, she knows how the lifestyle is and swore she wouldn't be with a man in that life but Bear was too irresistible, kind sweet and gentlemanly to ignore. He truly was a sweet guy. And though Eddie was strong, for the most part, she did have a tendency to allow her mother's mistakes to fuel her insecurities and because Bear is still trying to wrap his head around the whole "moving on" concept, he allows her to push him away and uses that to do some pushing of his own.

By the end, I was boo hoo-ing again. This story truly touched me. It was a great story.

*a copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

[Michelle [Helen Geek] · Rating 3 out of 5]

December 2017 -- 3 Stars

My rating for this book was all over the place. I thought, initially, 4 Stars. It meandered a bit, but the story was solid, so then bumped it to 4.5 Stars. Then, the meandering got tedious and hard to follow, so maybe 3.5 Stars, no more than 4 Stars. THEN, at 90% it took a really strange turn, out of nowhere really .. but maybe to extend the ending when the author had a hard time ending the book, but then remembering that maybe we needed to set up a later book. So, I ended this one on 3 Stars. I really could have laid it down at 90% and have missed nothing important. She just should have ended it.

So, I'll read one more by her. If she doesn't get a bit tighter with her stories, I'll end it there. A shame because I think she does a decent job, but rambles a bit too much. She lacks some polish in her character development too.

The jury's still out on whether I feel these are good or just meh .. something to read when nothing else is available.

Happy Reading!

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This story was different. It starts off with Rob/Bear's past. Most books start off present day and the characters tell what happened to them, or have flashbacks. Maybe a short prologue with a couple of scenes from the past. Not this one. We experience the past as in real time in chronological order. It was pretty heartbreaking, that almost brought me to tears. We experience the pain ourselves. The story, however, did have a slow build with no MC involvement. But when Bear is patched, the story was heavy on the club business. But it was confusing. All the MC names and dynamics was a bit much. There was no real action, just politics. And I got frustrated because at 50% in Bear still didn't know the h's name, and they haven't officially met. By 57% in they had just met, so the story was dragging. By then I needed SOMETHING to happen. I began to think that this is NOT a romance, this is an MC book with a hint of romance. At 62% in they still aren't together...FINALLY AT 66%..aaaand we're back to club business...To give you an idea how long this goes on...This book takes place over YEARS and Eddie and Bear dance around each other over all this time.

I didn't have a problem with any of the main characters. I liked Bear, he was a complicated characters. The book moved slow. Though something did happen at the end that was totally unexpected. And I still have questions around the situation. I liked that we got to live through what led Bear to where he was in the club. Eddie was pretty interesting too. There was one love scene that was hot, the rest were ok. this book was all about the story.

Overall pretty good story, just really slow.

[The Sweet & Sinful Book Nerds · Rating 4 out of 5]

Never a disappointment! This is Bear’s story. Bear has had a tragedy in his past that he lives with every day. He wasn’t there when he was needed and that has definitely influenced his decisions since leaving the Navy. He is more protective of his emotions and attachments. He basically lives in a bubble of work and sleep. He finds that he is pretty good at building motorcycles. But not just any bikes, bikes for the Rebel Wayfarers MC.
Mason is a good judge of people. He knows when someone is going to fit and when that time is right. I like to think of him as the MC Whisperer. He makes his connections to those people and starts to build the relationships that will ultimately lead to that person belonging to the MC, but that person also finds their “home”.
Bear’s home is the MC and Eddie. She has haunted him for years. She is the daughter of a rival MC prez and has sworn off bikers. However, Bear is not your typical biker and soon they are wrapped solidly in each other. He holds fiercely to his first wife and daughter, but that might be his downfall in the end.
I am so thoroughly hooked in this series that I can’t put it down! I love that all the other characters still have such a big role in the following books. I love each and every character that has been featured in some way and can only hope that this is a very long series as I want all of them to get their happily ever after!

Reviewed for FMR Book Grind

[Shay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished Bear and I just loved it! I'm a biker girl so of course I am all on it! This is apart of the Rebel Wayfarers Series and even though you could read this as a stand alone, I recommend reading in order to get the full effect of the characters plus you'd be missing out on an awesome series. This is Bears story. He's the quiet one to me so you know that he has to be dealing with some shit. I never expected really what it was and I was so heart broken when I found out. I love how Marialisa went through the motions with Bear. Normally in a story you find out something tragic and it's now a few years later. Not here. It took a lot of time and effort on this story to keep the readers interested when it was done like that and she did amazing well! Eddie has a story too and it's sad too. I never thought things would turn out the way that they did for her but it made her a stronger charterer and that was needed for her to deal with Bear. I'm glad it turns out the way it should be. I was on pins and needles freaking the hell out not knowing what was going to happen.

I am just in awe here with the series is turning out. I love all the secondary characters and give props to MariaLisa with how she has handle them. She really has an awesome sense to her characters and to keep them the same through out. I'm just so in love. I cannot wait for more!!

Story 5
Sex 5
Overall 5

[FMR Book Grind · Rating 4 out of 5]

ERIN'S REVIEW
4 STARS

Never a disappointment! This is Bear’s story. Bear has had a tragedy in his past that he lives with every day. He wasn’t there when he was needed and that has definitely influenced his decisions since leaving the Navy. He is more protective of his emotions and attachments. He basically lives in a bubble of work and sleep. He finds that he is pretty good at building motorcycles. But not just any bikes, bikes for the Rebel Wayfarers MC.
Mason is a good judge of people. He knows when someone is going to fit and when that time is right. I like to think of him as the MC Whisperer. He makes his connections to those people and starts to build the relationships that will ultimately lead to that person belonging to the MC, but that person also finds their “home”.

Bear’s home is the MC and Eddie. She has haunted him for years. She is the daughter of a rival MC prez and has sworn off bikers. However, Bear is not your typical biker and soon they are wrapped solidly in each other. He holds fiercely to his first wife and daughter, but that might be his downfall in the end.

I am so thoroughly hooked in this series that I can’t put it down! I love that all the other characters still have such a big role in the following books. I love each and every character that has been featured in some way and can only hope that this is a very long series as I want all of them to get their happily ever after!

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow! This book was so full of emotion and angst! I can’t tell you how much I enjoy how much of it this author puts in each of her books. Bear, aka Rob, has had his heart torn out of him. He has loved and lost the most precious people in his life. My heart absolutely ached for him when he lost his girls. Ugh. It still brings tears to my eyes to think about it.

As with this author’s style, the backstory drags on a little too much for my liking. While I adore how Eddie and Rob/Bear had feelings for each other from the beginning, and I liked how they didn’t act on that attraction until much later, I wanted to get to the meat of the story. Yes, I’m impatient. But, I feel like it’s too descriptive and long. It’s the kind of story that didn’t hold my attention for long and I didn’t mind putting it down to do other things.

While this is the 3rd book in the Rebel Wayfarers MC Series, the club wasn’t as prominent in this book with Bear. He becomes a member, but isn’t as focused on it like Mica (book 1) and Slate (book 2) were. I kind of liked that about this story and how it wasn’t as prominent in his relationship with Eddie.

This is another good book in this series that had some minor issues, for me , but is well worth the read if you like MC books.

*I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rob Crew is a former Navy man. While away on an assignment, he finds out his wife and daughter have been killed. Sadly, by the time he learns of their deaths, they’ve been buried for almost a month. Totally distraught and lost, Rob leaves the navy and if you’ve read the first two books, he somehow finds his way to the Rebel Wayfarers. He’s given the road name Bear.
Avoiding any kind of relationship, he downs himself in customizing motorcycles.

Eddie is the daughter of an MC president in San Diego. Wanting to get away from the MC and all it stands for, she seemingly finds her calling helping special needs children and adults. Through different events, their paths cross, and there is an attraction they both feel.

This story definitely tugs and snatches your heart strings with all the struggles Bear and Eddie both go through. I can’t tell much more without risking spoiling it, but it’s a very good read. You get to see the guys from the first two books, and more of their stories are told along with this one. As the books in this series go along, I find myself liking each one a little more.

Bear is the third book in the Rebel Wayfarer’s MC series.

I received this ARC for an honest review, and I give it 4 stars.

[Renee Entress · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 star

I was pulled right into this story. The story flowed well and I was kept interested. The story has laughs, pain, grief, love, abuse, kidnapping, and heartbreak.

This is Eddie and Bear’s story. Bear is broken. He was away in the Navy and lost his family. After joining Mason in the Rebel Wayfarers he finally finds his new place. He sees a few glimpses of Eddie over the years and is drawn to her. Eddie’s father is President of a MC club in a different state. She wants nothing to do with Bikers. But she is drawn to Bear. After forming a relationship Bear decides she is better off without him and leaves her. She is then kidnapped. Can Bear find and get her back? Or is she gone forever?

I loved both of these characters. Bear is the strong silent type. You can feel his pain throughout the story. Eddie is strong and sweet. You get info from childhood up until the present in this story. You get a ton of the side characters in this story so it’s not just Bear and Eddie. But all in all I felt I was able to connect with the characters and the story was a great read.

I highly recommend this book and can’t wait for the next story in this series.

[Deanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well call me a crybaby. In the first 4 chapters I cried 5 times. What an emotional story. I have relatives that came home from Vietnam with PTSD. It again surprised me to know she wrote this story when the 1st 2 were going on. this is Brilliant. The one I am really excited to read it Mason. But like a good reader I will read them in order. Don't want any spoilers, but Dang the Chemistry between him and his soon to be girl (?)....lol Off the charts.

[Eva Mcfarden · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Bear. Bear has endured more tragedy and sadness. He exists day to day, surviving the guilt, the loneliness. He is lost without any type of compass to direct him. Eddie has moved on from the Club life her father and brother still live. She knows she's being watched to keep her safe. One glance, a very short look at each other and neither can forget the other. They never spoke, just caught a sight of the other. Time passes, they finally see one another again. The spark is there, but both are stubborn. Seeing each other at distances, they interact but at arms length. They flirt, skate around each other. She doesn't want to be hurt like her Mom, he doesn't know how to move on from the loss of his wife and daughter. When Eddie is taken, Mason has to tell Bear. Bear wants her and will do anything to get her back. This was so full of emotion. I love how Bear seems a little shy, but claims Eddie as his with no shyness at all. I give this 5 stars.



Eva McFarden

[Hooked On Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Bear. Bear has endured more tragedy and sadness. He exists day to day, surviving the guilt, the loneliness. He is lost without any type of compass to direct him. Eddie has moved on from the Club life her father and brother still live. She knows she's being watched to keep her safe. One glance, a very short look at each other and neither can forget the other. They never spoke, just caught a sight of the other. Time passes, they finally see one another again. The spark is there, but both are stubborn. Seeing each other at distances, they interact but at arms length. They flirt, skate around each other. She doesn't want to be hurt like her Mom, he doesn't know how to move on from the loss of his wife and daughter. When Eddie is taken, Mason has to tell Bear. Bear wants her and will do anything to get her back. This was so full of emotion. I love how Bear seems a little shy, but claims Eddie as his with no shyness at all. I give this 5 stars.