Ace & Ember

🌶️ Spice Level: 8/10

Description:
Evie Emberson is smart, fearless and impossible to keep out of trouble. A talented hacker with secrets of her own, she has a habit of digging where she shouldn't and now someone is watching. The last person she should turn to is Aiden “Ace” Callahan, her brother's best friend and a member of the dangerous motorcycle gang surrounding her family. Ace has always known one rule above all others: don't touch Evie. But Evie isn't the girl he remembers anymore, and keeping his distance becomes increasingly impossible as their stolen glances and sharp banter turn into something darker and far more dangerous. When threats close in and Evie's secrets put her directly in the line of fire, Ace will do whatever it takes to protect her, even if it means breaking the rules that have kept him loyal to the only family he's ever known. With brother's-best-friend, forbidden romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity, a morally grey biker hero, protective obsession, suspense and plenty of spice, Ace & Ember is a dark and addictive romance packed with danger and chemistry.

Reviews:
Readers particularly praise the chemistry and push-and-pull between Evie and Ace, with their forbidden relationship creating plenty of tension before they finally give in to what has been building between them. Ace's fiercely protective, possessive personality is a major draw, while Evie is praised for being clever, confident and more than capable of getting herself into and out of trouble. The romance contains multiple explicit open-door scenes, with the sexual content being an important part of their relationship rather than simply a couple of brief spicy moments. At the same time, the book has a substantial suspense storyline involving Evie's hacking, threats against the motorcycle gang and secrets that put the characters in danger, so the plot isn't sacrificed for the spice. Readers have particularly enjoyed the banter, protective hero, dark biker atmosphere and slow-building tension, with several describing the chemistry as one of the strongest aspects of the book. Overall, Ace & Ember is a great choice for readers who want a genuinely spicy dark romance with a morally grey biker, forbidden attraction, possessive protection and plenty of sexual tension, while still getting a proper suspense plot alongside the romance.