Review: Desertion (Knights Rebels MC, #3) by River Savage

4.5 stars! *****

Author: River Savage

Title: Desertion (Knights Rebels MC, #3)
 

Honor.
Courage.
Commitment.

Three things Jesse Carter has lost. A former Marine, Jesse used to stand proud of his achievements and live by the code. But when circumstance made him question everything he believed in, those most basic values didn’t feel so important after all.

Sex.
Lies.
Knights Rebels.

Three things Jesse Carter has found. Reborn into a brotherhood not so different from the one he left behind, Jesse finds it all too easy to block out his past and claim the role as the Rebels' fun loving player.
Until he meets Bell.

Shy, awkward, and with troubles of her own, Bell Johnson's no stranger to hiding her pain. When Jesse forces himself into her life, she’s at risk of her defences crumbling.

Does Bell have the strength to survive Jesse and his demons or is she fated to become another casualty in the self-destruction of Jesse Carter?

I was looking forward to Jesse's story since I've read Incandescent. I loved his story. Sometimes he deserved a good smack up his head but it was a lovely story that kept me awake into the early hours.

Nurse Bell is shy and hardworking girl. One would think that her life is pretty much perfect, but it isn't. Not even close. Her sister Paige disappeared six years ago and police still haven't found her. Her parents changed. Became shells of their former selves and are way to protective of her and her younger sister.

Since she already helped the Knight Rebels before and knows they try to help those who need it, she decides to ask them to find Paige for her.

Jesse has always felt the pull toward a cute nurse Bell and when she asks him for help he agrees under one condition. He'll help her if she goes out on a date with him.

And so she goes. And they start to text and call each other and before they know it they are wraped up in each other. But when Jesse's demon comes up to play the depth of their feelings might not be enough.

Desertion is the best book in series so far for me.

After a while it's book where the main female character isn't bullheaded, stubborn and overly strong. Bell is strong, don't get me wrong but she doesn't emit this "I'm so self-sufficient" vibe.

She went through a huge character development. In the beginning she was shy and soft spoken and did what she thought her parent would want to and mainly what she thought Paige would do if she was still with them. In the end she was still a little shy but she coulf stand up for herself, spoke for herself and did what she wanted to do.

Jesse also went through a character development. Not as big as Bell though. I'm not sure if he suffered with PTSD or it was something else but he wasn't able to deal with things. With his past, his father, his time as a soldier or his feelings to Bell. He learnt to talk to people who loves him and actually accept their love and their help. He also allowed himself to love back.

Those two were great together. They had this mindblowing chemistry and watching how their story unfold was a time greatly spent.

In the end was a little note that made me really reaaally happy. We'll get Paige's story. When we got only a little information about her I was angry. Even though she wasn't actually there, she was a big part of the book and there was not enough info about her in the end. I though that the part at the end about her was cut short too abruptly, so maybe that's why.

All in all, DESERTION just earned place in my "fav" shelf and for a good reason.