In Crazy Wicked Love, the third installment of the Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside, Foster delivered a fun and steamy friends to lovers romance that will enthrall readers from start to finish. She knocked this one out of the park.
Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale.
Title: Crazy, Wicked Love
Author(s): Melissa Foster
Series: The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside #3
Also in this series: A Little Bit Wicked , The Wicked Aftermath , The Wicked Truth , His Wicked Ways
Published by World Literary Press on March 23, 2022
Pages: 312
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance
Source: Beck Valley Book Tours
Format: eArc 
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What happens when the player gets played?
Sidney Carver has a big problem, and he goes by the name of Dwayne “Gunner” Wicked: six-plus feet of muscular, motorcycle-riding, animal-loving deliciousness. Gunner is her boss, roommate, and best friend. They’ve seen each other through life-altering injuries and unimaginable losses, and they work side by side at Wicked Animal Rescue, fulfilling their passion to save animals. Unfortunately, Gunner is also the man Sidney is in love with, and he's the ultimate player. As her former military comrade, Gunner sees her as his buddy—just one of the guys. Sidney is at her wit’s end, ready to risk the friendship and job she adores for a chance at forever love with the man she can’t live without. Like any good marine, she comes up with a mission. Enter Operation Get My Guy.
Gunner loves his life. He has a family he adores, a brotherhood that always has his back, and a host of willing women to warm his bed. As the owner of Wicked Animal Rescue, he saves lives and works with his best friend, Sid, the coolest woman on the planet. When Sid concocts a crazy plan to win his cousin’s heart, Gunner reluctantly agrees to be her wingman.
Practices heat up as roommates become teammates. Let the wicked fun begin…
No cheating. No cliffhangers. Guaranteed to melt panties and leave readers hopelessly in love with the sinfully delicious Wickeds.
About The Wickeds: Dark Knights at BaysideSet on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven’t met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang. Their members stick together like family and will stop at nothing to keep their communities safe. These men are wickedly alpha and intensely loyal, but they are not alphaholes.
***Want more WICKED sexy love stories?A Little Bit Wicked (Justin and Chloe)The Wicked Aftermath (Tank and Leah)Crazy, Wicked LoveThe Wicked TruthWicked TemptationsWicked Lucky
Meet the WHISKEYS (Wicked cousins). Now available for your binge-reading pleasure!Tru BlueTruly, Madly, WhiskeyDriving Whiskey WildWicked Whiskey LoveMad About MoonTaming My WhiskeyThe Gritty TruthIn for a Penny
Find out more about these and many other steamy romance series in Melissa Foster’s big-family contemporary romance collection, Love in Bloom, featuring characters from all walks of life, from billionaires to blue-collar workers. You’ll love her fun, sexy, and relatable characters, and their real-life issues. Best of all, you’re always guaranteed a happily ever after.
Sydney and Gunner are the best of friends. They have been friends from their days in the in the military. Now that they both left the service, they are full filling their dreams of running an animal shelter. But not only do they work together, they are roommates.
They know each other’s secrets except for one. Sydney has fallen hopelessly in love with him and knows they would be good for each other. Sydney and Gunner make such a great team. Everyone that knows them knows they are meant to be, but Gunner showed no interest beyond friendship. Sydney then decides she needed for him to see her as more than a friend and so she sets her plan in motion.
Crazy Wicked Love was a fun and sexy read. This beautifully written story captured my heart and I read it in one sitting. Sydney and Gunner were wonderful characters and I couldn’t get enough of them. They shared a beautiful and heartwarming friendship. Their banter and the way they were so comfortable around each other is one of the many things that made this story so special. They clearly cared for each other, and their chemistry was off the charts. It warmed my heart to see how they always had each other back. So despite Gunner not keen on Sydney’s plan, he helped her. After all, that’s what friends do. His reaction to her plan, though, was priceless.
They shared a powerful connection, which made their transition from friends to lovers smooth and natural. Seeing Gunner’s romantic side coming into was a delightful experience. It made for some swoon worthy moments. Their romance was fun and sexy and it had me smiling throughout.
Overall, Crazy Wicked Love proved to be a beautiful story of friendship, family, and love.
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Also available in The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside series
A Little Bit Wicked
A captivatingly funny and deeply emotional new standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. When the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble—or maybe love—is not far behind.
What do a cocky biker and a businesswoman who has sworn off dating bad boys have in common? According to Chloe Mallery, not much.
Justin came into the Wicked family after a harsh upbringing by a thieving father. He’s gone through a lot to become a true Wicked, and he’s made them proud. Now he’s ready to show the woman he loves exactly what type of man he is. But Chloe Mallery has worked hard to move past her difficult upbringing, and she’s wary of getting involved with a man who looks like he’s walked right out of it. When tragedy strikes, will their trying pasts draw them together, or will Justin’s protective nature be too much for Chloe’s independent heart to accept?
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The Wicked Aftermath
An emotionally gripping story of love, loss, and hope, with a rich and entrancing happily ever after. Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven’t met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a gang. Their members stick together like family and will stop at nothing to keep their communities safe. Some of the Wickeds’ love stories will be hilariously fun and deeply emotional, others will tear at your heartstrings and include injections of humor, but they will all leave you wishing you could climb between the pages and join them. All Wicked novels may be enjoyed as standalone romances.
When the person you blame for your grief is the only one who can save you from the pain…
Tank Wicked lost his sister and has since vowed to save everyone else in his path. He lives by the creed of the Dark Knights motorcycle club, sworn to protect and respect his community. He selflessly saves lives as a volunteer firefighter and treats the men and women who work for him at his tattoo shop like family. But life isn’t a balance scale where good deeds negate bad things to come, and one foggy night life guts Tank once again. When a car careens over the side of a bridge and into a river, Tank springs into action, plunging into the water to rescue the passengers. Four people go into the river, but only three come out alive.
Leah Yates is just trying to make it through each day. When the man she blames for her grief becomes the only one who can pull her from the depths of despair, she discovers that even hope comes at a price. Maybe this time she won’t have to face it alone.
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The Wicked Truth
Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster.
What happens when you’re not looking for love, but it walks in the door?
When a mysterious stranger crosses paths with Madigan Wicked, their connection is undeniable, yet neither is open to love. He’s on a road to redemption, and she’s been hurt before. But love has been known to bully its way into even the most resisting hearts. When the wicked truth of his dark past is revealed, will it be too much for them to overcome?
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MEET THE WHISKEYS (cousins of the Wickeds)! MORE WICKED LOVE STORIES COMING SOON!
Crazy, Wicked Love
The Wicked Truth (pre-order 1st February 2023)
Wicked Temptations
Wicked Lucky
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Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented, the perfect beach reads for contemporary romance and women’s fiction lovers who enjoy reading about loyal, wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines with complex relatable issues. Melissa also writes sweet romance under the pen name Addison Cole. Melissa enjoys chatting with readers and book clubs. Send her an email invitation to your next event! Never miss a brand new release, special promotions or inside gossip again by simply signing up to receive your newsletter from Melissa.
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I have some freebies from this author but haven’t managed to read her books yet.
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I haven’t read her yet but this does sound like it would be a good read.
If you love contemporary romance you will enjoy her books.
I do enjoy a good friends to enemies book. And I’ve enjoyed Melissa Foster books in the past. I’m going to have to check this one out.
I am sure you will enjoy this one.
What a great review you have of this and I was really looking forward to what you thought on this one. I just love the sense of family that Melissa Foster writes in her stories. I can’t wait to get to this one.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
WOW! That’s some interesting art work. Not on first sight a book that appeals to me but I’m well and truly intrigued by the ‘laugh-out-loud humour, and swoon-worthy moments’.
The cover may not appeal to everyone, but I am sure the story would for those who enjoy the friends to lovers trope.
You know that I do like Melissa Foster’s books! This one sounds like it was really well done. Hopefully, I can get to it someday.
Yes, this was a good one.
I’m so happy you loved Sydney and Gunner’s romance! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review! Have a wonderful week XOXO
You are welcome. Thank you for sharing their story.