Unbeautifully

Written by Madeline Sheehan

Narrated by Tatiana Sokolov

Danielle "Danny" West is the daughter of Deuce West, president of the Hell's Horsemen Motorcycle Club. A sweet and beautiful girl, she loses her way, searching for things that are always out of her reach. Erik "Ripper" Jacobs is the Sergeant of Arms in the Hell's Horsemen. Once a man who always had a smile on his face, his life takes a turn for the worst when a tragedy befalls him, leaving him scarred and broken. During a midsummer night, Danny and Ripper's paths cross, forever changing their lives. Hastily, their lust turns to love until another tragedy forces them apart. On a journey that is marred with ugliness and chaos, Danny and Ripper must discover if their unforeseen connection can find the beauty in their world.

This is Danny and Ripper's story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Nov 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781452687285

Madeline Sheehan

Fantastical realm dweller Madeline Sheehan is the USA Today bestselling author of the Undeniable series and Shut Up and Kiss Me. More of her published works include: The Holy Trinity series, and the Thicker Than Blood series (Thicker Than Blood and Beneath Blood and Bone).A Social Distortion enthusiast, and fan of anything deemed socially inappropriate, Madeline was homegrown in New York, where she can still be found engaging in food fights and video game marathons with her husband and son.

Reviews for Unbeautifully

[Michelle Auset · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

2 stars off for the weird racist sadism at the end

[bethanymoore · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

HOLY FRIKIN COW!

Once again, Madeline kicked my ass, reached into my chest and grabbed my heart, slung it around for a while and then dropped it at my feet.

This is not your typical love story... this is the story of trying to hang on to a love that shouldn't even be in a world of fear and destruction. There were times I was afraid to read the next paragraph for fear of the next horrific thing waiting for the Horsemen around the corner. I couldn't put it down, but I could barely make myself keep reading.

And Deuce and Eva's continuing story killed me more than Ripper and Danny's... because I'm that fucking invested in them. GOD! Now what am I going to do? The wait for the next book is going to be hell.

[gwendolyngrace · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

10 gritty stars!! Effing brilliant! Madeline Sheehan ROCKED IT!!! Totally in love from the first sentence. I am bursting with so much excitement that I could jump put of my skin right now! Ripper, oh Ripper, I really want to be on the back of your bike and I never thought I would have said that, ever...!!

"All scars tell a story, beautiful girl,... "And mine...tell the story of how I found you."- Ripper

We start off with noticeable tension between Ripper and Danny at a club gathering, we realize they have history but are clearly not together and we don't know why. Each are there with someone else.

"No. No, he did not care. But yeah, he sort of did."-Ripper

Then Ripper throws all caution to the wind and steps forward in front of the entire MC to make a declaration to Danny that nearly stopped my heart!

“F*CK THIS SH*T.
F*ck the club and the code, and f*ck brotherhood. He would give it all up for her. For his woman. Because she sure as sh*t was his, and he’d go to hell and back ten times over before he lost her forever."- Ripper

We later learn Ripper and Danny have been having a secret affair which they've kept hidden from the MC and especially Deuce, Danny's father, who has forbidden brothers from dating his daughter. Ripper struggles with trying to do the right thing by Danny but also trying to keep himself away from the barrel of Deuce's gun.

“If your old man caps me, you better be front and center at my f*ckin’ funeral, cryin’ your goddamn eyes out!" Ripper

He's gotten himself into a mess but isn't sure what to do about it.

"Holy sh*t, he was an idiot. And he hadn't just f*cked her, he had been all up in that sh*t,..." - Ripper

But it's too late, Ripper has fallen for Danny fast and hard.

"I just wanna rip you the f*ck open," He said, breathing harder as his thrusts became brutal. "I want all of me inside all of you, not just my f*ckin' c*ck, baby, but all of me. All of you. "

But true to Sheehan's word there will be no fairy tale endings for these two.

"I had to live.
I had to see him.
I had to tell him I loved him.
I had to live." - Danny

We also see the aftermath of Crazy Frankie. The facial disfigurement of Ripper and the demons that has caused him . There is also the psychological damage done to Deuce and Eva's relationship that needs mending.

An AMAZING book! But be clear, it's not for everyone. It still carried the same grit and grim of the first book but I guess I was more prepared for it this time. The bikers haven't change their ways, still assholes, still disrespecting women, still violent maniacs one minute then joking and laughing the next. Having said that, I'm hooked and can't wait for book 3.

[drez-3 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I didn't think it was possible, but this was even better than Undeniable. I also didn't think anyone would ever replace Deuce as my favorite Hell's Horsemen, but Ripper is my new fave. I was so horrified reading what actually happened with Frankie, and I cried that he had wanted to kill himself. I think Danny is absolutely perfect for him, and I was pleasantly surprised that he spoke up during the proposal. I was very disappointed that he refused to talk to Deuce and left her, but I'm glad he came back, got her pregnant again and married her!