Vance (Book 1): Grim Rebels MC, #1

By Heather West

This is book 1 of the Grim Rebels MC trilogy. Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now!

Vance sold me lies and dragged me to the altar.

Teresa Love never wants to think about the Grim Rebels Motorcycle Club again.

That's why she's thrilled when she meets Vance Tate. He's everything she's always dreamed of – young, attractive, intelligent.

And most importantly… nothing like that motorcycle club-leading, drug-dealing father of hers whose calls she keeps dodging.

But Vance has a secret.

He's more like Teresa's dad than she could imagine. In fact, he was handpicked by her father to become Teresa's new husband. It was supposed to be an easy job. Even if he was stuck with an old ball and chain at the end of it, at least Teresa is hot.

The last thing Micah expects is to genuinely fall for Teresa. And when he proposes, he's surprised to find he really wants her to say yes.

The last thing Teresa expects is the sudden and horrifying discovery of everything Micah has been hiding.

Can their new marriage survive his betrayal?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sopris Page Press
• Release date: Jun 2, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393948292

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Vance: A Motorcycle Club Romance (Grim Rebels MC) (Book 1)

By Heather West

Vance sold me lies and dragged me to the altar.

TERESA LOVE NEVER WANTS to think about the Grim Rebels Motorcycle Club again.

That’s why she’s thrilled when she meets Vance Tate. He’s everything she’s always dreamed of – young, attractive, intelligent.

And most importantly... nothing like that motorcycle club-leading, drug-dealing father of hers whose calls she keeps dodging.

But Vance has a secret.

He’s more like Teresa’s dad than she could imagine. In fact, he was handpicked by her father to become Teresa’s new husband. It was supposed to be an easy job. Even if he was stuck with an old ball and chain at the end of it, at least Teresa is hot.

The last thing Micah expects is to genuinely fall for Teresa. And when he proposes, he’s surprised to find he really wants her to say yes.

The last thing Teresa expects is the sudden and horrifying discovery of everything Micah has been hiding.

Can their new marriage survive his betrayal?

Chapter One

Teresa

The phone rang loudly in the morning, waking her up. Teresa grunted into the pillow, trying to muffle the sound, but its continuous ringing would not cease. She groggily opened one eye and looked at the caller ID: Jimmy Love . She pressed decline, and the call stopped.

She knew she would soon receive a new voicemail from her dad, but she couldn’t care less. Looking at the clock, she realized she had to get up and jumped in the shower, still tired and cranky. Her father kept calling her, even though she had made it very clear that she did not want to have anything to do with him.

A cold shower and an abundant breakfast were enough to lighten up her mood. She got dressed and caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror before leaving her home: her dark, long hair pulled back in a ponytail emphasized the sharp contours of her face. She had a strong jaw, but she liked it. She did one last outfit check and nodded in approval; she had chosen a white shirt and a skirt – not very formal but simple, which she liked.

From the neck of the shirt peeked one of her many tattoos. It was the head of a bull, her father’s gang insignia. She brushed it with her fingertips. Like a scar, it was a reminder of the life she had sworn to abandon, which was why she had not removed it or covered it up with makeup or clothes. Day by day, she was reminded of the blazing bull on her neck and shoulder; the place that she vowed to never go back to.

She grabbed her bag and headed to the subway. On the way to the charity, she couldn’t resist listening to the voicemail messages on her phone. A couple of them were from her friends who wanted to meet after her shift, but she also received six messages from her father.

Teresa, please come back home.... Deleted.

Teresa, this ain’t right. Yer place is in this club. Ye can’t run from this life! Deleted.

Goddammit, Teresa, yer my daughter and ye have to do as I tell ye! Deleted.

I miss ye, Teresa, please. The club needs ye, I’m... Deleted.

I have something to tell ye, Teresa, but I need ye to... Deleted.

Teresa, I’m commanding ye to come back! I want ye to get married and take over the club someday, and I found the perfect husband for ye... Deleted.

Oh, sure, she muttered sarcastically, putting her phone back in her purse. As if I would marry one of his men. Or any man, for that matter,

She got off at her stop and walked the streets confidently. She wasn’t oblivious to the many eyes of men she drew, even if she did not mean to, but she couldn’t care less. She had given up on dating long ago. After all, her father had been the worst role model, and every man she dated when she was still in the gang had turned out to be just like him: aggressive, controlling, manipulative, and mean.

Why would she ever want to date again? Teresa wanted to focus on the new life she made for herself after she finally ran away from her father’s grip. She got a great job at a nightclub and during the day she worked as a volunteer at a soup kitchen. She loved it! The only thing she regretted was that she had never been able to finish her studies, and she knew it was too late now. But her job was decent and paid the bills, and left her enough free time to do charitable work.

Hello, everyone! she greeted as she entered the kitchen called Silver Spoons for Charity. She had always liked the idea of volunteering, but the Grim Rebels were not the kind of motorcycle club that was into charity, so she never got the chance. Her father was more interested in gambling, weapons, alcohol, and drugs. That was why the first thing she did when she ran away from home was find a non-profit organization, and Silver Spoons for Charity was perfect.

Hi, Teresa! her manager Peter answered. He was a nice guy. He was still in his early forties, married, had two twin girls, and was the kind of person that gave everything he had to make people happy, especially his daughters. He was the exact opposite of her father. Looking at him, Teresa hoped that the world had more Peters in it than Jimmy Loves.

Where do you want me today, Pete? she asked, leaving her purse in a locker and grabbing an apron. Serving? Cooking? Cleaning? Teresa had been working there for so long that she had been in every position they had. I’d love to cook today, though. I overheard yesterday that you want to serve mushroom soup as a starter and you know I have a knack for mushrooms!

Peter chuckled and shook his head. He was carrying a large pile of papers, and that was one of the things she did not envy him for: the amount of paperwork that came with owning a charity. That was one of the reasons she did not open her own restaurant – that and the fact she did not feel prepared.

Sorry, but not today. I have something else for you.

Oh, okay. Teresa pouted a bit, trying to make him change his mind. That face usually did the trick, but apparently not this time.

Peter laughed. Don’t give me that look! Today we have a new recruit, and I want you to show him around. He’s never done this kind of work before, and I want him to start serving food – he’s not hard on the eyes, if you know what I mean, and the ladies will love him. So, Teresa, can you show him the place, teach him how everything works, and stay with him at the serving bar and supervise?

A newbie! Teresa loved teaching newbies. Sometimes she even thought that she would have made a good teacher, but that meant going back to college, which wasn’t an option right now, or maybe ever. She tended to muse a