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Melancholy (Jokers' Wrath, Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Bella Jewel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 1,819 ratings

Book 2 of 4: Jokers' Wrath

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From USA Today and Amazon Top 15 Bestselling Author comes the second book in the scorching new MC series.

"There's never been a time I've cared about anything more than my club. Today that all changed. Today I got you."

Maddox is the President of the Jokers' Wrath MC. He's hard, he's determined and he's never had to give his heart over…until the day he found and saved Santana. Sassy and head-strong, she's given him a run for his money for a solid five years. Their tension has built and both of them have danced around a passion that's burning so deep in their souls, it's all-consuming.

They want each other - they're just too stubborn to admit it. Heat, lust and sassy natures will have them fighting against what's real. She's feisty, he's stubborn. But everything will change the moment she gets her first taste of the rugged, broody biker.

There's one problem with this story...Maddox has a secret.

A secret he knows will crush Santana. It will take her life and spiral it out of control, sending them into a world of danger that will risk not only their lives, but everyone in the clubs, too.

Will their love withstand the battle? Or will Maddox lose the only girl he's loved, forever?

This story is the second book in a series. You can get the first book on all major retailers. (Precarious - Jokers' Wrath MC Book 1)

This contains no cliffhanger and has a HEA. 18+

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Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. Shes been publishing since 2013.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00N1S9SM4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 15, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 784 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 311 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #428,365 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #13,244 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
- #44,399 in Romance (Kindle Store)
- #53,375 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Bella Jewel, also known as Bec Botefuhr, has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. With multiple USA Today Bestselling titles, traditionally published books, foreign published books, and audio deals, she keeps herself busy and has no plans on stopping soon. Living in sunny Queensland, Australia, you can find Bella spending time with her family when she's not busy tapping at the keys. She enjoys the outdoors, camping, fishing, and boating, but mostly, she enjoys books! Reading and writing are her passion!

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Karen Thorp

hot & sexy and seriously fantastic and brilliantly written story should be told and have ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2014

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wow what powerful and raw beauty that took place throughout this story, I read this book in under 8 hrs that is how intense and involve and captivate this story is, that by the time you go to turn the page you realize that you are coming to the end and yet your heart is still pumping fast and your palms are sweaty and your nerves are on fire and your emotions are about to explode for all the high's and low's., and that my friends is what a heartfelt, passionate, hot & sexy and seriously fantastic and brilliantly written story should be told and have you feeling., I love the dedication and power that you feel coming from Maddox for his feelings for Santana and for the members of his club., as times I would have shaken Santana for not realizing how he felt for her all along, but then again I can't fault the girl for thinking with love filled eyes, after all love is blind, right..lol She was so in love that even she didn't see the depths of it and confused her at times, but what really has you so in tuned to Santana's character is that she has such a rare strength and passion that is just as powerful as Maddox's dedication that if you don't read carefully you will miss it and just assume she is acting young and being a brat when she is not, she is shining in all the ways that is deep within her and yet hard to express, and I am so great-full that I was able to see and feel it, and i only hope that I can apply that type of strength and passion in my life as well.. another greatness to this book was that it was in both there POV's which I absolutely love, cause I feel it adds life, along with real emotions to a story and gives you a more realization and connection to the characters when you are able to see there point and hear there story and there emotion's from them as there story is being told and I feel it also strengthens the story as well.. A Must 5-star and Highly recommended read :)

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Still Waiting For Some Angst And Heartache...

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2014

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This second book in the Jokers' Wrath series tells the story of Santana and Maddox. Picking up where book 1 left off, Santana's past is told in several flashbacks interspersed throughout the story. There is so much more to the sweet girl we met in book 1 than I would have guessed. She had led such a tragic life before Maddox took her in. He saved her and in some ways, she saved him too.

Santana's feelings for Maddox, and his for her, are apparent to everyone except the two of them it seems. Finally, they clue in and the rest is history, more or less. Then, the secret that Maddox has kept from her is brought to light and the s**t hits the fan...but don't blink or you might miss it!

The speed and ease with which Santana decided to forgive and forget Maddox's missteps made me question whether I was more upset than she was! The same was true for Ash in book 1. For such strong women, they certainly lose their fight quickly! I want to see them make these guys work for it! Instead, they get a halfhearted apology and they cave. What's worse is that every time Maddox screwed up royally, or was acting like a jerk, it was portrayed as Santana's fault. About half the time SHE actually ended up apologizing for causing his behavior!

Overall, I thought the story was good and I liked it. My dislikes are pretty similar to my gripes about book1. Ms. Jewel does a wonderful job of building anticipation, but when the "big event" finally occurs, it feels anticlimactic. I have been left feeling a bit let down more than once in this series. Seriously! Major conflicts between the H/h should not be resolved with a simple conversation or two covered in a few pages of content, when 1/2 the book was leading up to that moment.

Otherwise, the characters are interesting and the chemistry is strong. I still enjoyed the story, just thought the delivery could be better at times.

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2014

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Melancholy is the second book in the Jokers’ Wrath MC series. In this lovely gem we get involved in the lives of Maddox, the Jokers’ President and Santana, the woman he saved and has been protecting for the past five years. All while getting to know this two fire crackers, the Jokers’ still have the Tinmen MC to deal with continuing from incidents that took place in Precarious (Ash & Krypts story). Things have settled down a little with the war, but it has not been wrapped up and now the main target is Santana because she is so close and means so much to Maddox and Maddox is harboring a secret that could very well destroy any kind of relationship with Santana.

In the end of Precarious, Maddox, Krypt and Ash have a bit of a somewhat threesome and one of the whores tells Santana. Santana reacts in a way that no one really saw coming. She storms out of the picnic at the club feeling betrayed by Ash and Maddox. The reaction she has shocks her as well. And this is where the story begins.

I had an absolute blast reading this sequel in the series and to me each book just keeps getting better. What I love most is that even though the stories focus on a particular couple they still have bigger matters in the background and sometimes in the foreground, which then includes all the characters from book 1 and more. So even though the main story is about Maddox and Santana, Krypt and Ash are still very prominent in the story along with the family of bikers that belong to the Jokers’ Wrath. The chemistry between Maddox and Santana is explosive, yet they keep fighting their feelings for each other.

In this story, you find out just how much Maddox cares about Santana, and that their relationship is definitely not a father daughter type relationship. However, it is frustrating at times because of how much one of them fights the other on it, but that is what keeps the story very interesting. The protectiveness Maddox has over Santana is total Alpha Male and I love it. He interferes with her life on a level that would make any woman under his care what to punch him in the face, but you know it’s because he cares. She loves it even though she fights it pretty much the whole time. I love how Ash and Santana are really close even after the incident between Maddox, Krypt and Ash.

So much drama and tragedy happens in this story it makes your heart swell. It made me seriously tear up so many times, and I just didn’t think anything or anyone was going to come out of these horrid situations. It all made for a very compelling story. If you love MC books you will definitely love this heartfelt story.

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LOVE THESE CHARACTERS!

Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2018

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As expected, the drama continues in this MC but this time it is Santana and Maddox's story. And what a story! Santana was rescued by Maddox as a teenager. She was an addict and laying outside close to od'ing when the MC took her home. Now she is an adult of 21 and feelings between Maddox and Santana heat up. They just don't admit it to each other.

A lot happens including jealousy, slavery, a "boyfriend", and a near fatal raid by the MC but it works out. Classic MC story but full of individual personalities and relationships more so than the club wh*res which get tiresome. This is a nice change.

Love to recommend good writing!

Kelly O'connor

MC book at its best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2015

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No one writes an MC book quite like Bella does, this beautifully written story took my breath away.
Melancholy is book 2 in the Jokers Wrath series it's been a while since I'd read Precarious ( book 1 ) so I was a little worried that I'd be lost reading this book but it reads as a stand alone story with the characters from book 1.
Melancholy follows Santana and Maddox and their passionate relationship. Through dual POV from the past we find out exactly how Santana came to be in Maddox's care. After many years of believing her only remaining relative is dead Santana discovers the truth, that the only person she trusts has lied to her. Can Santana forgive him for the sake of her sister ?
I loved this book, it's been a while since I'd read any of Bella's books, I'd forgotten just how good her books are, you can't go wrong with her books. You are transported to a world of violence, hot sex, hot biker men and a great story !
MC book at its best !!!

Chiara Cilli

Maddox e il muro del seminterrato...

Reviewed in Italy on April 19, 2015

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Che emozione quando, conclusa la lettura, ho dato cinque stelle! Sono veramente contenta perché, dopo essere rimasta un po' così con Precarious, finalmente ho ritrovato la Bella Jewel che ho inserito nella mia Top Autori con Life After Taylah :D
In un certo senso, quando ho iniziato questo secondo libro della sua serie MC, sapevo già che sarebbe successo. E come facevi a saperlo?, chiederete voi. Sei per caso una veggente?, domanderete voi. Na na na :P Guardate, mi basta una parola per spiegarvi questo mio presentimento.

Maddox.

Presidente dei Jokers' Wrath, è stato il mio preferito fin dal suo primo ingresso nel primo libro della serie.

Oh boy O_O Ragazze mie, voi non potete capire cos'è stato il primo bacio tra Maddox e Santana. Ma che sto dicendo?! Quello non si può definire bacio: è stato sesso allo stato puro! Qualcuna di voi è mai stata baciata così? Aw, magari *Q* E il bello è che, precedentemente, Maddox le aveva spiegato che quando un uomo ▬ un uomo vero, un maschio ▬ ti bacia sul serio, lo senti dappertutto.

Uuuh che caspita di callldo >.<
A quella battuta volevo lanciare il libro fuori dalla finestra perché non si puòòò >.<
Datemi un Maddox, per favore T_T

Torniamo alla trama :P
E' molto più intrigante di quella del suo predecessore, ovviamente, altrimenti non avrebbe avuto punteggio pieno ;) Si respira un'aria del tutto diversa: c'è più azione e il mondo dei MC ha più spazio. Ma soprattutto, la relazione tra Santana e Maddox ha molto angst, ovvero è molto tormentata.
Ci sono flashback che ci mostrano il passato di Tana con la sua sorellina Pippa e quello che hanno dovuto affrontare per sopravvivere. Sguardi al passato di un'importanza fondamentale, direi, perché Maddox nasconde un enorme segreto che minaccia di portargli via per sempre la donna di cui è innamorato . . .

Le scene di sesso sono la fine del mondo e la passione che divampa tra i due protagonisti fa avvampare, ve lo garantisco. Maddox è di una rudezza troppo, troppo arrapante. Avete tutte presente Jax Teller di Sons of Anarchy, vero? Ecco, moltiplicate per mille e capirete di cosa sto parlando :3

Ah, vi ho accennato al fatto che il bel Maddox è anche un tipo piuttosto suscettibile e geloso? Eheheeheheh be', lo scoprirete quando il ragazzo che frequenta Santana busserà alle porte del club per portarla fuori a cena xD

Mmh mmh mmh . . . stavo dicendo?
Ah sì sì, volevo spendere due paroline per la parte action nelle pagine finali. Oh my God °_° non me lo aspettavo, accidenti, non me lo aspettavo proprio! Sì, perché nel primo volume i toni da MC sono stati bassini ▬ sì, è volato un po' di sangue, ma non ai livelli di questo secondo libro! Wow wow e ancora wooow *O* Sono sobbalzata, ero del tutto impreparata a . . . quello ▬ tanto che ho pensato: "Vuoi vedere che la cara Bella mi sorprenderà con . . . ?".

Se lo ha fatto o no, sta a voi scoprirlo! :D
Bello, bello, bello.

Per la milionesima volta, io adoro lo stile di Bella Jewel e non vedo l'ora che escano i cartacei dei suoi nuovi libri per immergermi nelle altre storie create dalla sua mente passionale e accattivante ♥

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Mrs Layton

NAILED IT!!!

Reviewed in Australia on September 15, 2014

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NAILED IT!!!!!! EVERY SINGLE BOOK this lady release's is gold! love her, love this series there was so much to live up to from the first book but hands down this is my fav, Maddox my god, I need him in my life and the love these two had for each other gave me butterflies in my tummy I can not wait to next month for Mack's story counting the days!! I feel like it's actually an insult to Bella Jewel to only give this book 5 stars for this review!

Raylene Fink

amazing.

Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2014

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I really didn't want this book to end! I love the chemistry between Maddox and Santana. Loved how everyone was included. I even cried in some spots. Way to go!!

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