Custom Love: A Steamy Contemporary Romance

I had been wanting to read more of Nadia and Trade since first meeting them in earlier books, but it hadn't occurred to me they would be paired together. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I didn't find it too soon for Trade to move on, but it felt like they moved from realizing they were attracted to each other, to being in love incredibly quick. I don't mind insta-love at all - but I think I would have liked to have seen more of their attraction to each other in interactions in other books, or even in the beginning of this one. It's mentioned that they knew each other and had spent time together, but the chemistry wasn't apparent until suddenly it was. All that being said the issues and concerns they faced as a couple felt very realistic and well done. I really liked the mystery in this one and how well it was integrated into what was happening with Trade and Nadia. I also really enjoyed getting to revisit some of the characters from the previous books in this series and from the Knights of Fury series! Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press for the Advance Reader Copy. I have voluntarily left an honest review.

4 star review of Custom Love (Fast & Fury #3) by Chantal Fernando Having read a few books by Chantal Fernando, I couldn’t wait to read Customs Love. From the first word to the last I was drawn in and riveted to private investigation Nadia and the single dad she has fallen for Trade. Taking on a job quickly becomes personal for Nadia and she soon finds herself calling on the Knights of Fury MC and the Fast & Fury motorcycle garage for assistance. What she uncovers leads to danger for her blossoming relationship and family. Trade has already been through so much and I really felt for him. There were a number of twists and turns, some I did not expect at all and Custom Love is a good example of romantic suspense. I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

CUSTOM LOVE is the third and final instalment in Chantal Fernando’s contemporary, adult FAST AND FURY romance series focusing on the men and women who work for Fast and Fury Custom Cycles. This is single father Trade, and private investigator Nadia’s story line. CUSTOM LOVE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary. The FAST AND FURY series is a spin off from the author’s KNIGHTS OF FURY MC series. Told from first person perspective (Nadia) with a final chapter from Trade,CUSTOM LOVE follows Nadia’s private investigation into the murder of Trade’s girlfriend. One year earlier, Trade lost the love of his life, leaving him a single father to four children. A local man was arrested, charged and found guilty of the murder but fast forward to present day wherein Nadia, a private investigator, is asked to reopen the case in the belief that the man in jail is taking a fall for someone else. The problem, Nadia is friends with the dead woman’s sister, boyfriends and extended family at the Knights of Fury MC, and unwilling to betrayal their love or their trust, Nadia reveals her investigation, only to be shunned by the man with whom she will fall in love.Enter former MC member, single father Trade. What ensues is the building but struggling romance and relationship between Trade and Nadia, and the potential fall-out when Nadia’s investigation begins to take a personal turn with everyone involved. Trade has struggled in the year since the murder of his girlfriend. As a single father, Trade has had the help and assistance of family and friends but our hero has never thought about moving on until Nadia drops into his life. Battling between head and heart when Nadia reveals the direction of her investigation, Trade must chose between the past and the present, hoping to avoid a lonely future alone. Nadia knew taking the case would open up a proverbial ‘can of worms’ but never thought she would lose her friendship with Trade. Recusing herself, Nadia would struggle with the information she knows, pulled back in when the FBI and police begin another investigation of their own. The relationship between Nadia and Trade is slow to build as Trade struggles to move on from the past. Nadia is reluctant to fall for a man who is unable to let go of what was especially when she may always be second choice, now and in the future. Trade never thought he would find someone else to love, and guilt begins to override his need for our heroine. The $ex scenes are passionate but mostly implied. There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several from the Knights of Fury MC. We are introduced to Trade’s children, their aunt Izzy, and Detective Decker. CUSTOM LOVE is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; a story of betrayal and vengeance; second chances and the future. The premise is engaging and entertaining but not quite as edgy as the previous instalments- I expected a little more drama and conflict when it came to the resolution; the romance is sweet and gentle; the characters are energetic and enterprising.