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Living by the creed of the Dark Knights motorcycle club, he protects his Cape Cod community as a volunteer firefighter and treats the crew at his tattoo shop like family, all while carrying the grief of losing his sister. Then one foggy night, a car careens off a bridge and into the river below, and Tank plunges into the water to pull the passengers to safety, but not everyone comes out alive. Leah Yates is simply trying to make it through each day. When the man she blames for her grief becomes the only person who can pull her back from the edge of despair, she learns that even hope comes at a price. Set on the sandy shores of Bayside, where the Wickeds are fiercely protective and unbreakably bonded, this is an emotionally charged story of love, loss, and the fragile first steps toward healing. As blame and attraction tangle together, Tank and Leah edge toward a connection neither expected, discovering that the person you hold responsible for your pain can sometimes be the one who saves you.",2021,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kxpvwa6z0fczsmzx7w54w2s5.jpg?v=3f5cd49588","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Fworks-3d\u002F01\u002F01kxpvwa6fbjy5vkwpg16rwfs5.png?v=98fdb81987","LJI}q,IUIV%200WVM{xu~q%Loft7","5.00",1,325,369,0,"complete",false,true,[17,17,17,17,17,17,17,17,17,14],[23],{"id":24,"slug":25,"name":26,"role":27,"bio":28},"01kx262b7fyxe3z8beha1bc09z","melissa-foster-ffxg","Melissa Foster","author","A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Melissa Foster has written more than 100 novels and sold millions of copies worldwide. She is best known for Love in Bloom, a sprawling contemporary romance universe built from interconnected sub-series (the Snow Sisters, the Bradens, the Remingtons, the Ryders, the Seaside and Bayside Summers casts, and the biker-family Whiskeys and Wickeds among them) in which characters reappear across one another's stories. Her romances...",[30,34],{"id":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"is_fiction":20},33,"Contemporary Romance","contemporary-romance",{"id":35,"name":36,"slug":37,"is_fiction":20},205,"Small-Town Romance","small-town-romance",[39,44],{"id":40,"name":41,"description":42,"role":43,"is_spoiler":19},"01KXZZNJTYXFF4E4V1HNDGVWKW","Tank Wicked","A Dark Knights biker, volunteer firefighter, and tattoo shop owner driven to save everyone around him.","protagonist",{"id":45,"name":46,"description":47,"role":43,"is_spoiler":19},"01KXZZNK2728VP5H6AR6Y986CW","Leah Yates","A grieving woman struggling to survive each day after a devastating loss.",[],[],[51],{"id":52,"slug":53,"name":54,"position":55,"is_main_entry":20,"parent_id":7,"parent_slug":7,"parent_name":7},"01KXZXSZ95Y2VKQX714V2K26SA","the-wickeds-dark-knights-at-bayside-8ktk","The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside","2.00",[57],{"id":58,"title":6,"edition_name":7,"format":59,"format_label":60,"page_count":15,"audio_duration_minutes":7,"narrator":7,"publish_date":61,"cover_url":10,"cover_blurhash":62,"isbn_13":63,"asin":7,"publisher":64,"language":7,"quality_score":65,"submission_status":66,"contributors":67,"readers_count":17,"is_owned":19,"buy_links":68},"01kxpvwa6z0fczsmzx7w54w2s5","paperback","Paperback","Jun 09, 2021","LKJ89PMxIU%200WWM{xu~q%2oft7","9781948868570","World Literary Press",9,"approved",[],[69],{"retailer":70,"label":71,"url":72,"format_group":73,"is_affiliate":20},"bookshop","Bookshop.org","https:\u002F\u002Fbookshop.org\u002Fa\u002F126080\u002F9781948868570","print",{"summary":7,"pace":75,"complexity":76,"complexity_score":77,"audience":78,"mood":79,"themes":84,"setting_period":7,"content_warnings":87},"moderate","light",2,"adult",[80,81,82,83],"emotional","romantic","hopeful","spicy",[85,86],"found-family","sacrifice",[88,89,90],"sexual-content","grief","trauma",{"id":58,"title":6,"edition_name":7,"format":59,"format_label":60,"page_count":15,"audio_duration_minutes":7,"publish_date":61,"cover_url":10,"cover_blurhash":62,"isbn_13":63,"asin":7,"publisher":64,"language":7,"narrator":7,"contributors":92,"buy_links":93,"readers_count":14,"is_owned":19},[],[94],{"retailer":70,"label":71,"url":72,"format_group":73,"is_affiliate":20},[96,100,104],{"id":97,"question":98,"answer":99,"is_spoiler":19},"01KY021VHZF8988WK4J9SW49A8","Can I read The Wicked Aftermath as a standalone, or do I need to read the series in order?","You can read The Wicked Aftermath on its own. It is book 2 of The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside, one of the interconnected sub-series in Melissa Foster's Love in Bloom collection, and every Love in Bloom book is written as a standalone with its own complete romance and a guaranteed happily ever after. Reading the series in order simply lets you follow the extended family as familiar characters reappear across the books.",{"id":101,"question":102,"answer":103,"is_spoiler":19},"01KY021VM5HGWJXV86R42ZGSMH","Who are the main characters in The Wicked Aftermath?","The Wicked Aftermath follows Tank Wicked and Leah Yates. Their romance is the heart of the book, set among the big, close-knit families Melissa Foster's readers return for.",{"id":105,"question":106,"answer":107,"is_spoiler":19},"01KY021VPQMXEBFMDEP3BWZ5AK","How steamy is The Wicked Aftermath?","The Wicked Aftermath is an open-door contemporary romance, so it pairs its emotional story with on-page love scenes. Readers who prefer sweeter, closed-door versions can look for Melissa Foster's clean-language editions published under her pen name, Addison Cole.","2026-07-17T01:43:26.000000Z",{"data":110,"links":128,"meta":129},[111],{"id":112,"slug":113,"title":114,"user":115,"work_id":4,"is_draft":19,"verified_reader":20,"featured":19,"body":122,"overall_rating":123,"depth":7,"momentum":7,"atmosphere":7,"craft":7,"impact":7,"spice":7,"spoiler_level":124,"locale":7,"feed_item_key":125,"like_count":17,"comment_count":17,"top_likers":126,"viewer_can_reply":19,"created_at":127,"updated_at":127},"01kxpvwcr34qs9v0cgw51wrtca","review-of-the-wicked-aftermath-by-nadene","Review of \"The Wicked Aftermath\" by nadene",{"id":116,"name":117,"username":118,"avatar_url":119,"is_system":19,"published_reviews_count":120,"books_read_count":121},692,"Nadene","nadene","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocJagtEG0_WBr9w_-tRnbZi93QoXf9OelJQx_77YX1doLsOHefbv=s96-c",1825,1837,"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.I have been looking forward to Tank and Leah’s story after their introduction in A Little Bit Wicked. After receiving The Wicked Aftermath for review I received a tissue\u002Fugly cry warning. With that in mind, I expected it to be an emotional read. It may not have had me reaching for tissues, but it left me feeling bittersweet.\n\nI started out enjoying the banter shared between the characters. It is always fun hanging out with the characters Foster creates. Then the unthinkable happened, which sent me into a slight tailspin. It made me sad seeing it all unfold, and my heart ached for Leah. She has lost so much already. How much more can she bear?\n\nAmidst the sadness, Junie and Rosie provided a ray of hope and sunshine. These two beautiful and adorable little girls who called Leah, mom, were her anchor in her storm of grief. Also, the support she received from Tank and his family helped in so many ways.\n\nI loved the relationship which developed between Tank and Leah. Tank looked out for her and the girls every chance he got. Tank may appear to have it all together, but a tragedy from his past still haunts him. His willingness to help Leah through her grief would provide the healing he needed. They shared an attraction prior to the tragic event, so I can see how easy it would be for love to grow between them. The passion they shared was so intense; readers were sure to be left hot and bothered. Tragedy may have brought them together, but in the end, love bound them forever.\n\nThe relationship Tank had with Rosie and Junie had me smiling. Their interactions were riddled with cuteness galore. He may appear tough on the outside, but deep down he a softie at heart. Here we see this tough and broody biker who willingly dresses like Peter Pan, tights and all, so he could grant a little girl her heart’s desire.\n\nFoster is known for creating stories with strong family connections, and The Wicked Aftermath was no different. It warmed my heart to see how the Wicked’s embraced Leah, Junie, and Rosie. They provided them with a sense of belonging. Also, the camaraderie and the way they made fun of each other had me laughing at their antics.\n\nThis is one of those stories that is likely to break your heart into tiny little fragments, while providing you the support needed to mend the broken pieces. Overall, in The Wicked Aftermath, Foster created an engaging and heart-warming story of loss, hope, love and healing, which featured a strong heroine and a swoon worthy hero.This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading",5,"none","rv-01kxpvwcr34qs9v0cgw51wrtca",[],"2026-07-17T01:43:29.000000Z",{"first":7,"last":7,"prev":7,"next":7},{"path":130,"per_page":131,"next_cursor":7,"prev_cursor":7,"has_more":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fapi\u002Fworks\u002F01kxpvwa6fbjy5vkwpg16rwfs5\u002Freviews",20]