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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Cant wait for book #2
Oh my. A melt your heart type of book if I ever did say. Caden and Noah are absolutely adorable together and it was so amazing watching them find their HEA.
Oh my. A melt your heart type of book if I ever did say. Caden and Noah are absolutely adorable together and it was so amazing watching them find their HEA.
4.5 stars
A great start as Noah and Caden first meet, and the banter flies between them.
Noah was a public service man and was invited to the Diggs by his adopted nephew. Noah meets a guy at the door who starts flirting with him; I loved that and what happens shortly after.
Caden was a heavyweight fighter who wanted to get to know Noah but had a few secrets.
Being set up by a nephew after a grilling from Caden was comical in the scene.
A perfect opposite attracts romance with fires blazing between them, some good and some bad. However, I felt Noah needed an explanation if their relationship wanted to get off the ground, second chances and all that when things go wrong.
Caden was helping his brother out of a bad situation of owing money and putting him in danger.
Worth the Fight is an enjoyable book with both povs, and it ends with a HEA. I loved the epilogue finish.
A great start as Noah and Caden first meet, and the banter flies between them.
Noah was a public service man and was invited to the Diggs by his adopted nephew. Noah meets a guy at the door who starts flirting with him; I loved that and what happens shortly after.
Caden was a heavyweight fighter who wanted to get to know Noah but had a few secrets.
Being set up by a nephew after a grilling from Caden was comical in the scene.
A perfect opposite attracts romance with fires blazing between them, some good and some bad. However, I felt Noah needed an explanation if their relationship wanted to get off the ground, second chances and all that when things go wrong.
Caden was helping his brother out of a bad situation of owing money and putting him in danger.
Worth the Fight is an enjoyable book with both povs, and it ends with a HEA. I loved the epilogue finish.
Caden fights legally and illegally. His legal MMA fights are well-attended, well-paying and well within the law. His illegal, no-holds barred fights are even better attended, better paying and well outside of the law. The reason he fights underground? His brothers owes a lot of money to bad people. What he needs is one big fight, one big payday to pay off the debt and he can get on the right side of the law in his fights and in life. What he doesn’t see coming is someone who makes him want to walk away from all fighting in the ring and fight for love.
When Noah meets Caden before a fight he goes to with a former client and client’s stepdad, he doesn’t realize he’s the fighter he’s there to see. Caden hits on Noah, but Noah has a caseload so overfull that he doesn’t even time to flirt with the idea of flirting. However, seeing Caden fight gets Noah a bit riled up and when Caden convinces Noah’s young client to give him the info on where Noah can be found, Noah doesn’t stand a chance at resisting sweet, handsome and charming Caden.
However, when Noah overhears Caden’s brother talking about his debts and illegal fights, he has no choice but to walk away from the fragile foundation he’s started to build with Caden. Caden’s underground fighting is not compatible with Noah’s responsibilities in his role as a social worker. When Noah’s impressionable former client is wooed into bad decisions by his bio-dad, Noah has no choice but to turn to Caden to help the teen off of the path he’s headed down before he winds up in prison like his father before him. Noah realizes that Caden is a truly good person and that he’s fallen in love with him.
Caden’s last underground fight is exceptionally dangerous and there’s a good chance that if Caden doesn’t win the fight, he’ll lose more than the fight – only leaving the ring in a body bag. Can Caden win the fight and have his Happily Ever After with Noah or will this last battle be a total knockout?
I received a complimentary copy of this book and, as always, my review is unpaid and honest.
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When Noah meets Caden before a fight he goes to with a former client and client’s stepdad, he doesn’t realize he’s the fighter he’s there to see. Caden hits on Noah, but Noah has a caseload so overfull that he doesn’t even time to flirt with the idea of flirting. However, seeing Caden fight gets Noah a bit riled up and when Caden convinces Noah’s young client to give him the info on where Noah can be found, Noah doesn’t stand a chance at resisting sweet, handsome and charming Caden.
However, when Noah overhears Caden’s brother talking about his debts and illegal fights, he has no choice but to walk away from the fragile foundation he’s started to build with Caden. Caden’s underground fighting is not compatible with Noah’s responsibilities in his role as a social worker. When Noah’s impressionable former client is wooed into bad decisions by his bio-dad, Noah has no choice but to turn to Caden to help the teen off of the path he’s headed down before he winds up in prison like his father before him. Noah realizes that Caden is a truly good person and that he’s fallen in love with him.
Caden’s last underground fight is exceptionally dangerous and there’s a good chance that if Caden doesn’t win the fight, he’ll lose more than the fight – only leaving the ring in a body bag. Can Caden win the fight and have his Happily Ever After with Noah or will this last battle be a total knockout?
I received a complimentary copy of this book and, as always, my review is unpaid and honest.
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3.8
For the count…an MLM MMA romance novel. Felt kind of fast not gonna lie. The book was only 200 pages and it felt like I was ZOOMING through plot points. Was it a novella?
For the count…an MLM MMA romance novel. Felt kind of fast not gonna lie. The book was only 200 pages and it felt like I was ZOOMING through plot points. Was it a novella?
3.5 Stars
This had a really interesting story and plot however I never really got invested in the characters. I did love the concept of Caden being a boxer and MMA fighter and Noah being a social worker trying to make the world better. Two opposites attracted to one another in this rough environment.
This had a really interesting story and plot however I never really got invested in the characters. I did love the concept of Caden being a boxer and MMA fighter and Noah being a social worker trying to make the world better. Two opposites attracted to one another in this rough environment.
This is a really good start to a new series by a somewhat new to me author. It has wonderful characters and a great story that keeps you hooked from start to finish.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
MMA fighter and social worker .. such an interesting mix. It was an interesting step into the (octagon … cage ???) with Cade when he lays it all on the line for the people he loves. Noah is also a great character encouraging others through his job, but also Case to be the best man he can be.
‘I started thinking about how I could be a better version of the man you distrusted and what I could do to be the man you deserved’
‘I started thinking about how I could be a better version of the man you distrusted and what I could do to be the man you deserved’
This book is a great example that secrets hurt. Caden is man trying to do his best to help his brother but at what cost. Noah has integrity and a lingering grief from losing his father; which I feel gives him a skewed opinion. He is quick to jump to protect mode, shutting down all emotion he feels for Caden, when he finds out about Caden's secret life. The reader is given the gift of knowledge, we have a dual POV so we can be more objective and actually be cross with Noah for reacting without talking, but he doesn't know the reasons for Caden's secrets so we understand why he is so disappointed. It is double standards though when he calls Caden to help him with a problem. We wait for quite some time for the MC's to get intimate but the scene is sped up and rather glazed over so we don't get the full emotion between them which I feel the reader needs. The emotions and intimate bond came at the end when the two sorted themselves out and we got the HEA ending confirmed in the epilogue. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.