Publish Date of February 10, 2015
by Loveswept
Once one of the most sought-after
names on the mixed martial arts circuit, Antonio “Scarface” Marino watched his
career go down for the count as he chased skirts and made tabloid headlines.
Now he’s finally making a comeback, and it’s all thanks to Francesca Silva, a
Brazilian bombshell as tough as any of her fighters. But who’s the real
Francesca: the trash-talking trainer who rides him hard, or the vulnerable
woman who blushes at his touch?
Francesca went to the mat to sign Tony because she believes he still has the potential to bring big success to her gym—if she can keep his head in the cage and out of her personal life. After a short-lived marriage soured her on love, a one-night stand is all she can handle. Now Tony’s kisses are stirring up complicated feelings—especially when he agrees to face her ex in the ring. Francesca’s used to freezing guys out. But Tony’s tempting her to give in to the heat.
Francesca went to the mat to sign Tony because she believes he still has the potential to bring big success to her gym—if she can keep his head in the cage and out of her personal life. After a short-lived marriage soured her on love, a one-night stand is all she can handle. Now Tony’s kisses are stirring up complicated feelings—especially when he agrees to face her ex in the ring. Francesca’s used to freezing guys out. But Tony’s tempting her to give in to the heat.
My Thoughts…
This is my first Worth the Fight
book and I already want more. I was
unsure what to expect when starting but when I finished I was left wanting more
of these characters that became my friends.
I was invested in the outcome of this story. I was unable to stop reading due to needing
to know that everyone came out okay.
This doesn’t always happen with a book, but when it does I know it a
book, a series, and an author that I will need more from.
In the beginning of the story,
Francesca and Tony are standoffish, tough, and maybe a little unlikeable. Yet as their story is told they become
people, people with a history that most people would crumble under. As the story continues, I found myself
needing them to settle their pasts, find happiness, and learn to love
again.
Francesca has a good reason to be
tough, yet she is just a shell of who she really wants to be. I loved watching her internal struggles and
seeing her real self come out. She
fought with everyone she came in touch with, but mostly with herself. She wanted to love, she wanted to accept
Tony into her life, and she wanted to start living. Eventually she realized that she was holding
herself back.
Bad ass Tony was just that, a bad
ass. He thought he was tough, beyond hurting. Yet when Francesca came into his life he
learned a new lesson. The lesson that
he has feelings, he can hurt, and he is jealous. Watching Tony put his party life beyond him
and find what he wanted most in life opened my heart. I felt for him when he was shut out or left
alone. I wanted, no needed, him to be
happy. He deserved it.
Below the Belt is book that I
enjoyed. I will certainly be looking for
more from Sidney Halston and this series.
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