Review: Tap Out = hot ripped alpha guy/sex-on-a-stick fighter and a strong heroine with gumption
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
Sophie and Caden (both seen as secondary characters in Mannon's first book of the Worth the Fight series) are still dealing with terrible after effects of things that happened to both of them as children, but they are also dealing with more recent fallout from their careers. If you read Knock Out, you'll remember that Sophie hits Caden accidently with her video camera, causing him to almost miss out on his big comeback fight in Las Vegas and her to lose her night-time celebrity interview television show.On the road to Las Vegas, they find each other again, and it's a pretty bumpy ride. I loved both these characters: he's a ripped alpha MMA cage fighter (who left the ring to be a very popular model), and she's a spunky heroine who wants to interview him (and the other "Boys" on the bus) for a documentary that she hopes will get her career back on the right track.Caden doesn't know why he likes and falls so quickly for red-headed Sophie, and he fights his feelings as we see them encounter each other on the road, in motel rooms, and at fighting venues. Even though Sophie blames Caden for losing her job, she can't help what she comes to feel for him either.She soaked up every bit about him. The way he filled a T-shirt like nobody's business. The tightness of his buns in those faded jeans. There was so much more to Caden than a pretty face, but boy-oh-boy did his body just do it for her. Like [those] drool-worthy biceps...And they are hot, hot, hot together:Caden: "I'm going to make that sweet body of yours sing. You're gonna get an exclusive, alright. And if you keep looking at me that way, it's be multiples. My specialty."Some of the MMA characters from the last book show up here as well. Two get their comeuppance (yeah!), and Sal (the fight manager) wisecracks throughout the story and supports Sophie as well.Just like with Knock Out, I recommend this book to those who like their hot ripped alpha guys, sex-on-a-stick fighters, and a strong heroine with gumption.*I received an ARC copy from Carina Press through netgalley.com; this is my honest opinion about this book*