Review: decent one off read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
Against the Cage. Worth the Fight Series. Sidney HalstonReview from Jeannie Zelos Book reviews.I've read a few MMA romances now and enjoyed them, but Sidney is an author new to me so I wasn't sure what to expect.What we get in this novel is a simple, fun romance, a little drama, and lots of sensual moments. Chrissy, she seemed very protective of her little brother even though he's grown now, and she hasn't actually seen him in years. Email and phone seems to have been their contact, and the latest one means she needs to go back to where they were brought up and he still lives, in their old house, with her teenage crush and his best friend Jack still living next door. I love the way she and Jack meet, he's a local cop and stops her for traffic violation, she roots round for the docs needed and thrusts them out the window to him without looking up. Its not his hand that gets them though, but a much lower part of his body....luckily once he recognises her he's so pleased to see her he lets her off, after a bit of chafing.Jack's amazed at the grown up Chrissy, blown away by her, and her teen crush on him  quickly comes racing back. He's even hotter now that he was then, and add to that he's a genuinely nice guy and they quickly get into some hot clinches. Jack and her brother though ( and Slade, her brother, is a real jerk IMO) are really into MMA, a hobby for Jack, but a career for Slade. Violence and fighting brings up really bad memories from Chrissy's past, so though she really likes Jack she needs to sort out what this part of his life means to her, and if she can get past it. Throw in some close calls with Slade doing illegal fights to make lots of money, ( he does have a good reason but Chrissy is worried about him and his health), Jack not telling her the whole truth about things and there's some sad, bitter-sweet parts coming out.I did enjoy the book, it was good but not great for me. I didn't feel the highs and lows were really strong enough, but that's me, I like lots of very strong emotions and dramatics. For those that want a simple, easy to read, spicy romance this will be perfect.Stars: Three, its a good, one off read for me but not a re read.ARC supplied by Netgalley