Review: 4.5 Fighting Stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
This was my first book for me but the third book in the Second Chances series by Dover. The prologue immediately hooks you and the book goes from there. It is told in alternating POV, sometimes Claire's and the other times Mason's.Even without reading the previous books, it is obvious that Mason and Claire have a history and unfortunately, it did not end well. The interesting thing is that Claire and Mason's cousin are still close so in turn, Mason still has interaction with Claire.Now I enjoyed Claire as a heroine but I found myself wondering how great is she?? A pro football player and an even hotter ex-MMA fighter both want her, not to mention that her old buddy Wade is willing to bet all to have her. I'm assuming she was really beautiful, but I digress.Those who have read the last book in this series know that Mason is a detective and he is going undercover as an MMA fighter to solve a crime. It works because Mason was an MMA fighter before. Due to the danger of the assignment Mason wants to see his cousin before and more importantly, he needs to clear the air with Claire.Claire has been trying hard to get over Mason and she has spent the last four months getting cozy with her friend Cooper, an NFL player. Needless to say, once Mason has made it clear how he feels for Claire, she can no longer deny her feelings for him and heads off to Vegas to let him know. While there Claire gets caught up in the danger as she helps Mason with the case and it is a fight to see if they get their HEA.I really enjoyed this story. The character development was good and I am a fan of all tatted up fighter stories. Claire and Mason's chemistry was great, but I feel bad because I thought she had pretty good chemistry with Cooper too. The mystery intertwined in this love story only added to the reading enjoyment. Mason made for an amazing hero in my book and I am thinking I will need to go back and read Melissa's story, to get some more Mason. The next book in the series will be Matt's, another MMA fighter we met in this story...kinda bummed, hoped Cooper would get his chance.Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.