Review: LOVED it!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
I loved this story!! It is so captivating and beautifully written that I found myself slowing down my reading pace because I just did not want this story to end – that is something that rarely happened to me before! So yes, I fell in love with Matt and Shelby just as much as I did with Mason and Claire.We first met Matt Reynolds in MEANT FOR ME, which is Mason’s and Claire’s story. He is a cocky successful MMA fighter with bad boy and man-whore tendencies back then, still I was hoping that L.P. would write his story next. No surprise I freaked a bit after finding out that Fighting for Love would be all about him!!Being the MMA champion Matt has it all: Fame, money and more women than he can possibly want. But it wasn’t always that way: He did not come from money and worked hard for a living, taking care of his mother and sister as well. His bright spot was Shelby Dawson, the only woman he ever gave his heart to – until she broke it by walking away.That was 10 years ago. Now he has made a name for himself and tried to move on, but still he could not overcome his feelings for her.Shelby left Matt for a reason, thinking she was doing what was best for him, but just like Matt, she could not let go of him and still watched him and his career, which made her suffer even more, putting her decision into question.When fate throws them back together as Shelby – who is a writer for a famous sports magazine now – has to write an article on MMA champion Matt “The Destroyer” Reynolds, they get a second chance. Their feelings for each other grow stronger again the longer they are working with each other, but a jealous MMA rival who stops at nothing does not make their reunion that easy. There is another threat that could tear them apart as well: Matt always thought Shelby left him because of their huge social gap – with her coming from a wealthy family and him having nothing at all. What will he do if Shelby’s well-protected secret of 10 years is revealed?FIGHTING FOR LOVE is such a powerful, consuming and emotional second chance love story. This is only the second book I’ve read by L. P. Dover, but I can tell her writing consumes and enthralls me every time. Her stories are raw, heartfelt and so much more than just sex. It’s the kind of stories that stay with you a long time after reading it. Add a sexy and rough, yet charming MMA fighter alpha male to the mix and you have a story you do not want to put down until you finished it. I hope there will be a fifth book of this series!!