Review: Sexy but with a serious storyline
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
I have to hand it to Gina Maxwell, because she knows how to write a book that will leave you panting and trying to calm your overactive heartbeat every time.  Fighting for Irish absolutely fell in this category once the smoking hot fighter Irish and his red-headed fireball Kat finally gave into the lust that was driving them both batty. But there was an emotional hit with this story that I wasn’t expecting, which turned the primal animal side of Irish into a tender lover that is sure to win readers over.Irish began his time in Louisiana with a simple goal: look after and protect his good friend’s future sister-in-law.  She was in over her head but she had people in her corner, even though she would never ask for it.  Irish was all about keeping things strictly professional since he had a past he wasn’t too proud of, but with Kat working at a bar getting hit on left and right, and him having serious issues with the concept of ‘friends only’, it wasn’t as easy as he’d hoped.  It was a cool dynamic, with Kat having no clue that Irish wasn’t just the hot guy she was lusting after.  I liked that he was kind of her guardian angel and she didn’t know it, and when the proverbial sh*t hit the fan, Irish muscled up to be the hero Kat didn’t know she needed.We get glimpses into both Kat’s and Irish’s pasts, and neither of them are pretty.  He carries guilt from the day he let his anger get the best of him, and it’s eaten away at him ever since. And Kat…oh, holy hell, learning about her pain was like a stab to the gut that kept on bleeding.  She’s a survivor, having suffered through something that would be with her forever, but Irish was an absolute dream when it came to easing her out of the crippling memories.  They share some really sweet moments as well as some steam-your-ipad sexy times, and all of this while danger lurks in the corners.  It was intense!I can’t put my finger on what caused the disconnect for me, but I just wasn’t feeling as into these characters as I wanted to.  Even with Kat’s horrific tales from her childhood, I just couldn’t connect with her for some reason.  Their first two months together were skipped over, and I think for me that took away all of that initial excitement where the reader gets to know them and they dance around their situation.  But there was plenty of excitement when danger came knocking, so the story does suck you in and keep you guessing.  Overall, it was an entertaining and super-sexy read and Irish is entirely lovable, so it was definitely worth the read!Quotes:Aidan couldn’t think of the last time a female had made his body sit up and beg at first glance.  Apparently his dick had no such problem remembering and wanted to prove it. ~p. 5“What’s the matter, baby?”“At the risk of inflating your ego to mammoth proportions…”“I like where this is going,” he said.“You’re really…big.”He chuckled and buried his face in her neck. “I’ll fit perfectly.” ~p. 178“That’s it, sweetheart,” he mumbled while devouring her neck and shoulder.  “Come on back to me. There’s more where that came from.”“If you’re trying to kill me, I approve of your methods,” she said.  ~p. 280