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Worth the Fight #6
Sidney Halston
Releasing May 31st, 2016
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Opposites
attract in this seductive novel from the author of Against the Cage (“Funny,
steamy, scorching.”—Toni Aleo), with a chiseled MMA fighter falling for a
single mom who could use a real man in her corner.
Working two jobs to support her
infant daughter is harder than anything Penny Richards has ever done, but it
sure beats living under the rules of her stepfather, a television preacher who
demands a picture-perfect family. And if Penny hadn’t struck out on her own,
she never would have met Travis Calhoun. The intensely physical heavyweight
brawler has a way of drawing out her wild side. But Travis lives fast, with no
responsibilities—and that just isn’t for Penny.
Most of the women in Travis’s circle
wear tight clothes, high heels, and tons of makeup—not pearls or plaid
headbands. But once he works past Penny’s inhibitions, Travis discovers a
kindred spirit who longs to trust someone with her body, and her secrets.
Still, Travis can’t help but wonder if this rich girl is just slumming it
before she returns to her privileged life. Now it’s up to Penny to prove that
she wants her hard-edged, hard-loving fighter just the way he is.
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3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time
Review copy provided by Author/Publisher
Sometimes life deals lemons so we can make lemonade.
Young, single mother Penny is barely scraping by when she gives in to her attraction to her friend, MMA fighter Travis. That attraction ends up exposing Penny's secret and puts her and her daughter in danger.
The story that follows is sweet. The developing relationship between Penny and Travis is a great example of friends turning to lovers and that love gives each of them something they didn't realize had been missing in life.
Penny is a character that I would love to have as a friend. She is a unique combination of naive and sassy, innocent and sexy, and wise beyond her years. She sees behind the mask Travis portrays to the heart of the man and uses her love to bring the real Travis to the surface.
Travis may be rough around the edges, but once he decides someone is "his" he goes above and beyond to care for them. His group of friends are the same way and are all wonderful to get to know.
I enjoyed how Ms. Halston had just the right about of drama in the relationship to make it feel real, but kept the real drama in the story in a situation that Penny and Travis could face together. This was my first Ms. Halston book, but hopefully won't be the last.
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USA Today bestselling
author, Sidney Halston lives her life with one simple rule:
"Just Do It"--Nike. And that's exactly what she did.
After working hard as an attorney, Sidney picked up a pen for the first time at thirty years old to begin her dream of writing. Having never written anything other than very exciting legal briefs, she found an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side and wrote Seeing Red. That first pen stroke sealed the deal, and she fell in love with writing. Sidney lives in South Florida with her husband and children. She loves her family above all else, and reading follows a close second. When she's not writing, you can find her reading and reading and reading. She's a reader first and a writer second. When she's not writing or reading, her life is complete and utter chaos, trying to balance family life with work and writing (and reading). But she wouldn't have it any other way.
After working hard as an attorney, Sidney picked up a pen for the first time at thirty years old to begin her dream of writing. Having never written anything other than very exciting legal briefs, she found an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side and wrote Seeing Red. That first pen stroke sealed the deal, and she fell in love with writing. Sidney lives in South Florida with her husband and children. She loves her family above all else, and reading follows a close second. When she's not writing, you can find her reading and reading and reading. She's a reader first and a writer second. When she's not writing or reading, her life is complete and utter chaos, trying to balance family life with work and writing (and reading). But she wouldn't have it any other way.
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