novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 STARS
"Sexy ex-fighter Simon Evans has the perfect life-until he catches his girlfriend cheating. To work off his rage, he goes back into the ring full-force. But a gutsy and gorgeous P.I. is about to send him reeling with a secret about his family-and one about her heart." (From Amazon)
A sports version of a contemporary romantic suspense....heavy on the romance.
"Sexy ex-fighter Simon Evans has the perfect life-until he catches his girlfriend cheating. To work off his rage, he goes back into the ring full-force. But a gutsy and gorgeous P.I. is about to send him reeling with a secret about his family-and one about her heart." (From Amazon)
A sports version of a contemporary romantic suspense....heavy on the romance.
whiskeyinthejar's review against another edition
3.0
Geez, I have to say Simon comes off really cold in the first chapter when he is ending it with his girlfriend. I guess it's kind of explained by stating he never really loved her but man show some regret or anger.
Wow, Simon is so arrogant! I haven't decided yet if I like it or am annoyed.The character of Barnaby (Simon's real father) was overworked as a villain. The whole storyline of Barnaby blackmailing Dakota was weird and creepy. I wish the author would have thought of a different way to get Simon and Dakota together because they were pretty decent characters.
Going to have to say ditto with the character of Bonnie (Simon's ex-girlfriend) on being overworked. She was a little too scary crazy.Through most of the book I couldn't help wondering if the author was a pimp for the UFC (what the SBC is modeled after in this series) because she kept touting how all the fighters are sooo smart, funny, chivalrous, and all around fantastic. I mean Simon is constantly trying to get Dakota to talk and when Dakota says "Good grief, you are the most talkative man.." Simon says "Most men enjoy a little conversation" (!?!) This is all being said while Dakota is sitting naked on Simon's lap in a hot tub. I can stand to have my imagination stretched as much as the next person , but come on!
Have to say I loved the ending and how Simon let Dakota take care of Marvin; overcoming her fear and all that jazz.
This was an average book and if you read the first in the series "Causing Havoc" you might like it even more because you'll recognize a lot of the characters. Nothing spectacular here though.
B-
Wow, Simon is so arrogant! I haven't decided yet if I like it or am annoyed.The character of Barnaby (Simon's real father) was overworked as a villain. The whole storyline of Barnaby blackmailing Dakota was weird and creepy. I wish the author would have thought of a different way to get Simon and Dakota together because they were pretty decent characters.
Going to have to say ditto with the character of Bonnie (Simon's ex-girlfriend) on being overworked. She was a little too scary crazy.Through most of the book I couldn't help wondering if the author was a pimp for the UFC (what the SBC is modeled after in this series) because she kept touting how all the fighters are sooo smart, funny, chivalrous, and all around fantastic. I mean Simon is constantly trying to get Dakota to talk and when Dakota says "Good grief, you are the most talkative man.." Simon says "Most men enjoy a little conversation" (!?!) This is all being said while Dakota is sitting naked on Simon's lap in a hot tub. I can stand to have my imagination stretched as much as the next person , but come on!
Have to say I loved the ending and how Simon let Dakota take care of Marvin; overcoming her fear and all that jazz.
This was an average book and if you read the first in the series "Causing Havoc" you might like it even more because you'll recognize a lot of the characters. Nothing spectacular here though.
B-
robinlovesreading's review against another edition
5.0
Who wouldn't like Simon. Like the other stories in the SBC Fighters series, this gorgeous man finds his future bride. He doesn't take long to let her know who is boss.
sewcialist_librarian's review against another edition
3.0
Overall story: Big, strong Alpha heroes meets strong, independent heroines.
nicolebanks's review against another edition
5.0
Awwwwww utterly in love with this couple great Addition to this series can't wait to read the next one
booksnwhiskey's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second book of three Lori Foster wrote in the Fighter Series. It is actually the third book I read about the SBC (a fighting group Ms. Foster made up similar to the UFC) and I find that it was just as good as the first one I read. Some of the story drove me crazy and sometimes I don't understand the mind games but I guess I don't remember what dating is like and apparently sometimes things happen. Other than that I found it had good quality sexy scenes after half way through the book.
ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the first book in this series but am faintly disappointed in this one. I never did read it from front to back because it just didn't hold my interest that long. I think part of it is that the heroine is only twenty-three but the author had her already being a battered wife, a semi-expert fighter and a volunteer to help find runaways. I know she also had a real job but I don't remember that it was ever mentioned. She doesn't seem like a real person to me and there is something off-putting about her character. After finding out that the mother who threw her out of the house may have written her some letters, Dakota agrees to be blackmailed into finding her stepfather's biological son. That son is the famous SBC fighter Simon Evans who is the only man who happens to ring Dakota's bell after the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband.
Their relationship seems to develop pretty swiftly, especially since the book opens with Simon discovering that the woman he's spent the past five years with is cheating on him. He's not a supremely nice guy but seems almost too grounded in places.
This won't stop me from reading the rest of the series but mainly because other reviews say that this is the weakest book and hopefully the next one really is better.
Their relationship seems to develop pretty swiftly, especially since the book opens with Simon discovering that the woman he's spent the past five years with is cheating on him. He's not a supremely nice guy but seems almost too grounded in places.
This won't stop me from reading the rest of the series but mainly because other reviews say that this is the weakest book and hopefully the next one really is better.
lexilove13's review against another edition
5.0
Loved Simon Says....I wouldn't mess with Simon that for sure! LOL
prgchrqltma's review against another edition
4.0
Characters: teen runaway tracker/fighter, MMA fighter
World Building: MMA
Plot: Plots against main characters, angst
Sex: Medium
Read another: Yes for the author, but I'm skipping the time travel book in this series.
World Building: MMA
Plot: Plots against main characters, angst
Sex: Medium
Read another: Yes for the author, but I'm skipping the time travel book in this series.