Craving the Fight

CRAVING THE FIGHT is the first instalment in LP Dover’s contemporary adult GLOVES OFF-NEXT GENERATION erotic, MMA romance series-a spin off from the author’s GLOVES OFF series focusing on the ‘next generation’ -the children- of the characters introduced in the original series. This is UFC champion Carter Reynolds, son of Matt Reynolds, and model Emma Jameson’s, daughter of Ryley Jameson story line.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Carter and Emma) CRAVING THE FIGHT follows the rekindling romance and relationship between UFC champion Carter Reynolds, and model Emma Jameson. Emma Jameson’s family has a dark past, and the past is about to come full circle when Emma receives a special delivery threatening her family and the people she loves. Leaving New York to return to her hometown in California, Emma reaches out to her brothers and sisters while struggling to stay away from Carter Reynolds, the man she once loved. In an effort to protect her parents, Emma is about to enter the proverbial lion’s den, a lion that is taking aim at our story line hero. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Carter and Emma, and the potential fall-out as the past demands revenge, using the next generation in his quest for power.

The relationship between Carter and Emma is one of second chances; a rebuilding romance between two people torn apart by fame and life. Emma was desperate to avoid the man she once loved but at the same time craved the thrill of the what was. Carter vows to protect Emma the only way he knows how, and the vow is about to place them in the middle of a feud where not everyone survives. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including most of the Reynolds and Jameson siblings, as well as the return of Matt Reynolds, Tyler Rushing and his son Kane, and Emma’s sister Reagan. The requisite evil has many faces including the involvement of the Russian mob.

CRAVING THE FIGHT is a story of family and second chances; history and vengeance; secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is seductive and steamy; the characters are determined, desperate and impassioned. CRAVING THE FIGHT ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

I really liked Carter and Emma. The premise of the story is really good because you can tell that certain aspects of the story that will carry on into the rest of the series. I did not read the original series Gloves Off, therefore I'm finding there are a lot of characters But it did help that there was a chart at the beginning to let you know who was who ... I would have been totally lost without it. I would have liked to know why Emma and Carter split up in the first place and I thought they got back together way too quick. WOW ... did Carter and Emma sizzle between the sheets! The end of the book left me wanting more ... I guess that's why it's called a series ... lol!

Carter and Emma had a secret relationship when they were teenagers, but ended up going their separate ways. A few years later Emma receives a threat, so she goes home to California to ask her siblings and friends for their help to get to the bottom of it. Carter just won the MMA Heavyweight championship in Las Vegas. When he goes home to California and finds out that Emma is being threatened, his protective instincts take over. He won't let her out of his sight until they have the threat eliminated.

I received an early copy courtesy of Grey's Promotion in exchange for a honest review.