Sage (Cocky Cage Fighter Legacy 2)by Lane Hart-a review

Sage (Cocky Cage Fighter Legacy 2)by Lane Hart-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 30, 2021

Sage Abrams has been training for years with one goal in mind – to win a welterweight championship title, just like his father Linc. That’s why, unlike his twin brother Talon, he keeps to a strict regimen. He doesn’t ever date, drink, or party.

With an undefeated record, Sage is finally going to get his chance at a belt. The only thing that stands in the way of him becoming the best welterweight fighter in the world is his opponent, Cyrus Cutler, and an illegal hit that knocks him unconscious.

When Sage wakes up in the hospital, he doesn’t remember the fight or anything else that’s happened in the last few years. The one person he wants by his side as he recovers is Eden, his ex-girlfriend.

Eden is suddenly caught up in a love triangle. After Sage’s injury, he doesn’t remember dumping her and pushing her into his brother Tal’s arms in order to concentrate on his training.

Will Eden pick Sage, the sweet, determined brother who has already broken her heart once, or will she stay with Tal, the tattooed, bad boy who is only looking for a good time?

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REVIEW:  SAGE is the second instalment and novella in Lane Hart’s contemporary, adult COCKY CAGE FIGHTER: LEGACY erotic, romance series, a spin off /next generation from the author’s COCKY CAGE FIGHTER series. This is twenty-six year old MMA fighter Sage Abrams, and business woman Eden Duncan’s story line Sage is Linc Abrams’ son, and Eden is Senn Duncan’s daughter.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sage and Eden) SAGE follows the second chance romance between twenty-six year olds MMA fighter Sage Abrams, and business woman Eden Duncan. Eight years earlier, high school sweethearts Sage Abrams and Eden Duncan had their entire lives in front of them but as Eden prepared for college, Sage wanted to concentrate on training for the MMA, pushing Eden away without looking back. Fast forward to present day wherein Eden, now in a ‘friends with benefits, relationship with Sage’s twin brother Talon finds herself still in love with the man that broke her heart, but a man whose memories have been destroyed by an illegal hit to the head during a championship match. As Eden struggles with her continued attraction to Sage Abrams, Sage believes he and Eden are still a happy couple. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Sage and Eden,and the potential fall-out as Sage’s memories return, and Eden may become collateral damage, again.

The relationship between Sage and Eden is a rekindling romance; a teenaged sweethearts relationship destroyed by Sage’s need to become number one, and Eden’s need for the man that she loved. For eight years, Eden and Sage’s brother Talon fell into a comfortable friendship and relationship that was about to come under question as Sage reconsiders his future, going forward. The $ex scenes are intimate without he use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to Eden’s father Senn Duncan (Senn),Sage’s parents Linc and Claire (Linc), all from the original Cocky Cage Fighter series, as well as Sage’s twin brother Talon, and cage fighter Cyrus Cutler.

SAGE is a story of family and relationships, friendships and love, forgiveness and happily ever after. The premise is emotional and engaging; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are broken, determined, yet moving on. I did have an issue with the quick resolution, I was hoping for a little more conflict and rekindling angst.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Xavier (Cocky Cage Fighter Legacy #1) by Lane Hart-a review

Xavier (Cocky Cage Fighter Legacy #1) by Lane Hart-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 7, 2020

Xavier Malone returned to Maryland for his ten-year high school reunion to get away from all the drama in Seattle.

He never thought he would spend the week second-guessing every decision he’s ever made or seriously consider trading in his suit and tie for a chance to get in the cage.

Most of all, he wasn’t supposed to fall for Cassidy, his childhood best friend.

As Xavier makes plans to pursue his lifelong dream, following in the footsteps of his father Jax, a legend in the fighting world, he convinces himself that he needs Cass in his corner more than he needs her in his bed.

But Cass has longed for Xavier to see her as more than a friend for years and is tired of waiting. Now that he’s back, she’s not going to waste her chance to finally tell him how she feels.

There’s only one thing that can stand in the way of Xavier and Cass’s happiness, and that’s Xavier’s unfinished business with his estranged wife.

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REVIEW:XAVIER is the first instalment in Lane Hart’s contemporary, adult COCKY CAGE FIGHTER LEGACY erotic, romance series-a spin off and second generation series from the author’s Cocky Cage Fighter series. This is attorney and son of Jaxson and Page (JAX #1) Xavier Malone, and sport’s store owner Cassidy Brooks’ story line. XAVIER and the Cocky Cage Fighter Legacy series can be read as a stand alone. You do not have to have read the previous series to follow or understand the current timeline.

Told form dual first person perspectives (Xavier and Cassidy) XAVIER follows the friends to lovers relationship between twenty-eight year old attorney Xavier Malone, and sports store owner Cassidy Brooks. For close to twenty years Xavier and Cassidy have been best friends but Xavier had placed our heroine in the friend zone, leaving a heart broken Cassidy to continually pick up the pieces of her shattered heart. College, law school and marriage meant Xavier moved on with his life, only keeping in touch with his best friend a few times per year. With their high school tenth anniversary just days away, Xavier returns to his home town in Maryland, without his wife, considering a future in the MMA. Spending his days and nights with Cassidy forced Xavier to see the bigger picture including a life with Cassidy Brooks, and the pending divorce from his estranged wife Camilla. What ensues is the friends to lovers romance and relationship between Cassidy and Xavier, and the potential fall-out as Xavier’s lies by omission place our heroine in a precarious situation, breaking her heart, all over again.

Xavier Malone is tired of the daily grind of legal proceedings, and hopes to enter the world of the MMA, as his father and uncle, and sister before him but his failed marriage is a problem for his family, and his attraction to his best friend Cassidy Brooks may interfere in his training regimen. Cassidy Brooks has been in love with her best friend for as long as she can remember. Hoping to keep their relationship platonic, Cassidy struggles to keep her feelings for Xavier in the friend zone until a drunken night reveals the truth.

The relationship between Xavier and Cassidy is a friends to lovers wherein Xavier’s current relationship status becomes a bone of contention between our leading couple. Xavier knows that his marriage is over but convincing his soon to be ex-wife is another matter. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to Xavier’s parents Jax and Page (Jax #1), his uncle Jude (Jude #2), his sister and fellow MMA fighter Macy, as well as a number of Cassidy’s ‘friends with benefits’ and her Fantasy Football players.

XAVIER is a story of family, friendships, betrayal and trust. A story of unrequited love, revelations, secrets and struggle. The premise is entertaining and spicy; the romance is arousing and lively; the characters are sexy and inspiring.

If you are interested in reading the original COCKY CAGE FIGHTER series, all nine books are currently available in a boxset for ONLY 99¢ at Amazon.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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