Taking the Fight (Gloves Off-Next Generation 2) by LP Dover-review
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 26, 2022.
Two months ago, everything changed. The enemy no longer feels the need to sulk in the shadows. Instead, he hides in plain sight and prepares his attack… against Reagan Jameson.
Reagan knew this day would come. She proudly holds the featherweight title and is known as one of the sexiest female fighters in MMA history. She can handle her own, and that’s exactly what she plans to do with Nikolai. Unfortunately, things aren’t as they were before. When given an offer she can’t refuse, Reagan is well aware nothing good will come of it.
They promised her power, prestige, and money… a world full of intrigue and dangerous desires. Not being able to resist the allure, she gives in and becomes a pawn in their game. She’s able to fool those closest to her into believing everything is okay… except for Braden Emerson.
Braden’s reputation as one of the toughest fighters in the circuit hasn’t gone unnoticed. In fact, it’s his skills that get him lured into the pit of danger. While he vows to keep Reagan safe no matter the cost, his desire for her is used against him. As passion ignites between the pair, they must work together if they hope to survive.
Fighting for a title is one thing, but nothing beats the stakes of fighting for love. This is one TKO that could cost them everything.
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REVIEW:TAKING THE FIGHT is the second instalment in LP Dover’s contemporary, adult GLOVES OFF-NEXT GENERATION erotic, MMA romance series-a spin off/next generation series from the author’s GLOVES OFF series. This is MMA fighters Reagan Jameson and Braden Emerson’s story lines. TAKING THE FIGHT can be read as a stand aloe without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines or series is revealed where necessary. Reagan is the daughter of Ryley and Ashley (Ryley’s Revenge/Gloves Off 2); Braden is the son of Paxton and Gabriella (Paxton’s Promise / Gloves Off 3).
WARNING : Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Reagan and Braden) TAKING THE FIGHT follows the building but acrimonious relationship between childhood friends and MMA second generation fighters Reagan Jameson and Braden Emerson. Reagan Jameson struggles in the wake of her attraction to Braden Emerson but Braden is persistent and refuses to back down to the woman he loves. When Reagan is offered a deal to train the sister of a powerful man, our heroine battles between head and heart knowing all was not right in their well connected world. While Reagan trains Annika Sellinger, her brother Finn makes a play for our story line heroine, a play that is matched by Annika’s attempted seduction of Braden Emerson. The ultimate play comes when our couple are forced to fight for their lives in the ring, a fight that threatens everything and everyone they love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Braden and Reagan, and the potential fall-out as those pulling the strings make it difficult for our couple to say no.
Reagan Jameson fights her attraction to our story line hero but Braden knows Reagan is the woman he loves but fearing threat from the past, our couple are blindsided when a new player enters the world of the MMA, a player who demands everything and more.
The relationship between Braden and Reagan is a frenemies to lovers; a childhood friends relationship in which Braden struggles with Reagan’s involvement with Finn Sellinger, a man whose connections go deep and dark. As Reagan and Braden’s relationship turns into something more, there are those who refuse to give up or back down in their need for our story line couple. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense.
We are reintroduced to Carter Reynolds, son of Matt Reynolds, and model Emma Jameson’s, Reagan’s sister (Craving The Fight 1); mob brothers Seth and Nikolai Michelson; Finn Sellinger and his sister Annika, as well as the cameo appearances of fighters Trey Miller, Parks Bradshaw and several members of the Jameson and Emerson clans.
TAKING THE FIGHT is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is intriguing, impassioned and dramatic; the romance is captivating and seductive; the characters are powerful, determined and strong ..but.. from the outset, Reagan’s involvement with the Sellinger siblings screamed all kinds of TSTL (too stupid to live), and yet she was willing to cross a line from which there was no going back.
Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one CRAVING THE FIGHT
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Reviewed by Sandy
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L. P. Dover is a southern belle living in North Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she began her literary journey she worked in periodontics, enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.
She loves to write, but she also loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes and white water rafting, and has a passion for singing. Her two youngest fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime, usually Christmas carols.
Dover has written countless novels, including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed & Dangerous series, the Royal Shifters series, the Society X series, the Circle of Justice series, and her standalone novel Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense, but if she got to choose a setting in which to live, it would be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.
L.P. Dover is represented by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency and Italia Gandolfo of Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management for dramatic rights.
