Connor O’Malley knows the meaning of a rough life, after all he’s lived it. As a young boy, he survived his father murdering his mother. With no other family, he was sent to live with his uncle and forced into illegal fights on the underground circuit until Mad Max Malone rescued him. Three years later Connor is now a legit fighter for Rock Hard Gym and pursuing a business degree, while searching … searching for answers.
Ceara Kennedy has lived a sheltered life and college is an experience she has been looking forward to as long as she can remember. If only her father would stop sending his goons to watch over her. Ceara bumps into Connor at the library while hiding from her babysitters. He is trying, and failing, to find information on his mother’s murder. Intrigued, and bit starry-eyed, Ceara agrees to help him.
But as more questions than answers arise, Connor and Ceara find their relationship may have been doomed from the beginning. Are the new revelations too much of a hurdle, or will they beat the odds and seize their happily ever after?
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Connor is an MMA fighter and has lived a rough life. Ceara is a Mafia Princess and lived a sheltered life. Both from totally opposite worlds but perfect for each other. The writing is good, unexpected twists, secrets revealed and an action packed story that had me on the edge of my seat ready to find out what happens next.
A big part of this story is that family is not about blood relations. Connor didn’t know real family for a long time. Now he has a taste of it and literally runs into the girl of his dreams. Ceara’s father is a very bad guy, but she is about to find out exactly how bad when she brings Connor home. Lots of secrets and history exposed and hearts broken. And they find out who their true friends and family are while finding love along the way.
5 Stars
Review by Lisa
Late Night Reviewer
Up All Night w/ Books Blog
Fighting Chance by Faith Ryan and Ember-Raine Winters is book five in the Rock Hard Gym series and is the best one yet!!!. I am in love with this story. I have a serious book-hangover because although there is no cliffhanger, it left me wanting more!!!! These two authors make one amazing writing duo.
Brilliantly written, the story is so intense that I felt like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop at any minute. When things started heating up…holy smokes the heat was jumping off the pages. There is something about this one that just grabbed me and swept me up into the story. Not to mention all those little things that were weaved in. AMAZING!!!!!!
Connor has not had an easy life. To say it was rough is putting it mildly. When Max rescues him and gives him a purpose his life starts to get easier. But when his path crosses Ceara, he feels like he can breathe a little bit easier but his life starts to unravel at the seems.
Holding onto each other might just tear them apart.
What a ride we are taken on! This book can be read as a standalone but it’s so much more enjoyable reading the Rock Hard Gym series in order.
The fifth book in the Rock Hard Gym and it does end on a cliff-hanger. College student and MMA fighter Connor O’Malley meets Ceara Kennedy in the library and it is instant attraction on Connor’s part.This story has questions I hope the next book answers. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is the fifth book in this series and ends with a cliffhanger with a lot of unanswered questions
Connor O’Malley is a MMA fighter who hasn
t had the easiest child hood but he is finally starting to get his life together. He meets Ceara Kennedy a student at the library Ceara is very protected by her father and is continually followed by his guards Connor teaches her how to live in the moment and the two fall in love What they don;t know is that there are links between the that neither knows about. Will they survive all the secrets that are wrapped around them You will have to read this and the next book to see
Fighting Chance is a story of not only love but family. As Ceara stumbles into the life of Connor these two find themselves drawn to each other. As their relationship takes hold hard and fast, secrets will be uncovered that may just cause these two to tap out for survival. The fifth book in the Rock Hard Gym series is steamy, action packed and filled to the brim with revelations that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Fighting Chance is book 5 in the Rock Hard Gym series. Connor O’Malley has been given a second chance and is taking everything that he has been given to make him the man he was meant to be. Ceara Kennedy is the shy nerdy girl that is always being watched over by her fathers goons when a chance meeting has her and Connor falling for each other neither one knew that they are a lot more connected that they could imagine. This book is a story of young love but they grow up very quickly with everything that is thrown their way.
Wow this book gripped me from start to finish. This is definitely one writing duo to look out for.
Can’t wait to find out answers to my many burning question that these ladies have hidden up their sleeve.
Definitely a must read!