Grab Fighter’s Kiss at this special release price!Declan “The Homewrecker” Gallagher.World #1 MMA Champion.Broad shoulders, perfect eight pack and the temper of a bull.Still recovering from a car accident that broke his body.Still married to the cheating supermodel bitch who broke his heart.…My new bossI can’t even begin to list all the reasons why getting close to him is a bad idea.Or going to … why getting close to him is a bad idea.
Or going to that fancy red carpet thing as his date.
Or letting him kiss me like he might never let me go.
Did I say bad idea?
Scratch that.
Worst. Idea. Ever.
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Calming the beast
What does one hot jerk of an alpha male need? A woman who can stand up to him with fire. Poor River had a past full of hurt and finds herself far from home having to prove her worth. Declan was at the top of his game when injury and a failed personal life brought reality home to him. These two butt heads from the beginning and the author made their journey long and hard, but in the end they connect on a scale that made my heart sing with joy. Which is a good thing as I found myself crying many times while reading this book. I can’t wait to read the next book by this author.
Of all the books in the Irish Kiss series, Fighter’s Kiss is my all time favorite.
I don’t know what it is about an Alpha male acting like a jerk that pulls me in, but every time!
What made Fighter’s Kiss great for me is that the lead female character was super feisty and gave back as much as she was given.
The chemistry between River and Declan was explosive. Not sure there is any other way to describe it. But watching the walls break down between the two of them was amazing.
Ending up far from home could not have been easy for River and she wasn’t met with a welcome wagon to be honest. She virtually had to prove herself to everyone associated with Declan. She had amazing grit and showed her determination and dedication by standing her ground and proving herself.
My utmost favorite line out of the whole book?
“Baby, please don’t go where I can’t follow.” Total tear meltdown. Once you read it, you will get the context and totally get it.
Sadly, I think this is the end of the Kiss series. *insert disgusted look here* I mean I hope it isn’t…ahem.
If you have never read anything by Sienna Blake before, I highly recommend her. Curl up for a long weekend and cruise through her work. You will not be disappointed.
Fighter’s Kiss get 5 starts from me!
4 stars for Fighter’s Kiss by Sienna Blake. This is book three in the Irish Kiss series. “I want to get inside you—your head, your heart, your body—the way you’re inside me.” Declan is an MMA fighter who is recovering from an accident. River is his newest assistant in a long line assistant. These two get off to a rocky start. I will say while the book has a lot of pages it felt like a fast read. I read it in one sitting. I could not put it down. OK while I love insta-love just as much as the next person, I also love when a love builds. The love between River and Declan builds page after page. Yes, there is an instant attraction between the two, but it is not love. I love how these two are so different but are drawn to each other.
I’ve read this story so many times I have lost count. At first it is hard to like Declan. He is broody and mean and grumpy. But that hard exterior is because of the pain and suffering he has survived. River came into his life and blew apart his walls and carefully constructed barriers around his heart. They fit perfectly and I loved them together. Loved the ending. Literally had tears in my eyes. Ugh lol. This is one of my favorite authors and series.
Love River and Declan’s story. Loved the whole series! Can’t wait to read it again.
No Tapping Out Here!
Hot and oh so steamy page turner!! “Fighter’s Kiss” is amazing! Declan is a hot and sexy brooding MMA Fighter who has a horrible accident that alters his plans and River is striving for a new future. When River leaves her life behind to go work for Declan, she doesn’t even know he’s a famous fighter but Declan also thought River was a guy so there’s bound to be some animosity! Though, River goes toe-to-toe with Declan to prove she’s worth having around and eventually he caves but how much more is he willing to sacrifice?
I love how both Declan and River are smacked in the face with their intense feelings for each other and each try to fight the pull they have to each other but it’s like gravity and you just need to be around them! I don’t want to give away too many spoilers but this is such a great read!!!
I loved this book from beginning to end. Sienna has a way with words and she draws you into her world right off the back. Declan and River’s story made me cry big fat tears because of their pasts and how it made them who they were. I love how they come together and fight for what they want. Such an amazing read.
“Fear wasn’t weakness. Admitting you needed help wasn’t weakness. Accepting help wasn’t weakness. Far from it. I wanted to tell him there was nothing stronger.”
A fighter isolated in his own pain like an injured animal in his den. A betrayed man who slowly moves away from his humanity. A beast trapped in its own mind and its traumas.
It’s always hard to write a review of a Sienna’s Blake book. Her books bring intense, engaging, and well-conducted journeys. It is impossible to read a story of hers and not get your heart touched at the end of the reading. At least in Irish Kiss series.
Declan is a deliciously intense and anguished character. Complex, passionate and dense. His traumatic past has left in his psyche a pain more difficult to overcome than the pain caused by the accident that can end his fighter career.
River, even with her fears and insecurities, is a ray of sunshine in Declan’s life and narrative. She has a captivating personality, despite a past marked by helplessness, abandonment and lack of love.
The way the relationship develop between the characters is gradual and engaging. It has humor, tenderness, steamy and a lot of chemistry. It is a wonderful and balanced mix of the most intense and different feelings.
A book to love from start to finish. With multiple twists, taunts and intrigues that can, separate the couple and help keep the reader’s curiosity. Suitable for readers who love a well-written novel, with that hint of anguish and suspense, but also with the lightness and tenderness needed to make the story totally enthralling.
Get ready for an emotinal ride with Declan & River.
Declan is a MMA fighter making his way back following terrible crash that left him physically and emtonally scarred. He had it all.. the MMA belt and supermodel wife that he thought loved him and adoring fans. Soon the crash took away his health and his wife soon showed her cheating ways. Now he is making his way through the gammet of PA’s . Until River shows up. He does not want a woman in his home and certainly not her. She is full of life, ideas and has a sunny personality …he does not this right now.
River has no idea who Declan is but once she meets this beast of a man she knows that there is certainly more to this man than what the surface shows.
River will not be fired and each day she will prove herself more valuable in his professional life and then his personal life . You sometimes have no idea what you need or want until it is right before your eyes . I loved their story!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
In completely in love with this author’s writing! I’ve old read a few but they had my attention so lost in the story!!
I had my fair share of issues with the both of these main characters! Man, they were such a mess!! Declan solely focused on one thing, revenge. River focused on defying Declan every chance she got! More and more I saw between these two you couldn’t help but want to slap each one! Their want for each other clear but completely blind by hate. This story had me laughing out loud and I loved it!!
You get a little bit of everything here… comedy, romance, suspense, tragedy, weird moments but also love. I loved how crazy and weird River was, she was free and didn’t have anything holding her back. Declan could use a change but does he give in to the temptress?
Declan needed help. The accident had left him reeling, and he needed a light in the world of darkness he found himself in.
River was always running. But maybe she could stop for a minute, and help out the damaged MMA fighter before her. Can two damaged souls help each other?
I really liked this story. River is perfect for Declan – she is that balm to his wounded spirit, and Declan is the one to give her the love she was so desperately searching for. As the story progresses, I like how he slowly opens up, and she not only stands up to his alpha personality, but she gives him peace at the same time. They really are perfect for each other! I can’t wait for more of the Irish Kiss series if they’re all going to be as good as this one is.
I haven’t read much from Sienna Blake. But from the few books I read of hers, I could confidently say that she can write one helluva story.
Fighter’s Kiss was the third installment from the Irish Kiss series and a complete standalone. In comparison with the first two books, Darmuid and Danny were scarce on the story. They have a few appearances but not as much as the first two books. I liked how the story flowed and how things progressed. Although it was kind of an instant attraction, the story slowly builds up and not the typical insta-love and they lived happily ever after. It sometimes get tiring to read insta-love where they had this attraction at first meeting and they fell madly in love in just a span of a week. Fighter’s Kiss, although only progress in a span of few weeks, there were scenes that actually made them connected with one another apart from just the sexual tension. I also like that it crossed a little with The Irish Lottery. I think the only that I was missing was a little more angst. There was a little hitch on the journey, but it was just that a hitch. I was maybe looking for a little more fight.
The characters are easy to connect to. You would kind of understand why they act the way they do. Their decisions are mostly understandable given their past and the feelings their harboring. I just feel that River’s reason for running away isn’t established that much. Even though it was further explained what happened, it kind of doesn’t feel as big of a deal as they make it out to be. It felt a little lacking. Declan on the other hand, despite the tough exterior shows how soft he can be on the inside.
I’d give this an overall 4.5 stars. I just really think a little more angst in it made it perfect.
What a roller coaster ride.
MMA fighter Declan is on top of his game, living his best life until a moment in time changes all of that. Drowning in his self made darkness, PA River from America is hired to help him out.
What happens between them is a fun, steamy poignant story of second chances in life between 2 complete opposites.
River has her own dark past and she can’t let go of.
Together they fight their best fight outside the ring as they find their way to a new life.
Well paced, sexy and poignant read.
Declan was living the dream as he was a top MMA fighter with a beautiful wife until both his personal and professional life came to a crashing halt. He is now irate and bitter about the hand that life has dealt him and takes it out on those around him.
River has a painful past of her own and wants a better future. If that means working as a personal assistant for the grumpy fighter then it is a challenge she is ready to face.
He doesn’t want River or anyone else near him but before too long they both realize that her accepting this job may be the best thing to happen to either one of them.
Fighter’s Kiss is the 3rd book in the Irish Kiss Series. I read the first book Irish Kiss, but missed the second one.
River was hired to be Declan Gallagher’s PA. No one realized that River was a girl.
Declan was told he would never fight again. He had an accident that “broke his body”. So, what does he have to be happy about. He is out to prove the ones that told him that he would never fight again, a death sentence as far as he was concerned.
Declan Gallagher needed River he just didn’t know how much he needed her. He calls River “the girl”. River is full of life and slowly starts turning Declan back into a happy human being.
OMG I was chuckling through the chicken breast scene!!!! Hahaha! I may never look at chicken the same again.
I loved this book so much that you should see all the highlighted passages.
Fighter’s Kiss was such an enjoyable story for me! I now need to go and read Professor’s Kiss. Loved it!!!
Declan what can I say! I loved this alpha jerk so much!! He had the picture perfect life, professional MMA fighter, married. On top of it all. Then in one moment it came crashing down. Enter River, whom I also adored, she is there to help him. He isn’t interested in any help from anyone. I loved that both these characters had a broken past and that they needed each other to heal. If you have read any of this authors work you know how she can build a romance. Really enjoyed this story!!!
I was really looking forward to this one and I can tell you that it was well worth the wait!! This one took me on an emotional rollercoaster ride and I loved every single moment of it. Declan & River’s story is my favorite one yet.
Who am I if I’m not a fighter?
A story of an injured MMA champion and his new assistant. Declan was brutal, had an injured and angry body and heart, was prone to violence…but not with River. She saw beyond his rough edges and she could calm him. This all came alive off the pages. A good engrossing read, maybe not my favorite of the series, but still good.