Stolen moments with Seth aren’t enough. If he can’t run from his jealous, jilted boss, we’ll fight him together.From the second I trip over my own feet and fall into Seth’s lap, his touch is electric. When he kisses me at the top of the Ferris wheel, I’m done daydreaming about my ex-boyfriend turned best friend, Aiden. Seth is a muscular mystery I’m dying to solve. I know he wants to explore … wants to explore every part of me, too, but there’s someone standing in the way.
Seth can smile with me. He can laugh, cry, feel. When we’re together, nothing else matters but the heat between us. The walls around his heart are to protect us both, but I’m more than soft and sweet. I can be dangerous, especially if it means fighting to free Seth from living under Nik’s manipulative thumb.
It’s a whirlwind romance, and I’m throwing myself into the storm.
Fighting for Love is a low-angst contemporary M/M instalove romance. Opposites attract, bringing together a daydreamy twink and mysterious muscle boy in swoony, steamy ways before a guaranteed HEA. It is suggested this series be read in order.
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I enjoyed getting to know Olly and Seth and I found the story to be an original one. Olly works at a coffee shop with his ex, who is also his best friend, but he’s in a relationship while Olly remains single. He reads his posts in the coffee shop once a week and is a writer on the side. One day he falls for Seth, a newcomer to the coffee shop, and their connection is immediate. I love how fast they recognized their attraction, although Seth doesn’t want to involve Olly into his life and have him deal with the mistakes he’s made in the past, but their attraction is undeniable. A great story with a little suspense thrown in. I loved both Olly and Seth!
Fighting for Love is the second book in the Cut to the Feeling series by author Noah Steele. I loved this story. Oliver is one of my favorite characters in the series. I am so glad to read his love story.
Oliver or Olly as we know him as he is a dreamer. Doing his stories on open mike nights at Jolt. He is always writing ideas down and being a little bit spacey. That is how he literally runs into Seth.
Seth or fit devil saves him from face-planting down the stairs. He asks Oliver out. I liked that Seth is assertive, he grounds Olly. Olly really needs that in his life. Seth has many secrets but at his core, he is a good person with a lot of things on his plate.
Overall, I loved this one. Oliver got a partner he really needs. Seth also got someone to help him to remember not to take life so seriously. I cannot wait for more from this series in the future and who falls in love next.
Five Shooting Stars
I am not sure how describe this book 2 in the Cut to the feeling series to you because Seth and Oliver ‘s story has a lot of difficult little topics besides a simple love story. You can find some angst situations, violence and danger while Seth and Oliver got to know each other and fell in love, fighting to be together, confronting the obstacles for their future. Interesting plot that kept me at the edge of my seat all time. The book contains one of my triggers so I also cried a lot. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!
I received this book as an ARC and this is my honest opinion
This is the second book in this series, and it started out pretty disappointing. However, as I was about to throw in the towel, things started to get interesting. This definitely is an Insta-love, which I knew going in, but I have no idea how two people who are so completely opposite can fall in love without speaking to each other.
There’s not much communication throughout the story, other than visual cues and touches; silent communication. That made the book drag for me because the book is told from Oliver’s first person POV. We met Ollie in the first book, but get to know more about his artistic and distracted ways. Seth is strong and secretive, always holding back.
Now, I am all for men showing their emotions and being able to feel vulnerable. But it seems that the main way the author has for his characters to share their feelings is a good cry. But once we get past the angst of will he love me and so on, we get to the meat of the story.
This is where Seth’s reservations and fears come into play, and he has every right to be cautious. While Ollie spends his time writing and working at Aiden’s new shop, Seth is trapped in a dangerous situation. When their two worlds collide, things get dicey, but Oliver shows a reserve of strength and resilience Seth wasn’t expecting.
In the end, the two obviously love each other, although I’m still not exactly sure how that happened. But when the plotline took off, the book redeemed itself, therefore the three star rating. And of course, Ollie and Seth get their happily ever after.
* I received an ARC of this book and I am leaving my honest review. *
Oliver and Seth’s love story had a really good plot with a happily ever after. The first half of the book was a bit slow but by the half way mark, the story turned a corner and we saw more of Seth and heard more of his thoughts and feelings.
Kiss me. Love me. Break me. Put me back together. Never stop..-Fighting for Love
“Here, in his sanctuary, there was room for thought or feeling. there was only me and Seth and the hunger for each other that burned through our bodies, demanding to be fed.”
Like all of us, Seth has both inner and outer demons that he must fight in order to allow himself to find true happiness. Thankfully, Seth has Olly, who refuses to allow Seth to resign himself to the sticky situation he landed in. Olly is a man that has an amazing inner strength and fantastic friends that are willing to stand up and with Seth, if Seth is willing to except their help.
I loved the angst and the life lesson that everything is better with true friends in your corner.
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Ooh what a pair of hotties. Cute, creative and often distracted by his muse, Olly seems to want a relationship like his best friend has – a step up on wanting said best friend. Mysterious muscle-boy Seth is sweet when it’s the two of them, but acting oddly, and a bit rigid around others. Olly’s lovely little found family at coffee shop Jolt are here to look out for him, and in the process of adopting another lost soul. When they find out more about Seth and his life, Olly and friends are fabulous in their reactions, protective of Olly but with big hearts wanting to support Seth.
In other news, these two are also sex on legs with some amazingly HOT and dirty scenes. If you like assertiveness in the bedroom (or wherever ) you’re going to love this pairing.
Yum.
4 stars
Heat Level: 3
Fast-paced fall into a love worth fighting for!
I loved Olly. He’s so cute and squirrelly. Always creating and always seems to be moving. He’s braver and stronger than people think despite his stature and will fight for Seth and their love any way he can.
Noah’s writing is passionate and fast-paced and so easy to read. This story follows the same crew from book one and the little family the various characters and found and made. Olly literally runs into Seth and their love sparks. They must fight for their love and conquer unusual obstacles to be together. I loved the banter and bad flirting. Seth is great to toy with and I loved that he was accepted into the Jolt family, no questions asked.
I look forward to seeing where Noah takes us next and can’t wait for Marc’s story, based on the teaser it’s going to pull at my heartstrings!!
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3.5 stars A story with sweetness and ugliness.
It started kind of mysterious. Oliver colliding with Seth, and gone is Seth into the night.
Olly’s mind and eyes are always working, writing beautiful lines on paper (read: in his phone)
And then reading them out loud in the former bookstore, now a bar full of people owned by his best friends.
Olly and Seth had an instant connection. Only Seth doesn’t want Olly to get involved with his business. So… distance is what Olly gets. Until Seth can’t handle the distance anymore.
For some reason Seth his boss want to put his tentacles on Olly.
Olly is surrounded by a circle of friends. They want to protect him but there is more spirit in Olly than they ever knew.
The communication between all the guys was more with body language and less words.
The attention on all the nonverbal acts was on the edge of too much. Every move, every blink was on paper. For me there was a bit too little space to visualize it by myself.
Overall was it a kind and somewhat sweet love story. It had a nice plot and the personalities were engaging. Olly had a playful ánd forceful personality, Seth more a big, muscled sturdy guy, they had some great sexy moments. The light angsty passages were well put down.
There are different ways to approach a read. Try not to expect too much developing and when you are in the mood for a not too complicated, light, playful read, pick it up!
This was an exciting story with an air of mystery, enveloped in a romance to warm your heart.
As the second book in the Cut to the Feeling series, this was not just a bridge book. This was a lovely story on it’s own with a spotlight on Aiden’s best friend Oliver.
Olly works at Jolt with Aiden, Derrek and Theo. He’s a writer on the side, with a weekly post that he reads aloud at the shop. He’s a little bit awkward, but has a pretty good handle on life… until he stumbles into a pair of pouty lips and a dark hoodie.
Seth isn’t free. He’s made some bad choices that have forced him into a life he has no control over. As soon as he meets Olly he knows something has to change because he can’t risk losing the one thing he’s ever wanted.
When Noah Steele writes, nothing is left to chance. His words are so descriptive and the plot so well thought out, it’s an effortless read each time. The characters are true to themselves and nothing is ever superfluous. I love that the MC’s have challenges and issues that they work through with care instead of leaving stories untold and arguments lingering.
There’s nothing better than a great love story and a thrilling twist and this had both. A little edge of your seat action with an amazing tale of romance and a perfect HEA. I cannot wait for the next book in the series to read more about this awesome group of friends.
I love Oliver for his head in the clouds, always inspired personality. Don’t let his outward appearance fool you though, he’s a tough cookie on the inside. Seth has so many demons, and they burden him. It’s sweet getting to see him relax and just be who he truly is, as the story unfolds. Love the friendships they all share at Jolt, and that the friendships are strong too. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Noah Steele’s Fighting for Love is the second book in the Cut to the Feeling series. It is a great read filled with interesting characters, some action/danger/drama, a sweet and sexy love and a well told story. It made me anxious for more.
I received an advanced reader’s copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.