MMA Middleweight World Champion, Jackson “Jax” Malone has just entered the fight of his life. Known for his viciousness in the cage, and his playboy ways out of it, Jax is arrested and charged with a brutal rape. The thought of spending decades in prison is one of the few things that actually scares the shit out of this cocky fighter.
Newly admitted attorney Page Davenport is willing to do … to do anything it takes to get out from under her father’s thumb and finally prove herself in his law firm. Anything except represent the infamous miscreant, Jackson “The Mauler” Malone. Despite her protests, Page is powerless to avoid becoming the sacrificial lamb, the token female, who will be the face of the violent, angry Neanderthal’s defense team.
Jax is a bad boy with a temper, doing whatever the hell he wants in life while flipping the bird at all his haters. Page is the prim and proper rich debutante her parents want her to be. They’ve been pulling her strings, telling her what to do, where to go to school, what to wear, and even who she should marry.
Page and Jax struggle to work together, engaging in a knockdown drag-out fight for dominance. When they finally stop taking swings at each other, they’re both surprised to realize that sometimes first impressions are completely wrong. In fact, opposites really do seem to attract. However, there are lines that attorneys and their clients can never cross, if Page wants to keep her license to practice law.
Will Page risk it all and submit to the cocky fighter? Or will Jax’s temper and jealousy prove too much for her to take on outside of the courtroom?
Either way, one thing is for sure – neither Page nor Jax are going down without a fight. In the end, the secret for them to find heaven may be to battle their way through hell first.
This 72K word book has a HEA with no cliffhanger.
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Decent book. The rest of the series was even better.
This book is a great and easy read. It bounces between characters (the names are at the beginning of each section) which is great because they don’t start at the beginning of each point of view dragging the book on. It was good and I can’t wait to read the next one Jude.
I liked the book- I actually really liked Jax’s brother in this story.Spoiler alert- I didn’t like her willingness to Basically throw away her career for some hot sex, but it does add to the overall plot of the story. It sure logistically how it helped her keep her license, but I guess that’s irrelevant. I thought the dynamic between the brothers was amusing. I did not like her dad at all and would not have been so quick to overlook his behavior.
It was OK, just OK. Not really a page turner.
Book one in the A Cocky Cage Fighter Novel series it is a well-written book that I enjoyed reading. MMA Middleweight World Champion, Jackson “Jax” Malone has been arrested and charged with a brutal rape. Newly admitted attorney Page Davenport is to represent him and at first, these two cannot get along. I would recommend this book. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and I also bought it.
Needed to be longer!
I really enjoyed this book. It’s nothing serious but the characters were meshed well. Jax’s brother, Jude, really made the story fun to read with his witty banter. If you’re looking for an easy read like I was between books then this is it.
Im a huge fan of Lane Hart. I think she tells a great story. This book was hiding in my Kindle for a year and a half. I think that maybe its because I am not into MMA stuff. This seriously had little to do with MMA as a sport, but more like the perception that you would think people have of the people involved.
Jackson Malone (Jax) is the MMA Middleweight World Champion, so who wouldn’t believe that he raped and strangled a female fan? Um… anyone who actually knows him. Why would he have to rape someone that is throwing them self at him? Well, Page Davenport doesn’t know him at all. Only what she has heard in the media which is that he is a vicious rapist. That doesn’t stop her from fantasizing about him. Of coarse they get together. But it does not go smoothly at all. I love how he felt protective of her from the very beginning, even when he couldn’t stand her and knew that she thought he was a monster. It gave you a glimpse into the big heart that he has.
One of the things that I really enjoyed about this book was the family dynamics. Page has a family that leaves a lot to be desired, especially since they really all look down on her just because she is a woman. Which is why it is no surprise why she was drawn to Jax and his family. They seem to think that a good woman should be treasured, not put down or treated like arm candy. Jude is so freaking hilarious in that typical little brother way. Going out of his way to annoy Jax. Its very amusing to read. It really left the door open to getting excited to read more about Jude. Which is the very thing that I plan on doing!
Jax by Lane Hart a sublime five-star read. This is the first book in the cocky cage fighter series, and what a first book, it really does kick off with a bang (Topped off with muscular legs attached to a majorly hot body)
MMA middleweight world champion Jackson ‘Jax’ Malone is a man in a pickle, when he is at the top of his game never having a loss, he gets arrested and charged with a brutal rape and he faces the chance that he may face his biggest loss imaginable. The loss of his freedom, for a lot of years. On the surface he is a violent, angry Neanderthal that looks guilty, but underneath there’s more to Jax that meets the surface, and I am not just talking about the rock-hard abs and face of a dirty angel.
Page Davenport has always been told what to do, from a young age she has been told, marry a rich man or follow the family business and become a lawyer. Page has always been one to follow the rules, and when her Daddy tells her that she will be representing MMA champ Jackson ‘The Mauler’ Malone on his brutal rape charge, and how she will be just the thing the jury needs a token female looking pretty.
There are lines that mustn’t be crossed between lawyer and client, but that won’t be a problem as she thinks he’s guilty and wouldn’t go near him alone, would she?
The characters in this book are great, I adore Jax’s little brother Jude and his Dad, I can’t wait to hear more from them, Lane Hart does a great job as you fall in love with some of the characters and want to throat punch some as well (But I will leave who as a surprise).
Come meet the hot, cocky, bad boy MMA fighter Jax Malone and the prim, proper, beautiful lawyer that will have Jax fall to his knees Page Davenport! Loved this story so much I couldn’t put it down finished it in one day. Want to read a great book then definitely 1-click this book and enjoy.
Great book. Loved the characters.