The conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romance that began in Phenomenal X, about one woman’s pulse-pounding relationship with a notorious bad-boy wrestler.
“What’ll it be, Anna Cortez? Are you in, or are you out?”
One momentary loss of control has now ruined everything Xavier Cold had going for himself. With his world unraveling fast, he’s willing to do anything to save not only his … save not only his job but his relationship with the only woman he’s ever loved.
Anna Cortez, still reeling from shock, tries desperately to save the man that’s consumed her heart, body and soul. She’ll have to dig deep and find courage she never knew she possessed to help Xavier fight demons from his past—a past that’s even more haunted than she ever imagined.
Phenomenal X (Hard Knocks Book One)
Xavier Cold (Hard Knocks Book Two)
What People are Saying:
“Xavier Cold is back and HOTTER than ever. Sexy and action-packed, Michelle Valentine is on top of her game with this one!!!” — Rebecca Yarros, author of Full Measures
“Anna and Xavier are back and Michelle did not disappoint. My excitement for this book is crazy lol.” — Mary Ward, Goodreads Review
“OMG OMG OMG OMFG…. if I could give this 5 million stars I would.. this book was beyond amazing.. I totally didn’t think I could Love X more then I did in book 1 but Oh WOW…”–Gail, Goodreads Review
“This is the conclusion to Phenomanal X….you HAVE to read that book before Xavier Cold. This book was amazing, PHENOMANAL, exciting, heart breaking and will have you on the edge of your seat at times.”– Jeanine Levy, Goodreads Review
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I really liked Phenomenal X and couldn’t wait to get my hands on Xavier Cold. I do want to state that I don’t remember a lot from the first book because I read it more than a year ago.
This book was a great addition to the series. I loved seeing how both characters grew as individuals and as a couple. They were really cute together. There are some consequences to Xavier’s actions (you know what he did if you read Phenomenal X). These consequences were really hard for both X and Anna. Their relationship was really tested in this book. We also get to see were Xavier comes from, I really loved the flashbacks even though some of them were heartbreaking. Anna wants more from Xavier, because he is really closed off. If this relationship is going to work Xavier needs to open up about his past. Of course this isn’t easy for X to do. I loved that Anna had closure on a couple of situations as well.
I really loved that X was such an alpha but he did have some anger problems. He is very jealous and sometimes it was a bit too much for me. Also Anna annoyed me as well a couple of times, she could’ve handled some things differently.
Overall this book was well-written and it had a nice flow. It kept me interested throughout the book. This book was a great conclusion to X and Anna’s story.
I devoured Phenomenal X when I had the ARC of that. Oh my, it was such a great book. I was so consumed with it that I read it in one sitting. Then I drove to McDs to eat my feelings in fries because THAT ENDING!
Well Xavier Cold was no different for me. There was so much going on that I couldn’t put this book down. There was constantly something happening where I kept going “One more chapter”. Michelle packed every punch into this book that it shot up to one of my favorite follow up books. She does such a great job with the follow up book that this shouldn’t even surprise me anymore.
Seriously, grab these books and devour them. I can’t recommend them enough. Well just go ahead and grab anything by Michelle, she’s a sure bet.
**ARC given by the amazing Michelle Valentine in return for a honest review..**
OMG OMG OMG OMFG…. if I could give this 5 million stars I would.. this book was beyond amazing.. I totally didn’t think I could Love X more then I did in book 1 but Oh WOW…
Xavier Cold picks up where Phenomenal X ended.. X just got arrested after he beat the ever loving SHIT out of Rex… Michelle takes you on a absolutely amazing ride.. The love and heartache that Anna and Xavier face..
Xavier has not had the best upbringings.. he has been scared and truly believes that he dose not deserve the love Anna has for him. He has been thru so much.. so when he and Anna make it back to each other he is bound and determined to let NO ONE stand in his way! Anna is his angel, the light to his dark.. Anna is his one true thing.. she has a way of getting him to understand that the world and everyone in it is not all bad.. there are good people out there.. you just have to believe in your self..
Let me tell you this book is sooooooooo worth the wait.. and that ending.. Just WOW…
Reviewed by Gail with Night and Day Book Blog ndbbr2014.blogspot.com
One momentary loss of control has now ruined everything Xavier Cold had going for himself. With his world unraveling fast, he’s willing to do anything to save not only his job but his relationship with the only woman he’s ever loved Anna Cortez. This second book in this series was just as bad as the first book unfortunately, the story line was all over the place and had a little bit of everything shoved in here and there, there was no chemistry between the characters, the characters were bland and although they continually expressed their love for each other and how they would never leave each other that’s all they seemed to do, threaten each other with leaving. It was crazy and not for me.
Nice to have the love of family win the day. Anna’s father finally comes around to their relationship. The twist as to what happened to Xavier’s father was enlightening. A sweet happily ever after.