Series: Hard to Love #2
Genres: Contemporary, Sports
Published by Self Published Publication Date: 17 March 2015
Pages: 335
Also in this series: Wrecking Ball, Sledgehammer, Bulldozer
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One reckless fighter.One night of passion he can't forget.The battle between sex and love is fierce and unrelenting.And love is about to knock him on his ass.Reckless LoveΒ can be read as a standalone novel, but is a follow up to theΒ New York TimesΒ andΒ USA TodayΒ bestsellerΒ Hard to Love.
Shannon’s Thoughts
I am a huge fan of Kendall Ryan and generally adore any book she writes. Β So I’m a bit saddened that RECKLESS LOVE was not a book that I enjoyed.
Even though this is the second book in the Hard to Love series, it can be read as a stand alone. Β This story focuses on MMA fighter and the gym nurse, Kenzie, who has caught his attention.
There was something about these characters that I found hard to connect with. Β There were moments when I would like them separately, but I spent the majority of the book wondering why they were involved with each since all the ended up doing was hurting the other.
As for the storyline, I wanted more. Β I wanted to know a bit more of Ian’s backstory (there had to be more to him than just fighting. Β He didn’t come off as a trust fund kid) and what happened with his sister to lead her down the path she went.
Although this isn’t my favorite book of Kendall Ryan, this will appeal to those that enjoy MMA stories.
βSo, itβs true then?β
My breathing stopped. βWhatβs true?β I asked cautiously.
βThat you donβt have sex before a big fight.β Her look was so innocent and hopeful, yet it still took me a second to figure out why she was asking this.
βYes,β I finally answered. Her cute little frame seemed to relax a little, making me feelβonce againβlike a total dick. She didnβt know I paid Sara; she was talking about something completely different, about the night we almost hooked up. The night I told her I couldnβt because I had a fight the next day.
She chewed at the inside of her cheek a moment, maybe considering what Iβd just said. Shit, that meant she thought Iβd just made that up to get rid of her. Not fucking likely. Putting the brakes on that night had been the hardest thing Iβd ever done.
βSo,β she said as she looked up at me innocently through her eyelashes. βWhat does that do? For a fighter, I mean.β
I chuckled. βYou mean besides frustrate the hell out of us?β
She smiledβthank fucking goodnessβthen nodded for me to continue.
βYou know that stereotype that most guys are boneheaded cave dwellers driven by instinct?β
βIs it considered a stereotype if itβs true?β she said, then giggled.
God, she had a great laugh.
I nodded. βThatβs what I was getting at. On some very basic level, we fight in order to survive and procreate.β
She scrunched up her nose, making her look super cute. βBut wouldnβt you fight better then? If you have sex, then you have someone to fight for, right?β
Her hand went up to mine, which was still resting on her shoulder. She absentmindedly played with my fingers until she noticed I was watching her, and realized what sheβd been doing. She let her hand drop.
I shook my head. βWe fight to procreate. Once weβve had sex, weβve done the job and have no reason to fight.β
βHmm.β She nodded. βSo I guess now that you arenβt fighting for a while, youβre free to take care of business.β Her gaze drifted down my body.
Kendall Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance novels, including Hard to Love, Unravel Me, Resisting Her and When I Break.
She’s a sassy, yet polite Midwestern girl with a deep love of books, and a slight addiction to lipgloss. She lives in Minneapolis with her adorable husband and two baby sons, and enjoys hiking, being active, and reading.
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