"Amelia is the last person Sam should fall for—her brand new client at the gym, a decade younger than her, and her sister's best friend…
Amelia's starting over. After finding her girlfriend getting hot and heavy with her MMA trainer, she moves into the city to lick her wounds in peace. However, when she steps into what she hopes will be her new gym, her trainer is none other than Sam. Her first crush, her lesbian awakening, and someone she hasn't seen in ten years—when Sam just up and vanished.
After Sam came out, her family's rejection broke her. She swore to leave that past behind, but it finds her anyway when her little sister's best friend shows up at the gym where she works. Ames grew up hot as sin, and her scorching glances only mean trouble. However, Sam's a professional. She can keep her desires under control. She has to keep them under control. Because if she lets the past back in, it'll destroy the life she's built for herself here.
Ames isn't just hot—she's pure sunshine that Sam can't help but crave until they're both in a chokehold that neither of them wants to escape. However, moments are all they can claim because when Sam's sister finds out, Ames will need to choose…and the odds are never in Sam's favor.
Fighting the Lure is a standalone FF romance novella in the multi-author series Fighting for Love. All the stories take place at the shared gym, Knockout MMA Training Facility. At Knockout Gym, happily ever afters are hard-won."
I got an ARC of this book.
I read this in one day, which is pretty normal for McIntyre books. I devour them, because I can't stop. But on top of that, it was a pretty quick read. It didn't feel as deep as I was expecting based on the trauma/backstory of Sam. I adored Sam. She was broken in the best ways. I just sort of wanted a bit more of her being broken and the fear of the growing love with Ames.
The fighting itself didn't really make it to page much. There were two short training scenes that were more about the chemistry the MCs had than the actual sport. There was one fight. I am not necessarily complaining about this, just something to be aware. If you want a hardcore sports romance this doesn't really have hardcore sports level sports. They are there, just not a large part of it.
A lot of my thoughts about this book is that it just didn't go far enough. Not a lot of spots. Not a lot of angst. Not a lot of things happening. It felt a lot fluffier than I expected. Which was probably why I devoured it. I wanted fluffy and McIntyre fluff isn't pure sugar. It is gourmet cotton candy instead. There is heat, there is flavor, there is uniqueness. McIntyre fluff is top tier and barely counts as fluff. Not that any of that probably made sense to anyone else, but just know it isn't pure fluff or pure angst. It takes the best of both and melds them pretty perfectly.
The sex really played with public place kinks. So if that is your kink, then you really should check this one out.
4 out of 5 stars. I would recommend this book.
You can buy the book here.
~Isaiah
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