A murderer’s child…A
foster child…A troubled teen…Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has never had an
easy life. Being shuffled from one foster home to another after his
father murdered his mother, he found himself in and out of trouble with
the law. Never giving a damn about himself, let alone anyone else, his
life was spiraling out of control; fast. Until one man and one sport
changed everything.
Frankie Carbone taught Saint how to handle his anger and rejection; by fighting it out in the ring. On his way to stardom, Saint finds himself pushed into the spotlight and into the arms of more women than he can ever imagine; he’s completely content with one night stands and random sex.
Then Salem Harris comes walking into his life and changes his game plan. Saint finds himself wanting Salem in all the ways that scare him. She is off limits; taken. But that doesn’t stop Saint from going after what he wants, and he wants her.
Frankie showed Saint a new way of life with Boxing, but will Salem give him the one thing he's never known – love? Will Saint find himself fighting for the one thing he thinks he doesn't deserve or will Salem end up breaking his heart? Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has had to fight for every good thing he's gotten in his life. Can he go the distance?
Frankie Carbone taught Saint how to handle his anger and rejection; by fighting it out in the ring. On his way to stardom, Saint finds himself pushed into the spotlight and into the arms of more women than he can ever imagine; he’s completely content with one night stands and random sex.
Then Salem Harris comes walking into his life and changes his game plan. Saint finds himself wanting Salem in all the ways that scare him. She is off limits; taken. But that doesn’t stop Saint from going after what he wants, and he wants her.
Frankie showed Saint a new way of life with Boxing, but will Salem give him the one thing he's never known – love? Will Saint find himself fighting for the one thing he thinks he doesn't deserve or will Salem end up breaking his heart? Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has had to fight for every good thing he's gotten in his life. Can he go the distance?
I’m not normally a fan of boxing-type books, mainly because
I don’t really “get” the sport, and I don’t really want to learn it. But I took a shot on this book and I can say
that I’m glad that I did because I ended up enjoying the book a bit more than I
thought that I would.
I did like how Ms. Cervone didn’t make the book all about
boxing, and the parts that were really mentioned about the sport, it was
explained in a way that I was able to follow along and understand it
completely. The only time the boxing
part of the story got to me, is how when a group of boxers was introduced, and their
names plus their nicknames were given.
It was confusing for me personally.
I did enjoy the characters, even though there were some that I didn’t
really enjoy, I still enjoyed following along with the story. The storyline itself was one that, while I felt
it was a bit predictable at times, I still was able to get into the story and
enjoy it.
This is a solid 4 star read for me personally. I don’t see myself re-reading this book again
in the future, however I do have plans on continuing on with the series to find
out what happens to Gabriel and Salem.
Born and raised in New England, Christa is a married mother of three. She began writing her first book, Broken, in October 2012, as a love story to her husband, Frank. During the writing process, Christa managed to keep her book a secret from the majority of her family and friends, including her mother. She finally revealed that she had written a book on her personal Facebook page just two weeks before Broken was released.
Broken was released in February 2013, and within twenty-four hours of its release, it was on Amazon's Movers and Shakers list as well as in the Top 20 Erotica. Christa released her second novel, On the Ropes - Book One in the Down for the Count series, in February 2014. On the Ropes has also climbed the charts on Amazon, hitting the Top 10 Sports Fiction and the Top 20 Romance Sports Fiction lists. Book Two, Going the Distance, was released July 2014 and claimed the number 3 spot in the Interracial category as well being in the top 20 in Erotica on Amazon.
Limitless Publishing has recently acquired the Down for the Count series and will be re-releasing the series under their publishing label in May 2015.
Along with the Down for the Count series, Christa's new series titled, Can't Stop Lovin' You, will also be released under Limitless Publishing. The series will have at least four books, Dream On, What it Takes, Sweet Emotion and Hole in my Soul. Dream On is slated for 2015 release.
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