Uncover Tap Out (Worth The Fight, #2) Depicted By Michele Mannon Available In Physical Edition

off, hardhitting, grittier side to MMA! Whewboy did this one take me for a ride! I was very taken with Caden in the first book and was amused by the late appearance of Sophie Morelle so I was eager to move into this sequel story that took off pretty much where the first book ended.
It was so much more than I was expecting and went somewhere entirely different than the first book literally since it went on a road trip to Vegas.
Figuratively, it went a different direction too, Caden and Sophie's story is so much different and that was a good thing,

The story opens with Sophie being recently let go from her job for accidentally clocking Caden Kelly in the head with a TV camera and ending the Favorite's chances at an MMA crown.
Sophie is no quitter so she is on the road now to catch up to the tour bus carrying Jerry and his MMA fighters to the championship in Vegas.
She will do a documentary story on the fighters leading up to the big fight and make her network apologize for all the horrid stuff they said about her and her career as they take her back.
She is determined to succeed even if it means using all her wiles to get an exclusive out of the despised Caden Kelly.
His perfect body is plastered over every billboard in America sporting the underwear he endorses so why shouldn't a famehound like that deny her even if he hates the sight of the person who gave him a concussion.


Caden still fights headaches from when Sophie hit him with the camera and he's determined to take his training and this big fight seriously so he does more than groan when he encounters the trouble magnet, Sophie Morelle, chasing the tour and nosing about for a story.
She has latched onto him and he has no intention of giving the foulmouthed, brazen shock jock even a hint of his private life, but that doesn't mean he can't get up some fun along the way.


Through road mishaps, no holds barred cage events, busload of championshiphungry MMA fighters, dangerproned female reporter, bag of illegal steroids and drugs, illegal betting rings, a cagy fighter who is trying to live down his past, and an explosive attraction, the roadtrip to Vegas is anything, but dull.


As I noted earlier, the plot on this one picks up the general thread of the story about the MMA championship and the fighters involved while shifting to a new couple for the romantic interest.
The story isn't so much focused on the sport though it plays a part with the grittier side of the sport being the focus when it is like cage fighting, steroid use, illegal gambling rings, etc.


I'm getting an inkling now that there will be no easy romances in this series.
Easy attraction and hot passion yes, but not so much with the relationship, The relationship building takes work and time very refreshing after reading so much instalove, And really, I should also state that the characters aren't easy people either, They're flawed and have their issues and much of the story is spent in a growth arc for Caden and Sophie separately and together.


I have to say that when I began this story, I really didn't like Sophie.
She was a brash, selfabsorbed, judgmental, 'I have the right to your private life because I am a reporter' type that got my hackles up.
Her grudge against Caden because he's got endorsements, he's got a pretty face, and he's a womanizer just smacked of bitterness and hypocrisy considering what she did to claw her way out of her poor town beginnings and up her way to success.
I was close to setting the book aside, but then I was curious to see if there was a bend in her road and wanted to see where the story took her.
I'm glad I did because the road trip and getting to know Caden was a real life experience for her.
I love it when selfdiscovery takes place and results in change, but not so much change that the sassy woman that Caden fell for was completely absent.


That leads to Caden, Caden is another one who did what he had to do to survive and somehow came through with a heart and some conscience.
He was unapologetic about his faults and he owns to them, He is determined to pull through to the other side where he can see the man he wants to be.
I loved that because of his tough beginnings, he saw right through Sophie to who she was underneath all the layers she had piled on over the years.
Caden was no pushover. He fell for Sophie and was a generous lover, but he called her on her crap too.
When he opened up to her and gave himself through those videotapings, I was so melty for him and I wanted to boot Sophie up the butt for snapping to conclusions about what he put on them and refusing to watch.


So in the end, I'm glad that I didn't lay this one aside and stuck it out.
The mystery with the drugs was a nice background plot thread, There were some good secondary characters including old Sal who cracked me up, Now I totally want Bracken and Anthony's stories too,

I would recommend this for contemporary romance fans who enjoy romance set against the backdrop of the MMA world with the balance more on the characters and hot romance than the sport though there is some of that too.
This could be read as a standalone since the main story starts and finishes in this one though the characters were introduced in the previous book and the backdrop time line started in the earlier book.


My thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was

Fun, edgy, and romantic, The story was slightly different from the first one, I loved the female character, I loved the male character also but felt a little like they were similar to the initial two main characters.
Strong woman with a hard yet soft hearted fighter, It might be because both were damaged in each story, I'm going to get more by this author, Ever since reading Knock Out, I have been anxiously anticipating the release of Tap Out and it did not disappoint.
The emotions and the drama that unfolds just sucks the reader in, Loved the chemistry and banter between the main characters and definitely loved the sass of the Heroine.


Craving the next MMA book desperately!! I liked the first in this series more, but this was a solid followup although Sophie's inability to press rewind on her camera that she kept with her/to watchsmall segments of video was extremely frustrating and could have solved a lot of problems.
I would have liked it more if she had teamed up with

her man to solve the drug problem, but instead conflict was created where conflict didn't need to be.
That being said, my desire for all things MMA romance is still at an all time high so I will be reading more in this series and recommending it.
If you want a story about a kick ass fighter and feisty heroine,
this is your story.


The Worth the Fight series continues with our main characters
Caden and Sophie who we met briefly in the first book Knockout.


There is a saying, don't just the book by it's cover well this
applies to both Caden and Sophie,misjudged people.


There was enough intrigue and humor and sex to keep the reader on their toes.

What I also enjoyed about this story, besides Caden, was that their relationship took time to develope and not the usual insta love.


Towards the end of the story, we are introduced to Caden's brother Bracken,

I look forward to reading the next in this series, Sophie and Caden both seen as secondary characters in Mannon's first book of the Worth the Fight series are still dealing with terrible after effects of things that happened to both of them as children, but they are also dealing with more recent fallout from their careers.
If you read Knock Out, you'll remember that Sophie hits Caden accidently with her video camera, causing him to almost miss out on his big comeback fight in Las Vegas and her to lose her nighttime celebrity interview television show.


On the road to Las Vegas, they find each other again, and it's a pretty bumpy ride.
I loved both these characters: he's a ripped alpha MMA cage fighter who left the ring to be a very popular model, and she's a spunky heroine who wants to interview him and the other "Boys" on the bus for a documentary that she hopes will get her career back on the right track.


Caden doesn't know why he likes and falls so quickly for redheaded Sophie, and he fights his feelings as we see them encounter each other on the road, in motel rooms, and at fighting venues.
Even though Sophie blames Caden for losing her job, she can't help what she comes to feel for him either.


She soaked up every bit about him, The way he filled a Tshirt like nobody's business, The tightness of his buns in those faded jeans, There was so much more to Caden than a pretty face, but boyohboy did his body just do it for her.
Like those droolworthy biceps

And they are hot, hot, hot together:

Caden: "I'm going to make that sweet body of yours sing.
You're gonna get an exclusive, alright, And if you keep looking at me that way, it's be multiples, My specialty. "

Some of the MMA characters from the last book show up here as well.
Two get their comeuppance yeah!, and Sal the fight manager wisecracks throughout the story and supports Sophie as well.


Just like with Knock Out, I recommend this book to those who like their hot ripped alpha guys, sexonastick fighters, and a strong heroine with gumption.


I received an ARC copy from Carina Press through netgalley, com this is my honest opinion about this book
What Karia has to say:

I freaking loved this story!!! I laughed literally out loud in my car while reading.
Sophie is such a stuck up raging beeyach that I couldnt help but love her, Then, add the fact that she has a whole suitcase just for her underwear collectionLOVE it!

Caden is the big, broody, badass MMA fighter who is trying to escape his pretty boy face and uber hot underwear billboards to claim the heavy weight championship.
Take these two volatile personalities, put them in a sexy Austin Martin on the open road and sprinkle in some wild side characters.
This book was way more than I had expected, Even as the story progressed, the situations were totally novel and I found myself thinking about Caden and Sophie when my family forced me to stop reading and cook for them or drive them about.


I loved how the characters were written so authentically, I could actually read the dialogue in rapid staccato.
The arguments and discussions were like I was right there, The supporting characters were also very well written and gave depth to both Sophie and Caden.
While it is no secret that momma likes a fight bookTap Out was a really good book with some raw, gritty fights and hot steamy loving! Enjoy!.