They say men like a lady in the living room and a whore in the bedroom. I never knew the sentiment was reciprocal. Until I met Jax Knight. A gentleman in public, a commanding, dirty talking rogue in the bedroom.
Daughter of legendary fighter “The Saint,” Lily St. Claire knows firsthand how fighters can be. As the owner of a chain of MMA gyms, she’s no stranger to aggressive, dominating, and possessive men. That’s why she’s always kept her distance. But the day Jax Knight walks through her door she’s captivated by his charm. Stunningly handsome, well mannered, Ivy League educated, and confident, he shatters all the preconceived notions she’d come to think were true about men who trained to fight.
But falling for someone so soon after her breakup wasn’t something she’d planned on. And definitely not something her ex plans to allow
Dinner and a dirty mouth
My face pinks when the waiter clears his throat, no doubt he'd heard Jax's last comment.
"Are you ready to hear the specials?"
"Are we?" Jax arches an eyebrow, his eyes gleaming with delight. He's not the slight bit embarrassed, but knows I am and is quite enjoying himself.
"Yes. Please." I give him the evil eye and force my full attention back to the waiter. The entire time the waiter talks about the specials I feel Jax's eyes burning into me.
"I'll give you a moment to let you decide." Graciously, the waiter excuses himself.
"Why did you do that?" I scold, my voice low.
"Do what?" He leans back in his seat, crossing his arms over his thick chest.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about."
"Do I?"
"You enjoy watching me flustered, don't you?"
Jax arches both eyebrows. Bad choice of words.
"You know what I mean."
Leaning in, his voice gritty and sexy, he looks me straight in the eyes when he speaks. "I love watching you. Period. But what I like best is watching you pretend you're unaffected. It's like an unspoken challenge." He pauses and leans in even closer. "I love the pink that creeps up your cheeks when I say something dirty. The way your pussy throbs when I mention what I'm going to do to you later, and you wiggle in your seat trying to control it. So yeah, I guess I do like watching you flustered. You sit and give your attention to the waiter, trying to pretend you're listening to whatever he's saying instead of thinking of me feeding you my cock later, but we both know you didn't hear one word he said. Hell I didn't hear one word watching you, just knowing what you were thinking about."
This time, I see the waiter before he's close enough to hear us. He smiles as he reaches our table. "So what can I get for you this evening? Did I interest you in one of our specials?"
I look at the waiter, then Jax, who arches an eyebrow with a knowing smirk on his face, then back to the waiter. "The specials all sounded delicious. I just can't decide for myself. I'm going to defer to my date to pick one for me." I return my eyes to Jax with a cheeky grin.
He throws his head back with a chuckle and looks at the poor confused waiter. "We'll take whatever two are your favorites. Surprise us."
Vi Keeland's Worth Forgiving is the final book in the MMA Fighter series was a perfect end to some of my favorite trilogies! I give this book 4 stars and recommend that everyone read this series. The MMA Fighter series has a little bit of everything a girl like me loves and needs in her books, love, angst, conflict, hot muscle guys with heart and the girls that change them for the better!
As a reader I was anxious to read Jax story, since we were introduced to him at the end of Worth The Chance when it was revealed that his father had a son from a mistress that no one knew about. Finding out that his Senator family value's father, was nothing like the man he portrayed himself to be, made Jax question everything that he had done in his adult life. He had been following his father's dream for himself for so long, and this disappointment of who his father really was made him think twice about the path that he had been led down, and if it was actually the right one for him. Hounded by the paparazzi, he decides to head to New York for business, all in the hope of becoming a faceless, nameless body in a city of millions. He didn't plan for Lily, but the best things in life aren't planned, they just happen.
Lily has taken over the ownership of her father and his best friend's chain of MMA gyms after his unexpected heart attack and is currently looking for silent investors to help with the cash flow problem they have been experiencing. Caden, the nephew of her partner, tries to keep a tight leash on Lily, being cocky and overbearing in a relationship that he can't seem to let go of, but that she walked away from months ago. Jax arrives at the gym to assess the business, and work out MMA style while he is there and boy do the sparks fly. Lily tries, without much luck I might add, to keep Jax in the friend zone, because she is leary about having a relationship with anyone she works with at the gym, especially after dealing with Caden's inability to let go. The pull between Lily and Jax is inevitable and they are both unable to deny what is happening between them, eventually becoming more then the platonic friends that they originally agreed to.
"There's a fire pulsating through my veins, and my mind and body join together with only one purpose. This kiss. It consumes me as quickly as it started. Her smell, her moan, the feel of her luscious body pressed hard against mine."
Both Lily and Jax are fighting to rid themselves of a past that consumes them in different ways but that they desperately need to deal with in order to be able to move forward, and move forward together. Lily needing to be more assertive with Caden as to the status of their romantic involvement and Jax being able to stand up to his father and do what he truly wants to do, which is be an MMA fighter much like his champion illegitimate brother Vince Stone. Through a series of unfortunate misunderstandings, and pretty serious discoveries Lily and Jax find a strength in each other that the other didn't realize was there. The words Vi Keeland puts to paper in these pivotal scenes are so emotional that the reader can feel them while reader, making you feel like you are in the room with these two amazing characters.
"It's her loss if she doesn't forgive you, because you are totally worth forgiving."
And what an epilogue! I have never been so thrilled to come to the final pages in a trilogy and be completely satisfied with the ending. The care that Jax shows for Lily is astounding, something that every girlie girl are heart dreams of! Punch your way to one-clicking this awesome book!!!
"There is no next girlfriend, Angel. Haven't you realized that yet?"
A Man I took a chance on
forgiving so long ago and never
looked back.
A Man Worth Forgiving,
because I could never forget.
Worth Fighting is the third book in the Fighter Series. This can be read as a standalone but the other books in the series are sooooo worth reading you should pick them up too! Worth the Fight is the first book and Worth the Chance is the second book. This book is told in dual POV's of Jax and Lily. You do meet Jax in Worth the Chance for a short period of time but it will give you more insight into his character if you read it first. I would give this book a 4.5 stars.. VI Keeland definitely knows how to rock your panties off with these amazingly sexy MMA fighters. I loved every minute of it and hope you will as well. She is awesome at writing the most steamy sexy scenes that the chemistry that is displayed will steam up your kindle screens!
Jax owns his own business but his dream is to be an MMA fighter.. but his parents never allowed him to fully be who he wanted to be.. he loved his business but fighting was his passion. He is the son of Senator Preston Knight and wants to get out of the darkness that his father has brought upon him. His father is a liar and a cheater in more ways than one. Jax recently found out he has a half brother his father just threw his half brother away without as much as a second thought. There is so much drama going on in D.C. right now that Jax can't go in public without being recognized.. he needs to get away.. what better way than to go to New York to seal a business deal with an MMA club. When he gets there he tries to focus on the business part but soon picks back up training at the club. He is there because one of the owners is wanting to retire and sell his part of the company but not to just anyone the owners want someone just as passionate about the business as they are. He is there to help them get there books together and find a new partner, but when he realizes more than anything he wants to be that partner will it be that easy.. When he meets the co-owner Lily he isn't prepared for the emotions that she brings out in him.. or the sexual chemistry they have. Jax vows to keep it purely professional, but temptation will take over.
I snake my arm through hers to put a jar on the door. I could have waited my turn, but I love the way her body reacts at the slightest contact we make. I can't help it, even though I see her trying to hide it, control it. Mine reacts too... a twitch, a swell, a thickening, an ache, a damn fire in my pants. Yeah, without a doubt, my body likes brushing against hers too. -- JAX
Lily is now the owner of Ralley's Gym that was started by her father "The Saint" and his best friend Joe. When her father passed away suddenly from a heart attack she had to take on half the responsibility of the gym because that is what her father would have wanted. She grew up around the MMA world so it became her passion too. She was devastated when her father passed but slowly picked up the pieces and she fell into a relationship with Caden Joe's nephew because he helped her through her sorrow but realized the relationship was going no where.... Caden of course doesn't want to let her go but with the gym stuff going on she has to focus on that not Caden. Now Joe wanted out because he wanted to dedicate more time to his family. They hire a company to come in and help them sort out the business and get set up to sell. But Lily never expected the man that comes in .. Jackson Knight AKA Jax.... she is instantly drawn to him but knows she can't fully explore anything with him because not only is he helping them out but he lives in D.C. but she also can't fight temptation...
I smile thinking how lucky I am to have Jackson, the Ivy League refined tycoon pull out my chair and open my door. And Jax, the gritty, dirty talking fighter that commands my body. God, I had no idea such a man existed, he shatters sterotypes. It's as if someone told me to fantasize about sexy men, and then they rolled them all into one perfect prototype. I sigh watching him. I never even knew I was capable of swooning, but that's what the man does to me.-- LILY
With both of them letting go to the temptation what will happen when secrets are revealed? Or when a jealous Caden has secrets to that could destroy Lily's business and her life??? Can Jax finally get the MMA career he always wanted? Is there relationship WORTH FORGIVING?
Make sure you read all the books in this series because it is one of the best MMA series out there! They all can be read as standalones... but you will still get the characters from each book making appearances so you need to read them all! Thanks VI Keeland for another great book and look forward to more great series/books in the future!
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting New York Times & USA Today Best Selling smut author by night!
