Review- Worth Forgiving

Worth Forgiving 
(MMA Fighter #3)

By Vi Keeland

Publication Date: Qugust 21, 2014

Genre: Adukt Romance/MMA

5 Stars!

From Goodreads:

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.

I love this series. Worth Forgiving was an excellent conclusion, worthy of the first two book. I was always a die-hard Nico fan, but Jax is giving him a run for his money!

“Oh fuck this,’ I growl, taking the two strides to reach her quickly, finding all the emotions in her eyes that I feel deep inside of me. Lust. Need. Desire. Hunger so deep, it consumes me.

            Walking us two steps until her back is to the wall, I reach down and lift her up easily. Pinning her body between mine and the wall, I wrap her legs around my waist and bury my face in her neck, breathing deeply to take in her scent.

            Heat pulsating wildly through my veins, I pull my head back, dig my hips deeply into her parted legs so she can feel how hard she’s affecting me and claim her mouth in a kiss.”

Jax is just about everything you could want in a guy. He handsome as sin, wealthy, honest, sweet, and has the body of a fighter. *sigh* He is a complete gentleman until he gets Lily in the bedroom. His commanding and passionate attitude are enough to burn up the sheets! And oh, that dirty, dirty mouth…* I’m melting into a puddle…* He is determined not to be anything like his dishonest, cheating, slimy father, which just makes him all the more attractive. When Jax and his brother finally connect, they act like teenage boys, almost like they are trying to make up for lost time. It’s adorable!!! Yet another facet to Jax that had me falling even more in love with him. His possessiveness is just dominant enough to be HOT, without suffocating. He steps up to protect Lily from her dangerous ex and does his best to help her realize her dreams. Even though he “omitted” the fact that he was the sole investor for her gym, personally, I completely understood and would have done the same. I felt he was justified and that Lily reacted a little too strongly. She knew what his father was like, and after all that they had learned about each other, she should have known better. Enough to give him a chance to explain and find out what really happened. There is just no way Lily could have resisted this smooth talking devil.

“I pull her close to me, wrapping my arms around her tightly, wishing I could take away the pain I see buried deep. But for now, until she’s ready to give it to me to hold, I’ll just hold her tight.”

Lily is a little bit of a contradiction. However, this made more real, more human to me. She is strong, determined to keep her father’s dream alive and make it without him by her side. Her capacity for love is boundless and she falls into it with everything she’s got. While that trait is admirable, it can throw a wrench in plans to be independent if you let loss break you. This is what happened when her father died, her heart was crushed to a point where she could not function. Ultimately, in the end, it almost ruined her completely, killing the dream she was so desperate to hold on to. Caden, the man she was leaning on, is no one you want to mess with. Least of all Lily. Her approach towards him was starting to put a dent in my admiration of her character. She was so timid and guilt ridden (especially with Caden manipulating her kindness). She totally redeemed herself in my eyes when I realized that the core of her attitude was driven by a physical fear of him.

This book was fun to read. There were no moments when I thought, “will this scene ever end?” The ending was just what I needed to round out the series. It left me all warm and fuzzy! 

Other Books in the MMA Fighter's Series

Worth the Fight

Worth the Chance

Vi Keeland

About the Author

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!