World famous boxing champ, Felix Sanchez, had it all—the fame, the fortune, and all the women any man could ask for. When the hours of partying followed by hours spent in court and in rehab begin to outnumber the hours he spends training, losing his title comes as no surprise to everyone. The world assumes he deserved to lose it.
Only those closest to Felix know the real truth behind his sudden downward spiral. And if Felix has his way, no one else ever will. With an uncertain future ahead of him, he heads back to his roots—5th Street—the gym that started it all for him. It’s where he meets the humble but mighty little Ms. Ella.
The only times Felix had ever decided to forgo the usual meaningless fling and try a real relationship he was burned badly. Now the adorable but tenacious self-defense instructor has him considering this love thing one more time.
Then just when he begins to worry that his past is letting his possessive and jaded heart get the best of him, he’s blindsided in the most brutal way—he’s brought to his knees—to what could be the one low in his life he may never recover from.
Street series, boxing heavyweight champion Felix Sanchez hits rock bottom when
he loses his title due to drugs, alcohol, women, and his massive ego. After
court-ordered probation, he returns home to the 5th Street Gym in LA
where he got his start. He co-owns the gym with his four friends. Though he
knows he needs to get his life straightened out, Felix doesn2527t really care to
until he meets the women2527s self-defense instructor.
self-defense program after disaster struck her brother and his girlfriend. Though
she2527s secretly thrilled with Felix2527s attention, she2527s careful and doesn2527t trust
a man with his reputation.
the H/h are strong, well-developed, emotionally-damaged characters. They2527ve
experienced the loss of loved ones and bonded over their shared grief.
really liked this book, but their ages surprised me. Ella is only 21 years old.
Felix2527s age is never mentioned, but you2527re led to believe he2527s about four or
five years older than her. Even at age 26, I found it hard to believe he was
that high up the boxing ladder, but then again, I don2527t know anything about
boxing. I wish the sport would2527ve played a stronger role in the story, but Ms.
Reyes focused more on the characters and their romance, with Felix2527s boxing
career in the background.
though the book is a standalone, I think I would2527ve enjoyed it more if I2527d read
the previous books in this series. Felix2527s friends—Noah, Gio, Hector, and
Abel—were all there with their wives and children, but I couldn2527t really
connect with them. There were a lot of side characters, including friends and
family members, and I couldn2527t keep track of which woman was married to which
man.
ex, Grayson, grated on my nerves. I understand why she wanted to stay friends
with him—he really did care about her—but he was manipulative and controlling.
He treated her and Felix horribly, always trying to break them up, but she
continued to forgive him because he was “worried” for her. I lost all respect
for her when she refused to cut ties with Grayson after a certain embarrassing
incident that plastered her face all over the media.
to fix some punctuation errors/typos and repetition, but I still enjoyed it.
For anyone who wants to read a NA sports romance that2527s not too heavy on
sports, this is a good book to try.