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    Worth The Fight

    Written by Vi Keeland

    Narrated by Tatiana Sokolov and Todd Haberkorn

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    It didn't matter that the ref called it a clean hit. Nico Hunter would never be the same.



    Elle has a good life. A job she loves, a great apartment, and the guy she's been dating for more than two years is a catch and a half. But it's boring . . . and she strives to keep it that way. Too many emotions are dangerous. Her own past is living proof of what can happen when you lose control.



    Then Nico walks into Elle's office and everything changes . . . for both of them. But what can the tattooed, hard-bodied MMA fighter and the beautiful and always steady attorney have in common? A lot more than they bargained for.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Audio
    Release dateMar 11, 2014
    ISBN9781452689982
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    Vi Keeland

    Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared on more than one hundred bestseller lists and are currently translated into twenty-six languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children, where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six. Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of more than twenty novels. A former television news anchor, Penelope has sold more than two million books and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list twenty-one times. She resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. Together, Vi and Penelope are the authors of Dirty Letters, Hate Notes, Happily Letter After, and the Rush Series. For more information about them, visit www.vikeeland.com and www.penelopewardauthor.com.

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    • 5/5
      I have read two other books from Vi Keeland and I loved them so I was expecting great things from Worth The Fight and it was not a letdown.

      Elle is a lawyer, Her life is pretty boring really, it’s safe, and with a troubled past that is exactly what she wants. Dating her lawyer friend William, even the sex is mundane and nothing new and exciting no wonder when Nico walks in she instantly falls in lust with him. She ditches William and gets with Nico.

      Nico is a cage fighter called Nico “The Lady Killer” Hunter just with that name you know that he is not one to play it safe and has a lot of women swooning over him. The problem with Nico is he is a broken man ever since his fight over a year ago where he killed someone in the cage.

      Nico is a hot man, ripped, tattooed, perfect man, and the perfect unlikely hero to Elle the heroin of the book.

      This was quite an emotional book where both characters we fight their personal demons but it also had hot sex and romance.
    • 5/5
      Loved that they stayed together for most of the book! One of the most honest and forthcoming couples, love that!!!!
    • 3/5
      A bit clunkier than her later books, a bit more cliche, and the dialogue lacks...well a lot, including originality and humor. and wit (there is a LOT of talk about reading each other's expressions, particularly smile types.) All that said, it was still good fun, just not great fun.
    • 3/5
      Not my favorite, but not bad either. I really liked the story, and though cliche, I did fall for Nico. Elle was alright, not all that I would have liked, but I did understand where she was coming from and how she felt through most of the book. The sex was boring, but described their relationship more, with him being always the gentleman.

      I could live without some of the language, I know 'bad-boys' and more so fighters talk like that, but it got old quick. I can live with it if someone just insulted your girl, or something similar, but it was way over used.

      My favorite part was at the end. Not the fight, but how Elle handled Nico's struggles and how Nico thanked her.

      All in all an OK book, not my favorite, and had plenty of room for improvement, but a good start.
    • 3/5
      original. good chemistry.
    • 5/5
      This was a great book 4.5 stars for me. The ending was a little weak but still good. Nico is one hot tamale and I wish that both of their issues would have been addressed more by the end. Love the flow and ease with which the book reads and will definitely be reading the next book in the series when it is released.
    • 4/5
      broken fighter and broken girl heal each other sweet :)
    • 4/5
      Oh Vi, you have done it again!! You gave me a new book boyfriend in Nico "The Lady Killer" Hunter. Hummuna hummana... he is HOT.
      First of all, I am not an MMA fan. Like, at all. However, I would watch the hell out of a Nico fight.
      Hang on, I need a second.


      Ok, I can go on now.

      I think.

      Worth The Fight is the love triumph story of Elle and Nico.

      "When we met, we were two injured souls. Both keeping the real out of our lives for fear of what we might find. But nothing could have kept us apart."


      Elle was going through the motions of life. Doing what she was supposed to, dating the “right” man, working endless hours in the right job. Essentially just surviving.

      "I never though I'd be happy. I was content with flatlining my way through life. It was good enough."

      Who wants that???

      Well, never fear sweet Elle, Nico is here! And he is going to wake your ass up with his sweet (but oh, so dirty) talk. And his body...oh yeah, his body.

      Nico has been through something awful. Something that changed him as a man and made him feel an overwhelming guilt and sense of he can never be forgiven.

      Elle has been through something that changed her as a person as well. It was traumatizing and horrific.

      Two broken people feeling unworthy of happiness... it could be a recipe for either hell or redemption.

      I am not going to spoil that for you!

      Let’s instead discuss that piece of man candy again. Nico is pure, hot, possessive alpha man. And he can possess me any time he wants. He talks crazy dirty, wants every man within 100 miles to be fully aware that Elle is his, and is a God in bed. Oh, and he is sweet and considerate and volunteers with kids. He’s the man you dream about when you are feeling frisky. Love him. Just love him.

      So, if my drooling over Nico isn’t enough for you let me assure you that the story is strong and lovely. Vi knows how to write a compelling story with relatable characters. I loved every damn page.

      Go get it. Now.
    • 5/5
      Holy Hotness Your all going to LOVE Nico.... If you are a fan of MMA fighting and I know alot of you are add this bad boy to your TBR list!!!! You will not be disappointed !!!!!!

      Let me start by saying this is the first book I have read by Vi and it will surely NOT be the last one. I absolutely LOVED this book. If you’re an MMA fighter fan and love a good story then by all means one click this bad boy today.

      “When we met, we were two injured souls. But keeping the real out of our lives for fear of what we might find. But nothing could have kept us apart. I never believed in destiny. Thought that was a bunch of crap for people who read too many books. Until you.”

      This is the story of Elle & Nico .

      Elle works for a lawyers office and she has been seeing William a fellow college buddy and lawyer as well for the last 2 years as a friend with benefits. She has gotten to the point in their situation where she is bored and just not feeling anything for William anymore. After making excuses for not spending the night with him one night she gets caught the next morning in her lie.

      William brings one of his clients to meet with Elle to go over his contract and see if she can see anything in it that will help in ending the contract. The Minute Elle meets Nico something happens with her and things will never be the same again.
      Elle is having these weird feelings and thoughts about Nico. Nico comes in her office the next day and asks her out on a date.

      Nico(the lady killer) is a MMA fighter and a definite Alpha-male and HOT as hell. He is fighting with guilt and when he meets Elle he feels as though she is the light that he needs. Can Elle help Nico with his guilt and help him to see that it is not his fault.

      "Elle, run while you have the chance. You can't fix me. I'm not some project for you to take on like charity. You're better off with someone who is more like you."

      Elle has her own shady past and once she opens up to Nico she gets him to realize he is not the monster he thinks he is.

      I don't know how or why, but I'm as certain of it as I've ever been of anything in my life. I'm in love with this man, and the realization doesn't even scare me.

      Definitely a must read. This story is definitely going on my Favorite list. Vi has done an amazing job of bringing these two characters together. It was not rushed, it moved along nice and smoothly throughout the entire book.
    • 5/5
      Worth the Fight by Vi KeelandStandalone HEASource: Author for a fair and honest reviewRating: 5/5 starsElle’s life is perfect: she is an accomplished lawyer, she has a lovely home and, she is dating the perfect if somewhat predicable man. Since that one horrible, horrible (there really aren’t enough ‘horribles’ for this) day in her youth, Elle has worked hard to ensure there is no drama, no excitement and, no passion in her life. So far, everything is going according to plan: her job is generally smooth and uninteresting and her boyfriend, though he may be perfect on paper does nothing to ignite the passion in Elle that she has worked so hard to keep suppressed. Nico Hunter is a damaged soul and like Elle has worked hard to overcome that one horrible, horrible day in his past. Nico was once a champion MMA fighter and though he no longer fights professionally, he continues to train as if he will step back into the octagon at a moment’s notice. His career made him wealthy and he owns his training gym where he trains young, at-risk kids and where he continues to punish his own body with a rigorous six day a week training schedule. Sadly, all the bodily punishment in the world will do nothing to banish the mental demons Nico fights every day. Nico is tough and completely capable of taking back everything he lost but the thought of fighting again almost literally paralyzes him.Inevitably fate steps in and brings Elle and Nico together and though their initial meeting is no sonic boom, it is a huge wake-up call for both. Elle begins to seriously question her completely boring (flat-lined as she calls it) life and after one dinner (he cooks!!!) and one smoldering kiss with Nico, she breaks up with her boyfriend. Though Nico represents everything Elle has eliminated from her life, she just can’t deny her mind, heart, and body’s reaction to the man. Nico brings out the abandon and the passion in Elle and though she is somewhat frightened by her reaction to him, she knows there is no way she is walking away from Nico. Nico has never considered himself to be a long-term commitment kind of guy but Elle just won’t get out of his head. He wants Elle in a way he has never wanted anyone else and in order to make her his, he is going to have to be on his best behavior. Well, most of the time, anyway. For Nico, Elle is no wham, bam, thank you ma’am kind of girl and so, he fights to control his body, his actions and his mouth so he can actually get to know this intriguing and dead-sexy woman. Both Elle and Nico know their meeting has irrevocably changed their lives and if they hope to make a go of this new relationship they are going to have to deal with their respective pasts. The Bottom Line: Worth the Fight is my first Vi Keeland novel and I am pretty sure I am going to blow through my monthly book budget buying everything else she has written. This character-driven read had me hooked from the beginning and there was no looking back once I got started reading. Though Elle appears put-together and confident, she is really a hot mess. Her past has damaged her and though she feels like she has dealt with it, she understands that she truly hasn’t when it comes to sharing her secrets with Nico. Elle’s vulnerability and strength were very strong draws for me and had me rooting for her from the start. Nico. It took me 0.00004 seconds to fall head over heels in love with this man. He is the perfect combination of naughty and nice, gentlemanly and rough, and hard and soft. I totally mean that last part in the completely sincere and completely punny way Like Elle, Nico thought he had dealt with his demons but Elle’s presence in his life and his struggle to get back into the octagon brings his lack of dealing into sharp focus. Both Nico and Elle are such strong characters that they would have carried the book for me even if the plot totally sucked. The plot did not suck!! Keeland has perfectly blended the dialogue (Nico has a mouth like a sailor ), the action and the naughty bits (so hot!!!) into a well-balanced and entertaining read. Nothing overshadows the other and there is plenty of conversation, fighting, drama and, steamy scenes. If you are a lover of HEA romance, tatted up tough guys with a kind heart, strong lead women and, well-written books, then Worth the Fight is the book for you!
    • 4/5
      Elle begins to have feelings that she hasn't allowed herself to feel in years. Nico likes what he sees in Elle also, but he knows she is not a one night stand kind of girl, and for some reason, he doesn't want her to be that. Being the Alpha male that he is, Nico goes after what he wants, and before she knows it, Elle finds herself dating "Mr. Sex on a Stick." To say they have chemistry would be an understatement. Along with relationships comes challenges, and Elle and Nico find themselves with more than their share of those. Both of them are severely scarred from their tragic pasts, something that keeps coming back to haunt them. When circumstances threaten to drown them, especially Nico, they must decide if what they have is worth the fight.Worth the Fight is a wonderful contemporary romance that I really enjoyed. As you can tell, I loved Nico's character. He's really a great guy that has had some rotten luck, and it's because he's a great guy that the incident nearly destroys him. I loved Elle also. She's one of those people that you can connect with - I can especially connect with her bad habit of always being late. Whereas Nico's devastation is front and center, and in the public eye because of who he is, Elle has done everything she can to keep her tragedy a secret. Both of them love passionately and it's obvious they are soulmates. I loved watching their relationship grow as they battled the darkness that lived within each of them, gradually allowing the light and love the other had slowly bring the healing they thought would never come. The story is told in both Elle and Nico's POV, alternating chapters. I also enjoyed the secondary characters in the book, as well as the whole MMA aspect of the novel. Overall, Worth the Fight is a wonderful contemporary romance that is filled with passion, excitement, and really hot romance that pulls you in and lets you feel the emotions right along with the characters, good and bad. It also has one of my favorite parts......an epilogue!! I love epilogues and this one is fabulous. Quotes:“Perfect is highly overrated. I'm a character in my story, going through the chapters of my life as if it was written by an imaginary person, when I should be the author. - Elle” “When we met, we were two injured souls. But keeping the real out of our lives for fear of what we might find. But nothing could have kept us apart. I never believed in destiny. Thought that was a bunch of crap for people who read too many books. Until you.” “I quickly scoop up the rest of my personal life on display on the sidewalk and I'm relieved that I had removed the flavored condoms that Regina had shoved into my purse before I left yesterday. Bacon Flavor. What woman wants to taste meat while, you know, tasting meat?” “An hour later I'm on my way back to the office, with Nico's scent on my clothes and inside of me. I have a sneaking suspicion that Nico wanted it that way, knowing that I was seeing William.”“Glad I coated you with my sweat now. It'll keep the other lions away.” “You're here." I look up at him. "I am." My voice is soft, but I can tell by the smirk on his face that he hears me just fine. "Does that mean not really is a no then?" His face is serious now. "Ask me again." I grin up at the handsome face that is towering over me, invading my personal space."Are you seeing anyone?""No." My response is assertive."Yes. You are."I'm confused. "I am?""I don't share Elle.""Oh." Oh my.”