Title: Felix (5th Street, #5)
Author: Elizabeth Reyes
Genre: NA | Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Synopsis
They say the only good thing about hitting rock bottom is that it can't get any worse . . . or can it?
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.
REVIEW:
What can I say about this book but - wow? I had only read one other book in this series (Hector) and had started to read the first one (Noah) before I started this one, so I did run into some spoilers for other characters in the series, but that won't stop me from going back to read the rest. In fact, after reading Hector's story, I had already decided to go back and read the whole series, but then the opportunity to read Felix came along and I jumped at it. And although it kind of made me wish I had read all the others first, I'm still glad that I read it because it is just a wonderful story and I have a feeling it's going to be and remain my favorite of the series. I don't know what it is, there is just something about Felix that really called to me - all the pain that he'd suffered in silence while the rest of the world speculated - wrongly - about the cause of his downward spiral. When it was revealed what really caused it, my heart almost broke. And the way his relationship with Ella developed and progressed - it was sweet, tender, sometimes funny, and all around swoon-worthy. Just the type of romance someone like Ella deserved after the issues she's had to deal with in life. So when their love is tested in a terrifying way, it's a real punch to the gut, especially Felix's reaction to it - oh, my gosh, my heart nearly broke again for him.
All in all, this was probably the best book of the author's that I have read up to this point (I have read some in her other series) and I highly recommend it for anyone who loves stories about boxing, alpha men, or great love stories. This book has it all.
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"I write because I must. It's not a choice or a pastime, it's an unyielding calling and my passion." ~Elizabeth Reyes~
USA Today Bestselling Author, Elizabeth Reyes continues to answer her calling on a daily basis. Since releasing her debut novel FOREVER MINE (MORENO BROTHERS #1) in 2010 she has since published six more in that series, FOREVER YOURS, SWEET SOFIE, WHEN YOU WERE MINE, ALWAYS BEEN MINE, ROMERO and MAKING YOU MINE, with more stories about the Moreno family and their friends to come. She's also published a second series, 5th Street which includes, NOAH, GIO, HECTOR, ABEL. FELIX the fifth in the series is scheduled to release November 13th 2014. Her Moreno Brother's spinoff series FATE includes FATE, & BREAKING BRANDON, there is also more of this series still to come. Her latest release and first in a brand new series is DESERT HEAT about the diverse but equally sexy Santiago Brothers living in Las Vegas.
When she's not writing (which is rare)she spends as much time as she can with her husband of over twenty years, two teen children, Great Dane, Dexter and big fat lazy cat, Tyson.
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Brothers who are fighters? Well, I must add this author's work to my TBR list. This looks like a gem of series.
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