He is touched and stunned by Melody’s honest interest in him. He is idolized, but without real relationships, except his two best friends, Wyatt and Jules. That fighter had her feeling young and alive when she’d felt worn-out and beaten for so long… She felt normal and womanly and blissfully free from her demons.Ĭlay is lonely, gruff, and unsociable, lives only for the fight. Considering all these things and her dreadful past, it is weird how open and chatty she is, and trusts in Clay immediately. She is working hard, trying to be strong, but also very tired. Melody has no idea who Clay is, and what UFC is. In short, I hope this book doesn't deter anyone from continuing with the series, because book 3 is worth it all by itself IMO.ĭefying the Odds is the love story of a gruff heavyweight UFC champion with abandonment issues and a struggling waitress with an abusive ex-husband. They like each other right away and they kind of let each other know that right away however, there is a lack of depth to this story that is not present in books two and three. This book was refreshing in the sense that the two main characters don't really play any games. I still liked it, but I actually think having read the two books following it made me like this one more because I went in knowing-and appreciating- a lot more about the characters. I have no idea why, but oddly enough I'm actually glad it went that way because this book turned out to be my least favorite in the series.

I find myself in an odd situation here.because I finally read this book (book one of the series) AFTER reading books two and three. With an ex-husband after her and scars from her abusive marriage etched deep, the last thing she expects is to fall for a man who makes a living with his fists, but she can’t resist Clay or the tender connection they share.įinding love in the most unlikely of places, the passion is undeniable, but Clay and Melody know their haunted pasts and unpredictable futures leave the odds stacked against them.īook One in one of my favorite series is on sale for $0.99 for those interested!īook One: The Viper (the only one I didn't love) Melody is running from her past and the small, country town of Garnet is the perfect hiding place. Touched by the gesture when it’s obvious she can barely afford to survive, her warm smile and lush body churn up powerful feelings that leave Clay wanting more from her than pie. Everything changes when a new waitress at the local diner buys him a piece of pie on Thanksgiving. People in his hometown keep their distance and Clay is fine with that. Clay’s large build and dangerous fists have always intimidated. The stranger ends up being Clay Powers, a famous UFC heavyweight fighter. When struggling waitress Melody Dylan gives a handsome, lonely stranger a simple gift she has no clue her life is about to take a drastic turn.

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