Title: Take Down
Series: Blood and Glory #2
Author(s): Tara Wyatt & Harper St. George
Genre: Romance/MMA
Publisher: Pocket Star
Publication Date: November 13th, 2017
**ARC received from the publisher**

The second novel in the sizzling Bloody and Glory series—perfect for fans of Katy Evans’s REAL series and Sidney Halston’s Worth the Fight series—reveals that fighting for your heart is sometimes the only way to beat the demons in your soul.

MMA champion Gabriel “The Sandman” Maddox prefers to live his life quietly and intensely. He plays by the rules, respects the sport, and trains harder than any other fighter. It’s this unwavering focus that helps him block out the pain from a devastating loss in his past. He spends his days slaying his monsters in the octagon, and his evenings numbing himself with sexual conquests. With his painful baggage, he’s not looking for anything beyond his no-strings-attached lifestyle.

But journalist Megan Sinclair won’t leave him alone. She’s intensely drawn to Gabe from the moment she meets him, and wants to know more about the secretive man who both intrigues her and makes her heart race. As she gets to know the quiet, brooding fighter, she realizes that giving in to their intense chemistry could mend her scars. Will these two be able to heal each other, or will ghosts from the past keep them apart?

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Take Down is the second book in the Blood and Glory series. This novel can be read as a standalone. One thing I am absolutely loving about this series is the fact that it gets better with each book (and there has only been two books so far…. these men…I tell you! )

Gabe ‘The Sandman’ Maddox a man who needs no introduction but highly deserves one! This man is fierce, domineering, and sexy as all hell! Let’s not forget he’s also a sweetheart underneath all of that alpha fighter hotness!

After losing everything he loved, Gabe submerges himself in the world of MMA. He fights to keep his demons at bay. He fights because he feels like it’s the only thing he has left. That is until he meets a kind-hearted reporter, Megan.

Megan is a journalist who’s world is finally starting to look up. When she gets assigned to write a series of articles on MMA and the fighters behind the sport she finds herself intrigued by Champion fighter Gabe.

Gabe and Megan’s chemistry is OFF THE CHARTS. From the very first interaction I was rooting for these two. I was captivated from the start. I loved these two characters as separates and as a couple. I was honestly blown away by this story.

I am a huge fan of MMA so of course I love romance novels that center around the sport. I was surprised at how much MMA was actually in this novel. It was fun to read about Gabe’s strict routines. I loved that aspect of the novel. It actually felt like I was watching a real fighter’s life play out.

I am sooooo looking forward to the next book in this series! Eeek… That little snippet has me on edge and impatiently waiting!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SERIES!