This is my first Worth the Fight book and I already want more. I was unsure what to expect when starting but when I finished I was left wanting more of these characters that became my friends. I was invested in the outcome of this story. I was unable to stop reading due to needing to know that everyone came out okay. This doesn’t always happen with a book, but when it does I know it a book, a series, and an author that I will need more from.

In the beginning of the story, Francesca and Tony are standoffish, tough, and maybe a little unlikeable. Yet as their story is told they become people, people with a history that most people would crumble under. As the story continues, I found myself needing them to settle their pasts, find happiness, and learn to love again.

Francesca has a good reason to be tough, yet she is just a shell of who she really wants to be. I loved watching her internal struggles and seeing her real self come out. She fought with everyone she came in touch with, but mostly with herself. She wanted to love, she wanted to accept Tony into her life, and she wanted to start living. Eventually she realized that she was holding herself back.
Bad ass Tony was just that, a bad ass. He thought he was tough, beyond hurting. Yet when Francesca came into his life he learned a new lesson. The lesson that he has feelings, he can hurt, and he is jealous. Watching Tony put his party life beyond him and find what he wanted most in life opened my heart. I felt for him when he was shut out or left alone. I wanted, no needed, him to be happy. He deserved it.


Below the Belt is book that I enjoyed. I will certainly be looking for more from Sidney Halston and this series

Wonderful book that gives an interesting look into the MMA life. Lots of baggage for these characters to wade thru before they can accept each other. But is was a fun read. Grab this book before heading to the beach.