Fighting for Us (Love is Worth Fighting For Book 1) by Bella Emy – Review by Roxsanne Lesieur

Fighting for Us by Bella Emy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This story starts with Lorenzo by his wife’s bedside, she is in hospital and very sick, she is suffering and is in pain, but when she dies, Lorenzo is distraught, he couldn’t save her, he couldn’t protect her from the headaches and he now cannot fathom life without her and being left with his daughter and having to bring her up as a single parent is more than he can bear to think about, he cries for hours and eventually goes home to his daughter.

We next see Lorenzo five years late and he is training for his upcoming MMA title match, he has been training for this for months and is determined to win, it is a good way to channel his energy and anger over his wife’s death, he is finishing up and about to head home to relieve his brother from looking after his daughter while he was at the gym, his daughter is the light of his life and always makes him smile, no matter how his day is going, it is the same for his family as well. He is still reeling from the loss of his wife and he tears up at anything which brings him memories of her, her favourite film or song gets him everytime, remembering the way she looked, the way she smelled and the way she loved life and he struggles to see how his future will play out without her.

Next we see Carissa, she is trying not to be goaded into talking with her sister and best friend about hot men and that she should be looking for one to occupy her bed, even though she doesn’t want anything to do with men after what her ex did to her, but they won’t stop. They are looking at a flyer or an upcoming MMA match and trying to persuade Carissa to go with them, even if it is just to gawk over the hot men, especially the guy with the big muscular arms out front, whom they have nicknamed Guns! They are also trying to take her mind off her ex, so they eventually persuade her to come out with them as it is Friday night and they haven’t been out in a while, so they get ready to go to their local bar and have a few drinks together.

Unbeknownst to both Lorenzo and Carissa, they are both going to be at the same bar, Lorenzo with his brother and sister, it is where they go every other weekend when their parents look after Lorenzo’s daughter so he can have some time as a normal adult. Lorenzo’s siblings are worried about the upcoming match and the day that it is being held, it is the fifth anniversary of his wife’s death and they are also worried that he will hurt someone more than he intends to. When Carissa enters the bar with her sister and best friend, Lorenzo can’t stop glancing her way, unfortunately, his brother notices too and it starts an argument, so instead of it escalating, he decides to leave and this is when he catches Carissa’s eye and again, it is also noticed by the others she is with.

This is not going to be the last time that Lorenzo and Carissa run into each other, nor will it be the last time that they catch each other’s eyes, but because this is a romantic tale of love, heartbreak and fate, which of these things will be on the cards in the future for the pair? The only way to find out is to read along with them.

Reviewed by @roxsannel

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