Spotlight, Teasers & Review : Down for the Count Series by Christa Cervone

 

     

A murderer’s child…A foster child…A troubled teen…Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has never had an easy life. Being shuffled from one foster home to another after his father murdered his mother, he found himself in and out of trouble with the law. Never giving a damn about himself, let alone anyone else, his life was spiraling out of control; fast. Until one man and one sport changed everything. Frankie Carbone taught Saint how to handle his anger and rejection; by fighting it out in the ring. On his way to stardom, Saint finds himself pushed into the spotlight and into the arms of more women than he can ever imagine; he’s completely content with one night stands and random sex. Then Salem Harris comes walking into his life and changes his game plan. Saint finds himself wanting Salem in all the ways that scare him. She is off limits; taken. But that doesn’t stop Saint from going after what he wants, and he wants her. Frankie showed Saint a new way of life with Boxing, but will Salem give him the one thing he's never known – love? Will Saint find himself fighting for the one thing he thinks he doesn't deserve or will Salem end up breaking his heart? Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has had to fight for every good thing he's gotten in his life. Can he go the distance?

   

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Life has been a roller coaster for Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega. From surviving a hellish childhood, to reuniting with his lost brother, only to hit the struggle of helping him battle his drug addiction. Boxing saved Gabriel’s life, and just when his career hits the fast track, he finally finds love with Salem; at least for a short time.

Social differences, obligations, and misguided good intentions tore Gabriel and Salem apart before they could ever really get started. Will Gabriel be able to save his brother from the whirlpool of addiction that threatens to drag him under? Is Salem capable of breaking away from the ropes that bind her to doing what’s expected rather than what and whom she desires? Can Gabriel convince Salem that their mutual feelings are worth fighting for, and that together, they will be able to go the distance?

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Going the Distance by Christa Cervone is the second book in her Down for the Count series that follows the fighter Gabriel “The Saint” Vega. At the end of the first book, Gabriel had hooked up with his friends’ girl Salem for a night of love and passion but stupidly, he decided that they are not good together and in a moment of weakness, cut her loose. Since that fateful night, he can only think about Salem but decides to stick to his guns and stay away from her. Fast forward, 3 months later and the two are still apart and completely miserable. Each has forged a new path in life, trying to put the past behind them but fate has decided to give them one last try ..... that is if Gabriel doesn’t screw it up.  

Even though this is the second book in the series, I think it’s safe to say that it’s probably the end of Salem and Gabriel’s tale. I don’t want to give too much away but yes, they do have a HEA and there are some major bumps in the road as well as a major character’s death, so bring your tissues cuz it’s a tear jerker.

For everything that Gabriel has gone through in his life and screwed up, it’s the love of a good woman or should I say, the right woman, that finally sets him on the right path and that family is not always about blood but whom your heart chooses to unite with.

All in all, I loved how their story ends up. I highly recommend this series but I also recommend that you read the first book, On The Ropes, first. You’ll definitely appreciate the struggles and triumphs that both of the main characters go through to be together and fight for their HEA.

4 out of 5 stars!

Born and raised in New England, Christa is a married mother of three. She began writing her first book, Broken, in October 2012, as a love story to her husband, Frank. During the writing process, Christa managed to keep her book a secret from the majority of her family and friends, including her mother. She finally revealed that she had written a book on her personal Facebook page just two weeks before Broken was released.


Broken was released in February 2013, and within twenty-four hours of its release, it was on Amazon's Movers and Shakers list as well as in the Top 20 Erotica. Christa released her second novel, On the Ropes - Book One in the Down for the Count series, in February 2014. On the Ropes has also climbed the charts on Amazon, hitting the Top 10 Sports Fiction and the Top 20 Romance Sports Fiction lists. Book Two, Going the Distance, was released July 2014 and claimed the number 3 spot in the Interracial category as well being in the top 20 in Erotica on Amazon.

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