Passing His Guard

Against the Cage, Book 2

De: Melynda Price

Narrado por: Alejandro Navarro, Maya Beechwood

Aiden "Disco Stick" Kruze walked away from it all - money, family, friends, and a successful career as a lawyer in Manhattan - to pursue his dream of being an MMA fighter. When a sexy private investigator shows up at Aiden's gym, he mistakenly assumes she's a cage-banging groupie.

Ryann is determined to haul Aiden back home. She's desperate to claim the reward money that will pay off her father's creditors before the man who killed her father comes to collect from her.

Aiden is done living his life under the microscope of being a senator's son. He's not going back to New York - ever - and there's nothing this tenacious redhead can do about it. Or is there?

When the demons of Aiden's past catch up with him, he realizes the lies, deception, and betrayal run deeper than he ever imagined. Aiden must put his career and his life on the line to save the woman who's stolen his heart.

©2015 Melynda Price (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

An okay story..

Good narration and enjoyed it. Story wise it's a little unreal.. How the story flows, just a little everywhere.. Always doubting and all, a little too much which sometimes confuses me..

Book two as good as book one!

Stayed up all night listening to this one. The second one was just as good as the first. Looking forward to the next in this series. Definitely worth a credit!

4.5 Star, this series must keep going!

I really like this series. It's hard to find a MMA series that has a good storyline/plot. The only reason I am giving it a 4.5 star instead of a 5 star is because I am tired of the MMA heros always have to be a manwhore, It's getting old. I did not like Disco our hero's MMA tile/alter personality. Which he thought he had to be, but I loved the real man inside Aiden. I am not a reader that likes to read all sex and no story. Melynda Price is a great writer that give us a story with some action. I cannot wait until Nikko's story. I think I am going to like him the most. Keep up the good work Melynda!

romantic and intriguing

loved it, full of intriguing moments, also steamy situations, also includes what a real friend is willing to do for a friend.

Very good story/addition to the series :D

4 stars

This was a very good story. I liked Ryann and Aiden and enjoyed their story.

Ryann is a PI that specializes in finding missing persons. Her mother died 7 years before and her father didn't take it well. He ended up in a bad place and died with a lot of gambling debt to the local mobster. Unfortunately, after his death, the mobster then decided Ryann had to pay off the debt, threatening that if she doesn't pay he'll get his money out of her in other ways.

Aiden is a CFA fighter that's doing well and heading towards a championship. Aiden seems like a typical MMA fighter but what most don't know is that he's the son of a Senator and used to be an excellent lawyer. He hated his life though and walked away from it all around 14 months before this story begins.

Ryann owes the mob $75K for her father's debts and is about $10k short with only 2 weeks left on her time. She's desperate so when a woman comes in asking Ryann to find her son, it might have been a good thing except for the fact that the son is a grown man and the woman insists that to get paid, Ryann has to "deliver" her son to New York. Ryann only takes the job because the mob makes it quite clear that she's in for horribleness if she doesn't deliver what's owed. She finds Aiden and goes to see him in Vegas but he just thinks she's a "cage banger" (which is a pet name for all the women that hang around the fighters looking for sex). Aiden is really attracted to Ryann and thinks (hopes?) there might be something different about her. Ryann is very attracted to Aiden in return and has trouble keeping her mind on her job when she's around Aiden. Unfortunately, when Ryann does confront Aiden about why she's actually there, he loses it and isn't willing to talk to her at all.

Ryann is in a desperate situation so she does something she really shouldn't have and it leads Ryann and Aiden to spend time together. It doesn't take long before it comes out that Aiden has very good reasons for wanting to stay away from his parents and that Ryann is stuck in a really bad position that leaves her with little choice about getting Aiden to New York. Aiden and Ryann are at odds frequently while together...they're majorly attracted to each other and there's a connection but they both tend to assume the worst about each other and their situations which makes it hard for them to be completely in sync. They do have some good times though and it allows them to come to care for each other. Thankfully, although they have to deal with plenty of drama and some danger, things do turn out well and end with Aiden and Ryann getting a HEA together.

This was a very enjoyable story. I liked both Ryann and Aiden but they both had the same fault...they assumed things and didn't use their communication skills. I'll admit that they were in a weird situation but there was a point where it seemed a bit overdone. None the less, I did like them both and was happy once they got past their issues and came together. The story wasn't perfect but it was pretty good overall and it kept me well engaged so I'd recommend this story. :)