Real by Katy Evans

Real (The REAL, #1)

by Katy Evans

The New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller, the first in a scorching series about a beautiful young sports rehab specialist who can't fight her attraction to a dangerously sexy underground fighter.

Remington Tate has a bad-boy rep in and out of the ring, a granite-hard body, and a raw, animal power that sends his female fans into a frenzy. But from the moment their eyes lock, the only woman he wants is Brooke Dumas. His desire is pure, all-consuming, and REAL.

Hired to keep his perfect body working like a machine, Brooke finally has the lucrative sports therapy job she's been dreaming of. But as she tours the dangerous underground fighting circuit with Remy and his team, Brooke's own body becomes alive with the most primal of hungers. If what happens between Brooke and Remy is ever as light as a flirtation, it quickly becomes an erotic obsession for them both, and promises so much more.

But their white-hot lust has a dark side-and when Remy's deepest secret comes to light and Brooke's familial duties demand action, will the pair be able to hang on, or will everything that once seemed so real suddenly fade away like an illusion?

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3 of 5 stars

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Remy gets a 5. Brooke? A 1 if that. I've never hated a woman in a book as much as I hate her. She talks about how she feels so bad that everyone has left Remy his whole life and no one has been there for him, and then what does she do? The exact same thing, and then she has the nerve to feel so sorry for herself and so sad. And of course he takes her back because she's the first girl he's loved and let in and I guess he probably thinks he'll never find someone else because she "accepted" him for a little while when she first found out.

I hate that she left after promising she wouldn't and I'm hoping the next books in the series improve. I gave this a 4 because I love Remy and I think he's amazing, even though he obviously has his problems. I like that he'll go to any length to do things for her. I also love the whole music situation where they play songs for each other. I think that's really cute.

But Brooke is the worst.

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