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Release Date: April 22, 2014

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Book #1 in the Hard Knocks Series

Phenomenal X

by Michelle A. Valentine

 Good Girl. Notorious Bad-Boy. One Phenomenal Love.

 

From the mean streets of Detroit rises the newest superstar of professional wrestling, Xavier Cold, better known as Phenomenal X. His muscular physique makes men cower before him and woman lose their minds with desire.

 

Anna Cortez is fresh out of college and naive to the harsh realities of the real world. Tired of living under the thumb of her conservative family, she defies them when she accepts a job as the assistant to wrestling’s most notorious bad-boy. Phenomenal X has an animalistic nature that even good girl Anna finds hard to resist.

 

One night forced to share a bed in a sold-out hotel, lines blur between them and they quickly learn that one lustful night changes everything and neither one of them will ever be the same.

My Review

Two unlikely people brought together, fall in love only to be ripped apart. I really enjoyed this book. One of my favorite books by this author. I could really relate with Anna.

 

Anna comes from a very religious household where everything is done without questions asked. Her father is very conservative and strict. He controlled every aspect of Anna’s life, where she went to college, what she majored in and who she would marry. Anna finally grows a pair and leaves her strict family and moves half way across the country to start over with her Aunt and cousin. She may be naïve but she is a strong woman who is learning to take control of her own life. She meets an ALPHA male who wants her but she actually says no to him.

 

Xavier Cold, Phenomenal X, is a guy who gets what he wants, when he wants. He wants Anna after meeting her on a flight. He knows he is not good for her because he has his own demons but he is unable to resist the attraction and spark he feels.I love the banter between Anna and Xavier. She doesn’t take his crap and won’t let him shut her out. He is stubborn and demanding.

 

Yes the ending has a cliffhanger but it is not a crazy one. I cannot wait for the next book to see what the author had in store for Anna and Xavier.

About the Author

Michelle A. Valentine is a Central Ohio nurse turned New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of erotic and New Adult romance. Her love of hard-rock music, tattoos, and sexy musicians inspired her erotic BLACK FALCON series.

 

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Website: http://www.michelleavalentine.com/

 

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