Fighting For Her

Cynthia Eden

Aug 2019 · Wilde Ways Book 5 · Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.

About this ebook

Beauty and the Beast? Nah…this isn’t some sweet fairy tale. FIGHTING FOR HER is about danger, action, and a whole lot of hot romance.

He’s been called a beast…and he likes the title. 

Rick Williams is big, bad, and not someone you want to have as an enemy. As part of the elite Wilde protection team, his job is to kick butt and take names. Protecting and defending—that’s part of his package deal, but his cases don’t usually involve him protecting someone like her. 

A crime princess with a body made for the sweetest sin. 

Kathleen O’Shaughnessy is the daughter of an infamous mob boss. Her father made sure that she was locked away from the world so Kat didn’t exactly have easy street growing up. Now that her father is dead, she’s suddenly out on her own—and she’s the target of every enemy that her father made in his very long career. 

Keep the princess alive. Keep his hands off her.

The government wants to use Kat as a witness to take down what’s left of her father’s organization. To do that, though, Kat has to stay alive. She’s not big into the whole witness protection scene. Boring guys in cheap suits aren’t her thing. Kat needs protection that’s a bit…Wilder. Good thing Rick is up for the challenge. One look at Kat, and her protection—and her pleasure—are at the top of his to-do list. 

It’s not the beast that needs taming. It’s the princess. 

There are seven days until the trial. Seven days in which Rick has to keep Kat at his side day and night. It should be an easy enough task…but when the bullets start flying and they have to go on the run, Rick finds out that the protected “princess” isn’t who he thought. Kat is about to wreck his world, and it’s gonna be one heck of a wild battle. 

He’ll do whatever it takes…

He’ll fight hard and he’ll fight dirty to keep her alive. And he’ll also fight with every bit of his strength to win Kat’s heart. The beast is falling hard and fast…and his princess holds his battered heart in the palm of her hand. 

Author’s Note: Are you up for a twisted and hot take on a wild fairytale? Rick might be a fierce beast, but when the man falls, he falls hard. Prepare for an alpha hero, dangerous fun, hot romance, and some bad guys that are on the scary side. FIGHTING FOR HER is a stand-alone read, no cliff-hangers.

Ratings and reviews

He’s an agent with Wilde Securities, he’s big, bad and not someone you want to have as an enemy, but Rick Williams’ cases don’t usually involve him protecting someone like her. She’s the daughter of an infamous mob boss who make sure she was locked away from the world and now Kathleen O’Shaughnessy is out on her own and the target of every enemy that her father made in his very long career. It’s obvious from the very first meeting between Rick and Kathleen that they have some serious chemistry going on and that these two strong, bold characters are going delight readers with an enjoyable reading experience. Their romance starts off with sparks flying in every direction as Kathleen proceeds to tell Rick and everyone else that she’s not going to be miss meek and quiet. Delightful, chuckle inducing clashes between these two are spread throughout the story along with steamy passion and emotional turbulence and readers can’t help but feel as if they are part of their story as the Rick does his best to protect the spitfire. The plot is faced paced and full of thrilling excitement as Rick and Kathleen barely stay one step ahead of the bad guys and the suspense begins to build as it soon becomes obvious that they can’t trust anyone. The danger escalates with lots of hair raising and nail biting events along with some unexpected twists which ensures that readers can’t possibly figure out who exactly wants her dead and who wants her alive and readers definitely don’t want to miss one second of this thrill-a-minute read.

Whoa! Talk about action, drama and romance! This was all three…on steroids! When Kat agrees to testify against the mob, her life is in serious danger. Suddenly, there are assassin attempts from every direction. When she loses her FBI detail in favor of a walk and brownies, they turn her over to Wilde Securities. Now, a growly, grumbly bear of a man is in charge of her protection. He doesn’t trust her and unfortunately, she’s going to have to prove he has reason not to. Man, I loved Kat. She was snarky and knew how to take care of business. She had this lighthearted way of dealing with the men around her that were driving her crazy. ”He towered over her. Glared. The man loved his glares. She gave him her sunniest smile in response.” Her initial character profile is nothing like the true Kat and I loved all the little surprises we get as we learn more about the real her. ”Fear was pretty much her constant companion. She kept her mask in place, made jokes all the time, seemed confident because the truth was that she didn’t want anyone to see how terrified and screwed up she was.” Rick was the epitome of an alpha hero. Despite his beliefs regarding her in the beginning, from the first moment he learned someone was out to kill her he went into full protective mode. The deeper their relationship grew, the more intense those protective instincts became. ”I want to rip apart any a---ole who gets too close to you and not because I’m supposed to be your bodyguard. Because I’m getting too possessive around you.” Within all the action packed pages is the romance brewing between Rick and Kat. In true Cynthia Eden fashion, the chemistry between this hero and heroine absolutely sizzles from their first meeting and grows exponentially as the story progresses. There is so much danger around them and a definite future of them being separated once she goes into the Witness Program. This has a ton of action as Kat and Rick try to find a safe place to keep her until her court appearance. Pinpointing who the bad guys are was impossible. With all the twists and turns you may guess right at one point but will change your mind a few pages later. I love when a book does that to me! From the beginning this story takes off and never slows down. Never. It’s one thing happening and before you recover, something else is happening. I loved every wide-eyed scene and can’t wait for more, especially concerning the new character we were introduced to! Bring him on Ms. Eden!

4.25⭐Fighting For Her is the fifth book in the Wilde Ways Series and pits protection specialist Rick an established character against the mob, who will do anything to stop his clients witness Kat from testifying in court in seven days time. And it was great to have Rick at the forefront of a Wilde Ways story and to finally learn more about him and there's no doubt he met his match in Kat. Who came across as quite guiless, but was far from it, and I liked how Ms Eden drip fed information about the real Kat into the story. Not to mention how she introduces new characters, including the enigmatic Ghost, who I really want to read more about. As for the story, it had action, twists, turns, and suspense. Plus, the chemistry between Kat and Rick was off the charts. Yet when they did get together, I wasn't completely convinced and I also felt like there was something else missing from this story. But saying that I did enjoy it a lot, and I couldn't figure out who the bad guy was.

About the author

Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes sexy tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader best-seller. Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over one hundred novels and novellas.