Title: Black Belt in Love
Series: Powerhouse M.A. Series Book Three
Author: Winter Travers
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Cover Model: Troy Gerkey
Photographer: David Gaustad Photography
Cover Designer: MGBookCovers
Cover Model: Troy Gerkey
Photographer: David Gaustad Photography
Cover Designer: MGBookCovers
Kennedy
Kennedy Kramer has lived the dream. It just wasn't her dream. Yearning to build a life of her own, free of her overbearing parents, she opens Zen yoga studio.
To appease her distressed parents and get them off her back, she needs to convince them she’s living the life they want for her.
She somehow finds herself entangled with Dante Craig and Operation: Decoy.
Dante
Dante Craig doesn’t want for much. As long as he has his friends and can do karate whenever he wants, he’s good to go.
With nothing holding him back or tying him down, Dante latches onto Karlton's harebrained scheme to be Kennedy’s Decoy. But it turns into something neither of them saw coming. Her ass in those yoga pants only helps cement the concept of making the temporary decoy position a permanent one.
Kennedy might have a decoy, but Dante is the one with the secret. When light is shined onto the truth, will they earn a black belt in love or end up with broken hearts?
“I’m a fighter, Kennedy. It’s what I’m good at.” I sat up and scooted around to sit on my knees next to Dante. My fingertips grazed the cut on his face. “But do you have to get hurt doing it?” “This doesn’t happen all of the time. The guy got a lucky punch in today, and the damn mat cut me.” “Black eye and a cut, but you still won,” I said lightly. That didn’t really seem like a win to me. He grabbed my hand and pressed a kiss to my fingertips. “Stop focusing on that.” He grabbed me around the waist and lifted me into his lap. I straddled him and I wrapped my arms around his neck. “I’m thirty-nine, honey, but that doesn't mean shit. I can beat half the guys out on the circuit.” “I do have to admit that it’s pretty hot that you can beat up someone half your age.” He chuckled and shook his head. “As much as I’d love to compete against those guys, I compete in the thirty-five and older bracket, honey. I just train against those guys which gives me an advantage against all the other old guys trying to get their asses kicked.” I ran my fingers through his silver hair and smiled. “You really are a Silver Fox Ninja,” I muttered.
Review:
This series gets better with every book. We have met these characters, we know these characters, and Winter did not disappoint with their story. Kennedy is running her yoga shop, doing the complete opposite of what her mother wants for her. She is independent, taking care of herself and her business. She is friends with the other female characters we met in the first two books. She knows of the Powerhouse Ninjas but she isn’t very familiar with them.
Dante is the oldest ninja of Powerhouse. Our “Silver Fox” as he has been nicknamed. He is protective, pushy, and loves messing with Molly and Sage at the Café. He has a very playful banter with him.
I loved these two together, I loved that Dante pushed Kennedy to stop being so serious and to have fun. I loved that Kennedy allowed Dante in her life when she seems to need someone to take care of her. She is so stubborn but I think Dante is just the man for her.
The whole group is in this one and they will make you laugh. The boys joke around giving each other a hard time but are also serious enough to push each other when life gets a little hard. I am loving the writing style of Winter and the easy flow of the story.
Winter Travers is a devoted wife, mother, and aunt turned author who was born and raised in Wisconsin. After a brief stint in South Carolina following her heart to chase the man who is now her hubby, they retreated back up North to the changing seasons, and the place they now call home.
Winter spends her days writing happily ever afters, and her nights zipping around on her forklift at work. She also has an addiction to anything MC related, her dog Thunder, and Mexican food! (Tamales!)
Winter loves to stay connected with her readers. Don’t hesitate to reach out and contact her.
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