Clinched

Fighting Love, Book 2

By: Nikki Ash

Narrated by: Gideon Frost, Marina Barrett

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Tristan

Charlie is everything I want and didn’t realize I need.
It’s clear to me now, the woman I met at the club is only one layer of the woman I’m falling for.
I’m a fixer by nature, but for the first time, I wouldn't fix a thing.
I want her just the way she is.
Broken pieces and all.
Who needs the fairy tale, when we can have the reality.

Charlie

Tristan is everything I want, yet don't deserve.
He’s loving, protective, smart, an amazing father, and he’s onto me.
That's why I need to speed this story up and tell him everything.
So we can flip to the end of the book, and he and his daughter can move on to the next story.
One where they get a happily-ever-after.
Because there’s no story I’m a part of that ends in any way but tragedy.

©2018 Nikki Ash (P)2024 Pink Flamingo Productions

Family!

I just finished this audiobook and wow. Get ready for the unexpected! Tristen has had his heart broken a couple times but it started healing the day his daughter was placed into his arms. Tristen is so focused on loving and protecting his daughter (Lexi) that when he meets Charlie he isn’t sure if she’s someone who should be around his daughter. Charlie isn’t sure what to do with Lexi and Tristen when they come into her life. But Lexi and Tristen are just what Charlie needs while Charlie is the puzzle piece they are missing. I was so excited and happy for the ending while the set-up for the next book has me excited for what comes next in this series!

Beautiful Story & Listen🎧SwoonWorthy & Heartfelt!

Nikki Ash pens another winning romance novel set in her “Fighting Love” series and wow, not only did it captivate my attention for the entire book, but it tugged at my heartstrings, too. The characters in this book, and series, are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with and after meeting Tristan, who quickly became one of my favorite characters in the series, I was looking forward to his story and happily ever after. I am equally excited about Mason’s story, Tristan’s best friend and sidekick. Tristan had not had the best of luck in the love department, first he fell in love with Bella, who did not have the same affection and only saw him as a good friend. Then he gets involved with Gina, who loved her drugs more than him, but she gave him the love of her life, his daughter, Lexi. Charlie’s husband was abusive towards her and a cheat and she knew she had to get out of the marriage, especially when he aimed his anger at their daughter. She knew it would not be easy to leave him, so she needed to plan her escape carefully. Before she can get away, the unthinkable happens, and she loses everything, including her daughter. Heartbroken, she finally makes her escape, but she needed to stay off the radar so he could not track her down. She gets a job working in a strip club and that is where she first meets Tristan, who makes assumptions about her, ones she does not correct. Tristan knows he screwed up, and he gets to apologize when they run into each other again when he was with Lexi, who is absolutely adorable, and helps get Charlie out of her funk for a few minutes, Though she being reminded of what she lost, her and Lexi instantly click and bond over their love of art. It was great to watch Tristan and Charlie get to know each other, and I thought they were great together and for each other, Lexi included. Their story is a beautiful love story, a multi-layered story that has the perfect balance of drama, angst, charming moments, heartfelt emotions, and steamy romance. As always, the writing, plot and world building are fantastic, as are the character growth and development. I loved the twists and how it all played out, well done, very well done. Nikki Ash, thank you for another amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 Gideon Frost and Marina Barrett did a superb job bringing these characters to life, understanding who they were portraying, giving each a voice that was fitting and was believable in every role they played. Frost’s Tristan was spot on, smooth worthy and all, Barrett was just as amazing in her role as Charlie, both grasping all aspects of their characters’ personalty and their every emotion. They were great performing the roles of the secondary characters too, including Lexi, with an adorable and youthful voice. You could hear how much heart they put into their performance as they captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling them all. These two are entertaining storytellers and their performance elevates this already amazing story to another level. Thank you for another fabulous listen.   

emotional

Tristan and Charlie(charlotte) have suffer in there live but their greatest joy is there kids but when Charlie husband is abusive and she losses her child she runs away to California and try tonlive her live after her loss Tristan have love different woman and they have betrayed him but when she hold his child in his arm he really know what love is bit also is guarded but he meet charlie and is attracted to her but she keeping secret from her past when Tristan propose she realize she has to face her past so she goes back to texas to confront her husband not knowing she going to find out a secret her husband has been hiding and the lies he told.

Sooo good!

Clinched is book 2 in the Fighting Love series. It’s a single parent, MMA romance.

I adored Tristan and his daughter. I think Charlie fit their family perfectly. The chemistry between the two was so good and believable. I could feel the push and pull and they had me hanging on every interaction. The drama, twists and intimate moments were amazing and I couldn’t get enough.

Gideon Frost and Marina Barrett did a really great job narrating and bringing this story to life.

love it

This story has so many emotional ups and downs. it's full of secrets, mystery and love. And how verbal and physical abuse can effect the psyche.
It's about learning to trust again, and finding love.
Nikki Ash series is amazing and I am looking forward to more in this series.
Gideon Frost and Marina Barrett bring the characters to life. Very well done.
#the flock #PFP productions

Secrets and Scars

This series is one of my favorites from Nikki. It was time for Tristan to get his story. After being burned and having his heart broken it was time to see him get his own happily ever after.

Charlie is running and hiding from her past. She has scars and secrets that she keeps closed up like a vault. When Tristan wants to break down those walls and get to know her he realizes that it is not going to be easy because the thing he holds most dear is the thing that could break them for good. He will have to decide how far and hard to push to find out the truth and the consequences.

The narration was very good and will go into my rotation of relistens!

Tristan and Charlie

Tristan and Charlie

The narrators did a really good job telling the story and giving the characters a voice.
Loved this story and the characters. I have loved Tristan from when he was introduced to me in Tapping Out. Tristan is such a sweetheart always ready to step up to protect his friends. First willing to step up for Bella only to be hurt and then a drunken night ends with him hooking up and knocking up his drug addicted ex who ends up leaving the minute his daughter was born. Then he meets Charlie who he is attracted to but kept putting his foot in his mouth everytime they met. Loved how Charlie always had a witty comeback. Charlie is escaping an abusive husband and is heartbroken from losing a child. Then their is Tristan's adorable little girl Lexi and the cute and funny things that come out of her mouth. I did get emotional towards the end. Can't wait to read/listen to Mason's story

Favorite in series, one of my all time favorites as well.

I have absolutely loved this series written by Nikki Ash. So when I say this is my favorite of this series, it actually goes to the top as one of my all time favorites as well. This was heartbreaking and heartwarming rolled together. I loved the characters and was invested in their lives immediately, especially Tristan. I cried ugly tears and happy tears. The twist I didn't see coming was epic. The wedding was so beautifully precious. I only wish it could have been longer because I'm not ready to let these characters go yet.

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Tristan & Charlie!

Wow! This was only my second book that I have read/listened to by Nikki Ash but she is quickly becoming a go to for me! I could not stop listening to this! Every chance I got I found an excuse to clean so I could listen. From the very beginning you can’t help but fall in love with Tristian he was so protective over Lexi and the ones he loves. He loves with his whole heart and goes all in with Charlie. Charlie was wonderful you could really feel her strength and her sadness. This one definitely made me feel all of the emotions and kept me on my toes through the whole book. I cried so hard at the end. That was a twist I did not see coming.
The narrators were amazing! They really brought these characters to life and did a wonderful job giving each character a voice that was fitting. They are definitely amazing storytellers. Thank you for the opportunity to listen to this I loved every minute of it.

Emotional read...

Clinched is book two in the Fighting Love series. It's a single dad, second chance romance with some trigger warnings.

I absolutely loved Tristian and Charlie's story. These two were truly meant to be. You could feel their connection flying off the pages. It's heartfelt and full of emotion. You have haunting moments, loss, pain and trauma. But you also get a bit of humor, so much love, adorable daddy/daughter moments and healing for both characters. I loved this story and cannot wait for Mason's book next.

Gideon Frost and Marina Barrett really brought these characters and this story to life.