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Oh this book was satisfying. It just hit it right for me. Sexy hero (and by sexy I mean big, muscly and a fighter) – check! Heroine with some stuff to figure out – check! Good background cast – check! Perfect hero who says and does everything right and is a billionaire – no check. Heroine with perfect body and all the right assets who has all the men falling all over her – umm no, the heroine’s perfect body is not the focus of the story. Great steamy sex that the reader doesn’t have to wait forever for – check! Am I the only one that likes these things in romance?

Hey it is probably obvious that when I like romance it is not with he millionaire dapper ideal hero. Rich, (not in money, just his name ..) the hero in this story, is definitely an ideal of sorts (physically, sexually) but he is a working class immigrant with an accent. Rich would not be the hero in 50 Shades; as the lead in Taking Him Down, he is very desirable. And I loved him. Love him.

The sex scenes are hot. But I think it is an established fact that nobody can write sex like Meg Maguire/Cara McKenna. And you’ve seen the cover right? Funny story — and true, have you seen this circulating around pinterst and facebook:

This happened to me with this book — and it was painful. I was on an airplane, my kindle fire battery ran out. I switched to my phone to try and finish up the scene, but then I had to turn off my phone because the plane was landing. This is not the book to have that happen!

Taking Him Down is the second in the Wilinski’s series, which centers around a fight training club. Each book in this series, so far, has centered around a different couple. The first, Making Him Sweat, was about Jenna and Mercer. Taking Him Down centers around Rich and Lindsey.

If you have read Cara McKenna/Meg Maguire before than you know she writes flirt and spark like nobody else. The characters in her books are funny and flirt in such a fun way – Taking Him Down is no exception.

“You better find yourself a real traditional girl to marry.”

“That would certainly please my mom.” His smile softened. “Though personally I’d rather find a snarky feminist to roll around in my sheets with.”

Taking Him Down isn’t perfect. Okay, there is a silly mix-up that is used to create tension. But it is resolved quickly and it makes sense – maybe I shouldn’t call it silly. The couple take a long time to realize what they are to each other, and yeah that can be frustrating. But I guess that is standard in romance novels. So those are the not so perfect parts of this book.

Taking Him Down is a sequel to or a follow-up to Making Him Sweat, but in my opinion, it is better than Making Him Sweat. For me it was better because of the hero, Rich made this story. And the really good news? There is a sequel coming out in October.

So help me out here – what other romances are like this one? I would love to find more novels that are written like Meg Maguire/Cara Mckenna writes? I need help because I felt like I have been spoiled by his great author and I want more like it. So, help me out? What do you recommend?

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