Love Undefeated

Love Series #4

by Lucy Darling

Tomas ‘Hitman’ Holiday doesn’t care that he’s from the wrong side of the tracks. When he’s inside the ring, it doesn’t matter where he came from. All that matters is getting the win as quickly as possible.

Fighting your way to the top is easy when you have nothing to lose. His life consists of fighting and keeping a low profile until a little pixie walks into it, turning it upside down.

Now, Tomas is in the most important fight of his life. Getting Neily to fall in love with him. This fight is proving to be hit hardest, and Tomas is known for never tapping out. But when it comes to matters of the heart, will he remain undefeated?

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Novella, Contemporary Romance, Fighters, Short Stories, Sports

111 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 29, 2020

Reviews

[Anovelqueen · Rating 5 out of 5]

***4.5 STARS***

I think this is my favorite story so far in the series. This is Tomas and Neily’s story.

Tomas is at the top of his game as the undefeated champ of MMA fighting but something is missing. When he sees his little pixie across the nightclub he is instantly knocked off his feet. Neily sees the big handsome guy across the club and impetuously she makes her way to him. He sweeps her into his arms but his girl has a penchant for running. Can he keep her?

I really liked Tomas. He was all alpha and demanding…just the way I like my book boyfriends…lol. Neily had to grow on me a little because her personality was flaky but I loved them as a couple. Short novella and well written.

[*CJ* · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Love Undefeated" is the story of Nellie and Tomas.

This was absolutely adorable. The heroine is an artist, who falls for the fighter hero. She is a pixie like waif who speaks her mind, he is head over heels smitten. I really enjoyed their banter and how honestly adorable the heroine was. The ending with the friends turning into their mums was so sweet.

Safe
2/5

[Chalice · Rating 5 out of 5]

The couple: Tomas and Niely

Romance genre: insta-love
Series: Love
Length: 92 pages

Plot: Niely is Alyssa's best friend from Love in the Mix. She's with Alyssa at Sean's nightclub when she sees Tomas, who is a famous MMA star (not that Niely knows that). She makes a move on him and he takes her up on it, but not quite in the way she imagines. He is playing for keeps, even though Niely is used to running.

Commentary: Niely was a stereotypical artist, living in the clouds a little. She was also always worried about getting bored and abandoning things/people. It didn't matter so much when it was just hobbies or projects, but when it came to Tomas, the worry was real. She was so concerned that she would get bored of him and leave and she didn't want to do that. It seems like maybe she suffered from (undiagnosed) ADHD. But she shouldn't have worried - her love for Tomas was steady, and he was there to show her she was his and vice-versa. Her concern was a little confusing to me - she had never fallen in love before so I couldn't figure out why she would assume that she would get bored and so should just avoid love altogether. I loved Tomas though - he's my favorite hero from the whole series. I'm a sucker for the big bad MMA fighter who can beat everyone but who turns soft for his girl.

[Alba M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tomas ha vivido por y para la lucha toda su vida, nunca nada más le ha interesado. No las mujeres, no el sexo, no la fama. Eso es hasta que ve a su pequeña hada, Neily en un club. Puede que su vida haya sido vacía y solitaria hasta ahora, pero eso estaba a punto de cambiar.

Bueno, al final esto tenía que pasar, siempre hay que encontrar un libro de tu autora preferida que no te gusta y para mí ha sido este. No es que sea horrible o una historia mala pero sí que tiene un problema gordo y es LA PROTAGONISTA. Neily es una persona adulta, no una chica de 18 o así que todavía sea una adolescente en el camino a madurar. No. Así que por que he tenido que leer un libro donde la chica parece tonta perdida? No, de verdad es que me ha puesto de los nervios lo idiota que es pero del tipo tonta tontita de decir a esta chica le llega el riego al cerebro? Es que de verdad que ha sido un desastre como personalidad para una protagonista no entiendo es que parecía que tenía la mentalidad de una niña de 6 años... Para mí ha sido un fallo ultragarrafal.
Por lo demás, estuvo bien. Es una historia cortita, amor a primera vista, muchos bebés... Ya sabéis cómo va esto, para pasar el rato!

[Darlene I read WAY to many books · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐

The last book in this series (i believe) its short and sweet and little steam.

We met Neily in the other books and she has a certain celebrity boxer/fighter eyeing her at the club. Making some moves on her even if she doesnt know he famous or a fighter. Tomas life has been work out, train and fight until he spots Neily and his whole world has changed, spending time with the blunt cute gal is melting him into goo. But his girl has some running away moments which he doesn't mind Tomas is going to chase his girl no matter what. Now he has to convince his girl to give him a chance.

No ow/om drama, no cheating, Slight secondary charas, sexy times, virgin gal no manwhore (past wasnt said)

Recommend- yes
Cover-⭐

Instalove/lust
Slight push away from h
No condom
Safe
Hea
Epilogue

[Jami · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved Neily and Tomas. Also getting to see more of Alyssa and Sean. Tomas knows that Neily is the one the first time that he sees her at the club. Now he just needs to get her to stop running so that they can finally have their happily ever after.

-safe read
-no talk about H past. He's either a virgin or celibate for a long time.
-h is a virgin
-no om/ow drama
-epilogue a couple months and around 19 years.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bossy.

The best thing about this one was Tomas being bossy in the bedroom. It definitely made it the hottest one in the series for me. The heroine was even more scatterbrained than the last one but I found it less endearing and more on the annoying side. All in all pretty standard formula for this series.

[Babel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely little romance. I find this author’s imagination quite adorable.

This is the last story in the Love series, and it features an undefeated fighter and a bespectacled girl. The way they meet hooked me completely as she is so quirky and honest, and he is besotted when no one else had been able to grab his interest. The whole scene at the bar is so cute. He is usually fast in the ring, but now has to devise a plan of patience and strategy to keep this girl with a knack for swift departures and pixie attitude.

The passion is head on, but not before they are really convinced their hearts are safe with each other. I loved her unfiltered mouth, his patience, the cake dialogue and the epilogue with their future family. Everything is sweet and entertaining.

I am sorry to see this series go as I love the characters and the covers!

[Seyma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Serinin olayı aynen şu:aşırı zengin adamlar var ama hayattan bıkmışlar bütün kadınlar aynı geliyor bir farklılık arıyorlarken karşılarına tahmin edeceğiniz gibi saf,masum el değmemiş muhteşem kadınlar çıkıyor ve ilk görüşte ilkel bir şekilde işte benim karım,doğmamış çocuklarımın anası diye uluyorlar. Sonra bu masum kadınlara usulca yaklaşıp onları baştan çıkarıyorlar kadınlar şaşırıyor aww bu zengin adamların bizimle ne işi olur diye falan filan 20.sayfa da evlilik-çoluk çocuk planları yapıyorlar ve bol bol sevişiyorlar ve mutlu son ghahdgshd

[Fiona Fog · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fabulously sexy read that’ll have you at the start, when our leads lock eyes. Tomas “Hitman” Holiday is known for his ability to hit. He’s a legend in the ring, undefeated.

But our leading man is going through the motions. Something is missing in his life or maybe it’s someone.

Nielly is different, she’s sweet and innocent and tends to live in her own world. She’s artistic and tends to blurt out what she’s thinking and feeling. When she spots Tomas she’s drawn to him.

Watching these two together will make you swoon. Tomas ticks all the boxes for your next book boyfriend.

A quick read with great secondary characters and a story that’s steamy, funny and full of happiness.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I swear, the banter in these books is soooo good! Neily is a bit of a free spirit and Tomas is pretty serious. Putting them together is the perfect balance for them. Neily and Alyssa have a great sisterhood relationship that plays out well. Great love and HEA!

[Liz [reads books] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably my favorite Lucy Darling book so far! A perfect mix of sweet and spicy. 4½ stars

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loveeeed

I really loved this quick read i feel like her books always make me happy in the right time. Im glad i read it

[Oriana Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

That story was sweet, romantic and freaking hilarious🤣🤣🤣 The side characters were great and so so funny. Loved the mom's. But back to the couple....
I loved how Tomas treated Neily. He knew what she needed and never let go. Insta love with a sweet HEA. Neily was quirky but Tomas knew how to make her fall in love with him. And the best DV (freaking live that can't get better😍😍😍). Totally safe and a must read👍👍👍👍👍

[Lynn Thinking out loud · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this author. I loved Tomas and Neily aka Pixie. Tomas looks at her and knows right away that Neily is the one for him. I love that Neily is kind of flighty.
I read an advanced copy of this book.

[Victoria Weston · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the fourth book in the series and I absolutely love them all. I
highly recommend that you read the others too so you know who everyone is.
I enjoyed this book immensely and so will you. Love Undefeated is an fabulous romantic read and a great, sweet edition to the series.

Book #1= Love on the Line.
Book #2= Love Forever.
Book #3 = Love In the Mix.
Book #4 = Love Undefeated.

This story is Neily and Tomas's and it's wonderful that they too get their story I couldn't wait to read it. This book is a quick read but has everything in it.

Neily is cool, confident and sexy and she also wants Tomas so bad but desperately doesn't want to hurt him, or him hurt her really. She's worried everything will fizzle out and she's scared of becoming bored and hurting him.
Thomas is a real mans man a real alpha male and one day after seeing her that woman, that day, his world flipped over completely and he new right then that he had to have this little pixie.
Thomas is willing to go above and beyond and show her that they are meant to be together and he'll do anything to show her and to prove to her and he is not willing to be defeated.
Can he show her there meant to be, or will she keep herself in?
(NO SPOILERS).

This book is steamy, sexy read and a real beautiful romance story. I absolutely loved the characters as I did when we met them briefly in the past book. They both have a very strong connection and right away we could see they were meant to be.
It's always nice to see old faces and see what there up to now.I absolutley loved reading about past characters it always special catching up with old friends. This book is beautifully written a real romance novel.

This book is a complete page turner and I just couldn't put it down. I always like that it's told in first person to and I always love Books with epilogue just seeing where everyone ends up is great.
I absolutely loved this book and I cannot wait to read more from this author in the future.

Thank you to the author and publishers for allowing me to read an early copy of this book.

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

This book is out now.

[Karin Gesell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a sweet & quirky story. Or, at least Neily was lol. Neily is Ayssa’s best friend from Love in the Mix. While Alyssa is meeting her soulmate, Neily meets Tomas, big bad fighter, who just happens to call to her. She can’t get enough of him, but still runs. Tomas decides that Neily is it for him & will do everything he can to prove it to her. I totally loved the two of them together. They balanced each other out and totally worked! ❤️

[Kai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Safe, really liked the H, the h was a bit too quirky, I just couldn't like her for him

[Shannon The Romance Addict! · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why do all the "hot" guys fall for dumb/airheads type? Why can't the girl be smart and still get the dude? IDK, I'll go 2.5 stars

[Jeri L. Moseley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite. This book didn't have the same spark I've come to expect from Lucy. Was only an okay read not an OMG read.

[MasterSal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book follows Love in the Mix even though it's not marked as a series on Goodreads.

The plot is typical Ms. Darling - hero and heroine meet and get struck by coup de foudre - or something close. It's not much of a plot and mostly is cute scenes strung together, which is great if that is something you're in the mood for. This is basically candy in a book which may be exactly what is required these days - something sweet and very simple.

I may have preferred the previous book in the series just a little more as our heroine is a little 'special' here - I am not fond of characters who are ditsy to the point of forgetting to eat. I've done it but its not charming once it's repeated like 10 times. She is portrayed as a little helpless and our hero considers it his job to look after her.

However, this is a nit pick as the book is short enough to speed through a few paras of this silly trope.

Recommended for casual weekend reading.

[Another Val · Rating 1 out of 5]

In advance, I would like to apologize to the author, but...

There's just one word that sums up my reaction to this book... CRINGE.
It's the first book, written by this author, that I don't like. It's not that the story is bad, but the heroine... Seriously? Neily is the most clueless character I've read about, and I read a bunch of books with innocent characters, because... let's be honest, she's not innocent, she's clueless and dumb... more than that, probably. She's an adult, not a little girl.
Anyway, I barely finished it, just to check it from list, but it was a waste of time. I don't recommend it.

Again... I'm sorry, Lucy Darling.

[Sarah Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.

Overall: 3.75-stars

Safety Rating: Safe
• No cheating
• No OW/OM drama
• Does have the Heroine pushing the Hero away
• No separation


Possible Triggers: No
• No abuse
• No OTT sad parts

Ending: HEA with Epilogue

[Dakota · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

Another good book in the series. It was fun and interesting. The steam was detailed, hot, and interesting, I just wish there was way more. 3.5/5.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love undefeated

I loved it so much. So happy they got their HEA. funny epilogue. Love the characters so much. A quick read but very enjoyable!!

[Lissa Smith Reads'~A Bookaholics Bookshelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated
4 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Kindle Unlimited Read

[**Elle**Bee**Double U** · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think Love Undefeated is probably my favorite story in this Love Series bunch.
Neily (to me) is Alyssa's ditzy best friend and business partner. But while Alyssa does all the baking and food, Neily is the resident artist; always flitting from one project to another.
Alyssa was always the one that grounded Neily, but now things are changing and Alyssa has her own man and family to start worrying about. Neily's never considered a relationship, after all it's only a matter of time before her interests in the man wane and she's leaving him in the dust. That is until she meets a boxer/fighter who is more stubborn and ready to fight to prove that he can keep Neily interested.

In the beginning and in Alyssa's book, I really didn't like how ditzy and naïve Neily was. However, with the way the author wrote Tomas, I think they perfectly pair well. If Tomas would've gotten a woman who was so independent and didn't need him to be the protector or provider than his interest wouldn't have last much longer than Neily's typically does.

**I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this title**

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this story. Romance stories with athletes are hit or miss with me and this one is a MAJOR hit! The characters are interesting and well developed. Alyssa was an awesome best friend.

Tomas ‘Hitman’ Holiday is an undefeated fighter. When he gets inside the ring nothing matters except getting the win as quickly as possible. His life is fighting, flying under the radar and his mom. One night that all changes because of one woman that walks into his life when he least expects it.

Now, Tomas is fighting for the most important thing to him Neily and getting her to love him. The fight for Neily and her love may be the hardest fight Tomas has ever fought.

There is so much about this story that I loved. Tomas being all-in from the beginning, the moms, Neily and her art as well as her drifting are some of my favorites. I loved the happy ever after. The feels in this one are awesome. You need to read this book!

[Leslee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love stories with a big guy falling for a girl who he carries around like she's a feather. This one is even better in that Tomas is a serious guy who loves to fight, its all he knows and then he meets Neily. His priorities change and he will stop at nothing to make her his. But he doesn't try to force it. He shows her that he is invested in her, that he doesn't want to change her. Neily is flighty, quickly growing bored with things and moves on. She doesn't trust her feelings for Tomas at first but his devotion wins her heart. This was so amazingly adorable, super sexy and I was soooo wrapped up in them. I am now a huge, ginormous fan of Lucy Darling! If you love Ella Goode and Mink you will love Lucy Darling!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel conflicted about this one. The writing was good and the story was well developed for a short story. There was a lot I liked about it. There were some really funny parts. But I like some plot outside of the love story and there just wasn’t one, so it felt like it was dragging at some points. There were all these opportunities to add some excitement and then they just passed by with more boring story details. The h was suppose to be cute and quirky but most of the time she just came across as odd and irritating. I love the H. Just a little disappointed because the first third of the book I thought that even though the h was weird the story was cute and I thought it was going to be great and I was going to love it but it just fell flat.