Randy is a closeted MMA fighter who is not interested in coming out until his career is over. Cliff isn't interested in being a secret on the side, so he takes off despite being in love with Randy. When they reconnect a year later, Randy is determined to get Cliff back.

The biggest frustration for me was the lack of communication and the wishy-washy back and forth with Cliff. I get that he was having to work out if Randy was worth waiting for, but he was almost too whiny at times for my liking. I also recognize that this was a 4th book in a series, but I don't read MF so I didn't read books 1-3. It said this is a standalone, so I should have been OK reading this, but there were definitely things that I didn't get or understand with the relationships of Cliff's besties because I didn't read the other books.

I did like Darren and Cassie as characters, and I loved seeing Uncle Randy with the baby. The story had some interesting parts to it, and I loved how the final fight situation with Max worked out. I was glad to see Randy and Cliff finally find happiness.

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