Fight like a girl – A romance anthology to benefit breast cancer research

 

With Anna B. Doe, April Moran, Brighton Walsh, Cassidy London, C.M. Albert, Crystal St. Clair, Daisy St. James, Dakota Willink, Diana A. Hicks, E.M. Shue, Ellie Masters, Erin Cristofoli, Gabrielle G, Heather Slade, Jami Davenport, Kat Mizera, Lydia Michaels, M.L. Broome, Maddy Lowe, Michelle Windsor, Mimi Flood, Patricia D. Eddy, Pepper North, Remy Reigns, Samantha Cole, Zoe York

Published on October 17, 2023

674 pages

I read the paperback version

Back Cover

From sizzle to spice, we've got all your romance needs covered! Dive into some amazing romance stories while supporting a very important cause! Included are 24 short stories of various romance genres contemporary romance, dark romance, romantic suspense and rom-com. Grab this limited time collection before it’s gone forever!

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL is a romance anthology to benefit Breast Cancer Research in the US and Canada. This collection of short romance stories cannot be read anywhere else. 100% of the royalties will be split equally and donated to the US Breast Cancer Research Foundation & the Canadian Cancer Society-CIBC Run for the Cure, both charitable organizations dedicated to funding breast cancer research.

My review

I always find it hard to review anthologies because they are so many authors and different writing style. This is why you will find my favorite moments in the excerpts section. I would like to thank Cassidy London for giving me a chance to read it. I don’t have breast cancer, but there is so many women in my family that have it that I had the feeling that I had to read and review it for them.

I would like to say that not every short stories are talking about cancer, but romance is part of each of them. If you like to give to a great cause and discover many new authors, I recommend it to you. I think each of them add something to the anthology, but I have a soft spot for rockstars and billionaires. Like I said many times, a girl can dream right?

Excerpts

" No what-ifs, " I remind her. " We talked about it. We can’t live our lives in what-ifs. We’ve here now, we’re happy and healthy. We get to live one more year of our lives together, and I want us to make the best out of it. " (p.26) Kiss to heal by Anna B. Doe

" Rockstars always behave like rockstars. But musician? Now, those are the ones you marry. " (p.87) The colors of her love by C.M. Albert

For summer, money came and went. But the friends who had your back during the hard times in your life-even your ugliest, most imperfect ones-there were the ones you kept around. (p.89) The colors of her love by C.M. Albert

" I love music. Next to surfing, it’s my life. I didn’t go to a four-year college to study it like you did. And I could never be a singer because..well, crowds. I eventually graduated from community college with my associate degree after moving away with Trista after high school. But I’d like to finish my four-year degree and be able to teach. I want to counsel children with music therapy. " (p.97) The colors of her love by C.M. Albert

Like the mess I have to clean up tonight, before the biggest concert of his international career. The cabrôn decided to have a whirlwind romance with not one, but two members of a certain girl band currently sitting at the top of the charts, and then broke up with them within a week of each other. A girl band he just happens to be touring with because they are-well,  were- literally opening the show for him. (p.147) Playboy rockstar by Daisy St.James

I’ve been living in a drought for months, lacking the love and affection I crave. But, I would rather feel nothing, as if I were barren desert, instead of exposing myself to the potential of pain that comes from vulnerable with someone. My abuser left scars on me both physical and emotional from which it took a great deal of effort to recover. It would be foolish of me to risk all that progress by having a ling with a notorious playboy rockstar whose escapades are forever splashed across the tabloids. (p.152) Playboy rockstar by Daisy St.James

That right here was the entire reason why Giovanni said goodbye. He didn’t want to love me, knowing he would have to eventually choose a wife that would benefit the Society. I could never be that person for him. (p.221) Hearthless vows by Diana Hicks

The problem was that she didn’t want me to be out on the road at all, but it was the only thing that ever fulfilled me. I loved Kiki, but I knew you couldn’t base your entire self-worth on the feelings you had for someone else. That was part of what had sent me down the addiction road the first place and I never wanted to go there again. (p.370) Slow motion by Kat Mizera

" I call bullshit " Preston’s eyes sparked with challenge. " You’re just scared that I’ll break down your walls and see the real you. " (p.395) Tennessee Honey by Lydia Michaels

David was the only man I counted on to stay. Losing him would destroy me. Life had taught me that more often leads to too much. (p.414) Tennessee Honey by Lydia Michaels

The bottom line is life is short. Follow your dreams, whatever they may be. Chase them if your must. Make every moment count. Count every blessing. Focus on the good things and try to brush off the bad. May good always outnumber the bad, and light always reign over darkness. (p.503) Love growing wolf by Michelle Windsor

My interview with Cassidy London