Slick's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 2.5 stars 
 I'm a sucker for a second chance romance so I was excited to read A Fighting Chance by Shannon Stacey. I enjoyed what there was of this novella to me it felt a bit incomplete; I felt like we were missing a big piece of their story and while I was happy that they did get a second chance I wanted more from this story. 
 Adeline Kendrick is looking forward to her girl's weekend with her college roommates and is excited to celebrate her friend's upcoming marriage. She is also looking forward to a long weekend as she hasn't had a vacation in a long time the last thing she expects to do is run into Brendan Quinn the man who broke her heart and the man who is in town to apparently participate in a MMA fight, an apparently new development in his life. 
 There was no doubt these two had chemistry and history in spades and I very much enjoyed their intimate moments reconnecting from the sweet kisses to much more, but I would have liked to have seen a little bit about their earlier relationship to understand their strong connection. I am so NOT a fan of flashbacks, but in this case I wanted them. I loved that they were mature enough to discuss their breakup and the hurt from it and the reasoning behind it and I appreciated that Adeline (Del) confronted her father about his role in it, but I kept waiting to understand why they still felt so strongly after the years apart. 
 I read a lot of novellas and I enjoy them for the most part, but sometimes a couple's story needs more time, more depth and that is the case in this book. While I loved what I read, A Fighting Chance just felt unfinished to me which was a bit disappointing from an author whose work I normally enjoy. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.