3.5 stars 
 Breaking a Legend introduces readers to the Kavanagh family, a powerhouse family with a strong sense of loyalty and love. The large extended family runs an MMA gym and includes a successful fighter, an up and coming fighter, a cop, and everyone else pitches in to run the family businesses. 
 Rory Kavanagh sustained a career ending knee injury that still gives him pain a year later. Stuck in a rut, he doesn't know how to fill his time without fighting, so he turns to alcohol and pills instead. 
 Clare Ivers is new in town. Hiding from her past, she misses the plans she had left behind and fears the consequences if her mistakes catch up with her. 
 The story itself was promising. I loved the idea of this big strong fighter finding value in training his brother and protecting his girlfriend. But Clare's secrets didn't come out until later, so Rory had no idea that there was any threat to Clare (or the seriousness of said threat) until things were well under way. 
 The threat itself was rather ambiguous to readers as well. Her reactions to certain things made it seem like there was no threat, but it quickly became clear that she had run from something, just not what that threat was. 
 I felt that some transitions and plot points moved too quickly for them to be believable. The last third of the book felt rushed, almost like it was missing details that would have fleshed the story out. 
 But I loved the large family dynamic. Between the siblings, and Casey (who may as well have been a sibling), and their very involved parents, there were a lot of personalities and characters to get to know. This is not a family that gets together out of obligation. They are warm, welcoming, and fiercely loyal to any they consider their own. I also loved Ace. As canine characters go, he was a great addition to the story both for what he said about Rory and the direct role he played in the story. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.