Defying the Odds (Battered Hearts #1)
Kele Moon
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
3.70
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 72 ratings · Published: 14 Jun 2012
The stranger ends up being Clay Powers, a famous UFC heavyweight fighter. Clay’s large build and dangerous fists have always intimidated. People in his hometown keep their distance and Clay is fine with that. Everything changes when a new waitress at the local diner buys him a piece of pie on thanksgiving. Touched by the gesture when it’s obvious she can barely afford to survive, her warm smile and lush body churn up powerful feelings that leave Clay wanting more from her than pie.
Melody is running from her past and the small, country town of Garnet is the perfect hiding place. With an ex-husband after her and scars from her abusive marriage etched deep, the last thing she expects is to fall for a man who makes a living with his fists, but she can’t resist Clay or the tender connection they share.
Finding love in the most unlikely of places, the passion is undeniable, but Clay and Melody know their haunted pasts and unpredictable futures leave the odds stacked against them.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: violence.
Tagged as:
- contemporary 14
- curvy heroine 14
- fighter hero 14
- bad boys 12
- alpha male 12
- athlete hero 12
- suspense 11
- sports 9
- bdsm 8
- insta-love 8
- friends to lovers 7
- small town 6
- shy heroine 4
- possessive hero 4
- tortured heroine 3
- poor heroine 3
- fighting/mma/boxing 3
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- male pov 2
- height difference 2
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- forced proximity 1
- working class heroine 1
- class difference 1
- dual pov 1
- m-f romance 1
- bodyguard/protector hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 13
romance tags
The 'Battered Hearts' series
139 ratings 3.83 ·
alpha male · m-f · athletes · fighters · bad boys · contemporary · mma-boxing · suspense · sports · small town · poor heroine · friends to lovers · possessive hero · pregnancy · abuse · shy heroine · explicit-open-door · tortured heroine · height-difference · strong heroine
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