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Blurb
I come from a family of fighters. I always thought I’d follow in
their shadows, becoming unstoppable in the ring. That changed the day I saved
the life of a woman I loved, but could never have.
My brother hailed me as a
hero, and my reward was a wheelchair.
Paralyzed, my life became
an inescapable nightmare.
Until I met her.
Ash Mabie had a
heart-stopping smile and a laugh that numbed the rage and resentment brewing inside
of me. She showed me that even the darkest night still had stars, and it didn’t
matter one bit that you had to lie in the weeds to see them.
I was a jaded asshole who
fell for a girl with a knack for running away. I couldn’t even walk but I would
have spent a lifetime chasing her.
Now, I’m on the ropes
during the toughest battles of my life.
Fighting the shadows of our past.
Fighting to reclaim my future.
Fighting for her.
Excerpt
Flint and
Ash
“Hey, Flint? What time is it?” Quarry asked.
Ash’s smile actually slipped completely. For the briefest of
seconds, she appeared almost ashamed.
I dragged my eyes away from her in order to answer his question,
but as I looked at my wrist, I had no answer at all.
“Here,” she said as she pulled my watch from her pocket.
What. The. Fuck?
Quarry howled with laughter, and Ash chewed on her bottom lip.
“Explain,” I demanded, wrapping my watch back around my wrist
and shoving my wallet in the front pocket of my hoodie.
Quarry filled in the blank. “She’s a pickpocket, dude. You
should have seen her when she fell on your lap. It was so fucking fast. She
straight-up stole that shit from you, and you had no fucking clue.”
“I didn’t steal it! I was gonna give it back,” she amended
uncomfortably. “It was just a joke.”
A joke.
A. Fucking. Joke.
And just like
that, I remembered why I didn’t laugh anymore.
“Was it funny? Stealing from the cripple? You get a good laugh
out of that?” I snapped, spinning and rolling myself away. “You know, maybe my
judgment of you wasn’t all that off to begin with. Like father, like daughter,
I guess.” It was a low blow, but I felt completely betrayed by a woman I didn’t
even know.
“Flint, wait. I wasn’t picking on the cripple!”
I fully realized that I had just used the term, but it enraged
me that she’d had the audacity to repeat it back to me. Who the hell was this
chick? I pushed a hand into my pocket, searching for my keys. Fuck the food.
I’d leave her ass there. Hell, Quarry too if he didn’t get his ass to the car.
“Get in the car, Q!” I yelled, only to close my eyes and drop my
chin to my chest when my hand never made contact on the keys. “Son of a bitch,”
I said as I spun back around.
Quarry was laughing next to her, but Ash’s cheeks were bright
red.
“Keys.” I snapped my fingers and opened my hand, palm up.
“Stop being a dick,” Quarry said, casually tossing an arm around
Ash’s shoulders.
She didn’t budge as she held my glare.
“Keys,” I repeated, but she remained still.
“It was a joke.” Her chin began to quiver.
For fuck’s sake, I wasn’t in any kind of mood to deal with
bullshit from some girl I didn’t even know and was quickly discovering I didn’t
care to know, either.
Quarry’s eyes grew wide as she turned to him and buried her
cries in his chest.
What the fuck, asshole! Q signed before rubbing his
hands over her back.
Her shoulders shook as she let out a loud sob that shocked us
both.
“Come on. Let’s sit down.” Q tried to guide her over to an empty
table.
Ash refused to look up and tripped over one of the chairs.
“Shit,” Q said, catching her around the waist.
I was just about to roll my eyes when she glanced my way. He was
still trying to get her back on her feet and over to a table when her
tear-free, bright-blue eyes pointedly glanced in my direction. My head snapped
back in surprise, but a smile grew on her face.
Ash was about to put on a show, and with that one look, she had
invited me to have a front-row seat.
As she floundered all over Quarry, her hands slid between his
pockets and her own. Every noise she made and each time she flailed covered up
a jarring movement. She was keeping his mind too busy for it to process all the
places she was touching him. Hell, I was only watching her and I could barely
keep up.
There was no denying that it was entertaining, but I wasn’t willing
to show her that. However, as she accidentally lifted her knee, catching
Q in the balls, a laugh erupted from my throat. He cupped his crotch while she
apologized profusely and pushed him toward the same chair he’d been dragging
her to only seconds before. Just before he sat, Ash swung her arm out,
unwinding Q’s belt from around his body before tossing it at me.
“Oh God. I’m so sorry!” she said as Quarry held a finger up to
ask for a second to recover. She didn’t wait at all though. Instead, she walked
over in my direction; her prideful smile grew with every step.
She pulled my keys out of her pocket and dropped them into my
lap. They were quickly followed by Quarry’s phone, wallet, and house keys. Then
she snagged his belt off the floor and tossed it over her shoulder.
“It had absolutely nothing to do with you being in a wheelchair.
It was a joke and it wasn’t supposed to piss you off.”
“Hey!” Quarry yelled. “That was messed up. You did not have to
knee me in the balls to prove a point to him.”
“Oh, that wasn’t to prove a point. That was for bullshitting me.
You knew good and damn well that he wouldn’t find it funny,” she said without
ever tearing her gaze from mine. “Look, I’m sorry. I don’t have a lot of
friends. And I’ve mentally noted that pickpocketing might not be the best way
to make new ones.” She shrugged. “Consider it a lesson learned.”
“Three burgers all the way, onion rings, and a shake?” the guy
at the counter called out.
Ash arched an eyebrow. “You want it to go, or are we good?”
I didn’t have to drop my attitude. Sure, she’d apologized, but
while I might have had a short fuse, I also had a hell of a long burn. However,
as she stood in front of me with her arms crossed over her chest and her blue
eyes pleading for forgiveness, it magically fell away.
I swallowed hard. “No. We’re good.”
“You sure?” She leaned in, eyeing me warily, but her smile began
to grow.
I swear to God it pulled at my lips as well. I fought it. But
the harder I tried to keep it restrained, the bigger Ash’s grew. She was
stealing my smile. The chick was good! Finally, with an eye roll, I let out a
quiet chuckle, which seemed to appease her.
“Good. Now, help your brother get redressed and I’ll make the
fancy sauce.” She waggled her eyebrows.
Haven’t
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Fighting Silence
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About the
Author:
Aly
Martinez
Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a
stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five, including a set of
twins. Currently living in South Carolina, she passes what little free time she
has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a
glass of wine at her side.
After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add
“Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. Five books later, she shows no
signs of slowing. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging
out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life.
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REVIEW
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The On the Ropes series centers around the gym where the Page brothers fight. I honestly don't know if I could choose which brother I love the most. Each of the three has has so much to offer. Flint was always the book smart one. He's also the one that shielded his brother's wife from a bullet with his own body which put him in a wheelchair. The Page boys had terrible parents so when Till and Eliza became heads of their makeshift family, Flint had his first look at a decent woman. He fell for her hard. Now not only is he unable to walk, but he also has to see the happy couple in love.
Ash has had a very tough go at life also, but where the boys had each other, she's only had herself. Amazingly, she's managed to turn into one of the kindest, silliest sweethearts ever. She's so upbeat no matter what life throws her way, exactly what Flint needs in his life.
Fighting Shadows is full of great characters who have had major issues in their lives so it's easy to fall for the entire cast. You just wish you could be a part of the gang. Often in stories, I am crazy about the male lead but not so fond of the female lead. Definitely not the case here. I found no faults with anything. Also, I adore how this series has handicapped, strong, pure-hearted men.
For me, it was perfect, major feels, and I cannot wait for Quarry's book.
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