The last thing Riley Reynolds needs after a painful divorce is another man throwing her off balance. She’s focused on opening her dream karate school—until her first love, rugged contractor Van Wilde, swaggers into her dojo and shakes the foundation of everything she’s built, including the walls guarding her heart.
Van, a rugby-playing single dad, is struggling to connect with his estranged son, whose passion for ballet leaves him feeling out of step. He convinces Riley to teach them self-defense, hoping the activity will bring him closer to his son—and maybe closer to Riley, too.
As old desires reignite, Riley and Van grapple with past mistakes and find the courage to forgive.
But when Riley’s abusive ex opens a rival MMA school in a vengeful bid to destroy her business—and her—Van and Riley must fight to protect more than just their rekindled love.
Whether her romances are set in a charmingly quirky small town or on a dangerous alien planet, award-winning author K.M. Fawcett writes emotional stories featuring underdogs and fish-out-of-water characters who find their place in the universe. She believes in happy endings, that humor is food for the soul, and that if true love can’t conquer it, then it probably deserves a good throat punch.
Incorporating two decades of martial arts experience into her stories, she forges resilient, timeless characters who aren’t afraid to fight for the life and love they deserve.
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