The Jab (Play Hard, Love Hard Series)

She’s fighting for her chance. He’s fighting for her heart.

Mary Reynolds grew up in the shadow of the boxing ring, but her overprotective brothers never let her step inside. She’s strong, skilled, and determined to prove she’s more than the “little sister” they want to protect—starting with entering the National Boxing Championship. There’s just one problem: She needs a trainer. Her brothers refuse. And the only man she trusts is the one man she shouldn’t want.

Rocky Nelson—former heavyweight contender, longtime family friend, and the quiet, devastatingly handsome man who’s secretly loved her for years.

Training together is supposed to be simple. Focus. Discipline. Footwork.

But every glance., every touch, every moment they spend in the ring threatens to knock them both out cold.

Mary’s chasing her dream.
Rocky’s trying to keep his distance.
And her brothers are watching their every move.

Some fights are about strength.
Some are about heart.
This one?
This one could change everything.

A steamy sports romance with friends-to-lovers tension, fierce training heat, protective devotion, and a knockout happily ever after.