Blood and Glory

After an unstable childhood, Jules Darcy is very familiar with the risks of falling in love. And as an adult, she's never let herself forget just how high those stakes can be. That's why she ran away a year ago after her fling with MMA fighter Nick Giannakis quickly got serious. But when she jumps at the opportunity to reconnect with her dad by accepting a job with his growing fight league, she's stunned to learn the abs, the chiseled arms, and the rock-solid punches she has to market belong to none other than her former fling.

MMA champion Gabriel "The Sandman" Maddox prefers to live his life quietly and intensely. He plays by the rules, respects the sport, and trains harder than any other fighter. It's this unwavering focus that helps him block out the pain from a devastating loss in his past. He spends his days slaying his monsters in the octagon, and his evenings numbing himself with sexual conquests. With his painful baggage, he's not looking for anything beyond his no-strings-attached lifestyle.

Leandro Oliveira - hunky MMA fighter, playboy billionaire, and newly crowned champ of the World Fighting Championship's light heavyweight division - is used to getting his way. But when his party lifestyle threatens to cost the WFC sponsors, he has to clean up his act, or he'll be stripped of his contract. Forced to give up late nights of booze and women, Leandro resents having to change his behavior - until he lays eyes on the sexy publicist hired to manage his image.