Download or read book On the Ropes written by Kathryn Nolan and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door. Dean "The Machine" is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt. Tight-lipped on his reasons for retiring, he's busy trying to figure out his future when the past literally falls in his lap. Tabitha Tyler, the fiery redhead who captured his teenage heart, is back in town and staying next door. Only now the girl that got away is all grown up and offering him a strings-free, summer fling. Dean knows better than to start something that will leave him flat on his back and seeing stars. But there's only so much temptation a man can take. Kept away by the secrets that tore her family apart, sparkly filmmaker Tabitha is home for the first time in nine years. And her old friend and new hunky neighbor is just the distraction she needs. It's the perfect relationship for her - one with an expiration date. She's got two weeks to convince him to cave. He's got two weeks to convince her to stay. But when she refuses to let down her guard, Dean realizes that this time...he just might get knocked out for good. Author's note: A smokin' hot, friends-to-lovers, opposites-attract love story in a close-knit South Philly neighborhood with a quirky cast of nosy but well-intentioned neighbors.

Download or read book Fighting Solitude written by Aly Martinez and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was born a fighter. Abandoned by my parents, I spent my life forging my own path-one guided by my fists and paved with pain. Untouchable in the ring, I destroyed everyone who faced me, but that's where my victories ended. Outside the ropes, I repeatedly failed the few people who loved me. Including my best friend, Liv James-the one person I'd die to protect. Even though I didn't deserve her, Liv never stopped believing in me. Never gave up. Never let go. After all, she understood what I'd lost, because she'd lost it too. Liv was everything to me, but she was never truly mine. That was going to change. I lost my first love, but I refused to lose my soulmate. Now, I'm on the ropes during the toughest battles of my life. Fighting to be the man she deserves. Fighting the solitude of our pasts. Fighting for her.

Download or read book Love on the Ropes written by Aviva Vaughn and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Against the Ropes written by Sarah Castille and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Pick for Romance & Erotica He scared me. He thrilled me. And after one touch, all I could think about was getting more... Makayla never thought she'd set foot in an elite mixed martial arts club. But if anyone needs a medic on hand, it's these guys. Then again, at her first sight of the club's owner, she's the one feeling breathless. The man they call Torment is all sleek muscle and restrained power. Whether it's in the ring or in the bedroom, he knows exactly when a soft touch is required and when to launch a full-on assault. He always knows just how far he can push. And he's about to tempt Makayla in ways she never imagined... Praise for Sarah Castille's Redemption series: "Smart, sharp, sizzling and deliciously sexy."—Alison Kent, bestselling author of Unbreakable

Download or read book Two Knotty Boys Back on the Ropes written by Two Knotty Boys and published by . This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide that clearly illustrates how to turn great knots into great bondage. When Two Knotty boys, Dan and JD, began teaching rope bondage together they discovered that people learn best when they are shown close up how to tie knots and combine them with bondage techniques. They replicate this learning process with over 750 photos by acclaimed fetish photographer Ken Marcus and a wealth of captions, delivered in a lighthearted style, offering the world of safe BDSM to a new, curious audience.

Download or read book Fighting Shadows written by Aly Martinez and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Ropes That Bind written by Tracy Stopler and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When nine-year-old Tali Stark from the Bronx stops to give directions to "The Man" in a white limousine, she unwittingly puts herself on a trajectory to emotional and spiritual turmoil that will take her decades to rise above. Blaming herself for the heinous crime that happened because she didn't "go straight to school," Tali is bound by invisible chains of secrecy, shame, and self-imposed isolation. Her harrowing and illuminating journey to recovery begins in her twenties with the support of her mentor, Dr. Daniel Benson, with whom she experiences deep love and then heartbreak. Feeling lost, Tali travels to Israel where Kabbalah sparks her spiritualism, and then to Africa where an arduous climb up Mount Kilimanjaro ignites a newfound feeling of empowerment. Only when Tali goes back to the Bronx and learns that her unreported crime scene has become the site of a rehabilitation center, does she understand that there is one more road to travel prior to reaching freedom.

Download or read book Two Knotty Boys Showing You the Ropes written by Two Knotty Boys and published by . This book was released on 2006-11-20 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entertaining, photo-illustrated book teaches 37 step-by-step techniques for tying sensual and beautiful rope bondage. Two Knotty Boys Showing You The Ropes is designed for fun, easy, hands-on practice with more than 750 photographs and captions, tied and written by the world-acclaimed bondage experts the Two Knotty Boys.

Download or read book Horrible Harry on the Ropes written by Suzy Kline and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry loves gym class-except for climbing rope. He's just too afraid of heights. But then a special valentine that Song Lee made for Harry goes missing. Now Harry must climb the rope in order to prove who took the valentine. But will he be able to overcome his fear? Or will Harry's Valentine's Day end horribly?

Download or read book Showing Him the Ropes written by Christa Tomlinson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chance "The Chancellor" Gerhardt is a mainstay for Frontier Professional Wrestling. He's won multiple championships and has the respect of the locker room. But after ten years at the top, Chance is looking for a new challenge. The one he gets, mentoring FPW's young rookie, is both unexpected and unwanted. Devin Jacobs is a hot new talent signed by Frontier Professional Wrestling. He's always been a fan of The Chancellor, and not just because of the older man's skill in the ring. He has it bad for the steely eyed veteran wrestler. Unfortunately for Devin, The Chancellor isn't looking to get involved with anyone. Or is he? During long nights traveling and working together, Devin catches more than one secretly admiring glance from The Chancellor... Devin is determined to earn victories and championships in the ring. But he'd also love the opportunity to win Chance's heart. Can the two of them navigate their way through the hyper masculinity and backstage politics of professional wrestling to the most important victory of all? Or will their shot at love be defeated 1-2-3? Christa Tomlinson is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling. When she's not writing, Christa can be found watching her favorite classic matches or traveling to live wrestling events.

Download or read book Angel on the Ropes written by Jill Shultz and published by . This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amandine Sand lives to fly. Unfortunately, she's hobbled by a life-threatening secret: she's one of the spotted humans wrongly accused of being a plague carrier. These "leopards" are hunted by zealots to protect their offworld colony from the scourge. Despite this threat, Amandine spends her days guiding other leopards to an underground shelter run by the pacifist Seekers. At night, with her own spots hidden, she soars on the trapeze, the one place she feels free and gloriously alive.When the persecution of leopards explodes into widespread violence, the Seekers demand more of her time. But her circus is teetering toward bankruptcy and desperately needs her, too. She has no time to breathe... and then she meets a stranger who leaves her breathless--and might be the biggest risk of all. If her trust is misplaced and she's unmasked, everyone she loves and everything she's fought for could crash.To survive, Amandine must draw upon all of her circus and Seeker skills. But can a pacifist defend her violent enemies to stop a civil war? And can this reluctant angel fly beyond her limits to save her life, her love, and her world?-Reader's Crown Award Winner in Science Fiction from RomCon (2014)-Rainbow Book Awards Winner in LGBT Sci-fi/Fantasy (3rd place, 2013)-Shortlist for Best Novel, the Gaylactic Spectrum Award (Recommended 2013 title)

Download or read book Learning the Ropes written by Eric Newby and published by Crown. This book was released on 1999 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With wit and nostalgia--and through radiant photographs that evoke a vanished maritime world--a master storyteller looks back on a youthful adventure that taught him the ways of the sea and ships. 160 photos.

Download or read book On the Ropes written by Ruby Scott and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sapphy, an MMA champ, has fought for everything she has achieved in life and won; championships, medals and sponsorship. The one thing that eludes her is love.With a vision to empower women through fitness and body confidence, Sapphy brings a women-only gym to the city via some hard earned investment.As Sapphy fights to help women begin their journey, she is thrown into her own epic battle. With her future and her heart locked away in a deal which could cost her more than she ever bargained for what will happen when an unexpected someone hands her the key to love. When it comes down to a struggle between your dreams and your integrity, is fighting still the best answer?This a slow burn, age gap, lesbian romance about empowerment and hope, even for those that don't even realise they need it.

Download or read book Fighting Silence written by Aly Martinez and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've always been a fighter. With parents who barely managed to stay out of jail and two little brothers who narrowly avoided foster care, I became skilled at dodging the punches life threw at me. Growing up, I didn't have anything I could call my own. But from the moment I met Eliza Reynolds, she was always mine. I became utterly addicted to her and the escape from reality we provided each other. Throughout the years, she had boyfriends and I had girlfriends but there wasn't a single night that I didn't hear her voice. Meeting the love of my life at age thirteen was never part of my plan. However, neither was gradually going deaf at age twenty-one. They both happened anyway. Now I'm on the ropes during the toughest battles of my life. Fighting for my career, fighting the impending silence and fighting for her.

Download or read book Snake Ropes written by Jess Richards and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set on an isolated island off the Scottish coast, in a community run by women who are in awe of a mysterious structure called the Thrashing House, the novel is narrated by two teenage girls in very different circumstances. Mary is doing her best to protect her younger brother, Barney, as the island’s sons are mysteriously disappearing. Morgan is scheming to escape the prison her parents have made of their home. The two girls unite, each on a desperate mission in which secrets will be revealed and lives changed forever.

Download or read book Between the Ropes written by Jackie Kallen and published by Bush Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackie Kallen, "The First Lady of Boxing," is one of the first and most prominent female managers to find success in the male-dominated world of professional boxing. She is best known for her success in landing James Toney a shot and ultimate win at Lineal & IBF Middleweight Championship. In 1996, she led Bronco McKart to his victory in the WBO Light Middleweight Title fight, an accomplishment that sealed her status as one of boxing's first successful female managers. Kallen went on to manage additional boxers and nominated for Manager of the Year Award twice. Her life serves as the inspiration for the biopic Against the Ropes, starring Meg Ryan as Kallen. She was also featured alongside Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard in Mark Burnett's reality television series "The Contender." Kallen lives in the Detroit area where she continues to manage fighters, enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, and is looking forward to the grand opening of her new boxing gym.

Download or read book RUNNING the ROPES written by Jordan Weinfurtner and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All his life, Max Lerner has watched from the stands as the heroes and villains of professional wrestling do battle in the ring. Max happens upon the hand-painted sign outside Barry's Flea Market-LIVE PRO WRESTLING TUESDAYS. His passion drives him to step out from the crowd, and step through the ropes, to experience the world of pro wrestling for himself. Now, he just needs to figure out who to be. Max finds mentors in Dr. Carver-the tattooed, mohawked behemoth-and Roderick of Hollywood-the effortlessly charismatic schemer. The journey takes them from Oregon to California, and beyond, each man searching for his own success. Max meets the strange, eccentric people who choose this way of life, and grapples with finding where he fits into this world. Based on the real-life experiences of the author, Running the Ropes is a funny and charming adventure of self-discovery, and a loving ode to the absurd world of professional wrestling.