Series: The Beat of the Pulse #5
Author: Amity Cross
Genre: Fighter Romance Stand Alone
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25930479-steel
All Josh “Steel” Caplin ever wanted was a little bit of glory…until he was left for dead on the street outside a hospital ER.
The last thing he remembers is being beaten to a pulp at The Underground, the illegal cage fighting ring that’s bad news, but the only place he feels he belongs.
When he finally wakes up, he stares right into the eyes of an angel and for the first time wonders if there’s something more out there for a guy from the wrong side of the tracks.
When Dr. Holly Walsh finds an unconscious man on the street, she stakes her claim over her patient for better or worse. When he finally opens his eyes, she isn’t prepared for how deep that claim is about to run.
They both have pasts they’d rather forget, but together they’re stronger…if only they’re strong enough to fight for each other.
Can a bad boy fighter and a big time surgeon really make things work?
Or when their two worlds collide, will it be sirens…or sparks?
STEEL is the fifth full-length novel in the bestselling Beat/Pulse series from Amity Cross.
Time to fight for the broken hearted…
Steel is strong, but it’s not impenetrable. Its components are only as sturdy as the foundation they’re built on, and when the structure is strained due to guilt, pain, and torment, it doesn’t take much to break through and send its pieces in all directions, quite possibly without a way to put everything back together.
There’s no question that Josh is a fighter – in every sense of the word – and he has the mental and physical scars and bruises that lend meaning to the term. But when readers first meet him in Steel, he’s at his lowest, and he desperately needs someone to fight for and with him, but he has to let go of his secrets and his stubbornness in order to do so, which easier said than done.
Holly knows how to work with broken parts; it’s her job, but it’s also her passion, and even though it’s difficult for her to put herself back together after a betrayal, she wants to heal Josh’s body and his heart along with her own. But they’re going to have to steel themselves for what can tear them down because their pasts as well as their differing lifestyles can easily rip apart what they’re trying to build together.
What’s most interesting about Josh is that he’ll fight till the end – all in – regardless of the cost inside the cage, but out of the cage, his demons get the better of him; his self-worth takes a huge hit, and he feels undeserving, unworthy of a “big time doctor” when he’s only a “small time underground fighter.” He’s only ever defined himself by his ability to fight, and without it, he’s nothing, and until he can find his direction again; until he can figure out what he’s truly worth and understand why someone like Holly would want anything to do with him, he’ll steel his heart against her and his own wants and desires.
Steel is all about being ENOUGH – strong enough, worth enough, loved enough. It’s about finding a place to belong and not giving two shits about those who question that “fit” because in the grand scheme of things, no one should be able to tell someone else what’s “proper” and “deserved” – it’s all about taking the risk and fighting tooth and nail to be someone who is strong, dependable, and worth it.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
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She is the author of wicked stories about rock stars looking for redemption, gritty romances featuring MMA fighters and dark tales of forbidden romance. She loves to write about screwed up relationships and kick ass female leads that don’t take s**t lying down.
Amity lives in a leafy country town near Melbourne, Australia and can be found chained to her desk, held at ransom by her characters.
Don’t send help. She likes it.
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