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Redemption (Huntsville #1)
Author: Alla Kar
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 27, 2015
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Description:
The truth about NEVEAH’S cheating fiancée hit hard—but not as hard as her right hook to his jaw. After ridding herself of him she travels back home to Huntsville, Texas to her father and his boxing gym where she grew up. When she finds a beaten man in the woods beside her home, her entire life changes and things get—complicated.
Ex-con RAGE only wants two things—for the man that set him up to release his sister, and for him to burn in Hell where he belongs. After being released from prison, he heads straight to the man that put him there, only to be beaten and tossed in the woods for dead. When he’s found by the most beautiful girl he’s ever met, he knows he’ll have a chance to rescue his sister even though she doesn’t realize she needs saving.
Neveah and her father, nurse Rage back to heath, offer him a job at their gym and quickly find out that he’s amazing in the ring. Without them knowing who he is, he knows he’s been given a second chance to live his life. The only condition is that he has to stay away from Neveah, which is a promise he soon realizes is hard to keep. The feisty southern beauty normally gets what she wants, and Rage wants to give her everything.
With the truth lurking in the shadows, Rage must decide if his sweetest addiction is worth giving up his second chance.
Sadness turned to fury. He grabbed my wrist and examined my hand. “Why aren’t you wearing your ring?”
I let out a bitter laugh. “You’re jokin’, right? I just told you, I’m not marrying you.”
“Neveah, please.” He began to shake my shoulders. “Please. You know you’re in love with me. You have to understand that it was an accident.”
I gave Dad a warning glare, shoved Heath and clenched my fist. “No, I don’t have to do anything but be me. Do what makes me happy and you aren’t it!” I was screaming at that point. I didn’t have to look around to know the entire gym was staring at us. I didn’t care.
Heath went to grab my shoulder again, this time with more force. Bracing my feet, I reared backwards and slugged him in the jaw. It cracked. Heath fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes.
The sound of laughter and feet slapping against the concrete floor erupted around us. I didn’t care that he was knocked out and lying helplessly at my feet. The redhead beside me looked horrified. She hurried out the door. Smart girl.
Strong hands gripped my shoulders, and Dad turned me to face him. A huge smile widened across his face. “That’s my fucking girl,” he said. “You just knocked him out.”
I shrugged, giving Heath a pathetic glance. He’d made his bed, and now someone needed to tuck him in because I was finished with it. The fact that my father encouraged this made me smile. God, I love him.
Chase ran up behind me, threw an arm over my shoulder, and rested his head on my temple. “You’re my hero.”
I bit my lip to keep from laughing. Even though I wanted to give him a swift kick to the ribs, I didn’t. I almost felt sorry for him lying on the cold floor in front of everyone.
“Well, we should at least put him in his car, he’ll wake up soon,” Dad said.
Chase went to grab him but someone blocked him. Rage stepped forward, lifted Heath over his shoulder and straightened. He looked like a kid compared to Rage. A small smile lifted from the corner of his mouth, his eyes skated down to my toes. Without a word, he winked, and carried Heath out of the gym and out of my life.
I let out a bitter laugh. “You’re jokin’, right? I just told you, I’m not marrying you.”
“Neveah, please.” He began to shake my shoulders. “Please. You know you’re in love with me. You have to understand that it was an accident.”
I gave Dad a warning glare, shoved Heath and clenched my fist. “No, I don’t have to do anything but be me. Do what makes me happy and you aren’t it!” I was screaming at that point. I didn’t have to look around to know the entire gym was staring at us. I didn’t care.
Heath went to grab my shoulder again, this time with more force. Bracing my feet, I reared backwards and slugged him in the jaw. It cracked. Heath fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes.
The sound of laughter and feet slapping against the concrete floor erupted around us. I didn’t care that he was knocked out and lying helplessly at my feet. The redhead beside me looked horrified. She hurried out the door. Smart girl.
Strong hands gripped my shoulders, and Dad turned me to face him. A huge smile widened across his face. “That’s my fucking girl,” he said. “You just knocked him out.”
I shrugged, giving Heath a pathetic glance. He’d made his bed, and now someone needed to tuck him in because I was finished with it. The fact that my father encouraged this made me smile. God, I love him.
Chase ran up behind me, threw an arm over my shoulder, and rested his head on my temple. “You’re my hero.”
I bit my lip to keep from laughing. Even though I wanted to give him a swift kick to the ribs, I didn’t. I almost felt sorry for him lying on the cold floor in front of everyone.
“Well, we should at least put him in his car, he’ll wake up soon,” Dad said.
Chase went to grab him but someone blocked him. Rage stepped forward, lifted Heath over his shoulder and straightened. He looked like a kid compared to Rage. A small smile lifted from the corner of his mouth, his eyes skated down to my toes. Without a word, he winked, and carried Heath out of the gym and out of my life.
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Redemption sounds awesome ♡ looking forward to reading this book. Thank you
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