With the title on the line, can she help him recover before the title rematch, or will their professionalism get in the way of something more?

Alicia is just your average physiotherapist that gets taken to her first Muay Thai fight by a friend. At first, she does not know what to make of the fight, until her sights are set on the CSA light heavyweight champion Cain Axel "The Crow" Weaver. The fight ends with Cain sustaining an injury and, subsequentially, losing the fight. Alicia leaves the fight with a newfound appreciation for combat sports; however, she finds herself unable to stop thinking about the man that once was the light heavyweight champion.

Alicia's work then finds her at the Hard Knocks Gym, where she runs into Cain once again. Yet this is not the same Cain that once stood proudly with the championship gold around his waist. This man is broken, and hungry for something more than just another title belt. He has his eyes set on Alicia and everything that she brings to the table.

Will Alicia fall for the rugged and commanding presence of Cain, or will his demons and past failures be too much for him to overcome?

Hard Knocks is the brand-new spicy MMA fighter romance standalone novel by Matt Mememaro as he makes his proper debut in the romance genre. Enter the world of Hard Knocks with characters that will leave you screaming, with a slow burn tension that will leave you begging to be a good girl for Cain.