Falling in love is the easy part… MIA I’m not quite sure I’d be standing outside a Krav Maga gym right now if it weren’t for toxic masculinity. From my sleazy boss down, the men in my life don’t have an ounce of chivalry between them—so I figured if you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em. Problem is, the last thing I want to do with my sparring partner is punch him in his sexy, brooding face. Instead, I’m finding myself obsessed with what’s behind that gorgeous but cryptic exterior. I want to find out what makes him tick. I want to watch him come undone… But it’s been a long time since I’ve trusted anyone. And with good reason. I came here to learn self-defense—so why are my walls crumbling around me? SHAWN These newbie chicks are all the same. Ready to stick it to the patriarchy…for at least fifteen minutes. But when this wide-eyed and clearly terrified rookie squares off in front of me, I can’t help but be struck by her. Like, literally. In the shin. And okay, there’s some chemistry there too. Something about Mia’s body makes mine want to misbehave—and that’s the last thing I should be doing with a woman as stunning as her. Because Mia deserves better than me. Everybody does. So why is she so hard to push away?