He’s gorgeous, muscled, and a giant pain in the ass. But when I ask for help, he comes running. I swore I’d keep my distance from my tease of a neighbor. He’s always pushing my buttons—always trying to get a rise out of me. But when a spate of break-ins makes me nervous, Dawson is the one I go to for self defense lessons. Can’t believe he’s the one I want at a time like this, but I can’t help it. All my instincts cry out for him. So we spend time together. Alone, sweaty time. And the more I’m around this man, the harder it is to push him away. Are we doomed to bicker and fight forever? Or could we have something different? …Something great. Hard Knocks is a short and steamy instalove story, starring two enemies next door and all their gooey, inconvenient FEELINGS. Yikes.