Joe Murphy had it all. Money, fame, and a heavyweight title within his reach. He played the game but was beginning to lose his footing. One night, he makes a move that will change his life forever, but will the woman he wants want him? The silver lining is starting to wear thin and tarnish like the rest of Joe's life. Can one woman pave the road to his way back? She's no debutante, but a hardworking single mother, a real woman of substance. Can her love save him? (Now includes Tarnished 2) Tarnished He was a broken man One who tried to pretend He had made his way In the world today But they’d taken all He had, now he began his fall From grace From that high place To the depths he sank He took to drugs and drank No longer wanting to be Who most wanted to see She walked in to pave The way for one so brave He was now depraved Could she really save The man who lived in sin Ready to let evil win Ready to meet his maker and even forsake her Could her love Save him above All he’d lost And if yes at what cost? Ethan Radcliff…2015