A gritty dark romance that doesn’t toe the line — it dropkicks you straight over it.

Aria’s life is a quiet disaster. The good girl with a shattered past, she’s surviving by staying invisible — until one brutal moment throws her into the violent orbit of an underground fight club… and into the arms of a man who should terrify her.

Ruinous Rizzy. Not just the undefeated, masked fighter feared in every ring – he’s also London’s top unlicensed fight promoter, the man pulling every brutal string behind the scenes. Ruthless. Untouchable. Addicted to control.

And yet, with her… something breaks. He’s not safe. But nothing has ever felt safer. And he’s not alone.

Because this world isn’t just fists and fire — it’s found family with blood-stained loyalty.

Smoke, the quiet enforcer with a heart like a bear hug. Jade, the foul-mouthed hurricane who’d burn cities for her best friend. Ash and Meena, the couple who remind Aria what love looks like after the fire.

They don’t just protect her. They choose her. And when hell finally catches up? It’s not just Aria’s heart on the line. It’s her soul.

💔 What readers are saying:

“Smoke was a sweetheart — like the big brother we all need.”
“Jade is a whole damn force of nature.”
“This book made me cry, laugh, scream — and then beg for more.”
“The graveyard scene healed me. The water scene? Broke me.”
“The trauma was real. The healing was earned. And the gang? Perfection.”
“I need a whole spin-off for Jade, Smoke, and Green.”

🔥 Perfect for fans of:

• Haunting Adeline
• Lords of Pain
• Top Boy-style grit
• Found-family ride-or-die energy
• Emotionally intelligent smut with real stakes

🏷️ Tropes & Themes:

• Touch her and die ☠️
• Morally grey MMC
• Strong, protective found family
• Underground fight rings & criminal empires
• Good girl x dangerous man
• Brat / sub vs dom dynamics
• BDSM, kink, and public scenes
• Fierce bestie energy
• Grief, trauma, survival — and healing
• Fighting as foreplay 🥊
• “She stood the f**k on her business” 🔥

⚠️ Trigger Warnings Apply

Contains violence, emotional trauma, consensual kink, and past abuse themes.

For mature readers only.

Between the Ropes is not just a love story.

It’s a war for healing, a fight for family, and a redemption arc wrapped in fists, fire, and filthy obsession.

And once you’re in the ring with them?

There’s no going back.