Phenomenal X (Hard Knocks #1)
Michelle A. Valentine

From the mean streets of Detroit rises the newest superstar of professional wrestling, Xavier Cold, better known as Phenomenal X. His muscular physique makes men cower before him and women lose their minds with desire.
Anna Cortez is fresh out of college and naive to the harsh realities of the real world. Tired of living under the thumb of her conservative family, she defies them when she accepts a job as the assistant to wrestling’s most notorious bad-boy. Phenomenal X has an animalistic nature that even good girl Anna finds hard to resist.
One night forced to share a bed in a sold-out hotel, lines blur between them and they quickly learn that one lustful night changes everything and neither one of them will ever be the same.
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- contemporary 10
- dark romance 10
- friends to lovers 10
- alpha male 10
- athlete hero 10
- bad boys 10
- fighter hero 10
- young adult 9
- sports 5
- tortured hero 5
- insta-love 5
- angst 2
- dual pov 2
- fighting/mma/boxing 2
- tortured heroine 1
- possessive hero 1
- college 1
- workplace/office 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- male pov 1
- m-f romance 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 10
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The 'Hard Knocks' series
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