From Best To Bested
M.N. Bennet
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars
3.40
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 10 ratings · 306 pages · Published: 13 Jan 2025

In a desperate attempt to win back his title and respect, Roman challenges the new reigning champion to a rematch, but Ezra Delgado only wants one thing from Roman. His pride. Roman has more enemies than he can count in the form of hostile inmates, angry guards, and a corrupt warden who’d gladly see Roman dead so long as it made a profit. If he wants to survive, Roman will have to decide how much of himself he’s willing to sacrifice for Ezra’s entertainment.
From Best to Bested is a MM dark romance. This is a tale about defeat, surrender, and submission, then clawing a way back out. Please check content warnings at the beginning of the book.
Tagged as:
- gay romance 3
- contemporary 2
- forced proximity 2
- fighting/mma/boxing 2
- alpha male 2
- cruel hero/bully 2
- fighter hero 2
- queer romance 1
- dark romance 1
- angst 1
- bisexuality 1
- queer awakening 1
- anal sex 1
- vengeance 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- graphic violence 3
- nontraditional hea 2
- torture of mcs 2
- abuse 2
- rape 2
- third party sexual assault 2
- dubious consent 1
- mental trauma 1
- slut shaming 1
- victim blaming 1
- abuse between mcs 1
- third party abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- past child neglect 1
- non-consent between mcs 1
- drug abuse 1
- no hea 1