Titan Wrestling Series by Val Simons

What happens when a former champion’s greatest match isn’t against an opponent, but against himself? Wade "Viper" Donovan is facing the hardest match of his career, and it isn’t in the ring. He’s facing an unwanted retirement, haunted by self-doubt from a heartbreaking setback. He’s all but decided to hang up his boots.Monty “Romeo” Hill has admired Wade from afar for years, and he’s over the moon when they’re chosen to work together... moreWhat happens when a former champion’s greatest match isn’t against an opponent, but against himself? Wade "Viper" Donovan is facing the hardest match of his career, and it isn’t in the ring. He’s facing an unwanted retirement, haunted by self-doubt from a heartbreaking setback. He’s all but decided to hang up his boots.Monty “Romeo” Hill has admired Wade from afar for years, and he’s over the moon when they’re chosen to work together. As their chemistry blooms in and out of the ring, so do Monty’s feelings.Monty offers Wade a glimpse of the love he’s been denying himself, and it seems like their relationship could be something special. But when a devastating crisis threatens everything they’ve built, Wade will have to choose between taking a chance on love, or letting it slip through the ropes.Headlocks and Heartbreak is a book with professional wrestlers navigating love, a baby opossum playing matchmaker, and scripted violence between friends. It contains explicit themes, hurt/comfort, a bit of angst, a bit of humor, and a guaranteed HEA. less

Best friends, unexpected grief, and a love a decade in the making.For over ten years, Gordon has quietly loved his chronically single best friend, Kenji. But when Kenji considers settling down—and it isn’t with him—Gordon’s only choice is to take a step back from the most important relationship in his life.Kenji feels stuck between his dream of professional wrestling, and his aunt’s dream of him taking over her plant store... moreBest friends, unexpected grief, and a love a decade in the making.For over ten years, Gordon has quietly loved his chronically single best friend, Kenji. But when Kenji considers settling down—and it isn’t with him—Gordon’s only choice is to take a step back from the most important relationship in his life.Kenji feels stuck between his dream of professional wrestling, and his aunt’s dream of him taking over her plant store. To achieve both, he'll have to lean on Gordon, something that has always been second nature. But by the time he realizes how much he’s asked of him, it might be too late.When Kenji’s beloved aunt dies at a pivotal moment in his career, grief pulls the two best friends together in ways they never expected. Kenji seeks solace in the one person he trusts completely, but Gordon is too afraid of losing what they have to embrace what they could become.Can they navigate love and loss without losing each other, or will grief keep them in a chokehold?Dropkicks and Dandelions is the second book in the Titan Wrestling series. It’s a slow burn romance about one professional wrestler, one guy with a boring office job, many plants, secret devotion, and a wise older lady who saw it all coming. It contains descriptions of grief and death, explicit scenes, and a guaranteed HEA. less

After one too many job rejections leads to burnout, hopeful actor Amit moves to Portland, Oregon with no money and no plan. After taking his anger out on an unsuspecting pro-wrestling storyline writer, he’s now the newest hire at a local indie wrestling promotion. To shake off his first day jitters, he searches for a distraction—and finds one, when a nervous, bearded stranger approaches him at a bar.Niall’s life is in shambles... moreAfter one too many job rejections leads to burnout, hopeful actor Amit moves to Portland, Oregon with no money and no plan. After taking his anger out on an unsuspecting pro-wrestling storyline writer, he’s now the newest hire at a local indie wrestling promotion. To shake off his first day jitters, he searches for a distraction—and finds one, when a nervous, bearded stranger approaches him at a bar.Niall’s life is in shambles. He’s divorcing his cheating ex, living on a sailboat, missing his dog, and staring down the end of a decades-long pro-wrestling career thanks to a busted knee. Wrestling is the one constant in his life—or was, until his boss hires the same gorgeous chaos agent he spent a single, regrettable night with. They’d both hoped to never see each other again, but now they’re stuck working side-by-side for the next year.Rivals in the ring, opposites outside of it, and trapped in a storyline neither of them can escape, the tension builds between their characters as things heat up in real life. The biggest twist of all happens off-script when they find themselves in the no disqualifications match of love.Stunners and Seagulls is the third book in the Titan Wrestling series. It’s a workplace romance featuring two professional wrestlers who don’t know what feelings are, a good dog named Seagull, a bad seagull named Mittens, several animal-related insults, and the exact right amount of professional wrestling. Contains explicit scenes and a guaranteed HEA. less

Curt Wilson knows second chances are possible. He’s living proof. Years of hard work pulled him out of addiction and gave him a new life coaching kids and wrestling mid-card for Portland-based Titan Wrestling. But some things still haunt him, keeping him from trusting the permanence of his own progress—the depression that shadows his days, the steroids he swears he’ll quit before every new cycle, and the unshakable conviction that maybe he doesn’t deserve the love he craves... moreCurt Wilson knows second chances are possible. He’s living proof. Years of hard work pulled him out of addiction and gave him a new life coaching kids and wrestling mid-card for Portland-based Titan Wrestling. But some things still haunt him, keeping him from trusting the permanence of his own progress—the depression that shadows his days, the steroids he swears he’ll quit before every new cycle, and the unshakable conviction that maybe he doesn’t deserve the love he craves.When Eddie Franco moves back to Portland after years on the East Coast, he doesn’t expect to find Curt again—let alone to get another shot at being in his life. Their friendship ended after high school, but Eddie’s feelings never did. Now he’s determined to prove they’re not just meant to be friends again, but they’re meant to be together.Old feelings reignite between them as Curt’s demons rise to the surface and his life unravels—again. Eddie struggles to understand Curt’s behavior, but the harder he pushes to fix things, the more distance Curt puts between them. Will Eddie be able to convince him he doesn’t have to fight it all alone, or will Curt’s refusal to let Eddie in end things before they even begin?Moonsaults and Melancholy is the fourth book in the Titan Wrestling series. It’s a second-chance romance featuring one professional wrestler with a lifetime’s worth of baggage, one kindhearted optimist determined to share the burden, late-night cryptid documentaries, camping under the stars, and seeing oneself in a battered old fish who just needed someone to care. It contains explicit scenes and a guaranteed HEA. less