The Fighter's Block Series by Hadley Quinn

(This book contains mature content, including sex and language. For ages 18+)The entire fourth floor of Donovan Kemp's apartment complex houses only MMA fighters, dubbing it "The Fighter's Block." Growing up in an abusive home put Van on the fast track to nowhere, but a caring fight club owner took him under his wing as a teen and shaped him into a fighter with integrity... more(This book contains mature content, including sex and language. For ages 18+)The entire fourth floor of Donovan Kemp's apartment complex houses only MMA fighters, dubbing it "The Fighter's Block." Growing up in an abusive home put Van on the fast track to nowhere, but a caring fight club owner took him under his wing as a teen and shaped him into a fighter with integrity. Now in his mid-twenties, his life changes dramatically when he steps in to help a beautiful girl in a scary situation with her boyfriend. Surprising to Van, she ends up going home with him. He's now on the fast track to something else: falling in love. He feels that Danielle is the type of girl men only dream about, but the two quickly fall hard for each other in equal measure.When the ex boyfriend proves to be nothing but trouble, Van has a tough time deciding between protecting Dani with legal measures or just bashing the guy's face in himself. The harassment escalates, eventually pulling Dani and Van apart, and Van finds himself feeling desperate enough to do something drastic.If being thrown in jail isn't bad enough for Van, an undercover investigator seems to be getting a little too close to Dani, the fight club he grew up in could be turned upside down with scandal, and the friends that he trusts with his life might not be who they say they are.So much for finally discovering the little morsel of happiness he'd been deprived of his entire life... less

(This book contains adult material, including sex and language. 18+) Welcome back to the Block, where your neighbors are MMA competitors and your favorite investigator is still busy as hell. Round two of The Fighter’s Block is about to begin… Consumed by questions he can’t answer and a childhood he barely remembers, Cole spends his time working cases for others instead... more(This book contains adult material, including sex and language. 18+) Welcome back to the Block, where your neighbors are MMA competitors and your favorite investigator is still busy as hell. Round two of The Fighter’s Block is about to begin… Consumed by questions he can’t answer and a childhood he barely remembers, Cole spends his time working cases for others instead. His skills are in high demand and he stays focused on whatever assignment he takes on, but the truth is, his past will always be there to haunt him. Now a new case has occupied his time. Following the motto “expect the unexpected,” Cole faces each obstacle with precise intuition. He’s good at what he does because he remains detached, avoiding personal relationships so his judgment is never impaired. But finding Leah Kemp changes everything, and it’s only the beginning to an entirely new collection of buried secrets. Lives will no doubt be turned upside down. As usual, no one is who they seem to be. Friend or foe, everyone has lied to him at some point. Cole has let down his guard a little too much and he’s starting to regret it. But there’s only one person that helps him see what his life has become, and she refuses to come second to anything. He has new decisions to make, but will he make the right choice before it’s too late? Find out in the gripping romantic suspense… The Fighter's Block, book 2 less