Baum's Boxing Series by E.M. Lindsey

alternate cover edition of ASIN B07MGWBD6YNoah Avidan has not led a charmed life. His first serious relationship crashed and burned with his boyfriend in the bed of their dog-walker. After achieving his dream job working as a Classics Professor at the University, his life is derailed by a car accident, leaving him blind in one eye and battling to lecture through a stammer. Whatever his luck, though, Noah is bound and determined to pick up the pieces and find his own way to happiness... morealternate cover edition of ASIN B07MGWBD6YNoah Avidan has not led a charmed life. His first serious relationship crashed and burned with his boyfriend in the bed of their dog-walker. After achieving his dream job working as a Classics Professor at the University, his life is derailed by a car accident, leaving him blind in one eye and battling to lecture through a stammer. Whatever his luck, though, Noah is bound and determined to pick up the pieces and find his own way to happiness. The day Noah walks into Baum’s Boxing is the day everything changes. Adrian Flores, an ex-Marine boxer with his own story to tell and his own struggles to overcome, is immediately taken with the timid man taking his first kickboxing class. It seems like a fairy tale waiting to happen, until the day it doesn’t. A miscommunication between both men leaves them vulnerable for one cruel, obsessed man to take matters into his own hands. Will their relationship survive blackmail, violent attacks, and a promise to destroy their livelihoods? Or will the two be forced to part ways and accept that fate is just not on their side? Below the Belt is the first in the series, Baum’s Boxing. Each book will contain an HEA with no cliffhangers. less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Scarred and blind, Cole Price’s life is turned upside down when he loses his career with the Royal Marines, and when the mother of his daughter insists he’s too disfigured to ever be an effective father. When Cole is offered a chance to remain an active-duty Marine, working in secret in the States, he jumps at the chance to feel useful again. Little does he know that single decision will change his entire future... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Scarred and blind, Cole Price’s life is turned upside down when he loses his career with the Royal Marines, and when the mother of his daughter insists he’s too disfigured to ever be an effective father. When Cole is offered a chance to remain an active-duty Marine, working in secret in the States, he jumps at the chance to feel useful again. Little does he know that single decision will change his entire future. Cole takes up training at Baum’s Boxing, a gym for disabled veterans, and it’s there he meets the intriguing Ryan Anderson, a man who is hell bent on paying penance for one, terrible mistake made in his youth. Though Cole knows having a relationship is not in the cards for him, he can’t seem to stay away from the tortured lawyer, and he can’t seem to protect his heart. When the past comes to call, putting Cole and everyone he cares about in danger, will he find the strength to do what’s necessary to save them, or will he let his fears take control let everything around him burn? Each book in Baum's Boxing series contains no cliffhangers and guaranteed HEA. less

Reeling from his divorce, Rhys Anderson is trying to find his footing again. Having just returned from a long trip, he finds the lives of the people he cares about most in total disarray. In the midst of trying to help his brother’s ex deal with a blackmailer, a man enters his office for a consultation and divulges a secret of his own—he, too, is being targeted by the blackmailer... moreReeling from his divorce, Rhys Anderson is trying to find his footing again. Having just returned from a long trip, he finds the lives of the people he cares about most in total disarray. In the midst of trying to help his brother’s ex deal with a blackmailer, a man enters his office for a consultation and divulges a secret of his own—he, too, is being targeted by the blackmailer. When Rhys suggests that Trevor Greene go public, Trevor reveals a secret which would prevent him from coming forward, and he quickly leaves. Not sure Rhys will ever see Trevor again, the mysterious man stays on his mind until one night he runs into him and sees just how badly the blackmail has devastated Trevor’s life. Rhys immediately steps in and insists he be allowed to help. He expects to get to the bottom of things. What he doesn’t expect is to find a reason to love again. If only things weren’t so complicated. Will Rhys and Trevor be able to find their way together, or will the danger Trevor’s in keep them apart? Each book will contain an HEA with no cliffhangers. less