Title: On the Ropes
Author: Kathryn Nolan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 1, 2021
Cover Design: Kari March
Photography: (c) Regina Wamba
Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt. Tight-lipped on his reasons for retiring, he’s busy trying to figure out his future when the past literally falls in his lap.
Tabitha Tyler, the fiery redhead who captured his teenage heart, is back in town and staying next door. Only now the girl that got away is all grown up and offering him a strings-free, summer fling. Dean knows better than to start something that will leave him flat on his back and seeing stars.
But there’s only so much temptation a man can take.
Kept away by the secrets that tore her family apart, sparkly filmmaker Tabitha is home for the first time in nine years. And her old friend and new hunky neighbor is just the distraction she needs. It’s the perfect relationship for her – one with an expiration date.
She’s got two weeks to convince him to cave.
He’s got two weeks to convince her to stay.
But when she refuses to let down her guard, Dean realizes that this time…he just might get knocked out for good.
Author’s note: A smokin’ hot, friends-to-lovers, opposites-attract love story in a close-knit South Philly neighborhood with a quirky cast of nosy but well-intentioned neighbors.
My Review
I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review.
Tabitha is content with her nomadic life, but she is starting to wonder if it is time to start putting down roots somewhere. Dean is an ex boxer, turned handyman, trying to figure out where he fits in in his South Philly neighborhood. When Tabitha becomes Dean's temporary neighbor, the two strike up an old friendship and become friends with benefits. They both agree that it's the perfect way to spend two weeks.
I absolutely loved Tabitha and Dean. Dean may have been a professional boxer, but he is a gentle guy with a heart of gold. He always had a crush on Tabitha so when they get together, he is nothing but an absolute teddy bear of a guy. Tabitha, being the free spirit that she is, was a wonderful counterpart to Dean's quietness and his hermit tendencies.
I loved how South Philadelphia was essentially a character in this book. Kathryn really knows how to paint a picture with her words and although I have never been to South Philly, I had no problem imaging everything she described. I got a kick out of people sitting in their chairs on the sidewalk, feet in a kiddie pool, drinking beer and basically gossiping. Everyone was considered family and you know what means...everyone knows everyone else's business. But that also means that when you are in a jam, you have people to help you. The neighborhood was one big family and I can't really think of anything better.
This is a sweet book with lots of heat, but also lots of heart.
Kathryn Nolan is an adventurous hippie chick and loves to write steamy romance. Her books are filled with slow-burn sexual tension, memorable characters, tons of heart -- and are often set in wild and beautiful locations.
Kathryn started her writing career in elementary school, writing about Star Wars and Harry Potter and inventing love stories in her many journals. She blames her obsession with slow-burn on her similar obsession for The X-Files.
Kathryn is a wanderer at heart, and loves to spend her free time hiking, camping, and traveling in her camper van ("Van Morrison") with her cute, nerdy husband and Walter, their rescue pup. Kathryn is a Philly girl who just moved back home after spending more than 8 years living in Northern California -- and six months traveling across the country in her camper van.
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