With pain comes strength.My name is Hazel Perry. You however, can call me Lioness.I live and breathe MMA -24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.That ring is mine. I’m the Queen. Fierce, untouchable, and undefeated.I’ve been asked how I willingly subject myself to such an intense, brutal career. My answer… Because it feels good. The rush, the high, how all other pain in your life numbs … other pain in your life numbs away into nothing. It’s made me stronger. Every single stitch of pain I’ve experienced -both physically and emotionally- has made me stronger.
I’ve learned to protect myself. I don’t trust easily and I never allow others to get too close.
Until Knox Carr.
He turned my world right side up and showed me how to feel again.
How to live again.
How to love again.
Through bouts of separation and trials along the way, will we make it out alive?
Note from the author: I Am Lioness is the first installment in The Bloodshed Duet. This book is not a standalone. Due to profanity, explicit sexual situations, displays of graphic violence as is part of cage fighting, and some scenes that may cause emotional triggers, this book is intended for mature audiences only.
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Hazel is one fierce bad ass chick!!! I love how in a world of male dominated sport MMA fighting that you have women like hazel who fight their way to the top with guts and tenacity of a true warrior!!! While hazel is no holds bar in the ring it’s her past demons that control her out of the ring.But when the sexy hot tatted knox comes into her orbit and makes her feel things theirs no going back!! The way knox is with her is simply beautiful and I was cheering for these two from the beginning.The chemistry was so f##king HOT and the sex mind blowing!!! What a read the storyline and characters were so interesting and I totally love this read from start to finish!!! If this is Dee Garcia’s debut book,I can’t wait to see what else she got in store for us!!
Getting into this book was a little slow for me, mostly because I am really not into fighting all that much. But just like Hazel I was pulled in by Knox’s eyes (or at least the description of them). The connection between these 2 was so intense that I could feel it!
Hazel doesn’t let too many people get close to her. She has dealt with a lot of loss and tries to avoid making connections as much as possible. Then came Knox. He pulled her in with his charm and cockiness. Once he had her, he was not letting her push him away. Hazel feels like their connection gets too strong too fast, so Knox agrees to slow it down. Since she was traveling they texted, talked on the phone and did Face time. But when she needed him, he dropped everything to be by her side. There are some sad moments. There are some funny moments. There are absolutely some hot moments. There are some suspenseful moments. I went through all kinds of feelings while reading this book, but boredom was NOT one of them!
I kept seeing the teasers for this book on Instagram and after one of my current favourite Authors recommended this book it sealed the deal for me to preorder the book. Once the book hit my Kindle I was addicted to this story. A strong female character by the name of Hazel The Lioness Perry grips you from the start. She is woman and hear her roar. As a debut book for author Dee Garcia she should be extremely proud of what she accomplished with this storyline. The story is strong and grips you from the start to the very end. Hazel and Knox will take hold of your heart and hold it strong even after the story has come to an end. If you enjoy a book about MMA fighting, a strong female character, a hot as alpha male character and suspense, drama and some seriously steamy action then this is the book for you. Bring on book 2 as I can’t wait to see what Dee has for us next in this fabulous new series.