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World famous MMA champion Zachary Barrett has returned to his home in Phuket, Thailand, and his elite training camp, Revolution. Thanks to his twin brother, a renowned pro trainer in Colorado, Zachary is primed and ready for his next title bout - but his toughest match may be with the sports journalist assigned to write an expos on him. Not only is she gorgeous, she's after a well-guarded secret that Zach soon realizes makes her off limits in every way ... It's true that Kenzie Monroe has an ulterior motive for pursuing Zachary. The half-Asian beauty believes he's connected to her estranged father, a former MMA fighter who disappeared years ago. And the more Zachary avoids her, the more determined she is - and the hotter their game of cat and mouse becomes ... until they both surrender. But as lust, love, and friendship combine, Zachary knows he has to answer all of Kenzie's questions - because outside of the ring, the heart makes the rules ... "Mello hits all the right notes ... A smart heroine, a sensual hero, witty repartee, and complex family dynamics." - Publishers Weekly on Playing for Keeps



About the Author

Deborah Fletcher Mello

Writing since she was old enough to put pen to paper, Deborah Fletcher Mello firmly believes that for her, writing is as necessary as breathing. Her first novel, TAKE ME TO HEART, earned her a 2004 Romance Slam Jam nomination for Best New Author. In 2008, Deborah won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award for Best Series Romance for her ninth novel, TAME A WILD STALLION. Her publication, CRAVING TEMPTATION was named one of Publisher's Weekly Best Books for 2014 and was also nominated for a 2015 Emma Award for Book of the Year. As well, her novel PLAYING FOR KEEPS was a Library Journal Best of 2015 and won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice award for Best Multicultural Romance. Most recently, Deborah was named the 2016 Romance Slam Jam Author of the Year. Born and raised in Fairfield Country, Connecticut, Deborah maintains base camp in North Carolina but considers home to be wherever the moment moves her.



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