Takedown

Takedown

<p><b><i>“You can't let him get into your confidence.”</i></b></p> <p><i>“Man up, face Luke, and sell the damn gym.”</i><br> Three years ago, <b>Mitchell Keane's marriage was called off</b> when his close friend Luke thought he spotted Mitchell cheating on his wife-to-be in a gay club. Mitchell fled to a new life as <b>a New York City realtor</b> rather than defend himself against the rumors flying around his small Nebraskan hometown. After all, Luke accidentally got the gay part right. Since his abrupt outing, Mitchell's been too wound-up to even date until he's forced back home.</p> <p><i>“This is all I've got.”</i><br> Luke Hanson never forgave himself. Low lighting, one too many drinks, and an overactive conscience led to <b>a terrible mistake</b>. Luke tamped down his feelings and threw himself into his career instead. All Luke wants now is a white picket fence and <b>a career as an MMA fighter</b>. Then his trainer, Hugh, tells him Mitchell is coming back to town for two weeks... to sell the gym, after the death of Mitchell's uncle, gym owner Toby.</p> <p><i>“Don't play mind games with a fighter.”</i><br> Luke convinces Mitchell to <b>let him run the gym</b> rather than sell it on the spot. But Mitchell's parents can't accept who Mitchell is, and Luke's future rides on winning his first big promotional fight. With a ticking clock, <b>hothead Luke has to finish things</b>... but hopefully not with Mitchell. Does a small town MMA fighter even have a chance with a high-powered realtor in backwater Nebraska?</p> <p><i><u>Takedown</u> is a steamy, standalone gay romance novel with a HEA and no cliffhangers.</i></p>