Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night

Product Description Los Angeles, 1954 ... Gangsters, crime, boxing – and young love romance ... Jimmy Doherty, a hard-luck orphan from the south side of Chicago, was mentored in the sweet science of boxing by Father Tim Brophy, the Battling Priest of St. Vincent's Asylum for Boys. Jimmy’s fists were good enough to take him to LA where he has begun his rise up the local fight-cards. He has big plans to be a contender and even bigger plans for Lindy – his trainer’s only daughter, who's sweeter than apple pie and harder to resist. But when Lindy is arrested for killing a boxer with ties to gangster Mickey Cohen, Jimmy is forced to join forces with the arresting detective – who would like to do much more with Lindy than put her in handcuffs – in a desperate search for the real killer. Love can be murder – in the ring and out ... From the Author This was not my first written book, but the one I loved the most because I wrote it for someone other than myself. My friend and mentor, Paul Bishop, also an author and retired LA Detective, challenged me to write something without actually knowing he was challenging me. So in effect, it was written on a dare. I love researching the history of LA and boxing, and writing love stories with people whose lives are fraught with adversity. That's why you'll love Ladies Night, because Jimmy and Lindy overcome tremendous odds. About the Author Carol Malone successfully combines her three passions - writing, sports, and romance, in nail-biting, page-turning historical sports stories. She's the very first woman to climb under the ropes of the boxing ring in the male dominated territory of Fight Card, and punched out a mash-up of happily ever after and kick-in-the-pants, fist-pounding action. If not hammering out new tales that entice her readers to scramble into a front row seat for thrilling tales of physical endurance and tender passion, Carol's reading, watching sports on TV, or hanging with her "end-of-the-world" author husband on the cool coast of California. To talk sports and amour, and learn about Carol's latest book releases, visit Carol on her website: www.carolmalone.net.