In Kelly's Corner (Fighting Connollys #1) by Roxie Rivera

After a stalker breaks into her home, internet entrepreneur Bee Langston decides Kelly Connolly is the only man who can help her--but seeking help from the former Marine isn't easy, especially after she made a spectacular fool of herself trying to kiss the sinfully sexy bodyguard.

When Kelly spots Bee weaving her way through the Houston nightspot where he's working security, all those feelings he's desperately tried to deny for his best friend's sister come flooding to the surface. He'll do anything to keep her safe, even if it means getting up close and personal with the one woman he simply can't have.

Soon, Bee's stalker isn't his only problem. His gambling addict father is tangled in a mess of debts to two of Houston's toughest loan sharks. With the family gym on the line, there's only one way for Kelly to make everything right. He agrees to fight for the Albanian mob in an underground bare-knuckle tournament.

But winning the tournament and saving his family's legacy comes at a high price--one that just might cost Bee her life.

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More than once, I had considered calling Kelly. There wasn't a man on earth I trusted more than my brother's best friend. He had been a permanent fixture in my life for as long as I could remember. If anyone could protect me from this unknown menace, it was Kelly Connolly.

I have really been in the mood to read a good romance book, especially with a strong alpha male, recently but I have been really swamped with my NetGalley books and other books in my tbr pile. I just couldn't help myself and picked up this book and ignored all the other books I had to read.

I really enjoyed reading about both Bee and Kelly and loved both of them, well until Kelly acted like an unbelievable jerk at one point but I'll get to that later. Bee may have needed help and protection once she thinks she is being stalked but she is also super smart. I loved that she was really smart and had her own successful business. What can I say about Kelly? I was just swooning all over the place. He is why I was so absolutely hooked in this book but also why I started to like it less towards the end. Something happens towards the end and Kelly becomes a jerk and I hated it. Frankly I felt it was thrown in there just so the final struggle at the end could happen more easily. I still enjoyed the book overall but I just did not enjoy what happened when Kelly became a jerk.

I would recommend this book if you are looking for a romance book with a hot alpha male, some great steamy scenes, oh and an appearance by the Russian mob.

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In Kelly's Corner