Black-Hearted Devil — Kylie Hillman

When a black heart meets a broken heart, fists will fly.Gabriella MitchellA girl devoid of hope.With all her energy spent trying to keep a roof above her brother and sister's head, Gabbi doesn't get time to play much anymore. Her parent's divorce has forced her to grow up too fast, leaving her to assume responsibilities well beyond those of a normal seventeen-year-old.Hayden "Hooligan" HarvieBurnt-out MMA fighter who's lost it all.He had the fairy-tale life—the perfect woman and a son he adored. Until the day it was ripped away from him in the most violent of ways. Hooligan is content to live with his rage ... until an angry girl, broken-hearted breaches a chink in the armour that protects his black heart.She's broken-hearted. His heart is dead and decayed inside his chest.She's lost the ability to trust while he doesn't think life has anything left to offer. When neither believes in fairy tales, can the vicious world of MMA show them that they're wrong?That even the most f#cked-up deserve a happily-ever-after?Black-Hearted Devil is the first book in the Black Hearts Bleed series. A dark and gritty tale of second chances, this story is set in a world where fighting is the way of life and happily-ever-afters aren't to be trusted. Some readers may find events in this story confronting so reader discretion is advised.PLEASE NOTE: this story was originally published in 2016 under the title, Brawl. It has been revised, re-edited, and republished in 2021, although the main gist of the story remains the same.