Simon Says

Simon Evans used to fight for a living, and by every outward measure his life since has worked out well. He has a solid job, plenty of money and a girlfriend he believed in. Then he catches her cheating, and the comfortable arrangement falls apart. Looking for somewhere to put his anger, he heads straight back to the ring and starts taking on opponents again.

His personal life gets more tangled when the father who abandoned him and his mother years ago decides he wants to be part of Simon's life after all. To track his son down, the man hires his stepdaughter, Dakota, a determined private investigator. She has no time for romance while she is on the job, and she keeps close behind Simon, watching where he goes and what he does.

The assignment turns dangerous when someone makes attempts on Dakota's life. Simon, who has every reason to keep his distance from anything connected to his father, steps in to protect her instead. Spending that much time together puts more than their safety at risk, and both of them find their guard slipping.

Lori Foster, author of the Ultimate series, pairs a fighter's world with a mystery-tinged love story in this romance.