The Boxer’s Belle

An unlikely friendship, undone by one night of solace and passion.
She vowed never to choose him again. He never stopped choosing her.

Years ago, in the shadow of a decaying Blackwood Grange, Miles Weston fell in love with the one woman destined to remain forever beyond his reach. A stable master’s son ought not befriend a lady, and certainly ought not dream of anything more. Then one harrowing night, Bella found safety and comfort in West’s arms—at the cost of their impossible friendship and the foolish hope of more.

A decade has passed since that fateful night, and West has made a name—and a tidy fortune—for himself in the boxing ring. But no success can erase Bella’s claim on his heart. He’ll seize any opportunity to be in her orbit… no matter how his presence provokes her. Or torments him.

Born lady of the house, Arabella Sinclair has never faltered under the weight of her family’s expectations. But now her father is gone at last, her brother is married, and her former role belongs to another. She never expected her purposeless hours to be filled with Miles Weston’s vexatious presence. The man shattered her heart once. She won’t give him a second opportunity, regardless of his biting wit and exasperating charm.

Tasked with organizing an autumn festival, Bella and West fall back into the long-lost rhythm of flirtation and frustration. West can endure anything in the ring, but can his heart survive another round with his Belle?

Forbidden love is granted a second chance beneath the harvest moon in Ally Hudson’s newest novella, The Boxer’s Belle.