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Ultimate novels (Lori Foster) volume 2
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An up-and-coming MMA fighter falls hard for a woman fleeing her past in this smoldering reader-favorite book in the Ultimate series from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster!
Heavyweight fighter Denver Lewis isn't looking for anything serious. That's why he's been avoiding Cherry Peyton, a woman who screams trouble. But a man can only resist those lush curves for so long. Their encounter surpasses all his fantasies, bringing out a protective...
6) Head kick
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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"Nong Vang dreams one day he'll become a MMA superstar, but his real life turns into a nightmare when his bully big brother returns to town. This young Hmong ultimate fighter can trash talk, but inside the cage, can he find the courage and skill to achieve success?"--
7) Take me on
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Pushing the limits volume 4
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
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Abandoning kickboxing after a tragedy in the ring, champion fighter Haley is forced to train an attractive mixed martial arts student who secretly fights on Haley's behalf to redeem his troubled past.
8) Betrayal
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Robin Lockwood novels volume 7
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"Robin Lockwood is now a prominent defense attorney in Portland, Oregon, but a decade ago, she was a ranked and rising MMA fighter. Her career came to a quick end when she was knocked out and concussed in the first round by Mandy Kerrigan, a much more talented fighter. Now the situation couldn't be more different, with Kerrigan on her last legs, her career nearly over, arrested for the quadruple murder of the entire Finch family . . . and Kerrigan's...
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"After an abusive relationship derails her plans, Adri Rivera struggles to regain her independence and achieve her dream of becoming an MMA fighter. She gets a second chance, but the man who offers it to her is Max Lyons-her former training partner, whom she left heartbroken years before. As she fights for her future, will Adri be able to confront her past?"--
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The winner of "The Ultimate Fighter", the mixed-martial arts reality show, demonstrates to readers that being a fighter takes more than simply an adrenaline rush--it takes focus, a little cunning, and the intelligence to know that the best way to avoid serious injury is to stay away from "Rampage" Jackson's right hand, bro.
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Before Frank Shamrock became known professionally as "The Legend" winning almost every mixed martial arts title in existence he endured a childhood marred with abuse, neglect, and molestation that led to an equally troubled young adulthood. This riveting book tells his whole story: his neglect as a child by his hippie mother and absentee father, his salvation under the foster father who took him in when no one else would, his desperate act of armed...
12) Magic Strikes
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Kate Daniels fantasies volume 3
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Drafted to work for the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems these days than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot. But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games -- an invitation only, no-holds-barred, ultimate preternatural...
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What if everything you believed in was a lie? Eric's old girlfriend moves back to town. Even before he sees her, old feelings stir inside him. Danielle has kept a secret, though. She has never been comfortable in her own skin. Now she identifies as male and goes by Dan.
What does it mean to live your truth, and what happens when others are cruelly ignorant? Eric's honesty and integrity are questioned. Will he let prejudice destroy what was once a...
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Robin Lockwood novels volume 5
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"Robin Lockwood is an increasingly prominent defense attorney in the Portland community. A Yale graduate and former MMA fighter, she's becoming known for her string of innovative and successful defense strategies. As a favor to a judge, Robin takes on the pro bono defense of a reprehensible defendant charged with even more reprehensible crimes. But what she doesn't know - what she can't know - is how this one decision, this one case, will wreak complete...
16) Combat sports
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Kaia! Readers of this text will learn about women who have dominated combat sports such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts. These highly competitive sports are exciting, and readers learn it takes discipline, technique, and a knowledge of the rules to be successful. Utilizing full-color photographs and engaging language, this text is perfect for girls already interested in sports but also for those who are still looking to find a unique...
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Brian Stann, a 2003 Annapolis graduate and linebacker on the Naval Academy football team, served two tours in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom III and IV, receiving the Silver Star for valor after his unit encountered vastly superior enemy forces. A former light-heavyweight champion in World Extreme Cagefighting, he now fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is also president of Hired Heroes, which finds employment for American veterans....
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Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and new Hollywood action hero, charts her difficult path to glory. Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life -- in and outside the Octagon -- reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, the secret behind her undefeated UFC record, and what it...
19) Embattled
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Raised by an abusive father, Cash channels his aggression to become a World Champion MMA fighter. Now accustomed to wealth, adulation and global popularity, he faces a new challenge when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome. But this time, rather than stand and fight, he runs. While Cash continues to make his fortune in the ring, his eldest son Jett becomes the caregiver to his younger brother Quinn. When Jett decides to follow his father's...
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2022.
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"From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove...