It only takes one well-timed punch to change a man’s life—for good or for ill. Make it count.

Alexander Stapleton, Viscount Wexley, is a man desperate to be remembered. As the middle brother of the famous Stapletons, he always feels inadequate in the boxing ring, but the need to make a name for himself outside the family business is a strong motivator, as is earning coin to fund the life he eventually wants. Too bad it’s not as easy as he thought. Even more so when he makes a cake of himself when a pretty redhaired woman gives him a nod...

It only takes one well-timed punch to change a man’s life—for good or for ill. Make it count.

Alexander Stapleton, Viscount Wexley, is a man desperate to be remembered. As the middle brother of the famous Stapletons, he always feels inadequate in the boxing ring, but the need to make a name for himself outside the family business is a strong motivator, as is earning coin to fund the life he eventually wants. Too bad it’s not as easy as he thought. Even more so when he makes a cake of himself when a pretty redhaired woman gives him a nod of encouragement.

Miss Lydia Tetford is a woman on a mission. Daughter of an English physician and a Scottish healer, she has no doubts that she was born to be a doctor. Aside from the pesky annoyance of being female and not taken seriously, her dreams are close to coming true. Until she meets a handsome man at an illegal boxing match who has been beaten bloody, and the distraction he exudes is undeniable even if he is a nodcock for boxing.