In the dusty small town of Red Bluff, Texas, seventeen-year-old Grace Salvatore lives two lives. By day, she's the sarcastic, sharp-tongued "white trash" girl everyone loves to hate-scraping by in a crumbling shack with her alcoholic brother, hiding her bruises, working nights at the local bar. By weekend nights, she's Jinx-an undefeated underground pit fighter who takes hits for cash and refuses to break. But when Zane Corvin, the new golden boy from a wealthy, respected family, moves to town, her carefully guarded world starts to unravel. Zane is everything Grace isn't-charming, privileged, adored-and his life couldn't look more perfect. Yet, when Grace comes walking into his life he cant turn away . As Red Bluff's gossip mill turns and Zane's family and friends warn him that Grace will ruin his reputation and future, the two are pulled into a gritty, electric connection they can't ignore. But secrets in a small town never stay buried-and loving Grace may ruin everything Zane has. Dark, raw, and addictive, The Lover and the Fighter is a small-town enemies-to-lovers story about fighting to survive, daring to be seen, and finding love in the most unexpected places.