Ivan Gibson is a boxer past his prime and the single father of Gabriella, a teenage daughter he barely knows or sees. Ivan suddenly finds himself as her main caregiver when his father, with whom Gabriella has been living, is deemed terminally ill. Now Ivan is forced to fill a role he has neglected all his life, that of her father.
With his bank account running on empty, he arranges a twelve-round boxing match between him and Hoyce Taylor, a rising star in the ring and a dangerous opponent. Taylor has never been knocked down. Can Ivan be the first? If so, he will walk away with a cash prize.
But life is about to get very messy. When things crumble between him and Gabriella, Ivan is forced to face his personal demons.
She’s owned and operated the boxing club, Iron Hands, for years. She’s Eddie’s closest friend. She can have a sharp tongue on her at times and not much fazes her. She’s in Ivan’s corner every step of the way.
He’s a twenty-eight-year-old boxer fighting his way to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. He’s strong. He’s fast. He’s a formable opponent in the ring. His only goal fighting Ivan is to TKO him and go home. Does Ivan even stand a chance against him? He highly doubts it.
After a serious health diagnosis, he knows that his time on this earth is running out. With the clock ticking he wants to reconnect with his only son, Ivan, and hopes to repair a broken past. His only other hope is to see Ivan and Gabriella, his granddaughter, forge a true and honest connection before it’s too late.
She’s an independent woman who owns her own business called Shooter’s Bar. During a chance encounter one day she meets Ivan out of the blue. But she has no time or patience for anymore drama and craziness in her life. Can she and Ivan make it work between them?
The imperfect hero of the story and a thirty-nine-year-old boxer who’s past his prime. His life is suddenly thrown a curve ball when he becomes the sole provider of his teenager daughter, Gabriella. That, and he’s suddenly given a chance to prove that he’s still worth paying attention to in the boxing ring. It’ll be the biggest fight of his life. Can he survive it?
She’s a teenager who loves to read and has a passion for photography. Her dream is to leave the city behind and travel the world taking photos of majestic landscapes and the natural wonders of the world. First things first though, she needs to survive living with her dad, Ivan.
