Harper Wolfe loved Ricky Santiago deeply. He was her sanctuary, her forever. Until he vanished six years ago without a word, leaving her heart shattered.

Now a bestselling romance author, Harper has built a career on happy endings she no longer believes in. When the final stop of her book tour brings her to Baltimore-Ricky's city-the past she tried to bury comes rushing back.

Ricky was head over heels for Harper, but he had no choice but to walk away, sacrificing their love in order to protect her. Now a successful MMA fighter with a fierce reputation, he won't let her go again.

Harper must decide whether the man who broke her heart can also heal it. But as they begin to rebuild what they once lost, will their second chance be ripped away for good?

The second book in the B-More Brawlers series of interconnected standalones by Aurelia St. James, RESISTING THE REAPER is a second-chance romance with a fiercely devoted hero, a heroine learning to trust again, and a guaranteed HEA.