Fighter's Mercy: Crown MMA Romance: The Outsiders, #3

By Alexa Rivers

It was supposed to be a one night stand to help me get over my ex. But then a positive pregnancy test changes everything…

When I hooked up with a gorgeous stranger, I'd intended to enjoy some no-strings fun to get myself out of a funk. I didn't even bother to exchange names. But when I end up pregnant, all of my plans go out the window.

Two trimesters—and zero luck finding the baby daddy—later, I run into my mystery man at a childhood friend's wedding. Tattoo artist Mercy Caruso is even hotter than I remembered, and he promises to stand by me every step of the way. He's kind, reliable, and almost too good to be true.

When complications arise with the pregnancy, Mercy and I decide to live together until the baby arrives. Our chemistry rekindles, and my feelings for him grow every day. But Mercy has a secret, and when it comes to light, will our fledgling relationship survive?

Author's note: This is a short romance / novella with a complete standalone romance story of approximately 25,000 words.

Trigger warning: This story deals with a difficult pregnancy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alexa Rivers
• Release date: Jul 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781991163813

Alexa Rivers

Alexa Rivers is the author of sexy, emotional small town romances set in gorgeous New Zealand. She lives in a small town herself, complete with nosy neighbors and quirky traditions. She shares a house with a neurotic dog and a husband who thinks he’s hilarious. When she’s not writing, she enjoys travelling, baking and decorating cakes, eating those cakes, cuddling fluffy animals, drinking excessive amounts of tea, and absorbing herself in fictional worlds.

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