Mean Machine

Brooklyn Marshall is a boxer who is fighting for a company that took him into stewardship after his conviction and disgrace. He is adopted by Nathaniel Bishop, a wealthy barrister who wants to overturn his conviction. Brook has learned not to trust anyone, but as they get to know each other, he allows himself to hope. Hope might be the only thing to carry Brook through his fights.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 420 pages
\n Publication date: 20 October 2020
\n Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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In a world ravaged by guilt and deep denial of his desires, a fight beyond the ring holds the potential to yield his greatest prize. Brooklyn Marshall, a once happily married London police officer, found himself entangled in a dystopian UK, devastated by austerity and ruled by corporate interests. His life took a tragic turn when an accident resulted in the death of a protester connected to a powerful family. Fueled by anger and pain, Marshall turned to boxing, using it as a means to channel his emotions and fight for the company that had taken him into stewardship after his conviction and disgrace. However, he soon realized that he was all but owned by this corporation, which had a tight grip on his life.

Amidst this tumultuous existence, Marshall meets Nathaniel Bishop, a wealthy barrister who fulfills his dream of a family by adopting a daughter. Intrigued by her allegedly violent criminal father, Bishop begins to research Brook, expecting to find a man who is beyond redemption. However, what he discovers is quite different. Brook is a fascinating individual, with a complex past and a unique perspective on the world. He is not what Bishop expected, and as they get to know each other, Marshall begins to see the possibility of redemption.

Through legal sleight of hand, Bishop believes he can overturn Brook's conviction, but Brook has learned the hard way not to trust anyone, let alone a privileged man who has purchased his time. As their relationship deepens, Brook allows himself to hope, a glimmer of light in the midst of his darkness. With his fights becoming increasingly deadly, hope becomes the only thing that can carry him through.

In this gripping tale of redemption,Brooklyn Marshall and Nathaniel Bishop navigate a world filled with guilt, denial, and corporate power. Through their unlikely bond, they discover the power of hope and the possibility of redemption, even in the darkest of places.

\n Weight: 324g\n
Dimension: 108 x 177 x 29 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781641082280\n \n