By Chance

Chatter, laughter, footsteps. Shrinks to the face of the bully. Sneer being aimed at her. Whispered side-comments. – Sally O’Connell facing a bully to get her sister home.

Roar, gasps, and shouts. Sound of ragged breathing. Physical press of bodies leaning in. Dismantled publicly strips away her dignity in seconds – Crowd watching Sally lose at an illegal fight.

Betrayal, shock and violent rewriting of reality. Time seems to stop. Her mind reflects past weeks and months. Her insecurity ever harbored rose to the surface like poison. – Her boyfriends ex-lover stole her future.

The referee’s count. Shouting of her manager. Battered, sweating, and defeated. Her gaze snaps to the crowd. Noise cuts out. Humiliation of being seen by her ex boyfriend.  – Sally fighting her toughest match. 

Readers step into the shoes of an underdog who feels invisible, stuck in grueling supermarket shifts, and battered by life. Through Sally's journey—transforming trauma from a violent assault into explosive athletic power at Punch Gym—readers undergo a visceral vicarious shift from feeling helpless to reclaiming absolute control over their own personal boundaries and safety.

The narrative directly tackles emotional scars, dyslexia, and deep-seated insecurity. As Sally discovers her lethal instincts and fights through grueling training regimens, readers are charged with a sense of motivational grit, realizing that true strength is built layer by layer through perseverance.

Rather than relying on a cliché where a partner swoops in to "rescue" the protagonist, readers experience a romance built on mutual respect and heat, where love stands shoulder-to-shoulder with personal achievement. It leaves readers feeling emotionally validated, electrified, and deeply invested in a triumphant second-chance narrative. 

Sally’s story is a powerful mirror of the trauma-to-triumph journey. As someone who’s faced emotional wounds, I saw myself in her pain and her rise. The novel doesn’t glorify suffering; it honors the healing process through grit, boundaries, and resilience. It’s raw, real, and deeply validating. - Susan Kate - Goodreads

This is more than fiction it's a manifesto of feminine strength. Watching Sally rise from victim to undefeated fighter is spine-tingling. Her growth is not defined by male validation but by her own courage. A true tribute to women who refuse to stay silent or weak. - Sophia Alison - Goodreads

Steamy Female Boxing Story and Sports Romance

One brutal attack knocked her down. The next could make her a champion.

At twenty-two, Sally O’Connor is stuck in a dead-end routine. Working five-a.m. supermarket shifts in one of Southampton’s roughest estates, struggling with dyslexia, and nursing a bruised ego, she feels completely invisible. But when a vicious pub assault leaves her battered, bloody, and terrified, Sally decides she’s done playing the victim.

Determined to learn how to defend herself, she steps into the gritty world of Punch Gym.

Under the watchful eye of a swoon-worthy trainer, her quiet self-defense lessons quickly turn into something far more intense. Behind the teardrop bags and heavy gloves, Sally uncovers a explosive natural talent, lethal instincts, and a fiery determination she never knew she possessed.

From the cold streets of Southampton to the high-stakes sparring rings, Sally is forced to fight for her dignity, her safety, and a future she never thought she deserved. But as the punches start landing and the competition heats up, she realizes the hardest fight won't just be against the women in the ring—it’ll be against her own self-doubt.

Action-packed, steamy, and deeply empowering, By Chance is a thrilling underdog story about resilience, romance, and finding the knockout power within.