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Punchy
Paperback
Publisher: Shane P Miller
Published: May 27 2026
Pages: 442
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Wes Punchy Boone has built a career on taking punishment and making people laugh before they can see what it costs him. At Bellamy Boxing Club, the nickname keeps the room loose, the boys listening, and the promoters selling him as something cheaper than a man. Iris Bellamy has no patience for cheap. Sharp, controlled, and carrying the weight of her family's gym, she sees the talent beneath Wes's foolish grin-and the danger of a fighter who confuses being needed with being loved.
As Wes climbs from local cards to harder opponents, every fight strips something away. A slick southpaw teaches him that almost is not enough. A roof leak and a bad payday push him into the wrong fight, where Jace Rourke does not laugh, does not chase, and punishes every performance Wes mistakes for survival. Beaten, restricted, and stripped of the mask, Wes must learn what he is when he cannot fix the gym, rescue the boys, or make the room easier.
With Iris refusing to flatter him and Lou forcing the work honest, Wes gets one more chance-not for revenge, not redemption, but truth. In the ring and in love, he must discover whether Punchy can remain funny without letting the joke own the man underneath.
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