Inked in the Past — Juliana Conners

RyanI used to be famous, but then I became infamous after crippling my opponent in the ring.I left all that behind and walked a lonely road. I found solace with my friends and our tattoo shop, Dark Ink. Engraving art onto the skin of others helps me hide the heavy scars marring my soul.When Laryn walks into my shop, she's everything I want. But she brings me a shadow of the past—that might prevent her from ever becoming my future.LarynMy brother killed himself a few months ago, after years of paralysis. Ryan was the one who dealt the crippling blow in the ring.Now, years later, my brother has left instructions to deliver a mysterious letter to his former rival. I can't refuse his last wish. I have no choice but to face the killer wrestler again.I don't expect to find Ryan so sexy. And our romance heats up quickly.A drunken night in Vegas leads to matching wedding rings, but can our unlikely, fragile relationship last—when I finally learn what was in that letter?