5 stars!!! 
 "I've just never known anyone who was paralyzed before. It's kinda cool." He barked out a laugh. "Cool is not exactly the word I would use to describe paralysis." "Well, then maybe you're using the wrong words." 
 Fighting Shadows is book #2 in the 
 On the Ropes Series 
 and it's Flint's story. It became one of my Favourite books!!! I must say I Absolutelly Loved Ash (she's my favourite girl character of the series)... she is so AWESOME!!! 
 Flint Page is in a weelchair and working his way to recovery ... he isn't a happy person, he's angry with the world... he can't walk and he can't be with the woman he loves - his brother's wife - Eliza. He can't stand being in the house with his brother, so he moves out and pushes his family away. 
 Ash Mabie is a girl whose life is not easy, she lives in poverty and is constantly on the move. She lives with her dad and a step-mother, she has no documents, she doesn't go to school and she has barely any friends or people that actually care about her. 
 But here's the thing about Ash... she doesn't care if her family doesn't care about her... she doesn't care if her life sucks and if she is a bit lonely ... she wants to be a 
 Happy 
 and 
 Good 
 person... so she does her best to be so... 
 Ash is Ray Mabie's daughter. Ray is Flint's mother's new husband. So it's safe to say that Flint, upon meeting her, isn't eager to be friends with her... 
 But Ash is used to people not caring about her and treating her like crap... so Flint has a hard time pushing her away, with his harsh words and angry looks... she just wants to make him Smile... 
 "Flint, don't get so caught up on the shadow that you forget the man who casts it. You might not be able to walk, but that's the extent of your disability." 
 There's this scene when Ash gets Flint to give her a ride to her friend's "house"... but here's the thing, the place he has to leave her at is in a back alley... where there's only 2 homeless people there... there's NO WAY Flint will leave her there All Alone with them... he worries about her... not geting that her "friends" are those homeless people... you see, Ash has no prejudice or preconceit, whatsoever :) 
 Ash realizes Flint is freaking out about leaving her there... she realizes he is 
 Worried 
 about her, he cares about her... and her Heart is FULL... her own dad doesn't care about leaving her alone on the streets at night... and this boy she's met only for a short while, does 
 Ash falls in Love with Flint and wants to be with him... BUT Things aren't Easy and they eventually Go their separate ways... you'll just have to READ to see want happens :) 
 "... when I was nineteen years old, I fell in love with a girl who changed my life by showing me that even the darkest nights still had stars and it didn't matter one bit that you had to lie in the weeds to see them. We were kids and I barely knew her, but I loved her." 
 I'll just say that the book was Beautiful, I Loved it and I Recommend it... How Ash healed Flint's heart, Loved him and made him SMILE was just Wonderful! 
 "In my dreams, you were walking," I whispered, kissing his chest. 
 "In mine, you stayed," he replied on a deep, content sigh." 
 I was so Happy that Flint and Ash found each other... and I must say, don't let the paralysis thingy fool you... Flint is a HOT, Blue Eyed, Alpha Male that Gets What He Wants... and I was so Happy that Ash was meant to be His :)