This review also appears on my blog at: http://redhotbluereads.blogspot.com/2014/02/undefeated-by-scott-hildreth-excerpts.html 
 Professional fighter, Shane "Shame on: Dekker" is in Austin to hit the boxing ring, when he saves a girl named Kace from her angry and possibly abusive boyfriend as they have a fight in a parking lot. He can't forget about that girl, and months later when he runs into her again, he doesn't waste any time in helping her build her self-esteem and her confidence to leave her abusive boyfriend. When Kace's boyfriend really loses his mud, she turns to Shane for help. 
 And help her he does. I really liked Shane. He is level-headed, compassionate, and willing to take the time to do things right. Even when he figures out some painful truths about his own life, he deals with them with a level of maturity that I appreciated. 
 The boxing scenes are very well done. I think they were my favorite parts of the book. Shane is obviously an accomplished fighter but there is still plenty of apprehension as he goes into a big fight shortly after finding out the truth about his background. 
 Kace seemed almost child-like in many of the scenes, and I wondered about some of the "issues" she experienced when she was nervous. There were some things about her personality that just seemed odd to me, and she could have been a little better developed. 
 There were a few sub plots regarding secondary characters I thought could have been developed further too. But I liked what this book said about being able to leave an abusive relationship. 
 Overall, this was a 3 star read for me. It's a quick, easy read without too much conflict. If you like sports-themed romances, particularly in the boxing ring, this might be for you. 
 ARC courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.