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He was one of six. The biggest, the bravest, the most brutal. Programed to discipline. Dominate. Destroy. It's a fight to the death. Only one will survive. But there's one complication. Me.

Seven years ago, she was sheltered. In need of guidance. I was a newly-ordained priest with a vow of celibacy. Our love affair was torrid, and wrong, and ended in heartbreak. I left the priesthood. She left her home. Seven years later, she’s stranded in my NYC club while a blizzard rages outside, and she wants a taste of dominance. I won’t let another man lay eyes on her, much less touch her.

It is human nature to create and compete. Both of these are brought together in sport. Many games began in distant eons and gradually adapted and became codified to those we know today. In this volume we celebrate, through the verse of so many well-known poets, sports of all kinds. Sports for the rich, sports for the poor and all manner in between. As Henry Newbolt would say, ‘Play up, play up, and play the game'.