From the moment Alexei Miles sets eyes on the kickboxing instructor at his new gym, he&rsquo;s enthralled. She&rsquo;s strong and sexy, and he senses something in her that speaks to his deepest desires. Bored of meaningless one-night stands, Alexei vows to find out more about the beautiful badass. He hopes his senses are correct&mdash;that her desires will match his own, and that his period of unsatisfying sexual encounters is over.<br /><br />Zoe Harrison notices the new guy as soon as he walks into the gym&mdash;difficult not to, really, given he&rsquo;s a six-feet-plus gorgeous Viking. As well as being attractive, he awakens something deep inside that she&rsquo;d almost forgotten about. Men that can handle Zoe&rsquo;s busy lifestyle are few and far between. Add to that her very specific sexual appetites and it&rsquo;s little wonder she&rsquo;s been single for so long. Is the Viking about to change all that?<br /><br />Note: The Beauty and the Badass has been previously released as part of the Dirty Doms boxed set.