Set in the same time-frame as Beautiful Disaster, now we hear the story from Travis' point of view.Travis lost his mother at a very young age, but before she died she taught him two important rules.Love hard. Fight harder.Growing up in a family of men who like to gamble and fight, Travis Maddox is a tough guy. Known for his bad reputation with women, and feared for his incredible fighting skills, all the boys want to be him, while the girls simply want him.Abby Abernathy is the first girl to treat him the way he feels he should be treated, with dislike and disinterest. It is her lack of interest that sparks his determination to win her round.Will the invincible Travis 'Mad Dog' Maddox be defeated by a girl?