Ms. Pinkie, Battle Songs (The Gift, #7)

Pinkie Burns, the rough talking martial arts instructor and cellist, tries her hand at romance. A hero in skivvies, Michael Jones, is a willing object of her affections and hires her to teach music and self-defense at Jones School for the Gifted.

After years teaching self-defense to women, Pinkie comes home to reconnect with her real mom, but her foster family and friends provide the emotional support she needs to overcome past hurts and present difficulties. As a rape victim at thirteen, sh...