In the game of love, it's hard to level the playing field when your opponent is the one who got away.I was nine years old when I claimed Charlie King as mine. We were in love—high school sweethearts—until one devastating day when it all fell apart.Two years later, she's back in my life and needs a place to live. Sure, she's infuriating, and her kissable, smart mouth keeps me on my toes, but her being in my space falls into my plan to get her back.Ch...

Back in college, I made a pact with Presley Grant—if we were both still single at thirty, we'd marry each other.It was a joke. A fallback plan we never thought we'd need.Now I'm an NFL star, playing for Presley's father’s team, and she's the team doctor—completely off-limits. But when an injury puts me under her care in the offseason, old chemistry resurfaces fast . . . and inescapably. Then tragedy strikes.Now I'm the legal guardian of my sister's two young childre...

She vanished, but I've never stopped wanting her. And now I'm back . . . for everything.Two years ago, the woman I had a holiday fling with—and wanted to keep—disappeared from my life. There was no goodbye or explanation. Just gone.So, I buried myself in football, training, and trophies. In anything that kept me from thinking about her. But it never worked.It feels like kismet when I get traded to the New York Titans and the woman I've spen...

On the field, I protect my zone like my life depends on it. Off the field, I like to have a little fun.My last year at Walker University was supposed to be about football, family, and hanging out with my boys. I had it all under control—until her. Emma, the stunning blonde, who intercepts my heart and changes the game. Mysterious, enchanting, unforgettable. One night with her wasn't nearly enough.I searched everywhere, but the campus might as well have swal...

She's always been my strong side. The one I protect, the one I lean on, the one I can't stop playing for.Because I've never wanted anything more than to earn her as mine—for real.Noelle James is my best friend, has been for years. And we've never crossed that line, even though I've thought about it more times than I should.But when her ex becomes a problem she can't shake, I step in as her fake boyfriend. No big deal, right?Only it is a big ...