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Book Play Maker  A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance

Download or read book Play Maker A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance written by Piper Lawson and published by Piper Lawson Books. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I chose a championship over love. When Nova smashed her way into my hardened heart, she showed me there’s more to life than basketball. She taught me patience and forgiveness. With her help, my Kodiak teammates became brothers instead of rivals. For the first time, I cared about more than a game. But one mistake sent me crashing from all-star to rock bottom. Broken inside and out, there’s no one to blame but myself. I won’t let the people I love suffer for my mistakes, on or off the court. I’ll win back the brothers who trusted me, the city that backed me, and the woman I don’t want to live without. Unless I’m too late. I have one last shot. One last chance. Countdown's on, and I’m playing for keeps. Play Maker is the third and final book in the King of the Court series. Clay and Nova’s steamy, addictive grumpy sunshine sports romance begins in Game Changer and continues in Shot Taker. *** KEYWORDS: sports romance, basketball romance, forbidden romance, Enemies to lovers romance, age gap romance book, alpha male , romance travel, strong heroine, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, age gap, romantic series, women’s fiction, romance saga, romance series, romantic family saga, bestseller romance, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, healing, hot, hot romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, funny romance, modern romance, new release, forbidden romance, strong alpha, alpha hero, family business, strong female lead, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, new adult, best seller. Readers also enjoyed books by: Carrie Ann Ryan, Corinne Michaels, Susan Stoker, Natasha Madison, Chelle Bliss, Christina Lauren, Colleen Hoover, Talia Hibbert, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Kristen Callihan, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Sarina Bowen, Vi Keeland, Winter Renshaw, Meghan March, Willow Winters, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Kendall Ryan, Jillian Dodd, Melissa Foster, Nana Malone, Anna Todd, Lauren Blakely, Julia Kent, Siobhan Davis, Vivian Wood, JS Scott, LJ Shen, Louise Bay, TL Swan, Nicole Snow, MS Parker, Lucy Score, Ava Harrison, Parker S Huntington, Ivy Layne, Tia Louise and Ainsley St Claire.

Book Game Day  A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance Wedding Novella

Download or read book Game Day A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance Wedding Novella written by Piper Lawson and published by Piper Lawson Books. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heat of victory, I asked her to be mine forever. We’d both triumphed in our own way: Nova broke free from her past. I led my team to a championship and discovered life beyond the court. Our journey to "I do" was supposed to be easy. Except… The hottest resort in Aspen is only available on short notice. A new season with the Denver Kodiaks looms on the horizon. My parents are too obsessed with my career to get to know the woman who stole my heart. Add dueling bridesmaids, last-minute chaos, and a life-changing decision. With love and loyalty on the line, it’s time to score the most important win of our lives. GAME DAY is a King of the Court wedding novella and should be read following Play Maker (King of the Court #3). Get ready for fun and games with Clay, Nova and all your favorite Kodiaks! KEYWORDS: sports romance, basketball romance, forbidden romance, Enemies to lovers romance, age gap romance book, alpha male , romance travel, strong heroine, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, age gap, romantic series, women’s fiction, romance saga, romance series, romantic family saga, bestseller romance, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, healing, hot, hot romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, funny romance, modern romance, new release, forbidden romance, strong alpha, alpha hero, family business, strong female lead, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, new adult, best seller. Readers also enjoyed books by: Carrie Ann Ryan, Corinne Michaels, Susan Stoker, Natasha Madison, Chelle Bliss, Christina Lauren, Colleen Hoover, Talia Hibbert, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Kristen Callihan, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Sarina Bowen, Vi Keeland, Winter Renshaw, Meghan March, Willow Winters, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Kendall Ryan, Jillian Dodd, Melissa Foster, Nana Malone, Anna Todd, Lauren Blakely, Julia Kent, Siobhan Davis, Vivian Wood, JS Scott, LJ Shen, Louise Bay, TL Swan, Nicole Snow, MS Parker, Lucy Score, Ava Harrison, Parker S Huntington, Ivy Layne, Tia Louise and Ainsley St Claire.

Book Shot Taker  A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance

Download or read book Shot Taker A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance written by Piper Lawson and published by Piper Lawson Books. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He leads the league in scoring. My heart won’t give him another shot. I vowed I’d never return to Denver. But a life-changing opportunity puts me back in the same place as the grumpy athlete who broke my heart. Clayton Wade rules the basketball stadium, and now he’s gunning for redemption. But I'm not the same girl who fell for the man behind the all-star image. He made me want him like I’ve never wanted anyone. More than that, he made me believe in forever. Until he ripped it all away. I won't risk my heart again. Not even when a single dirty look can make me ache, and a kind word in his gruff voice makes my chest tight. Except Clay isn’t ready to let me go. He’s determined to win me back, and his persistence is starting to wear down my defenses. If I can’t trust him, I’m setting myself up for another heartbreak. But he’ll do anything to prove we’re worth another shot. Shot Taker is a full-length grumpy sunshine sports romance and book 2 in the King of the Court series. Clay and Nova’s story begins in Game Changer and concludes in Play Maker. *** KEYWORDS: sports romance, basketball romance, forbidden romance, Enemies to lovers romance, age gap romance book, alpha male , romance travel, strong heroine, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, age gap, romantic series, women’s fiction, romance saga, romance series, romantic family saga, bestseller romance, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, healing, hot, hot romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, funny romance, modern romance, new release, forbidden romance, strong alpha, alpha hero, family business, strong female lead, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, new adult, best seller. Readers also enjoyed books by: Carrie Ann Ryan, Corinne Michaels, Susan Stoker, Natasha Madison, Chelle Bliss, Christina Lauren, Colleen Hoover, Talia Hibbert, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Kristen Callihan, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Sarina Bowen, Vi Keeland, Winter Renshaw, Meghan March, Willow Winters, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Kendall Ryan, Jillian Dodd, Melissa Foster, Nana Malone, Anna Todd, Lauren Blakely, Julia Kent, Siobhan Davis, Vivian Wood, JS Scott, LJ Shen, Louise Bay, TL Swan, Nicole Snow, MS Parker, Lucy Score, Ava Harrison, Parker S Huntington, Ivy Layne, Tia Louise and Ainsley St Claire.

Book Game Changer  A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance

Download or read book Game Changer A Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance written by Piper Lawson and published by Piper Lawson Books. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A steamy, grumpy sunshine sports romance featuring a woman down on her luck, a star basketball player with a filthy mouth, and a connection neither of them can deny. Read it FREE for a limited time! After being dumped and losing my job the same week, the last thing my broken heart needs is a rebound. I’m escaping across the country to help my perfect sister plan her dream wedding, and to prove to both of us everything is under control. But a combination of tequila and turbulence on the flight there lead to word-vomiting all my troubles to the huge and handsome stranger in the first-class seat next to mine. Only his whispered dirty diversions keep me sane until landing. Despite the spark of attraction, we go our separate ways. Or so I thought. Turns out the tall, muscular, tattooed tower of a man from the plane is the star player on my future brother-in-law’s pro basketball team. Clay is the last person I should gravitate toward. They’re called “players” for a reason. Grumpy and cynical, he carries a weight on his shoulders I can’t possibly fathom. He’s also the only one who knows my secrets and gets my heart racing. The more we’re thrust together, the stronger the chemistry between us becomes. Hooking up with the all-star athlete isn’t the way to get my life on track…but it could just be the game changer we’ve both been searching for. Game Changer is a grumpy sunshine sports romance and book 1 in the King of the Court trilogy. Clay and Nova's steamy, banter-filled story continues in Shot Taker and concludes in Play Maker. Binge their entire unputdownable story today! ★★★★★ "The FIRST basketball romance I’ve ever read and man did I LOVE it!" -Mary ★★★★★ “Packed with heat, feels, basketball, art and a scorching bunk bed scene that now lives rent free in my brain." -Destany ★★★★★ "I AM IN LOVE. Move over Nathan Scott. There's a new baller in town and he's taking your number one spot!" -Kimmy ★★★★★ “One Tree Hill vibes with a twist. Nova and Clay are the newest couple to keep me up past my bedtime and with good reason. Their banter and chemistry are perfect.” -Tina ★★★★★ “FUN, FUN, FUN. Fast paced, amazing characters, not one dragging or cringy moment! And while Clay might be the king of the court, Nova is the queen in this book." -Jess ★★★★★ "Lawson knows how to draw out the emotions…but that’s what makes reading so fun. I am DYING to find out what happens next." -Christine, Shh Mom’s Reading ★★★★★ "Clay and Nova are so devastatingly perfect for each other! Their banter had me cracking up and smiling like a goof." -Jamie ★★★★★ "I am no basketball fan, but if every player was as hot as Clay, I would be totally obsessed!! This book was 100% pure yum and let me tell you, I don't just want more...I NEED IT!!!!" -Gladys *** KEYWORDS: free romance, series sports romance, basketball romance, forbidden romance, Enemies to lovers romance, age gap romance book, alpha male , romance travel, strong heroine, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, age gap, romantic series, women’s fiction, romance saga, romance series, romantic family saga, bestseller romance, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, healing, hot, hot romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, funny romance, modern romance, new release, forbidden romance, strong alpha, alpha hero, family business, strong female lead, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, new adult, best seller. Readers also enjoyed books by: Carrie Ann Ryan, Corinne Michaels, Susan Stoker, Natasha Madison, Chelle Bliss, Christina Lauren, Colleen Hoover, Talia Hibbert, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Kristen Callihan, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Sarina Bowen, Vi Keeland, Winter Renshaw, Meghan March, Willow Winters, Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde, Kendall Ryan, Jillian Dodd, Melissa Foster, Nana Malone, Anna Todd, Lauren Blakely, Julia Kent, Siobhan Davis, Vivian Wood, JS Scott, LJ Shen, Louise Bay, TL Swan, Nicole Snow, MS Parker, Lucy Score, Ava Harrison, Parker S Huntington, Ivy Layne, Tia Louise and Ainsley St Claire.

Book My Grumpy Football Player Boss  Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance

Download or read book My Grumpy Football Player Boss Grumpy Sunshine Sports Romance written by Alex (MF) McAnders and published by RateABull Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cali, a grumpy college football player, has way too much going on to also become the host of his family’s small town Airbnb, but when his mother is injured in a car accident, he does. It’s a good thing that Hil, a curvy girl with an irresistible upbeat attitude, shows up to help. Is she there because her dangerous past caused his mother’s accident? Or because it happened while she was on a mission to lose her v-card and the chiseled football player with dimples for days is the hottest guy she’s ever seen? Working together might melt Cali’s icy heart, but he has secrets of his own. Will those secrets get the overly protective football player killed when what caused the accident strikes again? Being from different worlds might not be the only thing keeping the couple from their happily ever after ending in this sizzling, twisting, grumpy/sunshine romance? Note: This book is a part of the author's 'Love is Love Collection', meaning that it is available as a spicy romance in ' My Grumpy Football Player Boss’, a wholesome romance in 'I Don’t Date My Grumpy Boss', a steamy wolf shifter romance in ‘The Curvy Wolf’s Alpha’, and a MM sports romance in 'Grumpy Boss Trouble'.

Book Always Only You

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  • Author : Chloe Liese
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2023-12-12
  • ISBN : 0593642376
  • Pages : 385 pages

Download or read book Always Only You written by Chloe Liese and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The TikTok sensation, now with new exclusive content! It’s an office romance on the ice rink in this heart melting story about love’s power not in spite of difference but because of it. Ren has known Frankie Zeferino was a woman worth waiting for since the moment they met. She’s a master of deadpan delivery, has a secret heart of gold, and a rare one-dimpled smile that makes his knees go weak. But as long as Frankie’s the team’s social media manager, she’s off limits. Frankie is a self-admittedly blunt, grumbly grump, but even she isn’t immune to sunshiney Ren Bergman. Who could be, when he’s a six-foot-three hunk of happy with a hockey player’s physique? Maybe in the past, Frankie would have gone for a guy like him, but since being burned too many times by people who learn about her diagnoses and see a problem, not a person, she’s wised up. After waiting years for the right time to make his move, Ren learns Frankie plans to leave the team to pursue a new career. But what he didn’t anticipate is how hard he’ll have to work to convince her to let him have his shot at winning her heart.

Book Power Play

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  • Author : Maria Luis
  • Publisher : Blades Hockey
  • Release : 2023-04-17
  • ISBN : 9781959069119
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Power Play written by Maria Luis and published by Blades Hockey. This book was released on 2023-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's the NHL's hottest goalie. I'm a struggling sports journalist on the verge of losing it all. My stick-in-the-mud boss is determined to make my life hell. He sits in my office and lays down an ultimatum: get an exclusive interview with the NHL's golden boy, Duke Harrison, or I'll be out on my butt. No way am I letting my future rest on the broad shoulders of a goalie who's three seasons past his prime. I've got eight days to convince Duke that the loyal fans of The Cambridge Tribune (annual circulation: 1,000) are dying to know about his life, on and off the ice. Eight days to face off against the sexy man who's hellbent on blocking my shot at every turn. This power play is going to be one for the pucking ages. Power Play is a flirty, sexy rom-com, and the first book in Maria Luis' Blades Hockey series. If you like low angst, quirky characters, and super sexy heroes, then Power Play will definitely be your jam. Warning: Power Play comes with a "be prepared to laugh" in public label!

Book The Chase

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  • Author : Elle Kennedy
  • Publisher : Elle Kennedy Inc.
  • Release : 2018-08-06
  • ISBN : 0994054459
  • Pages : 397 pages

Download or read book The Chase written by Elle Kennedy and published by Elle Kennedy Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Double Play

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  • Author : Sara Cassidy
  • Publisher : Lorimer
  • Release : 2013-03-01
  • ISBN : 1459403789
  • Pages : 130 pages

Download or read book Double Play written by Sara Cassidy and published by Lorimer. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allie loves baseball. It's the one thing that has been consistent in her lately complicated life. Allie's father left recently, and now Allie has a new family -- her mother's new girlfriend, Phyllis, and son Miles have moved in. It's taking some adjustment, mostly because Miles seems determined to get under her skin. Things start looking up when Allie gets invited to join the boy's baseball team as their new pitcher. But then Miles announces he's quitting the boy's team and tries out for Allie's old team -- a girl's team! Allie is sure he's doing it just to annoy her, but Miles insists that he just likes the girl's style of play better. As Allie struggles to find her place on the boy's team, she starts to see that Miles is just trying to fit in as well, and that it may be even harder for him than it has been for her.

Book Addicted

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  • Author : Elle Kennedy
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2016-06-28
  • ISBN : 0698190386
  • Pages : 211 pages

Download or read book Addicted written by Elle Kennedy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Claimed comes the second enticingly erotic novel set in a world on the brink of chaos. Lennox used to live in a paradise on earth with his best friend Jamie, in a place where visitors came and went, allowing their desires to run free. But everything changes when a deadly attack forces them to take up with Connor Mackenzie’s band of Outlaws. Lennox knows Jamie is hung up on someone else, but he’s always believed he’s the man for her—and won’t let her go without a fight. Even though Jamie is well aware that Lennox is one hot specimen of a man, she refuses to let sex ruin the most important relationship in her life. But when the object of her interest spurns her, she indulges in a little pleasure-filled revenge with her very magnetic, very willing best friend. One thrilling night with Lennox is enough to awaken Jamie’s unexpected desires for him. And now that she’s had a taste, she’s not sure she can ever give him up...

Book Slow Burn

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  • Author : A K MacBride
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-02-17
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 408 pages

Download or read book Slow Burn written by A K MacBride and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My new neighbor ticks all the right boxes.Tall - check.Muscular - check.Tatted - double check.Until he opens his mouth.Adam is grumpy, rude, and obnoxious as hell.And I really should tell him exactly where he can shove his insults.Instead, I bite my tongue.He intrigues me, and I can't fight the need I have to find out what caused the pain so evident in his dark eyes.Soon the thick, hungry flames surrounding Adam consume me.I should've known better.Because when you play with fire, you're bound to get burned.

Book The Playmaker

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  • Author : Josie Blake
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2022-01-20
  • ISBN : 9781955887052
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Playmaker written by Josie Blake and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Role Model

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  • Author : Rachel Reid
  • Publisher : Carina Press
  • Release : 2021-08-10
  • ISBN : 1488076987
  • Pages : 335 pages

Download or read book Role Model written by Rachel Reid and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rachel Reid crafted a story of true heart, beauty, heat, and glorious, hard-won redemption! I loved both heroes and their journey to love was a gorgeous one to watch!" —Lauren Blakely, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Scoring With Him The highly anticipated fifth novel in USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series sees a grumpy professional hockey player meet his match in an out-and-proud social media manager… The hits just keep coming for Troy Barrett. Traded to the worst team in the league would be bad enough, but coming on the heels of a messy breakup and a recent scandal… Troy just wants to play hockey and be left alone. He doesn’t want to be in the news anymore, and he definitely doesn’t want to “work on his online presence” with the team’s peppy social media manager. Harris Drover can tell standoffish Troy isn’t happy about the trade—anyone could tell, frankly, as he doesn’t exactly hide it well—but Harris doesn’t give up on people easily. Even when he’s developing a crush he’s sure is one-sided. And when he sees Troy’s smile finally crack through his grumpy exterior, well… That’s a man Harris couldn’t turn his back on if he wanted to. Suddenly, Troy’s move to the new team feels like an opportunity—for Troy to embrace his true self, and for both men to surrender to their growing attraction. But indulging in each other behind closed doors is one thing, and for Troy, being in a public relationship with Harris will mean facing off with his fears, once and for all. Game Changers Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long Game

Book Playmaker

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  • Author : DEANNA. FAISON
  • Publisher : W by Wattpad Books
  • Release : 2024-10-22
  • ISBN : 9781998341085
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Playmaker written by DEANNA. FAISON and published by W by Wattpad Books. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring Break is about having fun-and a steamy friends with benefits relationship for Maddie and Cameron until they realize they might be falling in love. This BookTok sensation is perfect for fans of Hannah Grace's Icebreaker and Tessa Bailey's spicy rom-coms. What started as a game just got serious. Cameron's a hot NFL prospect, and a total player on and off the field. But his moves don't seem to work on Maddie. While she once crushed on him hard, that crush has since faded. She's got big plans of her own and they don't include him. Then Spring Break turns their plans, and their feelings, upside down. Maddie and Cameron start a steamy affair, sneaking around behind their families' backs. But there's one big problem: Maddie's WAY overprotective brother-who happens to be Cameron's BFF. Will Cam be able to admit he's got real feelings? Will Maddie ever be able to stand up to her brother and make her own decisions? One thing's for sure, their choices will change their life playbooks for good.

Book Decker

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  • Author : Kayley Loring
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2024
  • ISBN : 9788985590617
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Decker written by Kayley Loring and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "#12 Johnny Decker, star quarterback for the Boston Tomcats. Two-time Super Bowl MVP... a decade ago. Nickname: Decker the panty wrecker. I don't know which is worse--the fact that our beloved Tomcats owner left the team to his estranged daughter, that she's a finance nerd from New York who knows less than nothing about football...or that I mistook her for a secretary when we first met. In my defense, she thought I was the equipment guy. She's stubborn, uptight, infuriating, looks way too good in a skirt, and she's wrong about absolutely everything--from pizza to how to run my team. We have to learn to work together without kissirg or strangling each other. But I can't stop arguing with her. Even while I'm discovering how good she looks out of a skirt. Even when I'm realizing she might be right about some things after all. I thought I had a winning play. But Hannah Strong changed everything." --

Book Claiming Me

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  • Author : Rebel Hart
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-05-10
  • ISBN : 9781947425286
  • Pages : 44 pages

Download or read book Claiming Me written by Rebel Hart and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exclusive novella in the #1 bestselling series Diamond In The Rough told from Clinton's point of view. It's recommended you read book one Play With Me before this one. Add it now to your fantastic collection...

Book The Marriage Effect

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  • Author : Karla Sorensen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2023-03-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Marriage Effect written by Karla Sorensen and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logan Ward drives me just a little crazy. It's the only reason I can explain how I ended up fake-married to him. He's got those dark eyes and broody stares, totally unflappable, which is a good trait in a star defensive football player. Maybe it's because I don't always think things through, or because he does drive me crazy, but when I find out he needs a wife to keep custody of his four younger sisters, I have no problem volunteering for the job. I have my own reasons for needing a husband, and striking a mutually beneficial bargain with Logan is the perfect solution. Plus, it can't be that hard to wrangle four young girls and a big grumpy football playing husband, right? Wrong. Our simple solution creates a whole new problem. Logan and I aren't as different as we thought. My reluctant groom has fire inside him, and I can't wait to light the match.