


Books in series

#1
Out of Bounds
2021
Welcome to the Atlanta Rising Football Club, where the temperature isn't the only thing turning up the heat...
Felicity Sutherland knows what people think of her. She just doesn't care. Her attitude is her armor, and it hasn't failed her yet. Thick skin and working hard in the male-dominated sports industry placed her dream job within reach. And as she vies to become president of the Atlanta Rising Football Club, there isn't a competitor, or a distractingly handsome co-worker, that can get in her way.
The only games Gunnar Gracin has time for are the ones he coaches on the pitch. But life just keeps bending the ball, especially where the women in his life are concerned. The death of his wife over a decade ago was a devastating loss. Discovering an adult daughter from an encounter he doesn't remember changed all the rules. And working for the frosty, sharp-tongued Felicity is downright infuriating.
But as Gunnar and Felicity spend more time together, the tension between them sizzles like a hot summer night. And the moment Gunnar gets a taste of Felicity's smart mouth, he decides to throw the playbook out the window. If no one knows what they're up to, giving in to temptation doesn't feel so out of bounds. That is, until life gets in the way and the whistle is blown. Will it be a red card for Gunnar and Felicity's secret romance?
Out of Bounds is a standalone enemies-to-lovers, age gap contemporary romance. Enjoy it on its own, or as part of the series, with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA!

#2
Pressure Point
2021
How high does the pressure get inside the friend zone? This goalkeeper is about to find out...
Moving to America forced Liam Daley to leave almost everything behind in Ireland - his family, his team, and his dreams about what might have been. Now on a mission to prove that he's more than second string as a member of the Atlanta Rising Football Club, there's only one thing distracting him: the team's charming and quirky physical therapist, who just happens to be crushing on the hotshot rookie Dash Lazaro.
Avery Houghton is living her dream working for the Atlanta Rising. In fact, life would be perfect if she could just score a date with her dream guy. But overcoming her natural awkwardness is unlikely, and her insecurities aren't doing her any favors either. She's desperate for help, and who better to teach her how to attract a football star than another football star?
As Avery's reluctant partner in crime, Liam hopes to show her that she doesn't need to change for any man. But simply telling Avery how he really feels seems impossible. While Avery gets closer to everything she thinks she wants, Liam starts to feel the pressure. Will he be forced to pass when he's finally ready to make a play for her heart?

#3
Offsides
2022
Giving her exclusive access was just to the team...not to his heart...
Britt "Cowboy" Callahan's favorite response for the media? No comment. He's seen how they can ruin lives and tear families apart. All for "the truth." Too bad the stunning brunette stealing his attention at press conferences is one of them. And her quest for the truth just landed him on a date, with no way out. But the more he gets to know her, the more he starts to wonder if he wants one.
Theo Kappas is smart, tenacious and doesn't let Britt's prickly demeanor or continued no's keep her from what she wants. And what she wants is exclusive access to the team that everyone is talking about. The Atlanta Rising Football Club. The fact that she has to outwit her long term crush is irrelevant, even if it does make her heart beat faster. She's determined to not let her attraction get in the way—she's a reporter first, a woman second.
After Cowboy reluctantly gives Theo the access she wants, the two are forced to work side by side, and realize there’s more to the other than they thought. But can a reporter and a man who hates them be on the same team?

#3.5
Assist
2022
On the pitch, he's a star...but off it, he just landed a new role...
Delaney Stewart needs to get away. From her city, her coffee shop, and her ex-boyfriend. Except she can’t just up and move - at least not while keeping that CPA job she’s worked so hard for. Unless she has a major life event. And she knows just the guy to help.
Chance Walker is living the dream. As a midfielder for the Atlanta Rising Football Club, life is perfect. The only thing missing is his childhood best friend Delaney, and the ability to tell her that he’s loved her ever since she ran into him on the playground nearly twenty years ago.
When Delaney shows up on Chance’s door, telling him they need to pretend to be engaged, Chance agrees without thinking. He’d do anything for her. Anything to be her man. But is this the assist they need? Or will it be what ends them?
Assist was originally featured on the Read Me Romance podcast. This novella features 60% new material not heard on the podcast.

#4
Penalty Kick
2022
The team’s party boy and the coach’s daughter...what could possibly go wrong?
When you’re the coach’s daughter, there is one rule. Dating players is off-limits. No exceptions.
Talia Whitmore knows that, and to be honest, she’s perfectly fine with it. She doesn’t need love. She’s in school, working toward her dream program. She has a job she loves, and the rest of her time is devoted to the Atlanta Rising Unified soccer team.
She doesn’t have time for love. Even if he’s a sexy footballer who makes her melt every time he whispers something in her ear. Or when she watches him with the teenage players on the Unified team. Then there are his kisses. They are enough to burn the city of Atlanta to the ground.
Dash Lazaro is everything she should be staying away from. He’s the party boy of the Rising whose reputation is in the tank after a night in Vegas. He has gone from star player to backup water boy. And then there’s that whole rule about not dating a player on your dad’s team.
But aren’t rules made to be broken?

#4.5
Slide Tackle
2022
What happens when the person you love could cost you everything?
For Atlanta Rising midfielder Mahoney Holmes, privacy is the name of the game.
His teammates might think they know who he is when they’re on the pitch—focused, hardworking, dependable. But they have no idea who he really is.
Because Mahoney has a secret.
His boyfriend, Trent.
Despite wanting nothing more than to live his life with Trent out in the open, Mahoney knows firsthand that’s just not possible. He tried that once, and all it got him was cut from the team he loved. He won’t make that mistake again.
Until the choice is made for him...
Author

Claire Hastings
Author · 24 books
Claire Hastings is a walking, talking awkward moment. She loves Diet Coke, gummi bears, the beach, and books (obvs). When not reading she can usually be found hanging with friends at a soccer match or grabbing food (although she probably still has a book in her purse). She and her husband Drew live in Atlanta with their fur-child Denali. She can be found here: Instagram | Facebook | Reader Group | Amazon | Website | Newsletter | BookBub