Competition taught these high-powered former pro athletes everything they need to know about taking risks and winning big. But the game of love doesn’t play by the same rules. After getting cut during his first and only NFL season, Donovan Dixon clawed his way to the top of the investment banking world, where, ironically, his biggest clients are now elite athletes voluntarily giving up their sport at the height of their careers. Only one other kind of person drives him crazier: any attorney on the other side of a deal he wants to close. Unfortunately for Donovan, the maddeningly idealistic, surprisingly tempting woman who’s currently drowning him in injunctions and obstructive paperwork is both. Noelle Flores had a brief but lucrative pro career as a young tennis phenom before retiring to focus on law school. Now, as a youth-sports activist, she takes on pro bono projects that often clash with big business—like the one currently pitting her against the most stubborn man alive. Donovan is a worthy opponent, but it isn’t long before their inexplicable chemistry turns explosive. And when Noelle gets a glimpse under his sinfully handsome exterior, she discovers that winning Donovan’s heart will be the challenge of a lifetime. With heartwarming HEAs, Violet Duke’s Fourth Down novels can be read in any order: JACKSON’S TRUST | BENNETT’S CHANCE | DONOVAN’S HEART