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Off Center
2025
First Published
4.18
Average Rating
350
Number of Pages

He’s grumpy. I’m sunshine. One no-dating rule stands between us and the season. Basketball shaped my life. After a player broke my heart, I swore off athletes. When I’m hired as the Minnesota Coyotes’ assistant athletic trainer, I plan to focus, stay single, and protect the season. Enter Axel Wilder, the team’s grumpy veteran center. He fills every doorway, tests boundaries, and makes my pulse sprint. Reluctant cooperation turns into late-night stretches in hotel rooms, and a pull I can’t shake as sparks begin to fly. The Coyotes’ Code of Conduct is no romance between players and staff. Break it, and I lose my job and my reputation. As the wins stack up and cameras focus, I must make the most difficult decision of my life. Love or basketball? Off Center is a steamy sports romance with forced proximity, workplace romance, paparazzi chases, a fixer-upper NBA team, undeniable chemistry, and a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for fans of Love and Basketball.

Avg Rating
4.18
Number of Ratings
11
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author

Leah Omar
Leah Omar
Author · 8 books

Leah Omar is an author from Minnesota, and as long as she could remember, has been an avid reader and writer. Her debut novel, A Labor of Love, lived in her mind for years before she put pen to paper. Leah is a lover of all romance novels but set out to create compelling stories that tackle the complexities of relationships. Leah has a bachelor’s of art in communications and English literature and a master’s degree in business administration. She now calls Minneapolis home, which she shares with her husband and two children. In her free time, Leah enjoys traveling the world and learning about different cultures, reading and writing, and spending time with those she loves best. As a writer, Leah is devoted to giving her readers contemporary love stories that make us remember that we have more similarities than differences, and that love can conquer all. She loves to interact with readers, so feel free to reach out.

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