A small town, coach's daughter, forbidden, football romance from bestselling author Kara Kendrick Rule #1: Don’t date the football coach’s daughter Rule #2: Don’t fall for your best friend Rule #3: Definitely don’t do both Some rules are made to be broken… Sloane Carter. The good girl with gorgeous curves and an easy smile. Also my best friend – and my high school football coach’s daughter. She’s majorly off-limits. I resisted temptation for years, focusing on football, college, and finally, a professional career in the league. A decade later, I’m back in Thunder Creek after getting cut from my team. Standing on Coach Carter’s doorstep, I beg him to help me get my mojo back. After all, he is the winningest football coach in the state of Georgia. Except I’m not the only one on a losing streak. Sloane’s back home reeling from a bad break-up. Next thing I know, I’m down the hall in the spare bedroom and things between us start to feel so high school—in all the right ways. The more time we spend together, the closer we get. Soon, plays are made and forbidden lines are crossed. But when I finally get the call from a new team, a secret scandal threatens to shatter everything—including Sloane’s heart. Will a Hail Mary be able to save this Happily Ever After?

I know I shouldn’t ask my best friend’s brother to be my fake date on the family cruise, but I’m desperate. I can’t go on this trip alone and risk being set up with every eligible bachelor on the ship. To my surprise, Josh agrees to the plus-one plan—he’s a nice guy like that. Bonus, he gets a free vacay. The best part? He’s a safe choice since we’re co-workers at the small-town high school and neither of us wants to risk our jobs or our friendship. Then he turns out to be the best boyfriend I’ve ever had. Kind, thoughtful, smart, funny. And with only one bed in our tiny stateroom, my resolve drops as fast as my panties. Before I know it, I’m catching real feelings for my fake boyfriend. With my heart on the line, suddenly this fake out seems like my worst idea ever. Especially when I discover I came home with more than just a suntan…