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?

A sexy small town, forbidden, football romance from bestselling author Kara Kendrick One fake kiss with the coach next door changes all the rules of the game. Mack doesn’t give Prince Charming vibes. Sure, he’s tall, ruggedly handsome, and the high school football team’s defensive coordinator. But he's my mom's brooding next-door neighbor—a decade older than me and absolutely forbidden. Friend-of-my-best friend’s-dad kind of forbidden. When I'm ditched on a date and losing aura points by the second, I salvage my pride in front of my archenemy the only way I can—I pretend Mack’s my boyfriend. He plays along and seals our fake relationship with a kiss that sets my world on fire. "Just one night" quickly spirals into secret rendezvous and heart-racing hookups. But then I discover the “blue collar” laid-back coach I've fallen for is hiding secrets of his own. I'm certain we're doomed. What I don’t count on? Mack chasing after me—and this time, he's calling the shots.