Jace Ryder, Blackwood University’s star quarterback, lives by one rule: football first. With the NFL draft on the horizon, his focus is unshakable, his path meticulously planned. Nothing can derail him—especially not a sharp-tongued law student who thinks he’s just another arrogant jock.
Willow Hayes has her own game plan, and it doesn’t include falling for the campus king. Her future is a federal clerkship, a world away from cheering in the stands. But when a bitter rivalry and an unexpected bargain force them together, their fiery opposition ignites a chemistry neither can deny.
He was supposed to be a transaction. She was supposed to be a distraction. But behind the animosity, they find a connection that feels more real than any victory.
Now, with a corrupt dean threatening to destroy Jace’s career and family expectations pulling Willow in another direction, they’re forced to make an impossible choice. When you’ve spent your whole life fighting for your dreams, are you willing to risk it all for a love you never saw coming?
Willow Hayes has her own game plan, and it doesn’t include falling for the campus king. Her future is a federal clerkship, a world away from cheering in the stands. But when a bitter rivalry and an unexpected bargain force them together, their fiery opposition ignites a chemistry neither can deny.
He was supposed to be a transaction. She was supposed to be a distraction. But behind the animosity, they find a connection that feels more real than any victory.
Now, with a corrupt dean threatening to destroy Jace’s career and family expectations pulling Willow in another direction, they’re forced to make an impossible choice. When you’ve spent your whole life fighting for your dreams, are you willing to risk it all for a love you never saw coming?