Most pro football rivalries have quite a long history behind them, but the very public feud between Simeon Boudreaux, the Barons quarterback, and Adrián Bravo, the star linebacker of the New Jersey Predators, has always felt a little too personal. “Do your worst,” he said, threading his fingers behind his head. There was a hint of apprehension in his pursed lips and loosely balled hands, but then he plastered on that rakish Bravo grin and lifted his chin. I’m gonna leave it up to you.”Īdrián’s fingers pressed harder against my chest before falling away. I started to shift myself upward, but he put a palm against my chest and held me back.

“All right then, let’s see what makes you jumpy.” “I’ll always want to show you up, Boudreaux.” If you’ve never had the pleasure of losing yourself in Santino Hassell’s electrifying prose, fix that as soon as you can. The tale of two rival football players suspended from the game they love and forced to ‘play nice’ while battling their feelings for one another, this book owned me cover to cover, and on more than one occasion, it left me utterly breathless.

The enemies-turned-lovers trope has always been a personal favourite of mine, the intoxicating combination of hostility and intense sexual tension between the characters being a heady cocktail I’ve never been able to resist, and Santino Hassell’s latest offering is a sexy supernova that leaves the reader bursting from all the feels. With no choice but to work together, Simeon realizes Adrián is more than his alpha-jerk persona, and Adrián begins to question why he’s always had such strong feelings for the gorgeous QB…

When animosity between the two NFL players reaches a boiling point on the field, culminating in a dirty fist fight, they’re both benched for six games and sentenced to joint community service teaching sullen, Brooklyn teens how to play ball.Īt first, they can barely stand to be in the same room, but running the camp forces them to shape up. Though they were once teammates, Adrián views Simeon as a traitor and the number-one name on the New Jersey Predators’ shit list.

Coming out as gay in solidarity with his teammate hasn’t harmed his reputation in the least-except for some social media taunting from rival linebacker Adrián Bravo. He’s universally adored by fans and the media. Simeon Boudreaux, the New York Barons’ golden-armed quarterback, is blessed with irresistible New Orleans charm and a face to melt your mama’s heart.

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