Beauty and the Baller

In this sultry, passionate romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills, an NFL quarterback turned small-town coach is fired by a Texas beauty queen. NFL quarterback Ronan Smith is a stunning, gifted, and intelligent man who has the world in his grasp. But he plunges into a well of sorrow and makes poor decisions after losing both his profession and his fiancée in an automobile accident. He is attracted to a mystery girl who comes up at his party and decides to make her his for the evening. Nova Morgan, a former beauty queen, is pursuing a goal. Dressed to impress as a princess from a far-off galaxy, she enters a prominent party covertly in an attempt to win her favorite quarterback over. But after a terrible one-night encounter, her expectations are dashed. Let's go back two years. Desperate and penniless, Nova goes back to her hometown of Blue Belle, Texas, where, in a strange coincidence of events, her stoic neighbor happens to be Ronan, the new football coach who has gained widespread admiration. He doesn't know who she is, however. To keep Ronan in town, the booster club continues pushing women toward him. His remedy? He suggests that Nova go on false dates. But when he discovers that she was the one who sneaked away, things really get hot beneath these Friday-night lights. Will his background keep them apart, or has this jaded beauty met her lifelong baller?