Throwing out the Playbook

Rule #1 of being a top-tier sports agent: Never sleep with your star client.

Elena Peterson is a shark. She didn't conquer the male-dominated world of sports management by playing nice or letting her guard down. Her current masterpiece? Negotiating a $100 million mega-deal for Dax Miller, the league's most charismatic, frustrating, and unstoppable quarterback. Dax is her biggest asset and her most tightly controlled professional boundary.

Until a freak blizzard strands them in a single hotel suite.

One night of cheap wine and forced proximity shatters their carefully constructed walls. What starts as a desperate, one-time lapse in judgment quickly becomes a secret, explosive obsession. Soon, they are trading boardrooms for back alleys, empty VIP boxes, and late-night phone calls, risking everything for stolen moments.

But Dax's new contract comes with a strict morality clause, and in the ruthless world of professional sports, there are always cameras watching. When a paparazzi leak threatens to destroy Elena's reputation and Dax's legacy, Elena's brilliant, analytical mind comes up with the only logical play: walk away and take the fall.

But Dax Miller didn't become a champion by folding when the game is on the line. And he's about to show Elena that when it comes to love, some rules are meant to be broken.