Charleston Condors

Tight end Landry Banks knows the score when he signs with the Charleston Condors in a rebuilding year. New owner. New coach. New players. New rules. But one rule hasn't changed: Don't hook up with your best friend's little brother. Rookie quarterback Riley Flynn knows what it takes to make it in the NFL. He's in Charleston to prove himself-to the world and his teammates, but mostly to his older brother, who's never believed he could be a star. The last thing he expects is for his brother's best friend, Landry, to welcome him with open arms and an offer to become roommates. Riley's always believed Landry was straight-but the way Landry keeps checking him out leaves him suddenly unsure. And Landry's hot looks certainly don't help squash the crush he's always had on his brother's best friend. Revisiting his teenage crush isn't part of the plan. But as he and Landry fall into a rhythm of thrilling plays on the field and sizzling tension off it, there's no denying their connection. Riley isn't willing to trade becoming the next big NFL superstar for love. But with a man like Landry Banks waiting to catch anything he throws at him, maybe he can have both.

Micah Rose is ready for a clean slate. He might've messed up his rookie year with the Miami Piranhas, but being traded to the Condors is the best way to put all that behind him. The Condors are rebuilding, too. New owner. New coach. New players. New rules. One rule hasn't changed: don't marry your ex-best friend in Vegas. Beckett West isn't looking forward to seeing Micah again. Back in college, they shared not only a ride-or-die friendship but a ton of sexual tension they never acted on. That was before Micah pushed him away. Still, Beck's never forgotten their last drunken night together. Not only did they finally confess their feelings, but they both promised if the day ever came when they played on the same team again, they wouldn't waste the chance to be together. But Beck didn't expect that day to ever be this day. He certainly didn't expect to wake up in bed with Micah's ring on his finger. Or that he'd never want to take it off. It turns out the only man for him is the one man he could never forget. The one man he's always wanted to make his.

Carter Maxwell knows he's a screwup. Four teams in three seasons tells the story, as much as he wishes it didn't. Finally, he's landed in a good place where he likes the team, and the team actually likes him. Even the Condors' current rebuilding mode suits him. There's a new owner. New coach. New players. New rules. But one rule hasn't changed: don't seduce your agent-appointed c*ckblocker. Ian Parker agrees to live with Carter and keep him on the straight and narrow for one simple reason: Alec, the agent in charge of cleaning up Carter's reputation, has promised him something Ian wants very, very badly. Even more badly than he wants Carter naked above him, below him, and next to him. A chance for Ian to become an agent. But Ian didn't take into account just how persuasive Carter is-or just how desperately he desires to be persuaded. Or how, while spending time with Carter, they'll somehow stumble into a fake relationship that begins to feel all too real. It doesn't matter that Carter's never fallen in love or that he's never been in a real relationship. It doesn't matter that Ian's risking his future as an agent. He's determined to score the impossible and reform the bad boy-only after encouraging Carter to misbehave one last time. But this time, only with him.

Last year, defensive end Deacon Harris witnessed the very worst of the Charleston Condors. After everything he and the team went through, he promised himself he'd walk away from football. But before he can retire, the team is sold to the last person he ever expected to see again. Deacon stays because the Condors are going into major rebuilding mode. New owner. New coach. New players. New rules. But one rule hasn't changed: don't fall in love with the owner of your football team. Grant might be brilliant and a billionaire, but Deacon only remembers Grant as his tutor in college-and as the one who got away. In all his dreams about reconnecting, he never imagined that Grant would end up as his boss. Both his downfall, and also his salvation. Or that they'd be forced into confronting the Condors' most difficult challenge yet-but that they'd face it together, hand in hand, tackling their critics and proving once and for all that love doesn't take sides.