Necessary Roughness

It’s a slow burn with these enemies-to-lovers, from USA Today bestselling author Danielle Allen in the first book in her football romance series!

Nova Thomas pays attention to the little things. As an athletic trainer for the Maryland Monarchs, it’s one of the many skills that make her great at her job. So, when she noticed something was off with Defensive Tackle Jay Channing, she offered to help.

That did not go well.

When she confronts him a second time, it made things worse.

Then a season ending injury takes Channing out of the game, and he’s willing to do anything to play again – except work with Nova. Which was fine with Nova. Unfortunately for them both, she’s been assigned (read: forced) to rehabilitate him.
Working with someone you're attracted to is only hard if you actually like each other, and Jay and Nova definitely do not like each other. She was nosy, so he didn't care how thick or beautiful she was. He was a jerk, so she didn't care how handsome or how big his...hands were.

Because at the end of the day, there were strict policies that forbade a player and trainer from crossing the line. And of all people, there was no way Nova and Channing would risk their careers to cross that line with each other.

Right?