<p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">**AN AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLER**</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">He's the GOAT of the NFL. She's a hot-headed reporter who despises him. They're in the same small town for the summer. What could possibly go wrong?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I'm more than aware of the responsibilities that come with being a quarterback in the NFL.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">The upside-I get to do what I love every day, which is play football.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">And I make more money than I know what to do with.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">The downside-everyone wants a piece of me, and the press stalks me ruthlessly.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">And one reporter in particular, Brinkley Reynolds, has crossed a line.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">She takes things too far.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">So yeah, I have her escorted out of the press conference.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Imagine my surprise when the same woman walks into the coffee shop in the small town where I've gone to get some privacy for the summer.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I accuse her of stalking me.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">She calls me every name in the book before proceeding to make me feel very unwelcome in Cottonwood Cove.</span></p><p><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Her hometown.</em></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">The place where she tucked tail and ran after I'd unknowingly gotten her fired.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">So now I'm enemy number one.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">That's fine with me.</span></p><p><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I'm not the biggest fan of her either.</em></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">She's equal parts stubborn and aggravating.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">But she happens to be the sexiest woman I've ever laid eyes on.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">So I try to make amends.</span></p><p><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I'm not the devil after all.</em></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">But she won't give me the time of day unless I agree to give her my story.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">One I've fought hard to protect since the day I started playing professional ball.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I don't owe Brinkley Reynolds anything.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">So why am I considering giving her everything?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">**This is book 3 in the Cottonwood Cove Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Cottonwood Cove Series:</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Into the Tide</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Under the Stars</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">On the Shore</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Before the Sunset</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">After the Storm</span></p>