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LA Wolves Football Book 2

Across the Middle

by Cadence Keys

A steamy football romance where a guilt-ridden receiver keeps pushing away the outspoken journalist he wants—and must face his past before he can give her a future.

Every time he lets her close, guilt makes him push her away. This time, she needs him to choose her.

Each book follows a different couple and can be read as a standalone. Reading in series order follows the friendships and relationships as they develop.

Where to get this book

Tropes

  • Second chance at love
  • Opposites attract
  • Emotionally guarded hero
  • Healing after loss

About the book

She’s everything I can’t have—and everything I can’t resist.

I'm the NFL's most eligible receiver, but I can't catch a break when it comes to love.

At least, that was true until Gina Rodrigo walked into the room and everything else disappeared. Which is a problem, because I've spent three years making sure nothing gets past my defenses.

As the LA Wolves' top receiver, I'm used to dodging tackles. But dodging my feelings for Gina? That's a whole different game.

She's everything I'm not—warm, open, full of life. When she moves to LA, my resolve crumbles faster than our opponents' defense. One kiss leads to another, and suddenly I'm breaking all my carefully constructed rules.

But my guilt over my past threatens to destroy everything. Now I have to decide: keep pushing her away, or fight for the woman who's become my endzone?

Across the Middle is a steamy second chance at love sports romance. It is book 2 in the LA Wolves Football series, but can be read as a standalone.

Contemporary romance · Professional football / sports romance

Why you may love it

Will Edmonson + Gina Rodrigo

Set in Los Angeles / Southern California / San Francisco during Gina’s earlier work/living situation

LA Wolves receiver Will Edmonson and journalist Gina Rodrigo have spent more than a year circling an attraction he repeatedly refuses to pursue. When Gina moves to Los Angeles for a job at Newsworthy, their shared friends bring them into closer contact. Will wants her, but guilt connected to his late fiancée leaves him convinced that he cannot give Gina the love she deserves.

For readers who like an emotionally guarded football player, an outspoken journalist who wants more than mixed signals, and a second chance at happiness after loss. Will and Gina’s chemistry is immediate; building a relationship takes honesty, accountability, and the willingness to stop running from it.