Closing the Distance by Cadence Keys book cover

LA Wolves Defense Book 3

Closing the Distance

by Cadence Keys

An accidental-pregnancy professional football romance

One night. Two pink lines. And a football star who wants more than the baby.

An interconnected standalone romance

Where to read

Tropes

  • Accidental pregnancy
  • One-night stand
  • He falls first
  • Found family

About the book

It was only supposed to be one night...until two pink lines changed everything.

I don't believe in fairy tales, especially not the kind where a broken foster kid gets the sexy NFL star.

But for one perfect night, Tyler Russell makes me feel cherished, precious, worthy of love. When I discover I'm pregnant six weeks later, all my defenses snap into place.

He claims he wants me—not just the baby. That he's been searching for me since I snuck away that morning. But I've been unwanted my entire life, passed from one foster home to another until I learned love wasn't in the cards for me.

Now he's filling my life with gentle touches and whispered promises, making me dream of a future I never thought possible. But when my painful past becomes tabloid fodder, all my insecurities rush back. I have to decide: trust in his love, or protect my heart like I've always done?

Because if he's only here for the baby, losing him might break me for good.

Closing the Distance is a steamy accidental pregnancy sports romance. It is book 3 in the LA Wolves Defense series but can be read as a standalone.

Contemporary romance · Professional football / sports romance

Why you may love it

Tyler “Ty” Russell + Lexi Kemper

Set in Los Angeles / Southern California

LA Wolves free safety Tyler “Ty” Russell, jersey #31, falls first for eighth-grade English teacher Lexi Kemper, who doesn’t recognize the famous football player when they meet. After their unforgettable one-night stand, Ty wakes up alone and searches for her—until Lexi returns weeks later pregnant with his baby.

Lexi grew up in foster care and learned to rely on herself. Ty wants her as much as he wants their child, but his guarded, fiercely independent heroine needs more than promises.

  • A famous athlete and an ordinary woman who doesn’t recognize him.
  • A hero who searches for her after their one-night stand and must move past his initial fear that she wants his money.
  • A teacher heroine, pregnancy, and a chosen-family emotional arc centered on proving that he chooses her—not just the baby.

Connected to the Cadence Keys world

Ty’s brother Tanner is the hero of Wreck My Plans, book 1 in Cadence Keys’ upcoming Montana Thunder professional football series, launching in 2027.