FIGHTING FOR YOU

Sparks fly when a star soccer player
meets his team’s sponsorship manager in this fifth installment of a series.

As a top player for the LA Lords
soccer team, Jace Connor is accustomed to a fast-paced lifestyle and plenty of
attention from the media and adoring female fans. Love is the last thing on his
mind until he meets Brooke Derringer, the team’s new sponsorship business
development manager. Brooke needs a fresh start after weathering the breakup of
a long-term relationship and leaving her job at a fashion magazine. She is
excited about the position but nervous because the LA Lords’ coach is her
father, Stephen. She wants to prove that she was hired for her business
experience and not because of family connections. Jace is immediately attracted
to Brooke, but she is wary of getting involved with him because she does not
want to mix her personal and professional lives as she did at the magazine.
While working with Jace on endorsement opportunities, Brooke discovers another
side of him, one devoted to his family and community. Jace is determined to win
Brooke’s heart, and their impromptu dinners and workout sessions at the gym
blossom into a passionate romance. Jace and Brooke want a future together. But
when Jace’s dispute with a jealous teammate spirals into a public relations
nightmare, the couple must decide whether their love is worth fighting for. This
installment of Hagen’s (Only With You, 2019, etc.) Connor Family series
is a briskly paced and satisfying contemporary romance that builds on the
author’s talent for creating endearing characters and heartfelt and deeply
passionate love stories. Hagen sticks with the engaging narrative style found
throughout the series. The lively and fast-moving chapters alternate between
Jace’s and Brooke’s first-person perspectives. This technique allows the author
to fully develop the characters and their motivations, particularly Brooke’s
initial desire to establish personal and professional boundaries between her
and Jace. Their romance develops at a gradual pace as they navigate the
dynamics of a workplace relationship. While Jace and Brooke’s bond is the
primary focus of the novel, a well-developed subplot involving the athlete’s
teammate Levi provides the tension that leads to a crisis for the nascent
couple. Fans of the series should also enjoy return appearances from members of
the Connor family.

A sizzling, sexy romance and a
rewarding continuation of a family series.