False Start, Real Passion

Tori Michaels has built a career on taming chaos—but Jaxon Reid is a whole new beast.

When the star quarterbacks bad-boy antics threaten to tank his career, PR specialist Tori is brought in to clean up the mess. Her solution? A three-part image overhaul and a fake relationship thats all business, no pleasure. Or so she tells herself.

But Jaxon Reid is infuriatingly charming, maddeningly attractive, and hell-bent on blurring every professional boundary shes drawn. With every staged smile, every headline-making appearance, and every toe-curling almost-kiss, the line between fake and real starts to vanish.

Shes got rules. Hes never followed a playbook in his life.

As sparks fly and tensions rise, Tori must decide what matters more—her reputation or the undeniable pull of the man determined to win her heart, both on and off the field.