{"product_id":"forever-defiant-eve-l-mitchell-9781807880460","title":"Forever Defiant: The angsty, enemies to lovers, sports romance","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorally grey MMC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSports romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnemies to lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFake Dating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpposites attract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRomantic suspense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI want the truth. He wants to ruin me.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Alabama Lions are hiding something, and I'm determined to expose the team. Write the story that will burn their whole program down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey know I'm watching. So they sent him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDustin Slater. Star wide receiver. Killer body. Filthy mouth. His job was simple - warn me off, wear me down, keep me too distracted to dig.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, he pins me with that wicked smile, gets too close, and makes every warning sound like a dare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm chasing the truth. A missing girl. A name wiped from every record. Powerful men who'll do anything to keep their secrets buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he gets in my way. In my head. Under my skin. Until wanting him is the only thought I have left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI should walk away from Dustin. I should walk away from it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I've never known when to quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd now I want him almost as much as I want the truth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis angsty, morally grey, college sports romance is perfect for fans of Meagan Brandy, Chloe Walsh, Parker S. 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The \u003cstrong\u003echemistry\u003c\/strong\u003e between Hadley and Dustin was obvious from page one, and their oil and water interactions just \u003cstrong\u003efed\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003emore fuel to an ever-simmering fire\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eI'm instantly in love!\u003c\/strong\u003e The writing is fantastic, this is not your average football romance . . . \u003cstrong\u003eFootball, mystery, spice, strong characters, great plot . . . I loved it\u003c\/strong\u003e!'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book was gritty, \u003cstrong\u003every steamy but definitely very gritty\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . [it] got the balance just right.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eI have read book 1 (\u003cem\u003eForever Reckless\u003c\/em\u003e) and loved it . . . and love this book more\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForever Defiant\u003c\/em\u003e absolutely got me\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . If you love \u003cstrong\u003eenemies-to-lovers, fake dating, protective heroes \u003c\/strong\u003ewho are secretly soft, and \u003cstrong\u003eheroines who refuse to be told what to do, \u003c\/strong\u003e definitely pick this one up. \u003cstrong\u003eDustin and Hadley completely won me over.\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eI absolutely loved the dynamic between Hadley and Dustin\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . \u003cstrong\u003eIf you enjoy sports romances, enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, secrets, protective heroes, and strong independent FMCs\u003c\/strong\u003e, this book is definitely worth picking up.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eve L. 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