{"product_id":"rushing-closer-christie-gordon-9798245903507","title":"Rushing Closer: A Friends to Lovers Bi-Awakening Football MM Romance","description":"Moving in with my best friend should've been simple. Instead, it's the beginning of something I never saw coming.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalik\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrey's been my ride-or-die since football camp.\u003cbr\u003eThen he moves in-flustered, jealous, staring at my mouth like he forgets we're \"just friends.\"\u003cbr\u003eHe watches me like he's starving. He blushes when I touch him.\u003cbr\u003eOne drunken night wrecks us both.\u003cbr\u003eAnd then he panics because wanting me might cost him everything.\u003cbr\u003eBut when Grey reaches for me, shaking, desperate, honest, I know this isn't one-sided.\u003cbr\u003eI'm already all in.\u003cbr\u003eI just need him to choose us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreyson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFootball is my escape. My future. My chance to finally break free from my father's grip.\u003cbr\u003eBut living with Malik changes everything.\u003cbr\u003eWe've always been close. Too close.\u003cbr\u003eSharing beds after long nights, clinging to each other when life hit hard, acting like we were something more without ever naming it.\u003cbr\u003eSomething in me cracks open.\u003cbr\u003eI'm not supposed to want him.\u003cbr\u003eNot when my father is arranging my life, my future, and my girlfriend.\u003cbr\u003eBut every night in that house pushes me closer to Malik, and every touch makes it harder to lie to both of us.\u003cbr\u003eI'm falling for my best friend, and I don't know how to stop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRushing Closer\u003c\/b\u003e is book 4 of the \u003ci\u003eDesert Football\u003c\/i\u003e series, featuring a happy-go-lucky running back and the wealthy transfer student discovering he's not as straight as he thought. Expect friends-to-lovers, bi awakening, roommates with too much chemistry, jealous pining, meddling families, and steam that hits like a fourth-quarter comeback. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy now and fall for the boys who keep getting closer until falling in love is inevitable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christie Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245903507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Christie Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447364595967,"sku":"9798245903507","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c106db64-5bd5-4f33-9d0d-5690d414e56e.jpg?v=1777230614","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rushing-closer-christie-gordon-9798245903507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}