Title: The Trade
Series: Underdogs #2
Author: KataĀ ÄuiÄ
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Tropes: Second Chance/Fake Relationship
Release Date: May 18, 2023
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Whatās a woman to do when sheās faced with the impossible decision to give an old flame a second chance?
Shore up her defenses to ward off his charms, of course.
Once upon a time, Merrick Jovanovitch was my everything. I fell fast and hard and forever. Then, I pushed him away. The end.
Heās suddenly back in my life, the newest addition to my fresh-start cityās football team. When Iām blackmailed by a vicious wife of one of Merrickās teammates to help the team land a reality TV series, I donāt have the option to run from my problems this time. The secret Iāve been keeping from Merrick for three long years needs to stay where it belongsāin the past. With pressure mounting on my unsteady shoulders, I need a release valve to keep juggling all these very fragile plates.
Enter jagoff42. Yeah. Thatāsā¦an online handle from a language-learning app.
I know it sounds bananas but hear me out. My internet pen pal is the only man for this job because heās a third-party bystander with no skin in the game. I donāt have to worry about him getting hurt or spilling my deepest, darkest secrets to anyone. Because weāve never actually met.
No, I donāt know his real name.
No, I donāt know if heās a creepy old dude.
No, I donāt know if he lives in his motherās basement.
Heās only ever told me that heās close. So, yeah. Heās probably creepy.
The only problem with all these brilliant plans? To land the new reality series for the team, Merrick and I have to rekindle our relationship. For the cameras. Thatās fine. As long as I remember all of our kisses are for show, I can get through this.
Even though he lights my body up like a five-alarm fire.
Even though more and more of our kisses are in private instead of in public.
Even though I swore to myself that Iād never give my heart away again.
Merrick canāt be my happily ever after. I walked away the first time for a reason. Right?
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Itās been three years since Jezebel made the painful decision of ending her relationship with Merrick not because she didnāt love because she did. Now that he is back, she is determined to protect her secrets but that is about to become a whole lot more complicated when they need to pretend that they are back together.
Merrick is a professional football player who was left reeling when Jezebel ended their relationship and wouldnāt tell him why. He wants to correct the mistakes of the past and is more than willing to pretend to be in a relationship until he can convince her to make it real.
Secrets that will keep you on edge, a little intrigue and a love that was meant to be despite all the turmoil they needed to overcome.
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AUTHOR BIO
Kata ÄuiÄ lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and three teens. No one told her life was gonna be this way. She holds a degree in Linguistics with a minor in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Her plans of becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon were foiled by OChem 1. Fortunately, sheād been making up stories in her head since the days of her imaginary friend, Choosy. Putting pen to paper, erā¦fingers to the keyboardā¦came surprisingly naturally after her aforementioned teens decided it was time for them to cut their respective cords.
Kata writes everything from angst-filled YA series to standalone rom-coms and has been known to dabble in a bit of paranormal on the free stories section of her website. She believes nice guys shouldnāt have to finish last (except in the bedroom where she prefers an alpha between the sheets but a gentleman in the streets), and that the surest way to a womanās heart is through laughter and food.
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