EDITED (will be rewritten soon. I feel it needs more adult scenes and seems childish in some parts.) {A cowboy's hands are as strong as steel as tough as leather but soft enough to touch a hummingbirds wing and the skin of a woman and not disturb the beauty of either.} Alaina Jackson, known to most now as Lane Stokes, is a bull rider. The only female that can put a man to shame when it comes to that eight second ride. She has suffered many things throughout her life. Thing's that no person should ever have to endure. She's has lost people close to her. Been abused by an alcoholic father. Fallen in love with one man only have him break her heart. Now she swears she'll never love again. She had been broken beyond repair. Just when she had gotten her life back together... He... came back. The one man that owned her heart and soul still to this day. So what happens when he comes walking back into her life? And what happens when he finds out she'd kept a secret from him? A big secret.

The much-anticipated sequel to the Harlequin/Wattpad SYTYCW 2013 winning story, ROOKIE IN LOVE is finally here! It’s been a year since college student Madeline Stone and quarterback Jackson Rider fell in love under the stars. Now, as the two of them sit helplessly in a hospital room waiting for life-changing news, Maddy reflects on how their story has played out. Was it worth defying her family’s wishes to be with Jackson? Will this new challenge destroy any chance they might have had at living happily ever after? Alternating between present and past, sentimental and sexy, ROOKIE PLAYING FOR KEEPS takes fans and new readers alike on a journey they won’t soon forget.