Everyone who works within the New York Warriors organization knows that star player August Fletcher refuses to talk to most people...and especially team reporters. All except Quinn Castle, that is. Quinn doesn't know why the broody football player has singled her out, but she knows she doesn't like it-not when being around him and his hot gazes makes her feel like she might accidentally do something that risks her career. So when August unexpectedly retires, Quinn can't help but feel relieved...until she finds herself with a new assignment: spend the summer in August's hometown on Evergreen Isle and write a flashy retirement piece on the Warrior's biggest star. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the team's secret agenda: convince August to return to New York. It would be easy enough...if it weren't her job on the line if she doesn't see it through. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the heat in August Fletcher's eyes.

Carissa has sacrificed everything to live up to her father's legacy, but fate has a different plan when it brings charismatic, pro-athlete turned Prince Charming, Terrance crashing into her life, unearthing a shared kinky passion that they've never dared indulge. Together they'll have to break through the barriers that have held them back and forge a new future. Standalone in the Professional Restraint series *** Carissa's life has always been leading up to a single goal: taking over the family business. She's trained for it and sacrificed everything for it, even her own identity. But when her father sticks her in a dead end apprenticeship instead of at his right hand as he promised, all her hard work starts to crumble. The only thing in her life that makes any sense is Terrance, a pro-athlete who keeps crossing her path to play the part of her own personal Prince Charming. No matter how much she tries to tell herself she doesn't need love, the mysterious man stirs up other thoughts. After a night of drinks leads to a kinky confession that Carissa just can't ignore, their budding relationship is immediately put into jeopardy when tragedy strikes Terrance and his bright future. Will they crumble under the pressure, or be able to find common ground and forge a new future together? Content warning: This story contains depictions of sexual assault/sexual harassment that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.