Blindsided
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After a career-halting injury, NFL superstar Landon Knox is forced to lie low. Bored and craving a distraction, he finds Tessa Rowe, who doesn't recognize him and couldn't care less about football. What begins as a bruised-ego challenge turns into something real, something dangerous. But when the truth about who he is finally comes out, their fragile connection shatters. Now Landon must prove he's not just playing games, he's all in, and he's not leaving without her.
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