Home is Where the Heart is •Kyle "KJ" Jackson•

KJ Jackson is finally home.

After a whirlwind season of Banana Ball, the off-season brings KJ back to Bowling Green, Ohio-to quiet mornings, family dinners, and the kind of stillness he hasn't felt all year. Surrounded by his mom Melanie, his dad Brian, and his brothers Nick and Ryan, KJ is ready for rest... but not for what fate has waiting for him at the mall days before Thanksgiving.

Emerson Mille is counting down to break.

A dedicated nursing student working toward her BSN at Bowling Green State University, Emerson's life revolves around early clinical mornings, coffee-fueled study sessions, and the dream of becoming a nurse. Love isn't on her radar-especially with the semester barely behind her. But one accidental collision outside a busy storefront changes everything.

One unexpected meeting. One off-season that changes everything.

As autumn fades into winter, KJ and Emerson are pulled into something neither of them planned-late-night conversations, football games, quiet drives, and the slow realization that sometimes the love you're searching for finds you right at home. But with KJ's career pulling him one direction and Emerson's future calling her another, they'll have to decide if what they found is strong enough to survive the distance between seasons.

A heartfelt small-town romance about timing, family, healing, and choosing love when it shows up unannounced.