Playing for Keeps

Dakota "Kota" Ryans has spent her life being told she was born for greatness. With a nationally ranked college coach for a dad and a mom who trains athletes, being average was never an option. On the field, she's unstoppable-reading the game three moves ahead. Off it, she's still figuring out who she is when no one's watching, hiding doubts behind dry humor and confidence.

Dylan Ticer, her childhood rival, grew up on the rough side of town. Soccer was his escape, and Dakota has always been his measuring stick. Every goal, every win, every ounce of ambition has revolved around proving he can stand toe-to-toe with her, even when life told him to quit.

Now fate throws them together at the same college, on the same field, and with the same scholarship. Old rivalries ignite, and sparks fly-but beneath the competition, something deeper lingers. When rivalry turns dangerously close to love, Dylan must decide what he's really fighting for: victory or her heart.