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The Game We Played: a small town sports romance
Paperback
Series: The Steel City Seals
Publisher Price: $19.99
ISBN13: 9789083677972
Publisher: D.E. Haggerty
Published: Jul 9 2026
Pages: 298
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The plan was simple - fake date the NFL bad boy. Falling for him was never part of the game.
Tanner Long is the NFL's favorite disaster. Charming. Cocky. A highlight-reel wide receiver with a playboy reputation who's one scandal away from destroying his career.
Unfortunately for me, he's also the hottest man I've ever met. Tousled brown hair I want to run my hands through. Sparkling green eyes I could drown in. And strong arms that make me wonder what it would feel like to be carried away by him.
But when Tanner asks me out, I say no. I'm trying to build a serious journalism career - not become another woman linked to football's biggest flirt. Besides, my small-town newspaper is barely hanging on by a thread, and I can't afford distractions.
Then Tanner offers me a deal.
He needs a fake girlfriend to repair his reputation. I need an opportunity to prove I'm more than a small-town gossip columnist.
Simple.
We date publicly for the summer. He convinces the world he's finally settled down. I get closer to the Steel City Seals organization and the chance to build my career.
Everybody wins.
There's just one problem. Tanner Long is nothing like I expected.
Behind the goofy charm and reckless reputation is a man who loves deeply, hides his scars well, and makes me laugh when I least want to smile. The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to remember this is supposed to be just a game we're playing.
Because the rules were simple.
Fake date the football player.
Don't fall in love with him.
The Game We Played is a spicy small-town sports romance featuring fake dating, football chaos, meddling teammates, a fiercely independent heroine, a wide receiver with a reputation for trouble, and a hero who falls so hard he throws a public groveling party to win his girl back.
Training camp brings all the Steel City Seals to Smuggler's Hideaway at once, which means overlapping timelines, familiar faces, and football-player chaos. Read in any order.
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