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Winning Drive: A Forced Proximity Sports Romance
Paperback
Series: Romance Football Anthology, Book 8
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 8 2026
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
He's the league's most difficult patient. She's the only woman desperate enough to take the job.
Ross Sutton is a legend on the gridiron and a nightmare off it. After a career-ending knee injury, the franchise quarterback has retreated to his Glass Box-a cold, isolated mansion on a cliff-to wallow in whiskey and pain. He's fired three physiotherapists in six days. He's angry, he's broken, and he wants to be left alone to watch his legacy burn.
Thalia Warren is broke, blacklisted, and out of options. Once a top-tier physio, a scandal in Chicago destroyed her reputation. When the team owner offers her a fortune to get Ross Sutton back on the field in six weeks, she can't afford to say no. The catch? She has to live with him.
The Rules:
Fix the knee.
Don't let him fire you.
Absolutely do not fall for the patient.
Ross tries to scare her off. Thalia refuses to flinch. But as the grueling rehab sessions turn into late-night confessions, the ice between them begins to shatter. The friction of the massage table turns into a different kind of heat-one that violates every clause in her contract.
But the game is rigged. Thalia discovers that the team owner doesn't want a comeback; he wants an insurance payout. And he's been watching.
With a hidden camera in the gym and a blackmail threat hanging over their heads, Ross and Thalia have to decide what matters more: the forty-million-dollar contract, or the forbidden love that could cost them everything.
He needs a miracle. She needs a fresh start. Together, they're about to call the riskiest play of their lives.
WINNING DRIVE is a steamy, high-stakes contemporary sports romance. It features a grumpy injured quarterback, a sunshine physiotherapist with a spine of steel, and a forced proximity arrangement that melts the pages. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a hard-fought Happy Ever After.
TROPES & THEMES:
Injured Athlete / Caretaking (Hurt/Comfort)
Grumpy x Sunshine
Forced Proximity (Snowed In)
Forbidden Romance (Doctor/Patient dynamic)
Workplace / Boss & Employee
Billionaire Athlete
He Falls First & Hard
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