The night Jade McKallen moves to London, the last thing the self-made business woman expects is to wind up in a dimly lit bar drinking away her troubles. She certainly doesn’t anticipate ending the night fogging up the mirror of the tiny bathroom with a charismatic, tattooed stranger. After a lifetime of being career focused, underestimated, and overworked—the temptation to let loose for once is too good to pass up. Besides, what’s the harm in a little fun when she’ll never see him again, right?
On the rugby pitch, Tieran Stone is a god. That is, until a very public scandal threw him off his game last season, costing them the Premiership. With a change in the team's ownership, the pressure to prove himself has never been higher. All he needs to do is stay focused, get his crushing anxiety under control, and stay out of the tabloids. But keeping his mind on the match proves to be difficult when the new owner of The Legends turns out to be the stunning woman with razor sharp wit he hasn’t stopped thinking about since their electrifying night together.
Jade thought her biggest obstacle when becoming the first woman to own a rugby team would be the men who feel entitled to her job. Instead, it’s the infuriatingly charming captain, and avoiding him is proving difficult when he’s on her tv, at work, and constantly on her mind. As Tieran slowly unravels the woman who’s always had to hold it together, and Jade sees behind the mask of easy smiles he wears like armor, they’ll have to find a way around the forces trying to keep them apart if they want to win the ultimate victory—each other’s hearts.
"Jade and Tiernan are easly one of my top 10 favorite couples but also individually they're two of my favorite people. Jade's growth throughout the book going from being closed off and heavily guarded to finally being able to enjoy life and not be a constant workaholic was HUGE for her. Tiernan......I have no words for this perfect golden retriever of a man. The characters in this book NOT just the main characters are so relatable and personable and the banter *chefs kiss*!"
"Officially going down as one of my favorite sports romance books i’ve ever read i fear!! I had a really good feeling about this book when i originally saw the blurb and i KNEW i had to read this book in one way or another & it don’t disappoint in the slightest! This was my first Violet Page novel and I absolutely LOVED the writing style!"
Drop everything you’re doing and read this book immediately! “There’s a high probability the man next to me is dead.” Immediately pulled me in from the very first sentence and I never wanted to stop reading. When I say I loved the characters, I’m not kidding...This slow burn rugby romance is filled with banter, sass, flirtation, seriousness, sarcasm, and humor and amazing character depth and growth for not only the main characters, but also the side characters and the true main character, Pebble Stone, a cutie pie little blue staffy. I genuinely loved this book and would very highly recommend it to everyone!
"the TENSION!!! 😩🥵 I loved this book. Jade is the ultimate IT girl but is everything as great as it seems?! I thought the character building of Jade and the boss bitch she is but whats underneath all of her success was done so well! Tieran was not backing down, he wanted Jade and he was going to show her what she’s missing!! This was my first rugby romance and I think i need to read more bc i LOVED it! Also i am SO excited for book 2 and the small glimpse into that book couple in this book made me so excited!! 🤩🫶🏽"
This was my first time reading anything by this author and I fell in love with her writing. I loved this book so much! The banter between both Jade and Tieran was everything I could ask for. I love a snarky FMC and Jade has that in spades. Tieran is such a sweetheart. He falls in love with Jade the first night they meet and he will do anything to have her. I loved the push and pull between both characters personalities. I definitely recommend if you like a good sports romance with a black cat FMC and a golden retriever MMC!