A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Sports Romance from New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Chase!

Shes a small-town girl looking to escape her monotonous life.
Hes the NFL superstar looking to return to his roots.
Twelve years ago, he nearly destroyed her family.
Now theyre working together and the attraction she feels is completely undeniable.

Lucy Dawson dreamed of leaving South Creek. But just when that dream is becoming a reality, the plans go out the window thanks to a two-timing ex and the wedding photographer theyd hired. Now she has to come to grips with not only having to stay in her hometown a little longer but finding a purpose there. The last person she expects to give her that purpose and offer her everything shes been looking for is the man who nearly destroyed her family a decade ago.

For twelve years, Jax Wylder has lived with the guilt of causing the accident that nearly took his best friends life. Now that hes looking at retirement after a successful NFL career, he wants to give back to his communityand maybe help clear his conscienceby opening a camp for kids with disabilities. It wont change what happened to his best friend, but its something he feels strongly about. When he learns that Lucy is a pediatric physical therapist, shes the perfect person to enlist for help. Only hes surprised to learn that she not only despises himshe blames him for everything thats gone wrong in her life.

It doesnt take long for Lucy to realize that she might not have the entire story about Jax and that fateful night twelve years ago. Now she has to balance making amends and fighting the inconvenient but undeniable attraction she feels for him. They have a lot to overcome, but theres no denying that sometimes there really is a fine line between love and hate.