Elliot is living the dream: She landed a job as communications manager for the Denver Mustangs, and all is going beautifully. Until the star quarterback takes a knee during the national anthem and turns her job into a nightmare. She’s put on special duty to contain the Quinton situation, but as the son of a former player who was chewed up and spit out by the league, he refuses to back down. This romance deals with heavy topics—grief, trauma, racism—and is at times more of a downer than an upper, but the payoff is well worth it. I’m so glad Alexa got to write this story.

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