by Meka James
Part of Atlanta Cannons, book 1
First published 2024
Khadijah Upton celebrates landing her dream job as athletic trainer for the Atlanta Cannons with a night out that leads to an unexpected hookup with a gorgeous stranger. The encounter is electric and reckless, exactly what the usually controlled Khadijah never allows herself. She plans to forget it ever happened. Then she walks into work and comes face to face with Shae Harris, the team's star basketball player and her mystery woman from the night before. Shae has a reputation as a player both on and off the court, collecting a long line of "Harris Honeys." Khadijah refuses to become another conquest. She draws firm lines between personal and professional. But Shae keeps pushing those boundaries, tempting Khadijah to take risks. Their chemistry burns hot in private while creating dangerous distractions during games. As Shae shows her vulnerable sides beneath the playboy exterior, Khadijah finds her defenses crumbling. She must decide whether to protect her career and heart, or open herself completely to a love that could rewrite everything she thought she knew about relationships.
Genres: romance, adult, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance, sports-romance
Vibes: character-driven, emotional, intimate, steamy, tension-filled
Tropes: forced-proximity, playboy-reformed, secret-relationship, vulnerability-arc
Setting: Atlanta, Atlanta Cannons
288 pages · Paperback · Harlequin
Content warnings: sexual-content