by Kate Stewart
First published 2019
Troy plays football at TGU, but his teammates and classmates know nothing about who he really is. He lets them believe what they want while keeping his true history buried. One night blurs the boundaries when he connects with a teacher, though he was never actually her student. The encounter becomes the most important moment of his life, built on deception from the start. Now Troy faces pressure on the field as the spotlight turns to him during a crucial fourth down play. Off the field, he carries the weight of fatherhood and seeks forgiveness from the woman who still sees him as someone he never was. Troy must decide whether to keep living the lie or reveal himself completely. He wants both his son and redemption, even if pursuing them means losing focus on football. The truth about still waters running deep will finally surface.
Genres: romance, sports, contemporary-romance, new-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: TGU
428 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: sexual-content