I wanted to wrap him up in a big ol’ hug. He’s been on a single-minded track for such a long time that he finds it hard to see he’s in his own way. Ronan has a lot to work through and has put up walls to protect himself. While together is where they shine, both Ronan and Nova were great, individual characters. They have the kind of relationship that is the stuff of dreams and, gah – I just want to bang on and on about how much I loved them. They were absolutely perfect for each other – both in their differences and similarities – and I just felt their connection.

I don’t think I can clearly express how much I adored Nova and Ronan as a couple. They are now in a small town and living next door to each other – and still shooting sparks off each other. It’s then fast-forward 2 years where circumstances have changed dramatically for both of our couple.

Ronan and Nova have a history which is where our story starts. This story is also a second chance romance (my fave!) with a touch of enemies to lovers, neighbours to lovers and workplace romance. This is a standalone story and not connected – as far as I can tell – to any other book or story. I am a card-carrying member of the Ilsa Madden-Mills fan club so I was so excited to hear she had a new, adult contemporary romance out. Has this jaded beauty found her forever baller, or will his past keep them apart? Title:įirst Person, Present Tense, Dual Viewpoint (H & h) But things heat up for real under these Friday-night lights when he realizes she’s the one who slipped away. His solution? He proposes fake dating to Nova. The booster club keeps shoving women at Ronan to keep him in town. Broke and desperate, Nova returns home to Blue Belle, Texas, where, by a cosmic twist of fate, her broody neighbor is none other than Ronan, the shiny new football coach everyone adores. But her hopes crash after an awful one-night stand.įast-forward two years. Scantily clad as a princess from a galaxy far, far away, she sneaks into a high-profile party to capture the attention of her favorite quarterback. When a mysterious girl shows up to his party, he feels drawn to her and makes her his…for one night.įormer beauty queen Nova Morgan is on a mission. But after losing his career and his fiancée in a car accident, he falls into a pit of grief and bad choices. Gorgeous, talented, and brilliant, NFL quarterback Ronan Smith has the world in his hands. An NFL quarterback turned small-town coach gets sacked by a Texas beauty queen in this swoony, passionate romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills.

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