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Worth the Try

Valerie Pepper · Atlanta Granite #1

310 pagessports romance
(365)Steamy

A people-pleasing nanny and a rugby captain both need saving — turns out they might save each other.

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Elodie Cole has always done the right thing. So why does her life feel like it’s falling apart?Losing her job and her home in a matter of hours forces her to face a terrifying being “nice” hasn’t protected her from anything. When she lands a temporary nanny job with Atlanta’s pro rugby captain, she vows to finally start choosing herself.Ansel Miles is used to pressure.As a single dad and team captain, he’s mastered the art of sacrifice. But when his carefully balanced life teeters on the edge, Elodie’s arrival feels like more than help – it feels like hope. For his daughter. For himself. For something he stopped believing a future built on joy instead of duty.As the summer unfolds, their connection deepens from tentative trust to something that feels like home. But when a painful piece of Ansel’s past storms back in, threatening custody and exposing their relationship to the world, they’re forced to ask the hardest question of all:Can two people who’ve always given everything to everyone else finally fight for each other?FROM THE AUTHOR: This is book one of a brand new rugby romance series. Featuring a single dad and nanny with a forced proximity trope, this book has high emotions, spicy scenes, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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