The Man Under Center

Julian Cross is a $104-million quarterback with a losing record, a habit of making disastrous last-second decisions, and one very angry center.

Wes Bennett has spent nine seasons protecting the St. Louis Iron's quarterbacks. He's not about to let the team's expensive new golden boy blame his offensive line for mistakes he made himself.

So Wes drags Julian into a seven-a.m. film session and demands something nobody else does: accountability.

The plan is to fix their football. Falling for each other was never part of it.

But early-morning film sessions become late-night dinners. Arguments turn into kisses. And the quarterback who can read almost any defense discovers he has absolutely no idea how to handle wanting another man—especially the enormous, infuriating, devastatingly attractive center who knows him better than anyone.

Julian has never wanted a man before.

Wes has been somebody's first experiment before. He's not doing it again.

As their secret relationship grows into something neither expected, Wes's uncertain future with the team threatens everything they're building. Julian's instinct is to take control and protect the man he's falling for.

Unfortunately, trying to save Wes could destroy the very trust that brought them together.

On the field, Julian has fifteen seconds to let go of control. Off it, he has one chance to learn what real love demands.

A fiercely emotional, high-heat MM football romance featuring teammates to lovers, bisexual awakening, a protective gentle giant, secret kisses, explosive chemistry, and a hard-won happily ever after.