Healing Touchdown: A Wide Receiver’s Hidden Longing

Wide receiver Cole Maddox is one heartbeat from losing everything. One bad landing ends his season, maybe his career. Fans see a fallen star. Coaches quietly discuss replacements. Sponsors stop returning calls. Alone in the training wing with the hum of fluorescent lights, he faces the truth without football, he has nothing left to fight for.

Aria Patel has no patience for athletes with egos. A med student and physical therapy resident, she’s already sacrificed too much to let her future slip. Assigned to Cole’s rehab, she treats him like every other patient: no shortcuts, no excuses, no special favors. He mistakes her discipline for indifference… until late-night sessions uncover the scars they both carry.

Pain turns into honesty. Friction becomes trust. And the line between professional restraint and forbidden wanting starts to blur.

Cole battles to prove he’s more than a headline, while Aria fights to protect the career she spent years building. As their bond deepens, the stakes get heavier locker room rumors, team politics, and a medical department ready to tear them apart if they cross a line.

But when desire refuses to fade and a comeback becomes possible, they’re forced to face one question: Can a heart learn to heal when the world demands it stay broken?

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This book is just the first fiery chapter in the Touchdown Kisses series.

On the field, they chase glory. Off the field, they gamble with their hearts. Touchdown Kisses follows the raw desires and hidden risks of pro football’s brightest stars. From a quarterback drowning under fame to a kicker who wants more than applause, each man plays a dangerous game where love cuts deeper than victory.

Steamy, emotional, and charged with tension, these stories explore the weight of spotlight, sacrifice, and scandal. Every touchdown carries a price but some kisses demand it all.

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