Caught Out: An Australian Cricket Romance
Clara Lawson
He’s the cricket captain everyone trusts. She’s the journalist sent to uncover the truth.
When Melbourne journalist Zara Bennett is sent to the country town of Wattle Creek to cover a scandal-hit cricket club, she expects a smooth-talking local hero with something to hide.
What she finds is Luke Mercer — the captain everyone depends on, the man holding his town together, and the last person she should be falling for.
Luke has spent years protecting his club, his reputation, and the people who rely on him. Zara is chasing the story that could revive her career. Getting close to Luke was never part of the plan. Neither was the heat between them.
But in a town where loyalty means everything, the truth comes at a price.
Because the deeper Zara digs, the more she uncovers. And if she publishes what she finds, she could destroy the club Luke has sacrificed everything to save.
With the whole town watching, Luke and Zara must decide whether love can survive the truth — or whether some risks were never worth taking.
Caught Out is a heartfelt Australian sports romance featuring enemies to lovers, small-town tension, scandal, forced proximity, and a golden-boy cricket captain brought undone by the one woman who sees through him.
