Playing the Field Series by Rachelle Ayala

Pro quarterback Cade Prescott's last play was to lose the Super Bowl for his team. To escape the bad press and recover from the disastrous season, he changes his appearance and hides away at a sleepy university town. Andie Wales's first love is researching ancient bad boy kings. She is blissfully unaware of the Super Bowl and modern day bad boys. When her dog meets and mates with Cade's dog, Andie's first concern is to get her dog to a vet... morePro quarterback Cade Prescott's last play was to lose the Super Bowl for his team. To escape the bad press and recover from the disastrous season, he changes his appearance and hides away at a sleepy university town. Andie Wales's first love is researching ancient bad boy kings. She is blissfully unaware of the Super Bowl and modern day bad boys. When her dog meets and mates with Cade's dog, Andie's first concern is to get her dog to a vet. She gets waylaid by Cade and his hunky good looks and has no idea just how out of her league Cade is. Despite his secrets, Cade feels differently about Andie and thinks he might be falling in love. Unfortunately, his past catches up with him, and he is forced to make a difficult decision. Can a professional athlete and a research librarian truly prove the axiom that opposites not just attract, but were meant for each other? less

Research librarian Andie Wales is devastated to learn that the man she fell in love with is a professional athlete who plays on and off the field. When Cade’s past mistakes catch up with him, Andie urges him to go back to California to do the right thing. Meanwhile, Andie’s father’s medical bills are mounting, and she needs to take on a second job. A lucrative offer to do research for a scriptwriter lands in her inbox... moreResearch librarian Andie Wales is devastated to learn that the man she fell in love with is a professional athlete who plays on and off the field. When Cade’s past mistakes catch up with him, Andie urges him to go back to California to do the right thing. Meanwhile, Andie’s father’s medical bills are mounting, and she needs to take on a second job. A lucrative offer to do research for a scriptwriter lands in her inbox. Andie flies to Los Angeles to take up the job and finds Cade at the airport. Andie needs to send every penny she makes home to her family, so she agrees to stay at Cade’s to save money, as long as he promises their relationship is friends only. Can she negotiate a benefits package that’ll keep her heart intact? Just when she thinks she's got everything under control, her past slams into her with a shocking surprise. less

Cade and Andie’s love affair take a shocking turn when both of them have obligations to people from their past. Meanwhile, a rival is trying to get Cade kicked off the team, and Andie’s family situation takes a turn for the worse. Cade is drawn into a scandal he has no control over, being accused of things he never thought possible. Meanwhile, a huge opportunity drops in Andie’s lap, but she ends up disappointing her family when lurid pictures of her go viral on the internet... moreCade and Andie’s love affair take a shocking turn when both of them have obligations to people from their past. Meanwhile, a rival is trying to get Cade kicked off the team, and Andie’s family situation takes a turn for the worse. Cade is drawn into a scandal he has no control over, being accused of things he never thought possible. Meanwhile, a huge opportunity drops in Andie’s lap, but she ends up disappointing her family when lurid pictures of her go viral on the internet. Just when their dreams are about to come true, a bombshell throws Cade’s game off. Will Cade and Andie regroup and trust in their love to carry them forward, or will all their hopes and dreams fade as surely as the colors in an old movie? less

To protect those he loves, Cade is forced to play dirty with one exception: on the playing field. Meanwhile, Andie is drawn deeper into her role as an actress, playing the lover of a man who manipulates her. Andie's mother appears on the scene to help while Cade's mother suffers a horrible relapse. A shocking twist upends everything Cade believed and forces Andie to reconsider whether she'd been too trusting of the man who'd wormed his way into her heart.

This is Book 5 of 6. Cade is arrested and thrown in jail. Instead of abandoning Cade, Andie is drawn into a sting operation to prove his innocence. After Cade gets out of jail, he finds Andie and blows her cover, putting her in more danger than ever. Can Andie and Cade unravel all the forces conspiring to keep them apart and intercept the love they both deserve? Please read Parts 1-4 first: Part 1: goo.gl/Q9Ev1A Part 2: goo.gl/XvAbMo Part 3: goo.gl/SZFxym Part 4: goo... moreThis is Book 5 of 6. Cade is arrested and thrown in jail. Instead of abandoning Cade, Andie is drawn into a sting operation to prove his innocence. After Cade gets out of jail, he finds Andie and blows her cover, putting her in more danger than ever. Can Andie and Cade unravel all the forces conspiring to keep them apart and intercept the love they both deserve? Please read Parts 1-4 first: Part 1: goo.gl/Q9Ev1A Part 2: goo.gl/XvAbMo Part 3: goo.gl/SZFxym Part 4: goo.gl/OxHLDc less