Big Men on Campus Series by Stephanie Queen

JackThey say I'm a troubled kid, labeled a bad-boy jock for my rebel attitude.You'd think at St. Paul University that label would put me at the top of the watch list for expulsion, or at least be a death sentence to my social life.But no. In truth, I should be a pariah, but I'm not. I'm the BMOC because I'm the starting quarterback of the prized football team. After last season's bowl game victory, I could be Voldemort and I'd still get the champagne treatment... moreJackThey say I'm a troubled kid, labeled a bad-boy jock for my rebel attitude.You'd think at St. Paul University that label would put me at the top of the watch list for expulsion, or at least be a death sentence to my social life.But no. In truth, I should be a pariah, but I'm not. I'm the BMOC because I'm the starting quarterback of the prized football team. After last season's bowl game victory, I could be Voldemort and I'd still get the champagne treatment. But who cares? Because the one girl on this campus I want doesn't give a sh*t about football. She thinks bad boys are, well, bad.Worst of all, she's my nemesis from back home. It's messed up that I'm stuck on Joni, because she's the biggest threat to my goal of winning the Heisman Trophy. It kills me that she's also a hot tamale as my grandpa would say. If he were still alive. Losing grandpa started my trouble. Being with Joni could ruin me. Or it could save me. All I need to do is convince her she's not my enemy...Big Man on Campus is a sizzling college sports romance. This full length standalone novel is the first in the Big Men On Campus series. If you love stories where enemies become lovers and bad boys are redeemed, then you'll enjoy this one! (Contains sex and language for a mature audience.) less

Ben Weaver here. I’m supposed to be the Best Man on Campus, so dubbed by Saint Paul University’s student news and confirmed by the Big Man on Campus himself.Why? Supposedly because I’m smart and decent and, oh yeah, I’m the star running back for the championship football team.It’s all bullsh*t.All the same, I don’t know why I’m wasting my time with the likes of Jasmine. She takes the devil in her devil-may-care attitude to new lows... moreBen Weaver here. I’m supposed to be the Best Man on Campus, so dubbed by Saint Paul University’s student news and confirmed by the Big Man on Campus himself.Why? Supposedly because I’m smart and decent and, oh yeah, I’m the star running back for the championship football team.It’s all bullsh*t.All the same, I don’t know why I’m wasting my time with the likes of Jasmine. She takes the devil in her devil-may-care attitude to new lows. I’m not charmed by her other-side-of-the-tracks anti-charm and I’m especially annoyed by her dare.It’s a very public dare meant to insult me. But she is hot and she needs to be called on her nastiness, so I take her up on her foolish dare to spend the night together.What do I have to lose?The thing I never expect is the devastating chemistry we have in bed, and worse, the vulnerable underbelly of the grittiest, toughest woman I’ve ever met.The need to save her from her demons takes hold of me like I’m possessed by the she-devil, but her razor-sharp take-no-prisoners attitude runs true and deep. I could be too far out of my element.In the end, I’m not sure who’s going to need saving after all… less

How's the song go?I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.It's my anthem.How did I get into this bad rap?You have to ask?A woman. A woman is always involved in the messiness of life. Times a million in my life.I should be on top of the world coming off a Frozen Four college hockey championship last season, but that was before the crash and burn.And now... the thing is, I don't care... moreHow's the song go?I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.It's my anthem.How did I get into this bad rap?You have to ask?A woman. A woman is always involved in the messiness of life. Times a million in my life.I should be on top of the world coming off a Frozen Four college hockey championship last season, but that was before the crash and burn.And now... the thing is, I don't care. Because she's worth every bit of the destruction of my life's ambition for an NHL hockey career.As long as I can prevent the blood-letting of my heart and soul. As long as I don't lose her.Again. less

Growing up, I had 3 step-mothers before dad figured out he was best suited to bachelorhood. Despite promises, once they left I never saw any of them again.To say I don't trust women is impossible. I would never use the word trust and women in the same sentence. In the universe of un-trustworthy women, there's Nyla, the she-devil, the girl who broke my brother's heart, the one who caused him to drop out of college to work at the family business in nowhere Pennsylvania... moreGrowing up, I had 3 step-mothers before dad figured out he was best suited to bachelorhood. Despite promises, once they left I never saw any of them again.To say I don't trust women is impossible. I would never use the word trust and women in the same sentence. In the universe of un-trustworthy women, there's Nyla, the she-devil, the girl who broke my brother's heart, the one who caused him to drop out of college to work at the family business in nowhere Pennsylvania. She holds a specially vile place in the black hole that would be my heart.And f*ck if she isn't the girl I'm looking at right now in the kitchen at BMOC House where I live, where I rule. Nyla Rhoades stands at the sink, washing pots and pans more temptingly forbidding than ever.Some unholy deity could not have dialed up a more heinous torture, a more poisonous punishment than to force me to spend my senior year living under the same roof as that girl.But Majik hired her and there's no going against Majik's decree that she needs Nyla's help to cook and clean at BMOC House.Welcome to my senior year. Turning from the best time of my life as star QB on campus on my way to the NFL, to a living purgatory where I'm reminded daily of the one most absolutely f*cked up mistake I've ever made.My dreams of a pro football career could come crashing down. Worse, I could lose whatever shreds of a family I still have.Unless I deal with her... my personal Eve from the garden of hell with with her tempting apple.Notorious Man on Campus is a sizzling stand-alone enemies to lovers romance in the world of Big Men on Campus at St. Paul University. If you love stories where the giant immovable oak in the form of a grumpy smokin' hot football god is felled by an s sunshiny spitfire in a battle of wills and forbidden attraction, then you'll love this one! (Warning: language and sex for a mature audience) less