LA Rays Sports Romance Series by Ranee S. Clark

A sweet sports romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility . If “best friends at first sight” were really a thing, Eli Dash would say that’s how his friendship with the new private school teacher, Court Edwards, began. She’s the only person who understands his determination to prove himself as the new L.A. Rays quarterback. She, and nobody else, completely relates to his drive to make everyone forget about last year’s disastrous season with his old team... moreA sweet sports romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility . If “best friends at first sight” were really a thing, Eli Dash would say that’s how his friendship with the new private school teacher, Court Edwards, began. She’s the only person who understands his determination to prove himself as the new L.A. Rays quarterback. She, and nobody else, completely relates to his drive to make everyone forget about last year’s disastrous season with his old team. She’s also stolen his heart and run off with it, faster than any running back he’s ever met. The problem is, she’s secretly dating another teacher who also happens to be her department head. She’s completely clueless about Eli’s feelings and seems content to keep him in the friend zone forever.For those reasons alone, Eli should take a sideline bench. Speaking up may risk their friendship, and then he could lose her altogether. But Eli Dash isn’t the sidelines type. It’s the most critical season of his life, and he refuses to let others call the shots this time—not with their happily-ever-after barely within reach. Can the new QB take them from friend zone to the end zone? Or is it game over for them both? less

LaylaI’m not interested in falling in love.I used to dream of a glamorous life, falling in love, being a star. But between working at my best friend’s bakery, taking care of my sweet baby girl, and dealing with the fact that my movie star ex is nonexistent in her life, reality has replaced my dreams with a new living a small, safe life with my amazing friends and daughter, and staying far away from romance... moreLaylaI’m not interested in falling in love.I used to dream of a glamorous life, falling in love, being a star. But between working at my best friend’s bakery, taking care of my sweet baby girl, and dealing with the fact that my movie star ex is nonexistent in her life, reality has replaced my dreams with a new living a small, safe life with my amazing friends and daughter, and staying far away from romance.So when I see my new friend, Astrid, making the same mistake I did of falling for a charming actor who will leave her in the dust the moment some big part comes along, I enlist my friend, LA Rays running back Lincoln Knight, to help me set her up with dependable, disciplined guys from his team.Lincoln is everything my ex wasn’t—patient, loyal, and there for me and my daughter. And soon, Astrid also sees how amazing he is. When my matchmaking efforts start to push the two of them together, I realize I may have made a huge mistake. LincolnI’m not interested in anyone but her.I’ve been head over heels for Layla since the moment we met, and I’ll do anything to prove it to her—like dropping her name to convince a director to put her in a new TV show, low-key guilting her ex into helping her with expenses, and respecting all the boundaries she’s put up to keep her heart from getting broken again. I can be patient as her friend until she’s ready to risk her heart on me, even though I know we’re a sure thing.So when she asks me to set Astrid up with someone on my team, I readily agree. Even though my hands are full with football season and also trying to figure out why the bakery treats I buy from Layla are making people I care about—and no one else—sick. Now I think her friend might have developed a crush on me, and Layla feels as untouchable as ever. And with her ex trying to slide back into the picture, my time to let her know how I feel is running out. With more than our hearts on the line, I have to get this play right or … I might lose her for good.Layla Meets Her Match is a sweet sports romance inspired by Jane Austen's "Emma." less