Baltimore Cobras Series by Anna Noel

Sometimes love isn't a fantasy...IslaMy brother, the star Quarterback for the Baltimore Cobras, has always had one rule: I’m not allowed to date any of his players. Which is fine, considering they’re all insufferable.Simple, right?But when he asks me to be a part of his fantasy football league and demands I keep my identity a secret, I decide to have some fun and use my number one overall pick to my advantage and draft his best friend... moreSometimes love isn't a fantasy...IslaMy brother, the star Quarterback for the Baltimore Cobras, has always had one rule: I’m not allowed to date any of his players. Which is fine, considering they’re all insufferable.Simple, right?But when he asks me to be a part of his fantasy football league and demands I keep my identity a secret, I decide to have some fun and use my number one overall pick to my advantage and draft his best friend.OwenWhen one of our players is traded and drops out of Leo’s fantasy football league, a new mystery person is added, fueling speculation from everyone. When they draft me first, I instantly know they have great taste and need to get to know them.The only problem is Leo has made it clear that whoever they are, they’re off limits.It’s the same reaction he has every time I look at his sister…Armed with this knowledge, I can’t resist Isla’s charm, no matter how hard I try. Before I know it, we’re both in too deep, with our fantasy league and the team’s relationships at risk.Love on the Waiver Wire is a fantasy football themed brother’s best friend sports romance. less

Leo Warner isn’t my type.Not only is he my brother’s best friend, but he’s out of control.I’ve made a lot of bad decisions in my life, one of which was marrying my ex. My daughter and I have spent years just getting by, and the last thing I need is an athlete who’s constantly getting in trouble in my life.But when things heat up and my pride refuses to confide in my brother, Leo Warner is the one person who sees me at my lowest and offers to help.I can live with him in exchange for some meals... moreLeo Warner isn’t my type.Not only is he my brother’s best friend, but he’s out of control.I’ve made a lot of bad decisions in my life, one of which was marrying my ex. My daughter and I have spent years just getting by, and the last thing I need is an athlete who’s constantly getting in trouble in my life.But when things heat up and my pride refuses to confide in my brother, Leo Warner is the one person who sees me at my lowest and offers to help.I can live with him in exchange for some meals. Maybe some dishes and dry-cleaning. But his fall from grace with the media is far from over, and when he’s forced to enter a PR relationship, the only person he trusts for the job is me.Briar Crosby is an ice queen I shouldn’t want.Not only is she a single mom who’s been handed some bad luck, but she’s also my best friend’s sister.The last thing she needs is my particular brand of chaos.But when she turns up on my doorstep ready to give up, I couldn’t turn her away.But there’s something about Briar Crosby that makes me want to be a better man…We’re supposed to fake dating. Still, I should have known her charm would get to me. That I’d want her as more than friends.I hate being out of control, but I’ll give her everything if it makes her fall for me.And it leaves me wondering… how do I prevent a Fumble?How to Prevent a Fumble is a slow burn, fake dating, single mom X brother's best friend romance and the second in the Baltimore Cobras series of interconnected standalones. less

There comes a time when you have to decide whether to grow old and lonely or to let someone change how you see the world. I’ve always thought the first option would be less painful. EmmettThere’s something about this girl I just can’t shake.I’ve caged myself off since the day my wife passed years ago, only trusting a small handful of people in my life... moreThere comes a time when you have to decide whether to grow old and lonely or to let someone change how you see the world. I’ve always thought the first option would be less painful. EmmettThere’s something about this girl I just can’t shake.I’ve caged myself off since the day my wife passed years ago, only trusting a small handful of people in my life. Letting someone into my house and around my daughter is a huge step—especially when that person happens to be the sunshine girl I ghosted in the middle of the summer.She represents everything I don’t want to acknowledge and brings out a side of me I don’t recognize, but I need the help and she’s far from a stranger.But as time goes on I feel my resolve slipping, and I’m not quite sure what that means for me.HeidiI never quite know what to expect from the quiet football player.It’s hard not to feel like life is passing me by as I spend half my days trying to figure out what I want to do with it. I’m 28-years-old and while my photography business is doing okay, it certainly isn’t doing well enough for me to move out of my friend’s house.So when I get a call from the quiet, moody linebacker I thought I would never hear from again, I jump at the chance to spend time nannying his daughter.It’s clear she needs me, but it becomes far more clear as time goes on that her dad needs me too.I may not know my purpose in life, but I do know my purpose for the time Make Emmett Gardner enjoy life again, one step at a time. The only question is, when is it time to call a Blitz? less

Cooper Henry chased me almost my entire life… until he didn’t.As kids we would have fake weddings, my parents absolutely certain it would be the real thing one day. But when I moved away, an occasional letter soon turned into nothing. A heartbreak I'm still cleaning up even today. That is, until he was drafted by the Baltimore Cobras... moreCooper Henry chased me almost my entire life… until he didn’t.As kids we would have fake weddings, my parents absolutely certain it would be the real thing one day. But when I moved away, an occasional letter soon turned into nothing. A heartbreak I'm still cleaning up even today. That is, until he was drafted by the Baltimore Cobras.My friends have no idea that our friend group has become more and more intertwined with the man who hurt me all those years ago, and all I can do is sit back and watch it happen. My heart hurts every time I see him, and I’m dead set on getting over him. Thankfully, my friends have just the solution…Amara Flores is standing in front of me in a white dress.I once vowed that I would marry her for real one day, but the second she left me behind, she took my heart with her.I’m set on getting over her, and when I’m approached with the opportunity to star in the latest dating show, I happily take the opportunity. Fake marry a stranger and make the country fall in love with me? I’ll take it.The only issue? I’m two minutes from saying yes at the alter to someone who is definitely NOT a stranger.And while I've imagined this moment countless times, it's clear someone is pissed about it.Now we have to navigate being stuck together, making the most of the moment. But… can we find the neutral zone? less