Training Seasons Series by J.S. Jasper

Mali spent most of her life thinking her dream job didn’t exist. Now, she’s about to start working on the PR for the local rugby team she’s supported since childhood and wonders if she just got lucky. The Toulshire Titans have had a Hollywood-style rise to fame. Well, just above local-level fame, but that’s still pretty impressive for their small town. Mali knows she can get them further if she keeps her head down. Then, Mali runs into her favourite player on her first day... moreMali spent most of her life thinking her dream job didn’t exist. Now, she’s about to start working on the PR for the local rugby team she’s supported since childhood and wonders if she just got lucky. The Toulshire Titans have had a Hollywood-style rise to fame. Well, just above local-level fame, but that’s still pretty impressive for their small town. Mali knows she can get them further if she keeps her head down. Then, Mali runs into her favourite player on her first day. He’s a pretty boy that the papers say won’t settle down, and she’s a girl who wants commitment. So, why is he so determined to take over all of her thoughts?***Zach has fought his way through hurdles to get to where he is today, and he did it alone. The Titans only made it to the National League because of him. Now, Zach has his sights set on the Premiership, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get there. He doesn’t care what he leaves behind, because Toulshire has never been home. And then he meets Mali, and everything he wanted before her ceases to exist. Everyone calls him a player, but he’s sure he just met the love of his life, and he can’t figure out how to talk to her. less

This summer is Frankie’s. She’s an overprepared Black lesbian, and her rugby team is a few months away from doing the unthinkable: being promoted to the premiership. Somehow, she’s still happy, healthy, and at least half alive. To get here, she’s spent her entire life with structure. All she needs to do is stick to it: take her pills, coach the Titans, and sleep with a different woman each week. Follow the play, and it all works out.Jasmine is using this summer as a fresh start... moreThis summer is Frankie’s. She’s an overprepared Black lesbian, and her rugby team is a few months away from doing the unthinkable: being promoted to the premiership. Somehow, she’s still happy, healthy, and at least half alive. To get here, she’s spent her entire life with structure. All she needs to do is stick to it: take her pills, coach the Titans, and sleep with a different woman each week. Follow the play, and it all works out.Jasmine is using this summer as a fresh start. She’s spent her life hiding who she is, and she’s not doing it anymore. She packs up her children and runs to the prettiest place she can find. Toulshire is cute, so starting her life over at almost thirty isn’t the worst thing she’s had to do. But making friends as an adult may be…Then she meets Frankie at a bar, and Jasmine thinks she’s finally figured it out.That is, until Frankie leaves without a word, and Jasmine attempts to forget all about her and her ridiculous arms. Jasmine’s son joining the Titans’ junior team is something neither saw coming.This summer was supposed to change their lives, but will it be for the better, or are they headed for a breakdown? less