Use it or Lose it Series by Ava St. James

DaisyI’ve been the assistant physiotherapist for New Zealand’s national rugby team for three years and have been carpooling with the star hooker for two of those.Jamison Atoa brings me matcha in the mornings and he’s one of my closest friends. I’ve never thought of him as anything else before.Until my puppy goes missing, and he takes charge of the search party.Has he always had such broad shoulders?I could lose my licence if anything happens with him, but I’m not sure I can stop myself... moreDaisyI’ve been the assistant physiotherapist for New Zealand’s national rugby team for three years and have been carpooling with the star hooker for two of those.Jamison Atoa brings me matcha in the mornings and he’s one of my closest friends. I’ve never thought of him as anything else before.Until my puppy goes missing, and he takes charge of the search party.Has he always had such broad shoulders?I could lose my licence if anything happens with him, but I’m not sure I can stop myself.JamieI don’t know when I started looking at Daisy differently, but now I can’t look away. I think I’ve been in love with her since we started carpooling and she tricked me into drinking matcha.Unfortunately, I can’t tell if she feels anything for me besides lukewarm happiness that I show up for my physio appointments.But if we do anything together, we could lose our jobs.I’m not sure I care.The Hooker is a novella length, friends to lovers, workplace romance, featuring rugby players and a mischievous puppy set in New Zealand. less

I have eleven days to fix my non-existent injury. I didn’t think falling in love would be a part of the healing process.HemiWhen my shoulder forgets how to work mid-season, I’m handed an anxiety diagnosis, told the injury is all in my head, and put on mandatory leave.No game and no training. ‘Go on holiday, Hemi, you need rest.’Nobody rests in rugby. Especially not during the season.But my physio throws me a rope... moreI have eleven days to fix my non-existent injury. I didn’t think falling in love would be a part of the healing process.HemiWhen my shoulder forgets how to work mid-season, I’m handed an anxiety diagnosis, told the injury is all in my head, and put on mandatory leave.No game and no training. ‘Go on holiday, Hemi, you need rest.’Nobody rests in rugby. Especially not during the season.But my physio throws me a rope. Her friend has a spare room in Wānaka, New Zealand, and doesn’t mind if I crash there while I get my head on straight and fix myself before the next game. What she doesn’t tell me is that he’s the most handsome man I’ve ever seen.Maybe a holiday is just what I need.LiamWhen my best friend offers my spare room without telling me, I’m annoyed. I need to focus and write the book I just sold, not babysit athletes.But it’s Hemi Carter, the right-wing for our national rugby team, and my crush.So I take him in and plan to ignore him, but having him in such close quarters is…distracting. He’s more uncertain than I expected, not the confident player he is on the field, and his sad eyes draw me in.But why would a rugby player want a recluse like me?The Wing is an m/m forced proximity romance, featuring an anxiety-riddled rugby player, and a reclusive writer set in Wānaka, New Zealand. less