Under the Rival Lights Series by Kate Briar

Friday night lights. Bitter rivals. One secret that could ruin everything.Star quarterback Noah Price has a future mapped out in perfect win State, earn the scholarship, save his family. Rival cheer captain Maya Torres has her own plan, escape Trinity Valley and the suffocating legacy that keeps her stuck in the spotlight.They were never supposed to meet anywhere but across the fifty-yard line... moreFriday night lights. Bitter rivals. One secret that could ruin everything.Star quarterback Noah Price has a future mapped out in perfect win State, earn the scholarship, save his family. Rival cheer captain Maya Torres has her own plan, escape Trinity Valley and the suffocating legacy that keeps her stuck in the spotlight.They were never supposed to meet anywhere but across the fifty-yard line. But when they’re forced to co-chair the town’s fall festival, late-night planning sessions turn into stolen moments neither of them can resist. Behind the helmet and pom-poms, they discover the he’s more than the golden boy, and she’s more than the perfect cheerleader.Their secret truce becomes something deeper, something worth risking it all. Until one photo exposes them and their fragile world shatters.Now the championship isn’t the only game on the line. Noah must choose between the future everyone demands and the girl who makes him feel free. Maya must decide if love is the reason to stay…or the very thing that will finally set her free. less

Two rivals. One secret. A love that could cost them everything under the Friday night lights.Noah Price lives in a town where football is a religion and the star quarterback is expected to be a saint. His future, his family’s business, and his entire identity rest on a D1 scholarship that feels more fragile every week. The last thing he needs is a distraction. Especially not Maya Torres, the rival school’s head cheerleader and the girl he is supposed to hate... moreTwo rivals. One secret. A love that could cost them everything under the Friday night lights.Noah Price lives in a town where football is a religion and the star quarterback is expected to be a saint. His future, his family’s business, and his entire identity rest on a D1 scholarship that feels more fragile every week. The last thing he needs is a distraction. Especially not Maya Torres, the rival school’s head cheerleader and the girl he is supposed to hate.Maya has spent years trapped in a football dynasty she wants nothing to do with. To her town she is a Torres first and a girl second. Her plan is to escape quietly, study hard, and keep her love of classic novels hidden until she can leave it all behind. Working with Noah on the fall festival is supposed to be a punishment. Instead, it becomes the first place she can breathe.In stolen conversations, hidden diners, and long walks by the river, they find something neither expected. Noah sees the real Maya, not the last name she carries. Maya sees the boy beneath the golden reputation, the one cracking under pressure no one else can see. Their secret alliance grows into something undeniable, but one leaked photo threatens to destroy everything they have built.He is fighting for his family’s survival. She is fighting to escape hers. Falling for each other is the one thing that could ruin them both.In a town where loyalty is everything and rivalry runs generations deep, they must choose. The teams they were born to lead or the future they are brave enough to imagine together.Perfect for fans of forbidden romance, small town rivalries, and heart pounding slow burn tension. less

Some lines should never be crossed. Until they are. Alex Torres lives by rules. Win the game. Protect the legacy. Never lose focus. As Ridgeway’s golden boy quarterback, he carries a town’s expectations on his shoulders and a father who demands perfection breathing down his neck. There is no room in his world for distractions.Then there is Emily Wilson. The chaotic, combat-boot-wearing flute captain from rival Northgate High who believes football is just physics with extra bruises... moreSome lines should never be crossed. Until they are. Alex Torres lives by rules. Win the game. Protect the legacy. Never lose focus. As Ridgeway’s golden boy quarterback, he carries a town’s expectations on his shoulders and a father who demands perfection breathing down his neck. There is no room in his world for distractions.Then there is Emily Wilson. The chaotic, combat-boot-wearing flute captain from rival Northgate High who believes football is just physics with extra bruises. She is everything Alex is not. Loud where he is quiet. Art where he is order. And absolutely off limits.When a forced leadership project strands them together, their rivalry cracks in the quiet of a small diner booth. Between vanilla milkshakes and late night arguments about wind resistance, Alex finds someone who sees the boy under the helmet. Emily finds someone who listens, really listens, for the first time.But Trinity Valley has long memories, and crossing enemy lines comes with consequences. With scouts watching and the state championship approaching, Alex’s father makes his terms end things with Emily or watch her future burn.To save her, Alex shatters her heart. To survive the fallout, Emily buries hers.Now the clock is running out. One final game. One impossible choice. And one chance for Alex to prove he is more than a trophy carved from pressure and expectation. Because some victories are worth everything, even if they never make it to the scoreboard. less