Ethan Cole has never known how to lose. Star quarterback, crowd favorite, king of highlight reels until the hit that almost ends it all. The surgery saves his leg, but the rehab? That’s in the hands of Dr. Maya Torres, the one woman unmoved by his grin or his trophies.
Maya’s built her life on boundaries and precision. Her job is to fix him, not fall for him. Yet every session feels less like work and more like a contest neither wants to win. The sharp words, the quiet moments between exercises, the pulse that won’t slow down it all blurs into something dangerous.
Ethan’s fighting to reclaim his career. Maya’s fighting to keep her distance. But late nights and unguarded glances make it hard to tell where professionalism ends and something real begins. One wrong move could cost them everything.
When pride and pressure are all they’ve ever known, can they risk playing for love instead?
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And as part of the Collide! series, this story joins a collection of fierce rivals who discover that desire always wins when sparks collide.
When passion collides with defiance, nothing stays untouched. Collide! gathers five standalone enemies-to-lovers romances where pride clashes hard and desire cuts even harder. From wedding aisles to boardrooms, from small-town bars to arenas buzzing with pressure, each story shows just how thin the line between love and hate can be.
Tempers flare, walls crack, and every fight edges toward something neither side can walk away from. Built on sharp banter, raw tension, and heat that refuses to cool, these romances deliver high-energy battles where losing might mean falling the hardest.
Five stories. Endless sparks. One question how long can enemies resist the pull?
