Playing the Field Series by Ajay Daniel

Lake I've worked my entire life to succeed in a sport I don't particularly enjoy. I've faced homophobic teammates, hostile locker rooms, and coaches who couldn't care less about me as a person, but nothing could have prepared me for this. It's my first year - my fresh start - with a Professional League football team and teammates who are blissfully unaware of my sexuality. I have a contract, money to keep my family afloat, and I'm only the backup kicker this season. Perfect, right? Wrong... moreLake I've worked my entire life to succeed in a sport I don't particularly enjoy. I've faced homophobic teammates, hostile locker rooms, and coaches who couldn't care less about me as a person, but nothing could have prepared me for this. It's my first year - my fresh start - with a Professional League football team and teammates who are blissfully unaware of my sexuality. I have a contract, money to keep my family afloat, and I'm only the backup kicker this season. Perfect, right? Wrong. Both the starting kicker and punter go out for injuries, and now I'm all the team has. Talk about a heavy weight on my shoulders. And to top it all off, the most popular guy on the team is . . . pursuing me? Everything he says seems to have a double meaning, and it sounds suspiciously as if he's propositioning me. Let off some steam, he says. One time couldn't hurt, could it? Okay, maybe two times. Or three. * Kane Football, family, and friends. What more could a man need? As one of the best tight ends in the Professional League, I'm living the life I've always dreamed of. I'm one to always go with the flow, and people don't tell me no. Women love me, my fans cheer for me, and my best friend is there whenever I need him. This is, until I meet our rookie kicker. He's strong, independent, and wants nothing to do with me - which is crazy because I'm such a cool guy! Trying to befriend him leads to a misunderstanding of intimate proportions, and suddenly, I'm not so sure my life is all that perfect the way it is. He needs help getting his feet under him within the league, and I need help navigating these new feelings I have after our confusing encounter. Maybe we can help each other . . . After all, a deal is a deal.* An MM sports romance featuring rowdy football players and men who don't know they're looking for love. There will be stripping at Halloween, crying at Thanksgiving, witty defense mechanisms, a series of ridiculous misunderstandings, and spice not for the faint of heart. Guaranteed HEA and spin-off to come. less

The Captain. The Jock. The Cowboy. Nathaniel ‘Nate’ ConroySix years ago, I fell in love with my best friend and roommate. I was content knowing I could never have him because he was straight. At least, I thought he was straight, until he came out seemingly out of nowhere. Six years of devotion gave me the courage to shoot my shot, only for him to tell me he was in love with someone else... moreThe Captain. The Jock. The Cowboy. Nathaniel ‘Nate’ ConroySix years ago, I fell in love with my best friend and roommate. I was content knowing I could never have him because he was straight. At least, I thought he was straight, until he came out seemingly out of nowhere. Six years of devotion gave me the courage to shoot my shot, only for him to tell me he was in love with someone else. Now, I’m temporarily homeless, heartbroken, and struggling to organize the chaos with my anxiety running rampant at the loss of the one man who could keep me sane. I need to replace him in every aspect of my life, but this time I have to keep a clear line between friendship and attraction.Captain and Quarterback of the NFL Miami In Search Of a roommate and a ‘rebound’ fuck buddy, definitely not the same person.Perfect.Dillon McCayI don’t do complicated. I quit medical school (thus becoming the black sheep in my family of doctors) to play professional football for the Miami Pirates, and I live life eat, sleep, football, video games. Some pro athletes splurge on giant houses, but I’m content with my simple two-bedroom apartment, just me, my television, my gaming consoles . . . and my team captain? Of course, the rookie gets stuck with the weirdo who covers my apartment in sticky notes, writes out our schedules word for word and day by day to the minute, and dictates all the food cooked and eaten. His previous roommate held his hand and cuddled the nighttime demons away, but now that task has fallen to me. FML.Simple-minded In Search Of a simple how-to manual for navigating the neuro-spicy man who now sleeps in my bed, and his fuck buddy who crashes on my couch and is surprisingly good at video games.Nothing complicated here.Tucker BairdMiami is a long way from Texas, and that’s a good thing. Since being traded to the Miami Pirates, I have had the freedom to live (mostly) out-and-proud without fear of my religious family back home finding out. I came out to my team at the end of last season, and it was a surprisingly painless experience. In fact, none of my teammates said anything about it. Not until training camp when the offensive line captain asks me to stay back in the locker room . . . and his demand is not at all what I am expecting.Cowboy Living Living a Double In Search Of a way to navigate a friends-with-benefits situation without catching feelings for him or his enigmatic roommate. Sincerely, the man who has never had a one-night stand and loves love.Easy peasy.Hat Trick is the second book in the ‘Playing the Field’ series and can be read as a standalone. It’s a steamy MMM Sports (American Football) Romance featuring a neuro-spicy sticky-note-loving anxiety-ridden captain, a half-closeted southern-grown bless-your-heart cowboy, and a complicated secretly-nerdy self-sabotaging jock. Content warnings mention of deceased parents, homophobic slurs (from assholes who get what they deserve), anxiety and panic attacks, brief mention of past alcohol abuse, strong language, and sexual content. Hat Trick contains no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. less

Enemies. Friends. Lovers. Rivals.HendrixWhen I’m signed onto the Los Angeles Rubies, I only have two prove I have what it takes to play professional football, and stay far, far away from Tahegin Ellingsworth—a fan-favorite NFL cornerback, the League’s golden boy, and the most ridiculously happy-go-lucky guy to ever exist. Everyone loves and flocks to him, but I want nothing more than for him to disappear. Seriously. Off the face of the Earth would be great... moreEnemies. Friends. Lovers. Rivals.HendrixWhen I’m signed onto the Los Angeles Rubies, I only have two prove I have what it takes to play professional football, and stay far, far away from Tahegin Ellingsworth—a fan-favorite NFL cornerback, the League’s golden boy, and the most ridiculously happy-go-lucky guy to ever exist. Everyone loves and flocks to him, but I want nothing more than for him to disappear. Seriously. Off the face of the Earth would be great.I recognize Tahegin for the privileged spoiled brat he is—even if his actions, both in public and behind closed doors, perplexingly seem to be the polar opposite.Unfortunately, it becomes impossible to ignore him when we are forced to room together at away games for the duration of my rookie season. Late night conversations morph into a friendship, then possibly into something more. I’m beginning to feel things for him that I have never felt for anyone before, but as problems arise one after another, the universe apparently determined to keep us apart, I’ll have to choose whether or not this potential relationship is worth the repercussions.TaheginHendrix Avery has to be the grumpiest and most infuriating guy I have ever met, but despite the rude words he spits at me, I find our late night conversations intriguing. For some insane reason, I want to learn more about him, even if I am nervous to let him see the me that I try to hide from everyone else. Something must be wrong with me because I find myself wanting to spend more and more time with him, and our budding friendship drifts dangerously into unknown territory.Despite it all, I’m willing to give us a try, though the threat of a trade and potential exposure of our growing relationship looms like a dark cloud over our heads. I have always forced myself to be the optimist, but with every odd pitted against us, I am concerned how this is going to play out.And here I thought my only obstacle would be getting the ever-grumpy, enigmatic Hendrix to smile for once.Matchup is a MM American football romance and contains a grumpy/sunshine dynamic between a rookie wide receiver and a cornerback, with a guaranteed HEA. Though it is book 3 in the series, Matchup can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. less