Bøker av Tam Derudder Jackson

There is only one truth: guard your heart.All I want is a quiet drink. Guess it is too much to ask. Especially for my ex who will not take a hint when I tell him the seat beside me is taken-by my purse. My gaze snags on the super-hot guy in the reflection behind the bar, the one whose knowing wink should put me off. But my attention keeps straying to him. When football standout Wyatt "Bax" Baxter makes his move, steals the barstool from my purse, and sends my ex on his way, I can't decide if I'm irritated or intrigued. After I caught my ex cheating, I know better than to trust a man with my heart. Yet when one thing leads to another, Bax becomes the only thing on my mind.It was supposed to stop at a one-night stand.Bax is unexpected. I don't usually date football players. The fact that he listens when I talk is as big a turn-on as his broad shoulders stretching his T-shirt. When we hook up, he rocks my world. But my terrible history with men stops me from giving him my number. One and done, moving on is my motto these days. Though Bax lets me walk away, he refuses to let me go. He finds a way to live rent-free in my head, and to my everlasting shock, I keep seeking him out. Our backgrounds are wildly different. We make no sense together, but I can't stay away.She's out of my league-like that ever stopped me.Piper Maxwell is the whole sexy package-smart, independent, and the best time I ever had. When I wow the crowd with a pick-six during a big rivalry game, I know exactly where to point the ball-at a purple-haired hottie cheering in the student section. She insists on keeping it casual, but she is too special to let get away. I'm known for my tenacity on the field, something Piper is about to find out extends off the field too.She thought the game ended in the first quarter, but I play to the final whistle.Game Time.

Never date a player. Football god Callahan O'Reilly can keep his blazing blue eyes to himself. I have a scholarship to maintain, and I do not have time to babysit a jock through a make-or-break class project. Even if one smoldering glance from him sets my panties on fire. Time to change her mind. Jamaica Winslow opens her mouth and spews sass like a volcano. One look at her uptight package and I want to coax the genie from the bottle, unleash all the passion she hides beneath a mop of unruly curls and a smart-ass attitude. She's not my type, she doesn't know one damn thing about the game that rules my life, and I can't stop thinking about her. Who said anything about love? Jamaica does her best to keep me at arm's length, but I'm not a pro prospect because I let the plays come to me. With the game on the line, I always want the ball. When an alum with deep pockets and delusions of grandeur makes demands that threaten my NFL chances and Jamaica's scholarship, I have no choice but to man up and do the right thing no matter the cost. It started as fun and games. Now I'm playing for her heart-and my own. Game Time.

GarrettI've made a few mistakes over the last decade, but the one I regret most was letting Olivia Carter go. When I see her again, the past crashes over me, reminding me of everything I ever wanted and gave up when I let our dreams separate us.Managing Balefire into the world's biggest rock band came at a personal cost-walking away from my only love. When fate brings her back into my life, I'm determined not to screw up again. After Balefire hires her studio to produce their next music video, I have a second chance to rewrite our song-if I can convince her I'm a changed man.OliviaTen years ago, Garrett Phillips chose to go with "his boys" and leave me in the dust of a ratty old tour bus. Now I'm working my ass off to make a name for myself as a Hollywood music video director. Unfortunately, my fledgling studio is bleeding money, and my only hope of saving it is to make a video with the biggest rock band on the planet. Too bad that means working with the man who tore my heart out of my chest when he chose his rock 'n' roll dream over me.He says he's grown up. He says we can make things work. But can I truly trust that this time he will stay for me?