He’s England’s fastest bowler. She’s the one who benches him.
Rihaan Patel is cricket’s golden legacy. Raised on ruthless expectations, he’s spent his career chasing perfection, refusing anything less than the best, no matter the cost. Cricket isn’t just his career; it’s the only thing he’s been allowed to have, and playing through pain isn’t a risk, it’s the expectation…until one study turns him into a cautionary headline.
Maeve Knox has never needed a headline to prove her worth. Rising through the sport on her own merit, she’s built a reputation on precision, discipline, and results. But when her research calls out one of the most high-profile players in English cricket, she becomes impossible to ignore. Now brought onto the team as damage control, all eyes are on her…and as the head coach’s daughter, every move she makes is under scrutiny.
Forced into close quarters, their clash becomes constant: his defiance against her discipline, his ambition against her ethics, all tangled up in one lie that set the tone between them. But with their careers hanging in the balance, how do they keep it strictly professional with the one person who gets under their skin?