Book excerpt: From USA TODAY bestselling author S.M. West comes a new standalone steamy, angsty, sports/medical romance. Global eBook Award Silver. All my life I’ve been keeping score and living by the rules: 1. Play it safe 2. Stay out of trouble 3. Hide who you really are To win, I go unnoticed and it’s working. Until my predictable, virginal life comes under attack. Worst of all, I’m the threat. An escape to the cottage is the answer. Only, I’m not alone. Matthew Carruthers is here. Pro football player. A six-foot-three slice of fun-loving sexy. He’s everything I’ve never dared want and yet, I’m drawn to him. Both faced with a major life decision, we vow to help one another. Instead of sticking to the rules, I’m breaking them. And being bad never felt so good. But this dream world can’t last. We have responsibilities, and honoring them means we can’t be together. Yet I’m unsure how to go back to my rules or if I even want to. Not when Matt could be the biggest win of all.