As the superstar wide receiver of the Crescent Falls Sharks, Taven McClain lives a life many men dream of. Whatever he wants is at his fingertips with one exception. The only woman hes interested in locking down only wants him for a good time; not a long time. Determined to get her to see that theyre endgame, Taven goes along with her plan until finally deciding to step up and show her hes the man shes always needed.

Marlee Lewis is new to Crescent Falls, having moved from Chicago to be closer to her best friend and her godson. The only thing on her mind is expanding her plant business, Marlees Zen. A man is the last thing she has time to add to her life. What was supposed to be a one-time thing spiraled into a yearlong entanglement with a handsome football player whos determined to make her his.

However, she does not go easily, haunted by an ex from her past who sowed seeds of distrust in Marlees mind when it comes to men. Taven, undeterred, breaks through the hardened outer shell she puts up to keep him away, asking Marlee to give him a chance to plant seeds that will germinate into the love shes always deserved.

After an incident that causes her to see him in a new light, cautiousbut determinedMarlee gives in to Tavens insistence that they belong together, realizing his commitment to cultivating a mutually beneficial existence for their love to blossom was exactly what the doctor ordered.