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The Baller

By Vi Keeland
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland comes a steamy, standalone football romance. When professional sportscaster Delilah is tasked with interviewing star New York quarterback Brody Easton, she wants nothing to do with a player this cocky. But she just might be the girl... Read More
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland comes a steamy, standalone football romance. When professional sportscaster Delilah is tasked with interviewing star New York quarterback Brody Easton, she wants nothing to do with a player this cocky. But she just might be the girl who changes everything for him.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland comes a steamy, standalone football romance.

The first time she met Brody Easton was in the men's locker room.

It was Delilah Maddox's first interview as a professional sportscaster, and the star quarterback decided to bare all. But "all," in this case, wasn't any of his secrets. No, the arrogant ass dropped his towel as she asked the first question. On camera.

Getting under Delilah's skin quickly becomes Brody's favourite sport. But when she pushes back, something shifts. He stops trying to rile her up and starts trying to win her over.

Too bad Delilah has a strict "no dating players" rule, and not because she's one of the few women working in pro football. She'd date an athlete. Just not that kind of player: cocky, charming, always chasing the next thrill.

And Brody? He seems like the king of them all.

But even the biggest players might be ready to change...if the right girl walks into the locker room.

Only thing is, this game's about to get a lot more complicated.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781464248221

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 January 2027

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloom Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-six languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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