Her Bruised All-American

Mackenzie Osei took the work-study job for the paycheck and the distraction. Brenner State's wrestling team offered both, plus 6 a.m. practices to ruin her sleep schedule. What it also offered was Roman Koval — two-time All-American, one last shot at a national title, and a man who would rather tape his own ribs than let a freshman trainer touch him. He's a problem she can solve. He's also a person with a weight cut that's gotten away from him and a secret tied to the brother who walked out of this program without a word. Mackenzie knows how to keep everyone else's body in working order. She's never once made a decision for herself. When Roman's health and the tournament are on the line, she has to. It costs her him, for eleven days. Then he shows up at her door at six in the morning, and neither of them pretends anymore.