The Coach by A. K. Steel

Love is all fun and games… until someone gets hurt.
I’m Andrea Harper, top striker for the LA Angels. I play hard, party hard, and I don’t do relationships. I sleep with who I want, when I want. I’m out to have fun. The only important thing in my life is soccer. I have spent my entire life dedicated to the game. And I’m on track to be one of the best female soccer players in the country, if not the world. Being the best is the only thing that matters.
But life has a way of throwing you a curveball when you least expect it, and in my case, it was love.
One night with my childhood hero was all it took. Brad Swift. He’s nearly ten years older and used to be one of the best professional soccer players in the world before he got injured. He was my childhood hero until we slept together and messed all that up. I thought I could put it down to just another stupid mistake, that he would go back to England and I would never see him again.
That was until he turned up at training as our new soccer coach.
The attraction we share is undeniable, but he’s off limits. It’s strictly forbidden for a coach to date a player. Too bad I’ve never been one to follow the rules and the temptation is just too much… So we slip up, make a pact to keep it fun. Nobody needs to know.
But secrets this good have a way of getting into the wrong hands. And when they do, danger is the name of the game.

* Content warning: contains elements of violence and self-harm.