Run the Play

SERIES:
TROPES:
  • Fake Relationship,
  • Football,
  • He Falls First,
  • Sports Romance,
  • Workplace Romance

  • RELEASE DATE: August 19, 2025

    NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding the Nashville Rampage football team. Run the Play is a fake dating, found family, workplace, he falls first romance.

    Rowan

    I swore I’d never look twice at a football player again, especially after barely surviving the last one. But when my abusive ex gets traded to the team I work for, my past shows up to haunt me.

    Not a moment too soon, star player Landry Reynolds runs interference, announcing that he’s my boyfriend. My emotions get the best of me, and I find myself playing along.

    He’s charming, bold, and way too convincing. The more time we spend together, the harder it is to remember that it’s all pretend.

    I might be falling for my fake boyfriend, but I can never have him for real. I could lose everything I’ve finally found, and that’s scarier than having my heart crushed by the wide receiver.

    Landry

    I didn’t mean to get involved. I just couldn’t watch her shrink away from him a second longerβ€”not after knowing what he put her through.

    So I did what I do best: I ran the play and told him she’s mine. Now I can’t stop thinking about how right that little white lie feels. How right she feels.

    There’s a good chance I was never faking.

    This started as a way to protect her. I never imagined it’d be so hard keeping my hands off her. Then again, I’ve never been very good at following the rules.

    CONTENT WARNING:

    Trigger Warning This work contains references and depictions that may be distressing to some readers, including: Off-page: Verbal, emotional, and physical abuse (female main character – ex-partner) On-page: Attempted sexual assault (brief and limited detail; female main character – ex-partner) Additional sensitive themes: Foster care, referenced past drug use by a family member Reader discretion is advised.

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    Narrated by: Laurie West, Christian Black

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