The Lone Stars Series by Katie Graykowski

High school teacher Summer Ames is trapped in the nightmare morning from hell. Her alarm clock didn’t go off, she accidentally backed over the rosebush her grandfather gave her grandmother right before he accepted defeat against prostate cancer, she’s wearing clothes she picked up off the floor, and when she opens the door to her classroom, the lights from the TV cameras nearly blind her. She's won Teacher of the Year... moreHigh school teacher Summer Ames is trapped in the nightmare morning from hell. Her alarm clock didn’t go off, she accidentally backed over the rosebush her grandfather gave her grandmother right before he accepted defeat against prostate cancer, she’s wearing clothes she picked up off the floor, and when she opens the door to her classroom, the lights from the TV cameras nearly blind her. She's won Teacher of the Year. But unlike the past winners, she doesn't get a new car or a Hawaiian vacation or even new school supplies, she wins an over privileged quarterback with a bright smile and questionable intentions. Clint Grayson is an NFL quarterback in need of a reputation makeover. If he has any hope of landing a hundred million dollar endorsement deal, it will take some pretty impressive PR to clean up his bad boy image. In an attempt to polish his tarnished reputation, Clint agrees to be a high school class mentor. When these two get together all hell breaks loose and they both learn that all is fair in love and football…and winning is just the beginning. less

Grace Kelley isn’t blonde, demure, and she definitely isn’t a princess. At the moment, fifteen dollars and a single peppermint stand between her and starvation. When she meets a teenaged girl in trouble, Grace’s life takes a turn for the better. She goes from a homeless singer to a nanny in no time flat. Professionally, Chord Robbins has the world at his feet. As the coach of the Super Bowl winning NFL team, The Austin Lone Stars, there is nothing he can’t do. But his home life is hell... moreGrace Kelley isn’t blonde, demure, and she definitely isn’t a princess. At the moment, fifteen dollars and a single peppermint stand between her and starvation. When she meets a teenaged girl in trouble, Grace’s life takes a turn for the better. She goes from a homeless singer to a nanny in no time flat. Professionally, Chord Robbins has the world at his feet. As the coach of the Super Bowl winning NFL team, The Austin Lone Stars, there is nothing he can’t do. But his home life is hell. He has three kids, no discipline, and his wife left him for her yoga instructor. When Grace stumbles into his life, he promptly throws her out. But she won’t stay away. Since he can’t get rid of her, he hires her. When these two get together, it proves that all is fair in love and football… and losing is just the beginning. less

Professional Football Player, Devon Harding found his soul mate at the age of seventeen. Trouble is, he can’t remember her last name. For the last fourteen years, he’s been waiting for The Universe to send her back to him. When that day comes, he nearly falls all over himself to get to her. But he plays it cool and waits for her to come to him. And she walks right past him. Pediatric Oncologist, Laney Nixon has only been in love once—at the age of sixteen... moreProfessional Football Player, Devon Harding found his soul mate at the age of seventeen. Trouble is, he can’t remember her last name. For the last fourteen years, he’s been waiting for The Universe to send her back to him. When that day comes, he nearly falls all over himself to get to her. But he plays it cool and waits for her to come to him. And she walks right past him. Pediatric Oncologist, Laney Nixon has only been in love once—at the age of sixteen. For the last fourteen years, she’s looked for him, but not know his last name has made finding him impossible. But when she comes face-to-face with him, she doesn’t recognize him. Can Devon get her to remember the past so they can have a future? Because all is fair in love and football…and the past is just the beginning. less

Debra Covington is finally getting her life together. She’s spent the last ten years making Warren Daniver pay for choosing a million dollars over her. Her plan of sport-dating the entire football team that Daniver owns has backfired and the only one she’s hurting is herself. Now, she works at Safe Place helping victims of domestic violence. Warren Daniver has a problem. Debra Covington is no longer making his life a living hell and now, he can’t stop thinking about her... moreDebra Covington is finally getting her life together. She’s spent the last ten years making Warren Daniver pay for choosing a million dollars over her. Her plan of sport-dating the entire football team that Daniver owns has backfired and the only one she’s hurting is herself. Now, she works at Safe Place helping victims of domestic violence. Warren Daniver has a problem. Debra Covington is no longer making his life a living hell and now, he can’t stop thinking about her. Ten years ago, he took her father’s money to keep from ruining her life. Warren has regretted taking the money every minute since he cashed that check. It’s time he told her the truth…only she refuses to see him. The harder Warren tries to insinuate himself into Debra’s life, the harder she resists him. Their mental tug-of-war comes to a head when Warren learns that when he left all of those years ago, Debra was pregnant. Can she ever forgive him? Can he forgive himself? Warren will stop at nothing to finally solve, The Debra Dilemma. less

From International Bestselling Author Katie Graykowski comes a love story about fate, fame, and football. Coco Robbins has spent the last fifteen years falling out of love with Seth Charming. What started out as a schoolgirl crush, grew into a full-fledged fantasy. Too bad, he had no idea she even existed... moreFrom International Bestselling Author Katie Graykowski comes a love story about fate, fame, and football. Coco Robbins has spent the last fifteen years falling out of love with Seth Charming. What started out as a schoolgirl crush, grew into a full-fledged fantasy. Too bad, he had no idea she even existed. Now as an orthopedic surgeon who’s spent the last four years working with Doctors Without Borders, she ran halfway around the world to get away from Seth only to find herself right back where she started. Seth Charming is the quarterback of the Super Bowl winning Texas Lone Stars. He has the world at his feet, several women at his side, and all the fame and fortune he could ever want. Only something’s missing. He wants a family. Unfortunately, he has yet to meet the right woman. When Coco Robbins strolls back into Seth’s life, he knows immediately that she’s the one he’s been waiting for … only now he has to convince her that she’s in love with him. Fans of Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Rachel Gibson won’t want to miss this story full of laughter, love, and football. less

From International Bestselling author Katie Graykowski comes a tale of love, laughter, football, and a fake fiancé. Chloe Caldwell has it all. She’s a psychologist with a practice she loves, an award-winning relationship blog and podcast, a brand-new book coming out, and a fake fiancé. The world is dying to meet the man who captured the relationship expert’s heart. And so is Chloe. She told a little white lie to avoid dating a coworker, and now she needs to find someone to pose as her fiancé... moreFrom International Bestselling author Katie Graykowski comes a tale of love, laughter, football, and a fake fiancé. Chloe Caldwell has it all. She’s a psychologist with a practice she loves, an award-winning relationship blog and podcast, a brand-new book coming out, and a fake fiancé. The world is dying to meet the man who captured the relationship expert’s heart. And so is Chloe. She told a little white lie to avoid dating a coworker, and now she needs to find someone to pose as her fiancé. Enter Pierce Rogan, tight end for the Lone Stars football team. He’s charming, talented, and has the world at his feet. As a favor to a friend, he agrees to a blind date with Chloe. He picks Chloe up … and the earth doesn’t move and sparks don’t fly. Cupid seems to have taken the night off. They don’t hate each other, but they don’t exactly like each other either. As he’s taking her home early, Pierce accidentally runs over her foot, and they end up in the emergency room. To help him save face, Chloe takes the blame for the accident. But she isn’t his normal supermodel type, so people assume she’s his sister. Pierce has never had anyone take up for him. Damn if he doesn’t start to see Chloe in a new light—and it’s not as a sister. She tells him about her fiancé issue, and he jumps in to help. Only, the entire world now thinks Chloe is his sister. He’s forced to set her up with his best friend and watch as his friend fawns over the woman he now has feelings for. Can he convince Chloe that he wants to be more than just friends? Or will he have to watch the woman he loves fall in love with another man? less

Lucy Latzer is a single mom just trying to keep her head above water. When her husband died two years ago, part of her died along with him. Now she’s decided that it’s finally time for her to move on. Her first step is finding a date to her best friend’s wedding.Noah Hansen thought he had only one love … football. Until he bumps into Lucy. He recognizes her immediately. She was his camp counselor and first adolescent crush. Back when he was thirteen, he made the mistake of trying to kiss her... moreLucy Latzer is a single mom just trying to keep her head above water. When her husband died two years ago, part of her died along with him. Now she’s decided that it’s finally time for her to move on. Her first step is finding a date to her best friend’s wedding.Noah Hansen thought he had only one love … football. Until he bumps into Lucy. He recognizes her immediately. She was his camp counselor and first adolescent crush. Back when he was thirteen, he made the mistake of trying to kiss her. When she rejected him, he developed a bad case of anxiety which causes nausea and vomiting. Now, every time he sees her his anxiety takes over. It’s hard to turn on the charm when he’s puking in the hedge rose.When Lucy meets Noah, she has no idea who he is. He seems nice and he might be handsome if his face wasn’t green. When she does figure out who he is, her heart goes out to him. She finds a way to make him feel comfortable around her.When these two finally get together, it proves that all is fair in love and football and letting go of the past is just the beginning. less