Hoops and Hearts: A Small-Town, Friends to Lovers, Grieving Hero Romance

Welcome to Hawthorne, Texas, a place where many former citizens return, drawn to their hometown's slower pace and family values, and finding lasting love and happiness.

A man haunted by the death of his fianc嶪. A woman whose athletic career was cut short. Two people adrift, seeking to find a place in their community-and finding one another-and love...

Assistant district attorney Sawyer Montgomery is overwhelmed with grief after losing his fianc嶪 in an unsolved hit-and-run. He throws himself into his law career until he reaches his breaking point. Sawyer decides to return to his hometown of Hawthorne, Texas, where he has family and friends who can support him as he begins to seek a better balance between work and his personal life.

WNBA player Paisley Roberts has won basketball championships at every level, even playing for Team USA and earning Olympic gold medals three times. A cheap shot by a jealous player ends her playing days, and she finds a fresh start, landing a job as the head basketball coach of the Lady Hawks high school team.

When Sawyer and Paisley meet, she is closed off. As a former foster child who was never adopted, Paisley has never trusted-much less loved-anyone. Sawyer's easygoing nature and ability to see the best in others breaks through her tough exterior, though, and she finds herself opening up to the handsome lawyer, even believing they may have a future together.

Their relationship faces challenges along the way, however, as both begin to heal emotionally while trying to balance work obligations and career pressure, all under the watchful eyes of their small town.

Can Sawyer and Paisley let go of the ghosts from their pasts and realize that they are better together, thanks to the power of love?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston's Hoops and Hearts, the fifth and final book in Hearts in Hawthorne. This romance contains no third-act breakup!