The Last Yard: A Sports Grumpy Sunshine Second Chance Football Romance

"One Last Play. One Broken Team. One Chance to Rewrite Everything."

What happens after the crowd stops cheering?

Jaxon Reyes had everything-fame, talent, and a future written in touchdowns. One scandal later, he has nothing but regret and a reputation no one wants to touch. When a no-nonsense coach offers him a last chance at Redemption Valley, it feels less like hope and more like a sentence.

The football program is broken.

The players are angry, distrustful, and fighting their own battles.

And Jaxon is the outsider they're waiting to see fail.

Enter a sunshine-bright heroine who believes healing doesn't come from pretending the past never happened-but from facing it head-on. Her warmth clashes with Jaxon's gruff walls, igniting a grumpy-sunshine romance that unfolds slowly, tenderly, and with emotional depth.

As the season unfolds, Jaxon learns that football isn't just about the final score-it's about showing up when it's hard, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with people who become family, and choosing growth over glory.

✨ Perfect for readers who love:

Football romance & professional sports romance

Sports Grumpy sunshine slow-burn relationships

Second chance football romance

Closed door sports romance with emotional healing

Grumpy sunshine sports romance

Found family & brotherhood dynamics

The Last Yard is Book 1 of the Football Romance Series A Gridiron Hearts World - a clean, heartfelt football romance about redemption, resilience, and discovering that sometimes the most important win happens after the game ends.