If Breathe with Me by left you craving brooding athletes with irresistible edges, then reach for Mile High by .
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- Basketball star w/ emotional walls crumbles
- Fake dating spirals into real obsession fast
- Steamy scenes that push *every* boundary
- Found family warmth meets luxury escapism
If Jaxon Riley's ice-cold exterior made your pulse race, Zander's basketball-fueled intensity will wreck you in the best way. This brooding alpha doesn't just have walls—he's built a fortress, and watching him crumble under a fake-relationship arrangement that detonates into real, desperate need is pure dopamine. The luxury-soaked NBA world collides with found-family warmth, delivering that same intoxicating blend of possession and vulnerability that made you fall hard for damaged athletes who just need the right woman to crack them open.
The banter crackles with insider humor, the steam scorches every page, and the emotional payoff lands exactly where you need it. Zander keeps his edge—even as he falls—and that's the whole fantasy.
If you loved taming a bad boy without losing his bite, this is your next obsession.
What Readers Are Saying
"a super real romance...hockey playing hero with a bad reputation had a lot of heart" — chan ☆, Goodreads
"their banter was top notch...Zee was so into her and it was obvious how much he cared." — Christy, Goodreads
"Stevie was such a queen...I loved their chemistry and banter so much." — EmBibliophile, Goodreads
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