Playing (Queen)

Opposites attract, right? Wrong. They EXPLODE with combustible chemistry and danger in the case of Charline & Trent...Charline is a serious research doctor running a drug trial for a miracle serum. The serum could heal her crippled mother, but she desperately needs funding.Trent Lockheed is a superstar NFL quarterback. Football is his life. He needs to hang onto his career to win one more Super Bowl, but his injured shoulder could end everything. He desperately needs a miracle cure. They make an unholy bargain when Trent gives Charline money to fund her drug trial and she allows him to participate and take the miracle serum. But it all has to remain a poisonous secret between them.To get what they want, they both need to break cardinal rules of their professions. They make the dark bargain knowing that if the secret between them was ever exposed, it could destroy them. But how do they trust each other as complete strangers in spite of their scorching attraction? Or will that uncontrollable attraction be their real undoing?What readers are saying about the Playing series:"Getting your mind in the game, or interest in this book, will be extremely easy and excitingly enjoyable!"--InD'Tale Magazine "I enjoyed every page from the start to the end. I will keep this story in my heart and pray that Stephanie Queen writes more of these HOT SIZZLING SCORCHING novels. The plot was exciting and characters were absolutely delicious. I read it in on setting as I was unable to put it down. I will absolutely read more of hers."--Amazon Reviewer"The characters were full of personality that jumped off the page and into my mind easily"--Amazon ReviewerPlaying Until the End is over 400 pages of captivating, sizzling romance between two mesmerizing characters with an HEA. Mature content.

3 Full Novels of Sizzling Sports Romance by a USA Today Bestselling Author Playing for the Money: a Bad Boy Sports RomanceHunter Quintanna, the pariah of the NFL, has one more chance at a career and the money he needs.Is he really willing to blow it all on his irresistible craving for a hot young number--who happens to be the coach's daughter? Playing for Love: a Second Chance Sports RomanceQB Gabriel Wyatt didn't need any more distractions from his first and only love, football. But when his only real crush from college came to town, it was only the start of his trouble. He still had a girlfriend--and he still had a super bowl to win. Playing for Keeps: an Enemies to Lovers Sports RomanceTate Fontanna was an easy going fun-loving guy. He only hated one thing: the media. With a passion. But what is it they say about love and hate and that thin line? When Chloe Smith arrived as the new sports broadcaster in town, Tate was going to learn a hard lesson about riding that line.. Readers Are Raving About This Series:"amazing flirty banter "--Amazon Reviewer"Ms. Queen blew me away"--Amazon Reviewer" funny, heartwarming, tragic and well written"--Amazon Reviewer"sexy and heartwarming enemies to lovers sports romance with unforgettable characters and a well-crafted story that kept me totally involved"--Amazon ReviewerThe Playing Series is a New Adult football romance series set in the world of the Boston Militia football team. If you love sizzling bad boys, second chance or enemies-to-lovers romance with all the feels and angst right up to the satisfying happy endings, you'll love this set of stories! (Contains sex and language for mature audiences.) Stephanie Queen has always been a writer. Ever since second grade when the Nuns of Sacred Heart School got her hooked by offering fame–though not fortune–and she won first prize in their story contest. That was her first publishing gig. After that Stephanie put writing mostly on the back burner while she built up a catalogue of life experiences. She went to UConn, got married, had two sons who could star as heroes in any lucky girl's romance story, got a Masters degree at Harvard University, worked a few jobs–Math teacher, Keebler Elf and desk jockey at various cubicle farms doing bureaucratic things. Then she finally put writing stories back on the front burner. Since then, Stephanie has published more than forty novels and novellas. She teaches novel writing classes and also speaks at libraries, conferences and workshops on writing and publishing. "One of my all-time favorite things in the world is to hear from readers who enjoy my books. I love to write back, too. If you email me, I will reply!"

From a USA Today bestselling and Digital Award Winning authorThe Playing series includes all 7 books in the sizzling sports romance series set in Boston. The books:Playing the Game - an enemies to lovers story of tragedy and redemption filled with killer banter and drama--including a murder trial. (Digital Award Winner for Best Contemporary Romance)Playing Until the End - a fake relationship romance where the football QB and the research doctor are bound by lies when they get tangled in a secret medical research project, She holds his medical and professional future in her hands and he holds her reputation and financial future in his.Playing for the Money - a coach's daughter forbidden romance that tests the limits of a slow burn as she takes a chance on real trouble and they find a way to face down a past problem that return to haunt him.Playing for Love - a man falling for his fiancee's best friend and facing a family crisis to realize football isn't everything and take a chance on real feelingsPlaying for Keeps - an enemies to lovers romance where an opportunistic journalist needs to find the limits of her ambition and the football hero needs to learn to trustPlaying with the Bridesmaid - a single dad age-gap romance where we root for the vivacious and inappropriately young Natalie to win her man overPlaying with Santa - a Cinderella romance with a cute dog where prince charming plays santa to a woman with a big heart and her son. Stephanie Queen has always been a writer. Ever since second grade when the Nuns of Sacred Heart School got her hooked by offering fame–though not fortune–and she won first prize in their story contest. That was her first publishing gig. After that Stephanie put writing mostly on the back burner while she built up a catalogue of life experiences. She went to UConn, got married, had two sons who could star as heroes in any lucky girl's romance story, got a Masters degree at Harvard University, worked a few jobs–Math teacher, Keebler Elf and desk jockey at various cubicle farms doing bureaucratic things. Then she finally put writing stories back on the front burner. Since then, Stephanie has published more than forty novels and novellas. She teaches novel writing classes and also speaks at libraries, conferences and workshops on writing and publishing. "One of my all-time favorite things in the world is to hear from readers who enjoy my books. I love to write back, too. If you email me, I will reply!"