The Season He Chose Her: A Forbidden Pro Basketball Romance
Fernanda Esteves built a thriving Chicago design studio by choosing exactly where the light falls. She refuses to let her famous younger brother or his fiercest rival choose the shape of her life.
Quentin Ballard sees a basketball play before anyone else moves.
At forty, the veteran point guard knows how to pace a season, hide an ache, and keep his wants out of the news.
Then he walks into Fernanda’s shop.
He remembers every detail she thinks no one sees.
He falls first.
Their desire is forbidden.
Tropes: forbidden romance, brother’s rival, he falls first, secret relationship, age-gap-adjacent
AuthorLady Heartswell
GenreRomance
Published2026-08-16
ASINB0HFFGWR15
FormatsKindle
Heat levelexplicit
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