Playing His Game
Goal Mates (Book 1)
- Author Ashlyn Kane
- Narrator Jamie Day
- Publisher Boldwood Books
- Publish Date 10 August 2026
- Run Time 9 hours and 19 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Romance, Sports fiction.
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What to expect
He’s a scandal. He’s a role model. Together, they’re a headline.
When a candid photo of professional problem Mo—son of the Arizona Canyon’s’ owner—and Adam, the league’s first openly drafted golden , hits the internet, it doesn’t spark rumors. It confirms them. According to everyone, they’ve been secretly together for years.
Mo is one scandal away from losing everything, including his family’s support. Captain Adam, Phoenix’s most eligible gay bachelor, has spent his entire career being careful, respectable, unmessy. Publicly denying Mo could have a negative impact on him and his team.
So they make a deal: fake it.
What starts as damage control tuns into a full-time performance—public appearances, staged dates, late nights that feel a little too real. The more convincing they are, the safer they’ll be. But the closer they get, the harder it is to tell what’s real and what’s strategy. Because somewhere between the arguments, the chemistry, and the us-against-the-world pressure… they stop pretending. Too bad the rules of the game don’t leave room for catching feelings….
| Author | Ashlyn Kane |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Jamie Day |
| Series | Goal Mates |
| Duration | 9 hours and 19 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781807431020 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | Boldwood Books |
| Genre | Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Romance, Sports fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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