The Ownership Clause: A Grumpy Sunshine Marriage of Convenience Sports Romantic Comedy (Nighthawks)

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A fake marriage. A real contract. One clause they both broke.Sloane Calloway can run marketing for a football franchise, a crisis, and sixty thousand seats on a Sunday. What she can't do, according to her late father's will, is claim her piece of the Denver Nighthawks without a husband.Enter the last man she would ever choose: Beckett Crowe, the star quarterback, famous for four-word press answers, and for making her job miserable. He needs a contract extension and a reputation the sponsors will pay for. She needs a wedding before her thirtieth birthday.The solution is obvious, insulting, and fully executed by both parties.The marriage contract covers publicity, cohabitation, and exit terms. Clause Nine is the simple one: no feelings. They both initialed it.Nobody told Sloane that the man behind the four-word answers shovels his neighbors' sidewalks before dawn and once spent a fortune saving a three-legged stray cat with an attitude problem. Nobody told Beck that the woman who schedules everything, including her own grief, would be the first person he ever wanted to stay.They wrote the rules. They know exactly where the lines are.That's what makes crossing them so dangerous.It wasn't real. Until it was.Perfect for readers who love:— Fake marriage/marriage of convenience— Enemies to lovers— Forced proximity (there's a blizzard)— He falls first— Grumpy quarterback x type-A heroine— Found family and a cat who steals everything— Guaranteed happily ever afterDual POV. Standalone. One open-door scene and a whole lot of tension. Spice level: 2.5/5.From USA Today bestselling author Wendy Owens.