Taryn Losing a long term boyfriend to my football career highlights one thing: it’s impossible for me to have both. With only a few years left to play, I decide to throw my full focus into the game. Then I meet Elliot. The flirty texts are immediate, trusting him comes easily, and when we’re together, I’ve never experienced something so explosive. Until he drops a real bomb on me. He’s a bookie. … bomb on me. He’s a bookie. And suddenly, being closeted is the least of my worries.
Elliot
I have a plan. Make a large amount of money in a short amount of time, set myself up for life, and then get the hell out of bookmaking. Good at it or not, it’s illegal, and that’s a very gray line I’d prefer not to keep crossing. Especially when I meet Taryn. He’s the first guy who’s been able to steal my focus away from my goal, and I’ll do anything to deserve him.
Even quit.
But the thing about illegal jobs is, they’re not always so easy to walk away from.
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When Taryn loses his boyfriend because of his devotion to his football career, he’s devastated. But a chance meeting with a man who knows Taryn needs a confidante, leads them to something neither had seen coming. But anything they start needs to be kept quiet, not just because Taryn’s a pro football player, but because Elliot’s career isn’t exactly one for inclusivity and openness either. Illegal careers rarely are…
I loved Bet on Me. It’s heartfelt and sweet and Taryn and Elliot are a wonderful couple. There’s some suspense, lots of lovin’, and it’s perfectly written.