OFF THE TOUCHLINE

At Aldercombe Rugby Club, rugby never stays on the pitch.

Bodies get hurt. Places in the starting side are never guaranteed. Contracts change futures. One decision can become tomorrow's headline, and the person you love may have a professional duty that matters just as much as your own.

That is the world of OFF THE TOUCHLINE.

Each interconnected standalone follows a new couple inside the wider world of English professional rugby. The heroes are elite players accustomed to pressure, scrutiny, competition, and giving everything to the game. The women they fall for arrive with ambitions, expertise, and careers that remain fully their own.

The relationships change. The professional conflicts change. The part of the rugby world explored changes with them.

What stays constant is Aldercombe: the wet training pitches, changing-room banter, match-day pressure, teammates who become family, and a club where falling in love does not make the rest of life disappear.

These are warm, emotional, steamy romances about men who fall hard and women who never have to surrender their ambition to be loved.

Every book stands alone. Every couple gets a full HEA. Reading in order simply lets you stay longer with Aldercombe and watch its world grow.

THE GAIN LINE

A He Falls First Sports Romance with a Rugby Captain (Off The Touchline)
From the series: OFF THE TOUCHLINE

Callan Penrose has built his career on being the man Aldercombe can rely on when a match gets ugly. Taking the hit is part of the job. Admitting what those hits cost him is not.

Mara Vale has something to prove. Her independent player-welfare consultancy can make professional rugby better without making it softer, and Aldercombe is the contract...

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