THE END ZONE (Playing for Keeps #2) by Bianca Borell | Release Blitz
October 23, 2025
THE END ZONE
Playing for Keeps #2
by Bianca Borell
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Release Date: October 23, 2025
Cover Design: The Cover Fling
Genre: Sports Romance Standalone
Trope: Friends to lovers, second chance, forbidden love, coach's daughter, one night stand, golden retriever hero, secret romance, slow burn, the one that got away, neighbors, secret identity
Synopsis
Ian
Nothing is more tempting than the forbidden.
I pride myself on my control.
I am the best quarterback in the league with an iron will and unshakable discipline.
Nothing can change that. Or so I thought.
Then Lilly crashes back into my life.
She’s all I think of.
Staying away is impossible.
Being just friends is agonizing.
A relationship with her is forbidden. Something I’m reminded of every time I go to practice and see my head coach.
But damn if she doesn’t make me want to risk it all to have her.
Lilly
Coming face-to-face with the only man I had a one-night stand with was not in my plan. I never inquired as to who’d be my neighbor when I moved into my new apartment.
But I should have. Especially after all I have done to avoid Ian.
But avoiding him now seems impossible. He’s everywhere, tempting me to the point of exhaustion.
I won’t give in. Not only because I refuse to date a player, but my father is his head coach.
So instead, we’ll be friends. Which might be the stupidest thing I’ve ever agreed to.
Because being just friends with the man I can’t stop thinking about has trouble written all over it.
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About the Author
Bianca Borell is a contemporary romance author, voracious reader, nature lover, and unapologetic daydreamer. She spends her nights deciding between getting up to write or trying to silence the voices of her characters. The battle is never-ending.
She has a weakness for tormented characters, second chances, and happy endings.
She currently lives in Germany with her amazing husband and indulges in way too many pastries than she should.
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