Sidelined — Mercy Celeste

My, how the mighty falls. After leading his team to two Super Bowl wins, being cut leaves quarterback Levi Brody reeling. Betrayed, scared, and picking up the pieces from a failed love affair, he abandons New Orleans for the speck-on-the-map Alabama town he left behind. He wants nothing more than to hide out and lick his wounds, but an interfering brother thrusts him back into sports -- coaching high school football. Where once he'd ruled the field as star player, now he's taking orders from a very young, very attractive head coach. A coach with a deep-rooted hatred for all things Levi Brody. Head coach of the newly formed East County High, Tracy Wright has his work cut out for him. Forming three former rival teams into one working unit is all that he can handle. The last thing he needs is an interfering golden boy. He has no use for Levi Brody, until discovering how much Levi has to offer both the team and Tracy. Small town jealousy plus big city secrets converge, and just might leave both men Sidelined. Book 2 in The Southern Scrimmage Series. Should be read with Six Ways from Sunday.