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The Atlanta Granite

What takes these rugby men down harder: their opponents or the women they fall for?

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Worth the Try

She’s lost everything. He’s barely holding it together.

Falling for each other was not part of the plan.

 

Elodie Cole has always done the right thing. So why does her life feel like it’s falling apart? Losing her job and her home in a matter of hours forces her to face a terrifying truth: being “nice” hasn’t protected her from anything. When she lands a temporary nanny job with Atlanta’s pro rugby captain, she vows to finally start choosing herself.

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Ansel Miles is used to pressure. As a single dad and team captain, he’s mastered the art of sacrifice. But when his carefully balanced life teeters on the edge, Elodie’s arrival feels like more than help – it feels like hope. For his daughter. For himself. For something he stopped believing in: a future built on joy instead of duty.

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As the summer unfolds, their connection deepens from tentative trust to something that feels like home. But when a painful piece of Ansel’s past storms back in, threatening custody and exposing their relationship to the world, they’re forced to ask the hardest question of all:

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Can two people who’ve always given their all to everyone else finally fight for each other?

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COMING SEPTEMBER 26, 2025

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