Book 1 in Treasure State Wildcats
Coach
by Devney Perry
Football star. Single dad. And once, a long time ago, mine.
I’ve spent the better part of a decade forgetting Ford Ellis. If he had just stayed away from Montana, I might have erased the memory of his striking blue eyes and rugged smile forever. Avoiding him was easy when the only place I saw his face was on ESPN—and a remote control could fix that problem.
Except my boss just hired Ford as the new head coach for the Treasure State Wildcats. Not only will I be stuck watching him on the sidelines this season, but avoiding him will be impossible now that we’re working together.
Maybe I haven’t forgotten Ford. Maybe I still dream about what we might have been. Maybe he hasn’t forgotten me either.
Except those maybes won’t change the fact that we were never meant to be. Maybe he was mine once. But as of today, the only thing I’ll be calling Ford Ellis is Coach.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~369
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Coach?
Coach is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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How spicy is Coach?
Coach is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Coach a standalone?
No. Coach is book 1 in Treasure State Wildcats. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Coach?
Coach features second chance, single parent, football player, small town. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Coach have content warnings?
We have no major content warnings noted for Coach, but our notes may be incomplete. Check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Coach?
If you loved Coach, try Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills, Flawless by Elsie Silver, Wild Love by Elsie Silver. They share its second chance and single parent energy at a similar spice level.