Miami Piranhas Book 4: Winning the Season by Beth Bolden

 

Miami Piranhas Book 4

Coach Asa Dawson has fallen wildly in love only twice in his life.

First with football.

Then with Scott Callaway.

But Scott isn’t just the one who got away.

He’s the one person—the one man—Asa hoped might finally show him how all-consuming passion could be.

Instead, fate (and football) intervened and they never got the chance to explore their attraction. Their friendship ended in ruins, Scott left, and Asa’s been torn between hating him and loving him for the last seven years.

Asa doesn’t think he’ll ever see him again, but when his bad habits catch up to him and he doesn’t have a choice but to accept help, he’s horrified—and exhilarated—to learn Scott’s been hired to assist him.

With the final stretch of the Piranhas season falling during the holidays, maybe what Asa and Scott have needed this whole time was a little Christmas magic to remind them the most important job isn’t to win the season—but to finally win each other’s hearts.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62830560-winning-the-season

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

And now Coach’s story! Another one from this series I’ve been looking forward to. We’ve seen hints in the series, and of course the bonus chapters, of Coach losing someone he loved. Now we finally get to see what happened and how he gets his second chance. Eight years ago, Asa looked at his best friend and something finally clicked. He loved him for so long but never really thought it could be more. But suddenly an attraction sparked and throughout that year, he’ll realize just how deep those feelings go and how what he wants is to really be with Scott. But will his best friend want him back? And as the year closes, Asa takes that leap of faith. He admits to Scott about his feelings and Scott reveals that he has always loved Asa too. But. Yeah, there’s a but. Scott didn’t believe the world they are in would let them have it all. Their careers as football coaches and a relationship between them. Not without giving something up and not while Scott was still in the closet and couldn’t imagine a way out. So he makes the choice to leave. To save Asa from making a decision he can’t take back and breaking not only his own heart but Asa’s as well. Now seven years later, Asa has a health scare and his son, Beau, is desperate to get Asa to change his work life. He calls Scott, not realizing just how long it’s been since Asa and Scott have spoken and that their friendship was possibly broken. Scott has learned his lesson though. He regretted leaving the moment he did, but now he will do what it takes to fight for Asa. And it will be quite the fight. Asa is still angry and hurt all these years later. How could not be? But even with the anger of Scott being back in his life, he has to admit… he has missed him too. Perhaps there is a chance for these two to find their way back to one another after all this time. Really loved this one! Another heartbreaking story to start with but so nice to see how these two find their way back to one another. And fight for one another like they should have years ago. You can’t help but root for these two! One more to go in this series and I cannot wait!