A furious bookstore owner. A superstar NFL quarterback. One destroyed window display. One lawsuit. One courtroom sentence: one hundred hours.

Christie Sanford, bookstore owner
Her grandmother’s handmade holiday display was more than décor. It was legacy.
She wants real accountability, not a payoff and a PR apology.
She refuses to let Brandon Stockard buy his way out of the damage—or into her space.

Brandon Stockard, franchise quarterback with a reputation problem
He can take a hit on the field, but this scandal is turning him into a punchline.
He wants to make it right the only way Christie will accept: showing up and doing the work.
He can’t control the headlines, his handlers, or the inconvenient truth that Christie makes him want more than a clean exit.

Tropes you get
✅ Enemies to lovers ✅ Forced proximity (court-ordered community service) ✅ Celebrity athlete x civilian heroine
✅ Grumpy/sunshine friction ✅ Redemption arc hero ✅ Workplace romance (bookstore setting) ✅ Small-town/public scrutiny pressure ✅ Open door spice ✅ Happily ever after

A judge orders Brandon to serve one hundred hours inside Christie’s bookstore—under the watch of the court and the court of public opinion.
If Brandon fails, the fallout explodes his season and his image all over again.
If Christie relents, she risks turning her grief and her sanctuary into entertainment—and handing her heart to the man who wrecked both.

High-tension banter. Earned accountability. Intense chemistry that refuses to stay professional.
A golden-boy hero forced to stop performing remorse and start living it.
A heroine who learns that boundaries can coexist with desire—and that justice can come with heat.

Perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers sports romance, forced proximity workplace romance, and redemption love stories with open door heat.

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