Worth the Try

<p><strong>Elodie Cole has always done the right thing. So why does her life feel like it's falling apart?</strong></p><p> 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 <em>herself</em>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ansel Miles is used to pressure.</strong></p><p> 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.</p><p>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:</p><p></p><p><strong>Can two people who've always given their all to everyone else finally fight for each other?</strong></p>