Roughing the Tutor: A Friends to Lovers Sports Romance

Rule #1: Don't touch the Coach's daughter. Rule #2: Don't fall in love with the one person who can ruin your career.Marshall Jennings is the Captain of the Briarwood Buccaneers. He's the first-line center, a draft prospect, and the campus god. He's also broke, drowning in family debt, and holding onto a scholarship by a thread. To save his family's home, he needs a signing bonus. To get the bonus, he needs to pass Sociology. Enter the tutor. She's smart, she's sharp, and she hates hockey players. She's also the Head Coach's daughter. She is the one person Marshall cannot afford to want-and he wants her anyway.Hope Harding has a plan. Get her degree, get into grad school, and get as far away from the toxic world of hockey as possible. She knows the game destroys families. She watched it destroy her own. Then Marsh Jennings walks into the library. He's battered, bruised, and carrying the weight of the world on his broad shoulders. He's supposed to be just another jock, but Hope sees the cracks in his armor, the desperation beneath his confidence, and the man behind the mask.The game changes. When a corrupt assistant coach catches them breaking the rules, the blackmail begins. Suddenly, passing a class is the least of their problems. Marsh must choose between throwing the championship game and betraying his team, or watching Hope get expelled and his future burn. He thinks he can protect her by pushing her away and facing the threat alone. But Hope is more than the coach's daughter. She has a plan of her own, and together they intend to fight back.Roughing the Tutor is a high-stakes, steamy college sports romance that blends the adrenaline of the ice with the suspense of a thriller. If you like protective heroes, smart heroines, and love stories that fight back, you'll love Alisson Bento's newest release.TROPE LIST: - Coach's Daughter / Forbidden Love (The ultimate taboos)- Tutor x Jock (Forced Proximity in the library)- Broken Hero / Caretaking (She heals his injuries)- Romantic Suspense / Thriller (Blackmail & gambling ring)- Touch Her And Die (Extreme protectiveness)- Friends-to-Lovers (Built on secrets and trust)- College / New Adult Setting- Secret Relationship (Sneaking around campus)