Beneath the Stands

From Sunday Times bestselling author Emily McIntire comes an angsty, best friends brother, second chance romance and the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series.

Elliot Carson left Sugarlake and has never looked back. Revered as the next big thing in basketball, Elis a star until an injury ends his career, sending him spiralling with no direction.

But he wont go home.

He cant.

Instead, he accepts a coaching gig at Florida Coast University, determined to leave his past behind. But fate has other plans when Becca, his sisters best friend, shows up as a student and, even worse, becomes the new team manager.

Rebecca Sanger is the preachers daughter and the towns disappointment. When she ignores her familys demands to come home, shes cut off and needs a job so she can stay enrolled at FCU. She thought she had everything figured out, until Eli Carson - the person she hates more than anything in the world - ends up being her new boss.

Forced together, Becca and Elis hatred turns to heat, and they start an affair. But disaster quickly strikes, ripping them apart.

Years pass, and Beccas back home, under her parents thumb, and living a mundane life. When Eli shows up out of the blue with a fiancée in tow, Becca is tasked with planning their wedding.

Theres only one problem.

Becca still loves Eli.

And he hates her.

For the second time in their lives, theyre forced together, and theyll find out just how thin the line is between hate . . . and a love that lasts a lifetime.

*****

*Beneath the Stands is the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series and contains mature content. It can be read alone, but its recommended to start with Beneath the Stars for a full reading experience. Full list of TW can be found on authors website.*