I'll be honest with you-I'm no saint. Sure, I turned down my 9.6-million-dollar football contract to join the Teams but I'll never tell you the real reason why. The media has anointed me a selfless, patriotic American hero. But it isn't that deep-I just want some action. A one-night stand with a San Diego coed. I picked her out of a steamy nightclub-sexy blonde hair, full breasts, nice ass. I savored her warm touch, the scent of her perfume, and the sound of her laughter. After she rode me all night, I took in the ocean view from my condo, thankful for the blissful memories she gave me to get me through my long deployment.I cross paths with Miss San Diego again halfway across the world in Afghanistan. Turns out she is a professional cheerleader on a patriotic tour sent to entertain my Team. I gaze into her beautiful blue eyes and give her my word that she's safe with me. And my word is my bond. Then she is kidnapped.Whoever took her, took the wrong girl. Because I will tear this country apart to find her.I'll never win MVP, never get a championship ring, but some heroes don't play games.

Author Biography

Alana Albertson is an award winning Latina author, the former President of Romance Writers of America's Contemporary Romance, Chick Lit, and Young Adult chapters. She holds a Masters of Education from Harvard and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Stanford. A recovering professional ballroom dancer, Alana currently writes new adult romantic suspense, young adult, and contemporary romance. She lives in San Diego, California, with her husband, two sons, and five dogs. When she's not spending her time needlepointing, dancing, or saving dogs from high kill shelters through her rescue Pugs N Roses, she can be found watching episodes of House Hunters, Homeland, or Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. Please visit her website at www.alanaalbertson.com