{"product_id":"sacked-by-surprise-a-friends-to-lovers-rugby-romance-paperback","title":"Sacked by Surprise: A Friends to Lovers Rugby Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeatrice Bradshaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe is only a friend. Then why does he risk his rugby career to keep her safe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSCOTTIE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI stay in the background to make my teammates look like Gods. I keep to myself. But when a ballet dancer sits down next to me in a cinema in Stirling, I make a mistake: I let her in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva's my teammate's girlfriend and off limits. She's bruised in places she won't let me see. All I'm supposed to be is her friend. But every Tuesday in that cinema, I fall harder for a woman I can't have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd burn my career to keep her safe. What I can't do is tell her that I'm falling in love with her, because it would destroy our friendship - and my team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm a professional dancer trapped in a toxic relationship. My boyfriend's temper is escalating. My injury is threatening my ballet career. And the only person I trust is the quietest, largest man in Scottish rugby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScottie doesn't ask questions. He shows up. When my relationship finally shatters, he gets me out, drives me to the Highlands, and opens the door to a family that treats me as one of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem? I'm falling for my friend. And if I cross that line, I'll lose the only person who ever made me feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSacked by Surprise \u003c\/em\u003eis a friends-to-lovers rugby romance and the third standalone in the \u003cem\u003eScottish Rugby Rebels \u003c\/em\u003eseries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTropes: Friends to lovers; He falls first; Only one bed in the Scottish Highlands; Hurt\/ comfort; Grumpy x sunshine; DV survivor arc handled with care; Size difference: 6'4 rugby centre × petite ballerina; Found family; Dual POV (first person) \u0026amp; high heat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA protective rugby hero who falls first. A ballet dancer rebuilding her life after a toxic relationship. A slow-burn love story set between Stirling and the Scottish Highlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOR FANS OF sports romance with gut-punch emotional depth and a friends-to-lovers burn so slow it leaves scorch marks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261531631837,"sku":"9781919184524","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/RwSYraDWOP9781919184524.webp?v=1785076975","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/sacked-by-surprise-a-friends-to-lovers-rugby-romance-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}