Defending the Player

DEFENDING THE PLAYER PIERSON U BOOK 3 ELOUISE TYNAN ARDENTLY ROMANCE This book is a work of fiction. All characters, organisations, and events portrayed in the novel are either productions of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. DEFENDING THE PLAYER Copyright © 2023 by Elouise Tynan All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Edited: Amy Maranville at Kracken Communications Cover Design: Sarah Paige at the Book Cover Boutique Cover image: Michelle Lancaster @lanefotograf Cover model: Lochie Carey Published by Ardently Romance Ebook: 978-0-6457512-2-2 Paperback: 978-0-6457512-3-9 To all the girls who fiercely guard their hearts… this one is for you CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epilogue Acknowledgments Also by Elouise Tynan About the Author ONE IMOGEN “I can’t stand you,” I growled, gripping the edge of the table and leaning forward. A satisfied smile spread across Bant’s face, blue eyes sparkling with amusement. “Tell me more. Because when you lean over the table like that I can see straight down your dress.” I scowled standing upright and crossing my arms over my chest. There were few people who infuriated me more than the pretty boy basketball player standing across from me. I motioned to the game of beer TWO BANT Turns out I was the one who was drunk by the end of the night. Monty had joined Imogen and the two of them had kicked my ass at beer pong. Imogen had relished every second of it, her gloating smile irritating and making my dick twitch in my jeans all at the same time. She was a mouthy pain in the ass, but that didn’t stop me from wanting that mouth anywhere on my body. From the second she’d crashed into