Scaling the Sidelines (The Women of Blue Harbor Book 4)

Coach Riley Morgan lives her life by the whistle: sharp, disciplined, and temporary. After a career-ending injury shattered her dreams, she’s spent years drifting from town to town, refusing to unpack her boxes or her heart. But when she arrives in Blue Harbor, she meets the one woman determined to whistle her out of bounds.

Claire Bennett is the heart of Blue Harbor High. As a school counselor and dedicated single mother, she’s built a fortress around her daughter, Sophie. She doesn’t have time for a stoic, cynical coach who treats the varsity soccer field like a battlefield and the town like a pit stop. Claire knows Riley is exactly the kind of ‘temporary’ person her family needs to avoid.

But between heated arguments on the sidelines and forced proximity at school events, the ice around Riley begins to thaw. Claire sees the vulnerability Riley hides behind her charcoal tracksuit, while Riley discovers that some walls aren’t meant to be defended--they’re meant to be scaled.

As the season reaches its climax, Riley must face the ultimate choice: keep running to the next town, or finally trade her month-to-month lease for a permanent home. In a town where every love story begins with a reason to stay, is Riley brave enough to put down roots?

Scaling the Sidelines is a steamy, small-town Sapphic romance featuring the grumpy-vs-sunshine and enemies-to-lovers tropes. It is the fourth standalone book in the ‘Women of Blue Harbor’ series.