Beauty and the Baller

Ilsa Madden-Mills’s “Beauty and the Baller” is a passionate romantic book. It narrates the tale of Ronan Smith, a former NFL quarterback, who is killed in a vehicle accident along with his fiancée. He meets Nova Morgan, a former pageant contestant who is on a mission.

Two years after their disastrous one-night encounter, Nova goes home to Blue Belle, Texas, where they cross paths once more. Ronan, who is now a respected football coach, is unaware of her. He suggests pretending to date Nova to fend off the women the booster club is always putting in his direction. But when he finds out she’s the one who escaped, things start to become serious.