Princess and the Player

The romantic novel “Princess and the Player” by Ilsa Madden-Mills centers on the unanticipated romance between Francesca Lane and NFL player Tuck Avery. Francesca skips her wedding in favor of a masquerade ball at a private club after her fiancé betrays her. She runs into Tuck there, who is having a birthday celebration. They had a one-night fling while maintaining their anonymity.

But Francesca quickly finds out that her veiled prince is none other than Tuck, the rich jock who resides in her apartment complex. His tabloid reputation made her reluctant, but fate had a surprise in store for her: a positive pregnancy test. As Tuck tries to persuade Francesca that he’s not like the other men she’s known, the plot develops.