Red Card

by Maren Moore

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Pub Date Aug 12 2025 | Archive Date Not set

Forever (Grand Central Publishing) | Forever

New Adult | Romance

Description

She’s All That meets She’s the Man in this New Adult sports romance about a British bad boy rugby player who’s forced to start over in America and finds an unlikely ally in the coach’s daughter when she offers him a deal he can’t resist.

Leaving it all on the field is one thing. Giving his all to love? Terrifying.

British bad boy Cillian “Kill” Cairney is ruthless on the rugby pitch. After getting a permanent red card from his team in London, the only team that will have him is an Ivy League school in New Hampshire. But the guys hate him, his coach doesn’t trust him, and worst of all? His starting position is in the hands of his coach’s fiery, rugby-obsessed, very off-limits daughter. Not only does he have to earn his coach’s respect, but Kill has to earn Rory’s—and nothing has ever seemed more difficult. That is, until she approaches him with a proposition that could benefit them both . . .

Rory St. James has spent all her life immersed in rugby. Which is . . . part of the problem. She’s tired of being friend-zoned. She wants to get the guy, and to do that, she needs the frustratingly charming Cillian to teach her. But the more time they spend together, the more lines begin to blur. In a game where trust and loyalty are tested, who will be the winner? Or will love be the final red card?

Content Guidance: Parental Loss (off page) / Grief

A Note From the Publisher

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Advance Praise

“Maren Moore brings the heat on and off the pitch in this steamy friends-to-lovers sports romance. With swoony chemistry, heartfelt emotion, and a rugby team full of lovable chaos, Red Card absolutely delivers!” —New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy

"Maren Moore tickled my new adult romance loving brain with this one. Cute, funny, and spicy, I was kicking my feet and giggling from the first chapter until the very last. Moore scores an easy try with Red Card. Fans of college sports romances and 'lessons' won't want to miss this five star read!" —USA Today and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Kandi Steiner

“A sexy, sizzling summer read, Red Card from Maren Moore is the sports romance of my dreams. I devoured it in one sitting. I can’t wait for readers to get their hands on Cillian and Rory.”—New York Times Bestselling author B.K. Borison

“Laugh out loud funny, adorably sweet, unbearably sexy and perfectly, heartwarmingly emotional, Red Card is romance gold. Cillian is deliciously broody, with a marshmallow center and Rory is the kind of heroine you want as your bestie. Compulsively readable from the first page to the very last!”—New York Times Bestselling Author Helena Hunting

“Crackling tension, searing heat & swoon-worthy banter — Moore delivers an absolute knockout in this sizzling hot (much needed) rugby romance. Filled to the brim with emotional depth, characters to adore & a romantic ride for the ages. Red Card is the sports romance you’ve been waiting for.” —USA Today Bestselling Author Peyton Corrine

“Maren Moore brings the heat on and off the pitch in this steamy friends-to-lovers sports romance. With swoony chemistry, heartfelt emotion, and a rugby team full of lovable chaos, Red Card...