# Trying Too Hard...: A steamy standalone sports romance

Molly Ann Wishlade

The French rugby team is in town - and Catrin’s world is about to be turned upside down.Hired as an intern at a coveted talent agency, blonde bubbly Catrin Owens knew she could excel at the job. The rules are strict – business is business and pleasure is separate. Not a problem for hardworking and determined to excel Catrin. She’s never veered off the path for success. And a certain 6 ft-something wall of lean muscle that is her latest client is not going to distract her now.Scarred, and brimming with forbidden sex appeal, French rugby star Henri Chevallier crashes through the walls of Catrin’s neatly-ordered life – tearing through her professionalism like a scrap of cheap lingerie.The sex is fierce, exhilarating…life-changing – and almost all the more exciting as she knows she’s risking the career she dreamed of. Catrin knows she should step away. But Henri is a temptation she can’t seem to resist…

What’s the French word for lust…?

Hired as an intern at a coveted talent agency, blonde bubbly Catrin Owens knew she could be brilliant at the job. The code of conduct is crystal clear – business is business, pleasure is pleasure…and the two should never, ever meet! No problem for Catrin - she’s hardworking, and determined to excel. Until, that is, she meets the 6 ft-something wall of lean muscle that is her boss’ top client…

Scarred, and brimming with forbidden sex appeal, the French rugby star Henri Chevallier crashes through the walls of Catrin’s neatly-ordered life – and throws her polished professionalism aside like a scrap of sheer French lingerie!

The sex is fierce, exhilarating…life-changing – and almost all the more exciting as she knows she’s risking the career she dreamed of. Catrin knows she should step away. The problem? Henri is a temptation she can’t seem to resist…

Trying Too Hard…

Molly Ann Wishlade


Copyright

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2014

Copyright © Molly Ann Wishlade 2014

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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E-book Edition © June 2014 ISBN: 9781472090478

Version date: 2018-07-23

MOLLY ANN WISHLADE

has always been an avid reader and writer of stories. She regularly indulges her love of romance and passion by getting lost in the delicious worlds created by romantic novelists. When not reading, she's busy with her current WIP, usually her next highly erotic tale about hunky heroes and their lady loves - and sometimes their gorgeous male lovers too.

She wants to take readers on the rollercoaster that is life through the creation of loveable characters, exciting relationships and vivid worlds. She has a soft spot for a HEA.

She loves to hear from readers.

For my own hero and our HEA. Always. xxx

Contents

Cover

Blurb

Title Page

Copyright

Author Bio

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Excerpt

Endpages

About the Publisher