Mason Cross doesn't do profiles.
He's the Chicago Phantoms' franchise quarterback, and after the playoff collapse that nearly ended his career, the last thing he needs is a journalist with a recorder and no patience for the managed version of him.
But Sloane Mercer isn't after the version. She's after the truth. And the truth about what happened in that fourth quarter is more complicated than anyone has written -- including the part Mason has been carrying alone for three months.
Two weeks at an elite training facility. Daily sessions. Off-record conversations that keep going somewhere they shouldn't.
She can't protect her source and finish the story. He can't let someone this close and stay in control.
One of them is going to have to break first.
Fourth Down Desire is a steamy sports romance featuring a quarterback who's better at taking hits than asking for help, a journalist who writes the true version or nothing, and a slow burn that earns every degree of heat.
Alexi Hart has always had more stories than time. For years, those ideas lived quietly, until late 2025 when encouragement from her sister convinced her to finally share them. Since then, Alexi has been polishing long-held ideas and releasing them on Amazon. With plans to publish new books regularly throughout the year and beyond, she’s deeply grateful for the support she’s already received and looks forward to sharing many more stories with readers.View all by Alexi Hart
