Just for the Cameras

Graydon St. John plays defensive end for the San Francisco Foghorns, and his temper makes him hard to work with. A league-wide PR scandal lands him and two other athletes in community outreach at the San Francisco Zoo.

There he is paired with zookeeper Maple Baker, who wants something from him. The zoo plans to replace her beloved flamingo lagoon with a gift shop, and she hopes a famous player can bring attention to her fight.

Their social media videos lead fans to believe the two are dating. The team's PR staff pushes them to keep it going, since the act helps Graydon's image and the flamingos alike. Slowly, the pretend relationship starts to become real.

Graydon also has to deal with his father, a former Foghorns star who cares most about reputation. Their strained bond sits underneath the romance.

This is the first book in the Bay Area Players series. It is a sports romance with a fake relationship, a grumpy hero and a sunshine heroine. The tone is comic and raunchy, and the romance builds slowly over a long read.