Roughing the Passer

BREAKING THE PATTERNTwo years without a ring on your finger is enough to drive any girl crazy, especially Lavender Gerloch. She loves her bad-boy quarterback, but he only prizes one type of ring—the kind you get from winning the Super Bowl. So it's time to say goodbye.Tyler Harris hasn't been hit so hard in years. Why would anyone want to ruin a perfectly good relationship by making it official? But Lavender's flight seems to suggest just that, and even worse, his friends' wives have huddled with her to run a game-winning play. Coming is the biggest showdown of his life, and there'll be no refs calling unnecessary roughness. He's down by four. Already he's drifted out of the pocket, Lavender is ducking and weaving, and there'll be only one chance to beat the defense. It will all come down to three...two...one...