Maddie Pierce has built a career on saying exactly what she thinks. As the outspoken host of Femmes de Football, she’s made a name for herself calling out hypocrisy, ego, and bad behavior in the sport she loves. No one embodies everything she despises more than Ben Christiansen—Boston’s golden striker and the walking definition of easy confidence. For years, she’s wanted to slap that easy grin off his (albeit beautiful) face. Ben Christiansen is used to being misunderstood. On the pitch, he’s brilliance and chaos in equal measure. Off it, he’s learned that playing the villain is easier than letting anyone see what’s underneath. Maddie Pierce has never seen him as anything but a problem—and honestly, he’s returned the favor. So when a career shake-up lands Maddie inside the very organization Ben joins, their long-running war of words becomes impossible to avoid. Suddenly, every press conference is a minefield. Every interaction crackles with tension. And every glance lingers just a little too long. What starts as open hostility turns into something far more dangerous: understanding. As professional lines blur and personal truths surface, Maddie and Ben are forced to confront the stories they’ve told about each other—and the walls they’ve built to survive in a sport that rarely makes room for vulnerability. Finding common ground might cost them their carefully maintained defenses… but it could also give them something neither of them expected. Finding Our Center is a sharp, enemies-to-lovers romance about reputation, redemption, and the moment when rivalry gives way to trust—and desire takes its most dangerous form.
