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Someone To Stay: A Small Town Surprise Pregnancy Sports Romance (The Skylark Series)

Michelle Major

From USA Today bestselling author Michelle Major comes a slow-burn, banter-packed small-town romance about a grumpy NFL single dad, the sassy nanny he never wanted, and the one unforgettable night that leads to the surprise of both their lives.

PIPER: NFL superstar Felix Barlowe was never supposed to be the one.

He’s my brother-in-law’s brother and my nemesis--until one unforgettable night changed everything. I thought it would get him out of my system, not leave me with a secret.

I’m hiding out in a secluded cabin, pregnant and panicking, when Felix shows up with a two-year-old and no idea how everything is about to change. So I do something reckless and offer to help as his temporary nanny.

It seems like an easy way to buy myself time. But watching him bake sourdough at dawn and read bedtime stories on repeat, not to mention those late-night kisses, I start to fall for him in a way I never saw coming.

Felix Barlowe thinks he’s not built for forever. I think he might be perfect for me.

FELIX: Piper Hart has hated me from day one. She’s all spark and sass and completely immune to my charm. But now she’s helping with a little girl I never expected to raise, and I can’t seem to get the night she spent in my arms out of my mind.

I’ve failed at love three times--definitely not relationship material. But Piper makes me want to believe again.

And when I discover her secret, I’ll do whatever it takes to prove I’m not a man who leaves. I’m the one who stays.

Someone To Stay is Book 5 in The Skylark Series. A small-town standalone with a guaranteed HEA. If you like grumpy/sunshine, enemies-to-lovers romance with forced proximity, found family, and all the slow-burn heat, this one's for you.

Readers love Someone To Stay:

“I knew they'd light each other's world's on fire, and they did just that!” - BeeFaith, Goodreads “Finished this book in less than 24 hours.” - Riley, Goodreads “Felix and Piper had me sobbing before I even finished chapter three!” - Donna, Goodreads “Felix, oh how I love him, sourdough and all.” - Shari, Goodreads “I give this one 5 stars 100 times!” - Kortney, Goodreads “This book has it all …heartfelt moments, football star single dad, accidental pregnancy, cinnamon roll MMC, great banter, and chemistry that’s just waiting to be ignited.” - Ashley, Goodreads “Sparks fly and a beautiful, heart wrenching love story begins.” - Erica, Goodreads “Piper and Felix’s story is literal perfection.” - Dayna, Goodreads

GenresRomanceSportsLiterature & FictionGenre FictionSmall Town & RuralFriendship

286 pages

English edition · First published 2026 by Independently published · ISBN 9798243754668

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