{"product_id":"ruck-me-harder-9781959785118","title":"Ruck Me Harder","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe tackles. He tumbles. They both fall... hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm a rugby player in the twilight of my career. Younger, stronger, prettier women are joining the team, and my endorsement deals are drying up. Nobody wants a grumpy, washed-up, burned out has-been to advertise their brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen my new teammate sets me up on a blind date with her brother, I begrudgingly agree for the sake of team harmony... until I find out I already know her other brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGymnast Tony Gonzales is the bane of my existence. I hit rock bottom the morning after our Olympics hookup three years ago; I stopped drinking entirely, and I've changed my whole life around since then.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, he's everywhere, a taunting reminder of every challenge and failure I've endured. But the more time I spend with him, I start to wonder if maybe I was too quick to judge. It's not his fault he's tangled up with all of my worst memories. And I can't deny his drive - to succeed in gymnastics, to go to vet school, to take care of his family - is incredibly sexy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRugby is brutal. Gymnastics is intense. But nothing has ever felt as dangerous as falling for each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRUCK ME HARDER is an enemies to lovers, best friend's brother, they're both athletes romance featuring a tattooed, leather jacket-wearing, motorcycle-riding gymnast and the black cat women's rugby superstar who just wants to be loved. There is no third-act breakup.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AES Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959785118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Allie Lasky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45419041554613,"sku":"9781959785118","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f6b1fdaa-2c64-480f-b36e-d834f9c5420b.jpg?v=1748390716","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ruck-me-harder-9781959785118","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}