Blitz My Heart : A Grumpy Linebacker × Sunshine Physical Therapist Sports Romance

He was the grumpy star linebacker who didn't need anyone. She was the sunshine physical therapist who refused to back down. Neither expected to fall this hard.

Poppy Chen has one rule: never date athletes. After her ex-boyfriend used her connections to advance his career and then ghosted her, she's sworn off sports stars forever. When she lands her dream internship with Crestwood University's championship football team, she's determined to keep things strictly professional—no matter how charming the players might be.

Miles Hendrix doesn't do distractions. As the star linebacker with NFL scouts watching his every move, he can't afford anything that might derail his draft prospects. But when the new sports medicine intern walks into the training room with fire in her eyes and zero fear of his reputation, something shifts. She's brilliant, stubborn, and completely off-limits.

One injured ankle. Daily treatment sessions. And a connection neither of them can ignore.

Miles falls first—and he falls hard. Morning coffee deliveries. Stolen glances during practice. Late-night conversations that have nothing to do with football. He's never wanted anything more than he wants Poppy Chen.

But Poppy's been hurt before, and she's built walls for a reason. When she's offered the opportunity of a lifetime—an elite sports medicine program across the country—she's forced to choose between the career she's worked for her entire life and the man who makes her believe in love again.

Then tragedy strikes, and everything changes.

Miles's shoulder injury threatens his NFL dreams. His estranged father returns with a devastating diagnosis. And Poppy realizes that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is fight for love, even when the timing is all wrong.