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Westfall Vipers #2
Buzzer
She healed his body. He saved her heart. Ace Navarro has everything riding on one night. Senior year. NBA scouts in the stands. A draft contract that would pull his mother out of her back-to-back jobs and pay for his little brother's surgery. All he has to do is stay on the court.
Maya Holt is the razor-tongued physical therapy intern who is the only person in Westfall University who doesn't treat him like a god. To her, he's nothing but a walking final project — arrogant, reckless, and dangerously charming. She's immune to all of it. She has to be.
Then comes the buzzer. The shot. And the sickening pop that destroys everything.
With a shattered ACL, a five-month countdown to the NBA draft, and his family's future on the line, Ace has no choice but to surrender everything to the one woman who refuses to let him fail. Maya doesn't sugarcoat, doesn't bend rules, and absolutely does not fall for her patients.
Absolutely not.
But as six-AM rehab sessions turn into whispered confessions, as the lines between therapist and patient begin to blur, both of them realize that the most dangerous game they've ever played has nothing to do with basketball.
Because winning the draft might save Ace's career. But losing Maya might cost him everything else.
Forbidden romance — patient meets physical therapistSlow burn with serious heat — every inch earned, nothing given for freeDual POV — live inside the heads of a desperate athlete and a fiercely guarded healerSports romance — gritty, emotionally raw, and packed with basketball atmosphereHEA guaranteed — with an epilogue that will wreck you (in the best way)Perfect for fans of Elena Armas, Penelope Douglas, and Hannah Grace. If you love enemies-to-lovers tension, forbidden feelings, and heroes who fall hard and fast — Buzzer is your next obsession.
Westfall Vipers Book 2 — can be read as a standalone.
"Be my nightmare, Holt. Push me. Break me down and put me back together."
Maya Holt is the razor-tongued physical therapy intern who is the only person in Westfall University who doesn't treat him like a god. To her, he's nothing but a walking final project — arrogant, reckless, and dangerously charming. She's immune to all of it. She has to be.
Then comes the buzzer. The shot. And the sickening pop that destroys everything.
With a shattered ACL, a five-month countdown to the NBA draft, and his family's future on the line, Ace has no choice but to surrender everything to the one woman who refuses to let him fail. Maya doesn't sugarcoat, doesn't bend rules, and absolutely does not fall for her patients.
Absolutely not.
But as six-AM rehab sessions turn into whispered confessions, as the lines between therapist and patient begin to blur, both of them realize that the most dangerous game they've ever played has nothing to do with basketball.
Because winning the draft might save Ace's career. But losing Maya might cost him everything else.
Forbidden romance — patient meets physical therapistSlow burn with serious heat — every inch earned, nothing given for freeDual POV — live inside the heads of a desperate athlete and a fiercely guarded healerSports romance — gritty, emotionally raw, and packed with basketball atmosphereHEA guaranteed — with an epilogue that will wreck you (in the best way)Perfect for fans of Elena Armas, Penelope Douglas, and Hannah Grace. If you love enemies-to-lovers tension, forbidden feelings, and heroes who fall hard and fast — Buzzer is your next obsession.
Westfall Vipers Book 2 — can be read as a standalone.
"Be my nightmare, Holt. Push me. Break me down and put me back together."
- GenresAmazon
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 3, 2026
About the author
K.S. Van
126 books9 followersK.S. Van writes cozy mysteries and warm, character-first romance.
His longest series, The Moonhaven Mysteries, follows retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood, a Victorian ghost and a Border Collie along the coast of Maine. Ten books, complete.
He also writes the Saltkettle Cove novels (cozy seaside fantasy romance in a Cornish village that feeds you whether you like it or not), the Westfall Vipers (college basketball romance), the Ivy Bloom Mysteries (a small-town Vermont matchmaker who reads documents better than people), Marigold Falls Billionaires (small-town romance, also Vermont) and Bramble Creek (small-town romance on an Oregon orchard).
Every romance ends happily. Every mystery plays fair.
Free stories for readers: https://ksvan.eu/free/
His longest series, The Moonhaven Mysteries, follows retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood, a Victorian ghost and a Border Collie along the coast of Maine. Ten books, complete.
He also writes the Saltkettle Cove novels (cozy seaside fantasy romance in a Cornish village that feeds you whether you like it or not), the Westfall Vipers (college basketball romance), the Ivy Bloom Mysteries (a small-town Vermont matchmaker who reads documents better than people), Marigold Falls Billionaires (small-town romance, also Vermont) and Bramble Creek (small-town romance on an Oregon orchard).
Every romance ends happily. Every mystery plays fair.
Free stories for readers: https://ksvan.eu/free/
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March 16, 2026
I really enjoyed Maya and Ace’s story. I am not generally a basketball fan so I wasn’t sure how I would feel reading it but I loved it.
Ace may be one egotistical athlete but he has a good heart. Everything he does is for his family. The NBA is his ultimate goal but his chances dim in the blink of an eye.
Maya is so perfect for Ace. She stands her ground and doesn’t placate him. She also has a soft spot for him but must remain professional.
The tension between these two is always there. Clearly they are meant for each other. They balance each other out and get the HEA they deserve.
Ace may be one egotistical athlete but he has a good heart. Everything he does is for his family. The NBA is his ultimate goal but his chances dim in the blink of an eye.
Maya is so perfect for Ace. She stands her ground and doesn’t placate him. She also has a soft spot for him but must remain professional.
The tension between these two is always there. Clearly they are meant for each other. They balance each other out and get the HEA they deserve.
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