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From USA Today Bestselling author Fiona Davenport comes a best friend’s brother, sports romance with football player who intercepts the heroine from a blind date to claim her for himself.

Nixon Scott’s dream of playing professional football had finally come true. His focus needed to be on making the most of his rookie season. But then he met Ember Walsh.

All it took was one look for Nixon to know Ember was meant to be his, but the timing was all wrong. She was also off-limits.

Falling for his sister’s best friend wasn’t the right move. But when she was set up with one of his teammates, Nixon had no choice but to intercept Ember and lay claim to his woman.

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2022

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Fiona Davenport

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The writing duo of Elle Christensen and Rochelle Paige team up under the USA Today bestselling Fiona Davenport pen name to bring you sexy, insta-love stories filled with alpha males.

If you want a quick & dirty read with a guaranteed happily ever after, then give Fiona Davenport a try!

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Professional Inquiries: Fiona is represented by SBR Media. For inquiries regarding foreign rights, audio and other media outlets, please contact Laura@sbrmedia.com.

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Profile Image for Sonia.
1,311 reviews2,098 followers
October 26, 2022
Don’t you just love a man that knows what he wants?

Even if that means filling you up with his s€€d to get you pregnant? No? Just me? Okay. Well…I love it 💁🏻‍♀️.

Nixon’s helping his sister’s best friend Ember move into her NYU place. As soon as he sees her, he wants to br€€d her 😈. When he finds out his sister set Ember on a date with another football player, he sees red. There’s only one thing he can do- sabotage it 💅.

It’s been months since she moved to NYU, yet she’s always noticed Nixon. Duh. He’s a defensive lineman 😅 why wouldn’t he be noticed 😉. So when he shows up on the date she was supposed to be on with one if his teammates, she doesn’t know what to think. Don’t worry. Nixon doesn’t want her to think…

He just wants her to feel 😉.

And oh… does she ever 😅.

I actually enjoyed this one more than the first one. This one encompasses many many months. So it’s Insta love ish lol. Plus. Ember has some goals in life- and I love that Nixon is supportive of it all ❤️.

And, of course, the 🔥 times were delish. Since it’s a novella, we only get two, but they’re good. I love me a man that’s all about making sure his woman is satisfied (ahem… especially when it ends a LITTLE too fast for him 😅😬). This guy will go on 🔥and on 🥵and on to make sure she’s… happy 😉.

And then we get two epilogues 🥰 one months later and the other one 7 years later ❤️. Sigh.

I wish we would’ve seen the months Nixon was obsessed with Ember instead of it being a time jump. And I wish it was longer.

Overall. I loved it

⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd
-mild OMD- the h was set up on a date by H’s sister. The H sabotages the date and texts the OM that the h isn’t showing up
-spanking
-virgin h/not a manwhore H
-no condoms
Profile Image for Samantha (bookgramsaga reviews).
916 reviews1,209 followers
February 6, 2024
⭐️⭐️.5

Safety warnings:
- No cheating
- No OW/OM drama
- HEA

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Nothing new or special. Sister's best friend.

He's been into her for ages but never made a move and she never knew he liked her. He gets extremely jealous and sabotages her date because he cannot stand her being with anyone else but him.

They get together pretty quickly, and things move fast.

No problem with that since this is a novella and there was no point in dragging things.
Profile Image for Flo₂₂.
1,613 reviews131 followers
June 27, 2022
I was waiting for this one, but i was really disappointed by it to be honest.
Firstly , there is no built up at all between them.
They firstly meet, and yeah they where bickering and fighting the attraction but then for 7 freaking months they don't actually act on it, even worse , WE DON'T have any chapters of them, or glimpses of them in that time being!
If not for Naomi setting her up in a blind date HE wouldn't even step up to finally claim her.

Then i tough that we will have some wooing or something, NOPE, he stopped the date, and whatever they go all the way in that first night...yep, no build up, nothing.

I needed more connection , if we had a little build up in those months ON page, and then a little slower that first night, i would've liked it more.
Why didn't the author play more with their back and forth? with his jealousy ? sigh

I though i will like this story better than Naomi's but nope, that one was way better.

After they get together they just are all in , in love etc, then epilogue.

Whatever. :'(
Profile Image for Jenny.
3,162 reviews558 followers
June 27, 2022
Another winner by Fiona Davenport! Loved the caveman hero, he was so obsessed with his girl and funny! Heroine was so innocent and sweet. Perfect couple and cute epilogues! ❤️
Profile Image for Olga 🌺.
504 reviews8 followers
April 22, 2025
2.5 🌟

I liked it a bit less than book 1. Though they've been pining for each other for 7 months, their come together was rather quick.

Insert breeding kink. These men can't resist imagining their women impregnated LOL
Profile Image for Lina.
696 reviews24 followers
July 10, 2022
The book is about Nixon (Naomi's brother) and Ember (Naomi's best friend). It was alright for me.
1,049 reviews16 followers
June 26, 2022
The only bad thing I can say about this book, and it's really not a bad thing, is that it's over way too soon. I knew Nixon and Ember's story would be awesome and sexy. Can't wait for Jordan's turn.
Profile Image for Hannah Boyd.
750 reviews27 followers
February 26, 2023
Super cute tbh, caveman material but still cute.

Steam- 2/3 breeding kink
Profile Image for Fiona Fog.
1,461 reviews86 followers
July 8, 2022
Insta love

Alpha male✅
Virgin heroine ✅✅
Insta love✅✅✅
Heat factor💯 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
No drama, no cheating just a guaranteed happily ever after!

It’s a yes from me
1,598 reviews4 followers
June 26, 2022
This is book number 2 of The New York Nighthawks series and focuses on Nixon and Ember. Nixon knew from the first time he looked at Ember that she was his, but he was so focused on making his rookie year a success that he put his wants on the back burner. For seven months, he butted heads with Ember any time they were in the same room until his sister, and Ember’s best friend, decided to set her up on a blind date with Nixon’s teammate Jordan (whose story we get next!). Nixon knows that he needs to get his head out of his butt and go after his woman so what does he do? That’s right, he intercepts the date and steals her for himself. Y’all, this book was everything I knew it would be and then some!! I LOVED this story sooooo much! Like seriously, Nixon and Ember were great together! This series has been nothing short of spectacular and I can’t wait to read Jordan’s story now!

I received a free copy of this book via the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Alba M. .
1,724 reviews150 followers
September 18, 2023
Nixon y Ember se conocieron cuando ella se mudó a la residencia de estudiantes de la universidad y él fue a ayudar a la supuesta amiga de su hermana. En cuanto la vio sabía que ella ocuparía cada hora y pensamiento y siendo un novato del fútbol no podía permitirse distracciones así que su escapada fue comentarios sarcásticos y así han pasado la vida estos dos. Hasta que Ember está a punto de tener una cita con uno de los compañeros de Nixon... parece que es hora de dar un paso adelante y hacer lo que tenía que haber hecho hace tiempo: reclamar a su chica.

Ha estado bien, es que no puedo deciros más porque la verdad está bien y los libros cortos que encuentro últimamente ya no me llenan como antes así que solo puedo decir eso. Aquí tenemos la fórmula de siempre: amor a primera vista, hombre un poco cavernícola, muchas escenas +18 y un final ultra feliz con bebés y todo lo demás. Para pasar el ratito ya sabéis.
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1,547 reviews19 followers
June 26, 2022
Who knew Nixon had it in him to be a growly alpha!!!!! While it may have taken him a while to get his crap together, once he did.... oh man!!!! He knew Ember was it for him the second he laid eyes on her. However he knew that she would consume him and he was scared to let it affect his football season. When he catches wind that his sister is setting Ember up on a date with another player, he knows it's now or never. He completes the interception of his life, his forever with Ember. Ember is his perfect match and I love when she gives him crap for his possessiveness. I also really enjoyed the scene with her mom and Nixon in the hospital. I am loving this series and I can't wait for Jordan's book next.
Profile Image for Cat H.
1,974 reviews220 followers
July 5, 2022
3.5 stars.
Nixon is a fucking sweetheart.
We got a taste of how Nixon and Ember have been bickering since they met, in the first book of this series. Of course it was super obvious for the reader to see right through them.

This was insta love, but they both held off for different reasons. Nixon because he wasn’t sure he could focus on football and have a relationship as consuming as he knew he would have with Ember at the same time.
Ember because she really didn’t think Nixon found her attractive.

This little novella takes place over about 2 days. So it’s quick.
It’s also pretty dang sexy and I really enjoyed all the dirty talk and smutty ness.

I love resetting with these smutty novellas.
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579 reviews99 followers
March 13, 2024
The second Ember sees Nixon she knows she's in trouble. She knows she can't be with her best friend's brother Nixon so she keeps her feelings hidden. Her friend Naomi tries to set her up with someone and Nixon isn't having it. What do you do when the one you want to be with wants you back?

When Nixon calls Ember baby my heart flutters. I feel bad that Ember had to hide her feelings from Naomi. The day they met was definitely not what I expected. Nixon didn't have to be rude but I get why he was. When Ember went to go on a blind date I couldn't believe what Nixon did. I love how Nixon is such a caveman. This may be a short book but it is perfect.
Profile Image for Ivy Deluca.
2,383 reviews330 followers
July 17, 2022
Quick(ish) Review

During my bout with COVID I wanted comfort reads, the quicker and smuttier the better. This fit the bill. It’s cute, if light on pretty much everything else. Hot football player, plus size model, misunderstanding leads to kinda fake dating but not. Definitely way too fast and loose with the FmC’s decision over her own body and pregnancy which…um ok awkward but it fits this series so very much only for those into the possessive/fixated on having babies thing.
4,168 reviews18 followers
June 26, 2022
WOW! I love,love Nixon and Ember together! What a sweet, steamy and beautiful love story! Soo soo good and soo soo H.O.T I absolutly loved it soo soo much! Can't wait for Jordan's love story! 🥰🔥🔥❤❤😍
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1,543 reviews
July 12, 2022
Nixon Scott was introduced in Sacked featuring Naomi and Prentice. He’s her brother and Ember is Naomi’s best friend. His dream of playing professional football has finally come true, until he met Naomi’s best friend, Ember Walsh.

His first impression is one of unmitigated lust.
“Then she walked toward me, and her round, ‘breeding hips’ swayed seductively as her t*ts bounced, straining against her top. That shirt would probably tear open if it tried to contain her breasts while she was pregnant or breastfeeding”.

The antagonism between them was palpable, Naomi fixes Ember up on a date with a teammate, Jordan. Heading to her blind date, Nixon is so bothered by the date, he intercepts her and convinces her to cancel her date with Jordan by confiscating her mobile without any means of escape and kissing her senseless. He then texted his teammate.
Me: Ember isn’t coming tonight.
Well, she would be, just not with him.
Jordan: Is she okay?
Me: Yes. But she’s mine. And I don’t share.

She never expected him to kiss her into a stupor or for him to turn into a caveman, sending a text to Jordan to cancel for her. She definitely did not expect that he’d taker her home with him and ravish her.

Following their night, she receives a call from her father that her mum’s fallen down the stairs and injured herself, not wanting to awaken Nixon, she leaves to fly home to help her parents. Upon awakening, he follows, laying claim to her.
“Her sexy birthing hips” came in handy, four children later.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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827 reviews42 followers
February 8, 2024
3 ⭐️

These are quick easy instalove reads, nothing amazing but nice little novellas to break up between bigger novels.

POV: Dual, 1st person.
SERIES or STANDALONE: 1st in series, can be read as a standalone.
TROPES: M/F adult, NFL, best friends brother romance.
SIZE: 90 (last page) Kindle pages.
CHARACTERS: Nixon & Ember (ages unknown)

PLOT: 3 📚
ROMANCE: 4 ❤️
SPICE/STEAM: 2 🌶
DARKNESS/TRIGGERS: N/A

⚠️ My bookshelves can contain spoilers.
Profile Image for Oriana Reads.
4,301 reviews37 followers
November 14, 2025
This is the second story in the Nighthawk football series and boy was it fun to read 🤣 Nixon helps his sisters best friend moving... Little does he know that he will meet his One. As soon as Nixon and Ember meet sparks fly and they banter like cats and dogs. Now 7 months later Nixon finally has the guts to go after his woman.... And stop her from attending a date with a teammate. 😉 Instalove, sweet, romantic , steamy and safe with a great HEA 😍😍😍😍 The epilogue makes me yearn for the next story🥰🥰🥰
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680 reviews10 followers
May 21, 2023
With a great plot, awesome secondary characters Interception really is a great read from start to finish.
I was privileged enough to receive an advanced reader copy of this book from the author for a voluntary and honest review.
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1,598 reviews51 followers
July 27, 2022
My reviews always contain spoilers, I write them so I can remember the story.

Ember and Nixon have been bickering and butting heads since the moment they met. Both are hiding feelings for each other. When Embers’s bestie Naomi, who is also Nixon’s sister and his teammate Prentice’s wife, sets her up with a teammate he decides he’s claiming his woman. He grabs her before she makes it to the restaurant and texts the teammate that she’s not coming. They finally talk and have their first time together, she’s a virgin no mention of his past. During the night her dad calls, her mom fell and broke her leg. She leaves Nixon sleeping and flys home. Nixon wakes and freaks when he can’t find Ember, calls Naomi who tells him she flew home. He follows and meets her parents. More sexy times, I love yous, and a proposal. Epilogue with her finding out she’s pregnant and later with 3 kids and her pregnant with 4th.
I didn’t like that Nixon waited till Ember was going to the restaurant to stop her. He had an opportunity to tell the teammate how he felt earlier that day when they were at practice. How would he have felt to be stood up. Plus why did it take her starting to date to get him to act? He was now an established player, I understood football was his focus when he first met Ember, but he could have pursued her now without worrying about his football career.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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2,207 reviews24 followers
July 25, 2022
Interception is another insta-love in the Nighthawks series.
This one I use the enemies to lovers lightly only because Nixon and Ember aren't really enemies. They just push each others buttons in a way that has people believing they hate each others guts. Oh an they can't seem to be in the same room without arguing. Rather than the brother's best friend, this one is sister's best friend romance.

Nixon has had big dreams of playing professional football. Now that he's finally made the team he's convinced his concentration needs to be on the team and playing ball first. So when he meets Ember, the feelings she stirs in him are an unwelcome distraction. So rather than act upon these feelings he pushes Ember away and plays aloof whenever they're around each other. But his plans all go down the drain when his sister decides to play matchmaker and set Ember up with another teammate. Nobody is going to be taking Ember on dates and worshipping her the way she deserves except for him.

Again the book was good. Nothing to great, but at the same time there wasn't anything wrong with it.
Profile Image for Nicole Manosalvas.
269 reviews6 followers
March 15, 2023
My thoughts and the why of the rating
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5%
Name type error. Ember instead of Naomi I believe
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Why why just why😩😩. “The first thing I saw was gorgeous red hair pulled back from an Elvin-shaped face with big emerald-green eyes, a sprinkling of freckles over her nose, and lips meant for kissing and sucking cock. My cock.”

6%
“Then she walked toward me, and her round, breeding hips swayed seductively as her tits bounced, straining against her top. That shirt would probably tear open if it tried to contain her breasts while she was pregnant or breastfeeding.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.”
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I’m actually questioning myself the exact same thing
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Are this books some kind of breeding kink or what the f*ck?

20%
At least it’s been 7 months

28%
That’s just rude

31%
It is a breeding kink 🙂

36%
A gift? Her virginity? For him?

80%

“gliding over her sexy birthing hips” 🤢 no I can’t

93%
Thats very thoughtful, now she can still have her degree and not give up on it.

96%
WHY SO MANY KIDS
Profile Image for T Nelson.
1,879 reviews28 followers
September 18, 2023
HEA
Standalone, interconnected characters
New York Nighthawks book 2
Sports Romance, sister's best friend

*over 18 readers only*

Ember (mfc)
Nixon (mmc)
Naomi (best friend of mfc)
Prentice (teammate of mmc, with Naomi)
Jordan (blind date)

Nixon is in his rookie year of the NFL. His sister has moved in with him to take a gap year, but asks him to help her best friend Ember move into her dorm. One look, he's in trouble. He hides his attraction behind gruff, rude comments. While Naomi and Prentice move forward in their relationship, Ember and Nixon continue to bicker and not admit the truth of their feelings. Until Naomi sets Ember up on a blind date with another teammate. Nixon plans to * interrupt * the date and takes her home with him instead. But when she gets a phone call about her mom, she pulls a runner. Will he find her and make her understand how serious he was?
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