The Fallen Star

A Small Town, Fake-Engagement, Redemption Romance (Cedar Falls Series Book 3)

By: Sophie Lyn

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He’s the disgraced soccer star sent home to disappear.
She’s the brilliant doctor who swore she’d never mix work with love.
A fake engagement was supposed to save them both… until it didn’t.

After a career-ending scandal, Marcus Reed returns to Cedar Falls—the town he once ran from—to rebuild his shattered life. He expects judgment. He expects whispers. He does not expect Dr. Rachel Martinez: sharp-tongued, loyal to a fault, and the one woman who sees through his armor.

When a PR nightmare threatens to destroy what little he has left, a fake engagement offers the perfect solution—for his reputation and for Rachel’s battle against hospital politics. But the longer they pretend, the harder it becomes to deny the truth simmering between them.

As the youth center rises, the town begins to heal… and so do they.
But when Marcus’s past resurfaces and Rachel’s future is threatened, their carefully built new life is pushed to the edge.

He’s fighting for redemption.
She’s fighting for her career.
Together, they might find something worth staying for:
forever.

Perfect for readers who love: redemption heroes, protective athletes, slow-burn to steamy heat, fake engagement, found family, and small-town romance with big emotional payoff.