Beneath the Stands
Beneath the Stands by Emily McIntire is a contemporary romance published by Little, Brown Book Group Limited in April 2025. This 432-page novel explores the complex relationship between Elliot Carson, a former basketball star whose career is derailed by injury, and Rebecca Sanger, the preacher’s daughter who becomes entangled in his life as the new team manager at Florida Coast University. As they navigate their past and present, the story delves into themes of love, hate, and second chances.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines angst and romance as Becca and Eli confront their unresolved feelings amidst personal challenges and family expectations. The book captures their tumultuous journey, from their initial animosity to a passionate affair, and ultimately to the complications that arise when they are forced to reunite years later. Beneath the Stands is the second standalone installment in the Sugarlake series, featuring mature content and a storyline that emphasizes the thin line between love and hate.
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From Sunday Times bestselling author Emily McIntire comes an angsty, best friend’s brother, second chance romance and the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series.
Elliot Carson left Sugarlake and has never looked back. Revered as the next big thing in basketball, Eli’s a star until an injury ends his career, sending him spiralling with no direction.
But he won’t go home.
He can’t.
Instead, he accepts a coaching gig at Florida Coast University, determined to leave his past behind. But fate has other plans when Becca, his sister’s best friend, shows up as a student and, even worse, becomes the new team manager.
Rebecca Sanger is the preacher’s daughter and the town’s disappointment. When she ignores her family’s demands to come home, she’s cut off and needs a job so she can stay enrolled at FCU. She thought she had everything figured out, until Eli Carson – the person she hates more than anything in the world – ends up being her new boss.
Forced together, Becca and Eli’s hatred turns to heat, and they start an affair. But disaster quickly strikes, ripping them apart.
Years pass, and Becca’s back home, under her parent’s thumb, and living a mundane life. When Eli shows up out of the blue with a fiancée in tow, Becca is tasked with planning their wedding.
There’s only one problem.
Becca still loves Eli.
And he hates her.
For the second time in their lives, they’re forced together, and they’ll find out just how thin the line is between hate . . . and a love that lasts a lifetime.
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*Beneath the Stands is the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series and contains mature content. It can be read alone, but it’s recommended to start with Beneath the Stars for a full reading experience. Full list of TW can be found on author’s website.*
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