In contrast to their NFL namesakes’ facing off in competition, Scott Pomfret’s forthcoming gay romance novel features football players named Peyton and Brady who fall in love.
In the Second Half: A Gay American Football Novel, Division I college football coach Peyton Stone has a secret. It’s not so much that he’s gay. It’s that he’s fallen in love with the starting quarterback and military veteran Brady Winter. Willing to deny himself for the sake of the Golden Eagles football team, Peyton focuses helping his team score touchdowns, but when he discovers the attraction is mutual, he jumps in with both feet.
But amid a string of victories that bring them closer to a major bowl game, Brady and Peyton grow reckless and giddy and put their relationship, Peyton's career, and the camaraderie of Brady's teammates at risk. Both men soon learn that love is no mere game and confront a hard choice between victory and integrity while time is running out.
