Striker

Ryan Fisher is young, talented, and very, very sexy; a professional footballer with the world at his feet he's returning to his native North East England after more than a decade away in a multi-million pound transfer deal to Newcastle Red Star, a big-name local club. He's got it all - looks, fame, money; women falling at his feet, and a lifestyle he's in no hurry to give up. But is his return back to the north of England as clear-cut as it seems?

Amber Sullivan is a beautiful, feisty Sports Editor for a local North East news programme. With an ex-professional footballer for a father she's grown up around the sport, but the one thing she's sworn off is relationships with men who play the game. For a reason. As far as Amber's concerned, work comes first. Until she meets Ryan Fisher...

Jim Allen is a handsome, charismatic, extremely successful, American-born football manager. He's been poached from a top London club to join Newcastle Red Star in a bid to give them the success that's eluded them for so long, but is the league title the only thing Jim's out to win?

A story of fame, power, secrets and sex, 'Striker' is a hard-edged romance with a kick. Because, sometimes, the beautiful game isn't always so pretty...