Taming the Legend

Latham’s fourth London Legends sports romance (after Tempting the Player) transcends the tired tropes of arrogant sports stars and the women they annoy. After 18 years of being focused on training and winning, English rugby legend Ash Trenton is one day from leaving the sport. At his retirement party, Ash is surprised to run into his first love, who’s tracked him down hoping he’ll save her California summer camp for troubled youths by coaching a rugby team to victory. But Camila Morales isn’t just seeking a coach; she wants to know why Ash never returned her letters or phone calls when she was in trouble. Together in California, Ash and Camila have to decide whether their unrelenting attraction is worth pursuing in light of the pain it brought them before. Other London Legends make brief cameos, but the focus is on love in the California sun and the antics of a bunch of unruly teenagers. (May)