Married to the Scottish Player

Axes & Endzones

By: Sara Ney

Narrated by: Lexi Maynard, Brandon Utah

From the author of Falling for the Fake Lumberjack comes a laugh-out-loud scorcher about a burned-out wedding planner and broken-down linebacker brought together by fate—and a booking snafu.

Wrangling lumberjacks for Star Lake’s Fall Fest has wedding and event planner Annabelle Franklin ready to saw some serious wood. When her best friend suggests a staycation, she’s all in. Too bad the cabin she books is already occupied—by a brawny Scot who just won’t budge.

The good news? Callum “Maverick” McBride has abs to spare and a voice that could fell trees (and drop panties). Did I mention he owns two kilts? Recuperating from surgery, the Arizona linebacker just wants privacy. And since he was there first, he refuses to give an inch.

As sparks start melting the ice between them, they concede to sharing the cabin. But after crashing a wedding—and waking up hungover with matching gold rings—any boundaries established are quickly forgotten.

Turns out Annabelle and Callum’s marriage is legit. And fate has another wee surprise in store. They discover that sometimes the best mistakes in life are the ones you choose to keep.

©2026 by Sara Ney. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Insta-Love Done Absolutely Right! 💍

Married to the Scottish Player 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💍
By Sara Ney

Loving everything about this series and I’m officially a Sara Ney fan!! I cannot wait for the next book to be released.

This was a can’t-help-but-fall-fast type of insta-love. Did they move quick? Absolutely, but it made total sense and I devoured it. They were hilarious together and literally chose to live in the moment. They didn’t change for the other but instead embraced the other exactly as they were, chaos and all! That is the best type of love story in my opinion.

If you’re looking for a fun rom-com, this is the one. If you choose to listen to the audio, you'll love the dual narration! Lexi Maynard completely nails the humor, and Brandon Utah delivers some perfectly timed, very swoon-worthy Scottish accent moments. Both did a great job and it flowed so well! 🎧

Funny

Narration Style:Dual

I thought Lexi did a great job. But I wasn’t a huge fan of Brandon when it came to the “female” voices.

This was a fun and easy read with all the humor I’ve come to expect from a Sara Ney book.

Annabelle was taking a break from her everyday life to reset and relax. Callum “Maverick” was relaxing and recovering after an injury. And they somehow accidentally booked the same cabin…which they found out in a hilarious way.

They started as enemies, but they had so much banter. I liked seeing them get to know each other. And Callum was actually so sweet and caring and perfect for Annabelle.

an adorable forced proximity romance

Annabelle and Maverick have an unconventional meet cute. they have uninterrupted time to get know each other and find love and life they weren't expecting.

This was so charming!

This was so charming! It was fast paced and fun and made me smile. Callum was all green flags to me and I adored he and Annabelle together. Their banter and chemistry was so good. I loved that this book was light on the drama and filled with hilarity. The narration by Lexi Maynard and Brandon Utah was great- I listened at 1.3X and found that perfectly conversational for me.

great book

This was a really good book! I liked this author, I'll definitely have to read more!