The Long Game (Steeped in Love Book 3)

Andre Collins has spent his life performing strength on the field, in business, and in public. An ex-football player turned developer, he’s never denied his sexuality… but he’s never fully claimed it either. Silence has always felt safer than truth. Malik Rivera lives out loud. Big-hearted, unapologetic, and deeply romantic, he believes love should be expansive never hidden, never half- claimed. He wants a partner who chooses him with the same openness he gives so freely. When their paths intertwine inside the Tea Room, something tender begins to unfold. Andre is forced to confront the cost of silence, while Malik must decide whether patience is enough when what he wants is certainty. Spring doesn’t rush love. It asks for honesty. And it rewards those brave enough to bloom.