Conflict Mediation (Conflict Mediation: Not So Normative Spin-Off Series Book 1)

Julian Vance is perfectly content living life from the sidelines. As a professional mediator for the league, he specializes in keeping massive egos and high-stakes drama contained within the locker room. He is professional, composed, and entirely uninterested in the chaotic personal lives of the players he supervises. That is, until he encounters Leo Thorne, the team’s star quarterback. Leo is everything Julian avoids: brash, impulsive, and undeniably captivating. When a series of public misunderstandings threatens to derail the team’s season, Julian is tasked with managing Leo’s image and navigating the friction between them. What begins as a strictly professional arrangement quickly transforms into an unexpected connection that challenges everything they both thought they knew about love and identity. As a transgender man, Julian has spent his life building walls to protect his peace, but Leo is determined to break them down, one genuine conversation at a time. This heartfelt romance explores the beauty of being truly seen by someone who values you for exactly who you are. It is a story about finding common ground in a world that often demands conformity, proving that sometimes the greatest conflicts are the ones that lead us home.