The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

Vanessa Mazur is an assistant to the top defensive end in the NFO, Aiden Graves. He is grumpy, surly, demanding, and completely focused on football and she can't take it anymore. But after only a couple weeks he's begging her to come back. He needs her help to get his green card to stay in the country. Stay married for five years and he'll pay off her crippling student debt. She wonders how she'll ever be able to make it five years, but the more she gets to know the man behind the giant reputation the more she realizes she falling for him.
I was excited to see that this book with one of my favorite couples is getting republished with a cute new cover and bonus chapter. MZ is the queen of the slow burn and I don't think Aiden's complicated character could be written any other way. He is extremely introverted and seems cold, but for the people he cares about he's loyal, caring, protective, and a total teddy bear. I enjoyed reading the subtle changes to his character the more time he spent with Vanessa and the little clues to his true feelings that she completely missed. Vanessa was a great character herself, overcoming a difficult childhood to get what she wants out of life, not afraid to be herself. This book was well worth a reread... or two or three lol.