Hard Love by Sara Ney is the third book in the Trophy Boyfriends series. Sara Ney has always been one of my go-to authors for sports rom coms, and after having read this book, her status remains safe with me. Her quirky sense of humor gets injected into her books which always has me either laughing out loud or swooning.Hard Love is about Chandler Westbrook and Tripp Wallace. Chandler is the cousin of Hollis and Tripp is the brother of Trace aka Buzz, who are characters in book #2 of the series Hard Fall. In this book, Chandler and Tripp meet during the wedding festivities of Hollis and Trace. Chandler has tried to be friendly with Tripp but the guy is a grouch, arrogant, rude and is a man of few words. Chandler is trying to start a new life and pursue her dream career in PR without having to rely on the Westbrook name. The last thing she needs is an ass like Tripp Wallace giving her a hard time.Tripp Wallace is a pro football player. He doesn't have time to deal with cleat chasers and tries to stay away from them. He's dreading having to do all the wedding festivities as he'd rather stay at home with his dog, but with the wedding being his brother's, he has to tough it out. When he meets Chandler he thinks she is small and meek, that is until she knocks him on his ass - literally, with her black belt karate skills.When Tripp invites her out for drinks after the wedding, she refuses at first but then gives in. I mean, why would he want to hang out with her when he obviously dislikes her? After a fun evening things take a turn for the better. That is until Tripps mother drunkenly blabs about his motives for inviting her out.From a meddling family, a nosy teenage girl playing psychiatrist, a bulldog, getting caught by the police and axe throwing this story will have you laughing and wanting to smack some sense into Tripp at the same time. I loved how close the Wallace family are, the banter and sibling rivialry among them even though they're all adults. I can't wait to see what's next in the series.