REVIEW: Intercepted by Aleatha Romig

Intercepted by Aleatha Romig: Arianna Cooper has spent years protecting the legacy tied to her family’s NFL franchise — and keeping the past exactly where it belongs. That plan blows up the moment Fin Graham is traded onto her team. He’s older, celebrated, and still carries the weight of the heartbreak he left behind when he vanished without explanation.

Now they’re forced into the same orbit, surrounded by money, power, and public scrutiny, while pretending nothing ever happened. The problem? The history between them never cooled — it hardened. And every interaction pulls at the line between revenge and desire, pride and vulnerability.

Intercepted is the kind of romance that runs on tension — emotional, unresolved, and deliberate. This isn’t a meet-cute or a soft reunion. It’s two people circling years of hurt while pretending they’re in control, even as old feelings refuse to stay buried.

The sports setting adds pressure without overshadowing the relationship, and the pacing steadily tightens until that signature Aleatha Romig ending hits — sharp, intentional, and designed to leave you immediately reaching for book two.

Tropes & Themes:

• Second-chance romance
• Forbidden relationship
• Pro athlete romance
• Wealth & dynasty drama
• High emotional stakes
• Family legacy
• Trust, betrayal, and control
• Power & influence
• Cliffhanger ending

Intercepted sets the tone for a high-stakes series where romance collides with family loyalty, control is currency, and love is never simple — especially when the clock is running and everything is on the line. Recommended for readers who love intense second-chance romances, emotionally charged power dynamics, and long-game storytelling that doesn’t pull its punches.

QOTD: When it comes to old heartbreak — would you want closure… or a second chance?

Book Info:

Publication: February 2, 2026 | The Coopers |

At thirty-six, Fin Graham is a legend, a veteran quarterback, dangerously handsome, and built to win. The field. The season. Me.
I never thought I’d see him again, not after he disappeared and shattered me without a word. But now he’s been traded onto my family’s team, the Lexington Coopers—my turf, my legacy, and the one place I swore he’d never touch.
No one knows our past.
No one knows how hard I loved him… or how deep the betrayal cut.
And if I have any sway with the team’s owner—my father—Fin’s contract will be the shortest in franchise history.
But the problem with old heartbreaks?
They remember how to start beating again.
Fin wants a second chance.
I want revenge… or maybe I just want him.
And the time clock is almost out.
With the future of the Lexington Coopers on the line, we have to decide if we’re working together or against one another.