Carris Callis

3 booksRomanceLiterary FictionAdventure

Carris Callis writes steamy contemporary romances centered on athletes, healing, and the courage to love. A lifelong basketball player who grew up in a gym, she channels the adrenaline of game nights and the quieter moments of recovery into every story. When she isn’t drafting swoony meet cutes or researching game day rituals, Carris can be found courtside with a notebook, experimenting with new coffee recipes, or binge watching classic sports documentaries. The Assist is her second novel.

Books

Zipping Through Alaska

One woman’s journey from depression to love in the Alaskan wilderness

Romance
Literary Fiction
Adventure

Emma feels stuck—trapped on a relentless carousel of exhaustion in her Indiana life. Desperate for change, she boards a plane to Skagway, Alaska, taking a seasonal job as a zipline guide. Surrounded by towering mountains and endless wilderness, she confronts her fear of heights and the deeper fears she’s carried for years. There she meets Corbin, a skilled local guide whose quiet strength draws her in. As summer unfolds, their slow-burn connection deepens through breathtaking hikes and intimate moments. But Emma’s depression whispers that she’s too broken to love, sending her fleeing home before the season ends. When Corbin risks everything to find her, Emma must choose: run forever or believe she’s worthy of love and a new life. A powerful story of healing, second chances, and the courage to stay.

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The Assist

A fake-dating slam dunk that turns enemies into forever

Romance
Erotica

Wrenleigh Davis is drowning. The rookie point guard for the Indianapolis Fever carries the crushing weight of her mother’s verbal abuse and a career spiraling out of control. Once, basketball meant laughter and late-night bets with her dad. Now it feels like a cage. Roman Cole, the Pacers’ ice-cool shooting guard with NBA royalty in his blood, is counting the days until Boston calls him home. Their first clashes spark like live wires—until a desperate front-office scheme throws them together at a charity gala. One headline later, their jerseys are sold out. The deal is simple: keep pretending. But Roman’s calm confidence starts cracking Wren’s armor, and the line between performance and real connection blurs with every stolen glance. As family ghosts and legacy pressures close in, Wren must decide if she’s brave enough to pass the ball—and her heart—to someone who refuses to let her fall. A scorching sports romance about trust, healing, and the assists that change everything.

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Taking a Charge

In the game of love, some fouls are worth the risk of a lifetime

Romance

Aiden King is the star point guard for the Indianapolis Pacers, used to handling high-pressure plays and screaming fans. But when a tragic plane crash takes his parents, he faces his toughest opponent yet: becoming the sudden guardian of his six-year-old brother, Jake. Traumatized into silence, Jake is a shadow of himself—until he wanders off at a game and finds comfort in the lap of a complete stranger. Emmie Cole was supposed to be having a wild girls' night out to forget the fiancé she just caught cheating. Instead, she finds herself cradling a sleepy child while his frantic, famous brother looks on. As a first-grade teacher, Emmie knows how to reach children who feel lost, but she didn't expect to find herself so drawn to the man behind the jersey. As Aiden and Emmie navigate the complexities of grief, selective mutism, and sudden parenthood, a deep bond forms. But with the media's lens focused on Aiden's new family and the ethics of a teacher-parent romance under fire, their connection is tested. Can two broken people learn to stop fixing others and start healing together? Taking a Charge is a heartwarming story of finding family in the most unexpected places.

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