He’s a football superstar, and while he’s usually happy, polite and friendly, he’s just been dumped by his long-term girlfriend, and he’s in no mood for publicity or playing nice with the media. Though she’s a book-loving introvert who prefers to keep to herself, she spends her days wrangling football players, and she’s damn good at her job. Giana is a college sophomore who works as the assistant PR Co-ordinator for her school’s football team. It absolutely reads well on its own though, just beware there are some minor spoilers for Fair Catch. It made me laugh and made me swoon, and I fell in mad love with these characters and their chemistry-filled love story.ĭespite being advertised as a “complete standalone”, this book is actually interconnected with Fair Catch, and there is another book coming for one of the side characters, Quarterback Sneak. I love this book! A fake-dating, lessons-in-seduction, friends-to-lovers college sports romance that is fun, sexy, and gorgeously emotional.
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