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Beyond the Play, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Kyle Adams
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Caroline Sorunke
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Written by:
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Grace Reilly
About this listen
Tutoring the new star quarterback in exchange for a few fake dates won’t lead to anything more… right?
James
Football is my everything. I live, eat, breathe the sport. But when I transfer to McKee University to escape the distractions that nearly cost me my future in the NFL, I’m faced with another consequence: retake and pass the writing class I failed at my last college, or lose any chance I have at making it big. That’s where fellow senior Beckett Wood—gorgeous, stubborn, and just my type—comes in. She’s the key to my success in this class… but the price of her help is a fake relationship, and I never do things halfway.
Bex
I don't mess around with athletes, and at first glance, handsome, self-assured James Callahan is no exception. He wants me to help him pass the writing class we’re both stuck taking, but I'm too busy to take on yet another responsibility. But when his teammate—my cheating ex—won’t leave me alone, I realize I need to convince him I’ve moved on… and what better way than by pretending to be with James, who wants nothing to do with a real relationship?
Yet with every fake kiss, James pulls me deeper into a place that thrills and terrifies me.
Why does he make me feel alive like no one else has?
And why don’t I want it to end?
First Down is a spicy new-adult sports romance with fake dating, dual POV, and a guaranteed HEA. It is the first in a series of linked, yet standalone, novels in the Beyond the Play series.
©2023 Grace Reilly (P)2023 Spotify AudiobooksYou may also enjoy...
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- Jax
- 2025-01-16
So Different from other Sports Romance
I loved this story. It’s the first time I’ve read one where the ML puts his relationship before the game. He’s such a passionate hero, willing to sacrifice everything for his love, even if he probably shouldn’t have he was true to himself and to her. It’s one of the rare stories where the leads are always honest with one another. The one downside is the trope of the self-sacrificing FL, as usual she goes too far in thinking everything is her fault, so tired of this type of heroine. g
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