I am not a college sports romance girlie. So when I read the first book in this series on a whim and… loved it so much? That HAD to be a fluke. My potential identity crisis was READY to give this one a meh rating. The heroine was his coach’s daughter—and here’s where my prejudices about college sports romances come in… The hero was going to be a vaguely misogynistic douche. She was going to be Not Like Other Girls. And the coach/dad was going to be a possessive caveman who treated our fully grown heroine like the Virgin Mary…

But, for eff’s sake, none of that happened! It was an amazing book, 100% deserving of this 5 star rating. Goddammit. 

The coach’s daughter thing was so wholesome. This hero was so heartwarming. There was zero girl-hate. And our heroine read monster romance and she still wasn’t Not Like Other Girls!

The centre of this book was our heroine’s sexy bucket list, complete with some heavy hitters like anal, impact play, DP, and mild exhibitionism… and it was so so well done, down to every little detail.

Our bossy boots in the bedroom guy didn’t just get off on being bossy, he got off on receiving someone’s trust. We Good Girled a heroine who actually had a praise kink. The anal scenes knew what was up. We put down some towels for a period sexy time. Our heroine went pee after coming… like, what?? 

And it was a friends with benefits romance plot—which has a lot to prove with me. Because, if the couple is so compatible, why don’t they just date? But their reasons for not dating were really compelling (and it wasn’t the coach/dad thing, which would’ve been lame). 

These two were so multi-factorially perfect for each other, watching their compatibility unfold as the book went on was making me feel feelings.

It was lovely. My favourite in the series so far.