ARC received via Netgalley for an honest review

I love a sports romance, and it is quite refreshing to find a sports romance that is female-centric rather than the usual fighter/baseballer/NFLer

For the Win is a sweet, fun story about Lainey Lukas, a World Cup winning soccer star and her new team in Seattle.



She really could have come across as cold, hard and obsessed with winning and nothing else, but Ms Rider has written her character so well that even though she is all those things at times, she didn't really feel that way to me.

Then there is our "Hometown Hero", Gabe Havelak. Cocky SOB who really is the thorn in Lainey's side

But they have this witty, competitive, flirtatiousness about their banter and even Blind Freddy could see that these two are going to love or loathe each other.

I loved that they don't just jump into bed together. There is a slow build, a spark turning into an inferno of need and desire that the reader knows is going to be hot as Hades if/when they get their act together.

And I loved their team mates, especially Lainey's. And I can't wait to see where their stories go as the series progresses.