Disclaimer: I received this book from someone working with the author for a review. Thanks! All opinions are my own. 

 

Book: Hello Quarterback 

 

Author: Kelsie Hoss 

 

Book Series: Hello Book 8 

 

Rating: 5/5 

 

Spice Rating: 4/5 

 

Diversity: Plus size older (late thirties) FMC 

 

Recommended For...: Adult readers, Sports Romance, Contemporary, Fake Dating, Football, Forced Proximity, Plus Size, He Falls First 

 

Publication Date: November 16, 2024 

 

Genre: Sports Romance 

 

Age Relevance: 18+ (Romance, Sexual Content, Alcohol Consumption, Language, Parental Death, Cancer) 

 

Explanation of CWs: There is romance and sexual content in this book. There are mentions of alcohol consumption. There is some cursing. There are mentions of parental death due to cancer. 

 

If This Was a Taylor Swift Song: Cowboy Like Me 

 

Publisher: Curvy Girl Romance 

 

Pages: 326 

 

Synopsis: A confident, plus size CEO running a billion dollar company and the country’s best professional quarterback… it sounds like the ultimate power couple, if it wasn’t all pretend. Fake dating was not in the plan this year. Especially since I hardly have time for actual dating. That is until Ford Madigan makes me an offer I can’t refuse: a fake relationship that will benefit us both. He’ll get away from the team owner’s entitled daughter while I score some points with members of the company’s board who love him more than they hate me. It all seems like a simple business transaction–make a few public appearances and pretend we’re in love until we both get what we want. The problem is… I find out he’s more than just another jock. He’s a humanitarian using his fortune to help kids all over Texas. Not to mention, he isn’t intimidated by my success like most men. Now I want more from him. I want something real. But scars from his past keep him from risking his heart a second time. I haven’t gotten where I am in life from settling, but I’m also not the kind of woman who will wait around for a man to realize what’s right in front of him. Will he make this relationship more? Or will I be the one who got away? 

 

Review: I thought that this was a cute, sweet, and fast little romance book. I was very invested with the characters, especially Mia. I liked that it was multi-pov and I really like the fake dating trope aspect of it. I also really liked that Ford fell first and fell harder in my opinion LOL. And I really am looking forward to reading the rest of the series about this family. The World building was great, as was the character development and I also loved the emphasis on mental health and therapy at the end. I also really love seeing a plus size female main character in this book and I loved seeing that she was older AKA in her mid-thirties because honestly we do not have a lot of romance books that have that. Romance is not just for the youngins LOL!
 
 The only thing that I thought good to use a little bit of work was the pacing. I thought it was a little too fast, but it's a great quick little romance one if you're looking for that. 

 

Verdict: I loved this one and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!