by Cora Carmack
First published 2015
Antonella DeLuca has aced everything at college except having fun. She maintains straight A's, stays on track to graduate early, and will be the first in her family to earn a degree. But with only weeks left, Nell realizes she has missed out on normal college life completely. She creates a list of typical college experiences to complete before graduation. Item number one involves hooking up with a jock. Enter Mateo Torres, Rusk University's star wide receiver who knows how to party and keep things casual. Torres lives for football, parties, and avoiding serious relationships after getting hurt before. But quiet, intelligent Nell intrigues him in ways he cannot ignore. When he discovers her list, he decides to help her check off every item. Torres brings out a bold side of Nell she never knew existed. As they work through each wild, exciting experience together, Nell discovers her simple experiment has become something much more complicated. Torres must choose whether to risk his heart again when the stakes involve more than just a game.
Genres: romance, sports, contemporary-romance, new-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Rusk University
336 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow Paperbacks