by Tessa Bailey
First published 2025
Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie Corrigan has everything figured out. He plays professional hockey, shares an apartment with his teammate, and enjoys Boston's nightlife scene. Then he meets Skylar Paige, a Division 1 softball pitcher who sees right through his player reputation and wants nothing to do with him. Skylar carries feelings for her brother's best friend, someone completely out of reach. When Robbie discovers her romantic situation, he offers to help despite knowing he should walk away. He becomes her fake boyfriend and dating coach for a family wilderness competition where her crush will attend. The contest events force Robbie and Skylar to rely on each other completely. Their pretend relationship grows more convincing with each challenge they face together. The attraction between them intensifies as Robbie teaches Skylar about romance and seduction. What started as fake begins feeling more authentic than anything either has experienced before. But their arrangement has an expiration date, and both must decide if what they have built together can survive beyond the competition.
Genres: romance, sports, contemporary-romance, new-adult-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating
Setting: Boston, Division 1
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Paperback · Avon