by Meghan Quinn
First published 2020
Twenty-year-old college student finds himself trapped in his mother's summer-long matchmaking campaign. She has made pairing him off her personal mission, deploying one setup after another with military precision. Just days before he returns to school, she unleashes her final weapon: a girl who plays soccer, radiates effortless confidence, and looks stunning while doing both. This mystery woman carries herself with complete nonchalance around campus and juggles soccer balls like it's nothing. She also happens to be completely opposed to romantic relationships of any kind. Now he faces the ultimate irony: his meddling mother has finally found someone who might actually turn his world upside down, but she wants absolutely nothing to do with dating anyone. The collision between his growing attraction and her firm anti-relationship stance creates the exact opposite of what his mother intended.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, new-adult-romance, romantic-comedy
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Period: 21st-century
Audio CD · Dreamscape Media