Newly traded to the Strikers, Bryson Smith only wants to keep his eyes on what matters the most. His family and his love for the game. After years of struggling, he’s finally made his dreams a reality. Now he’s ready to give back to those who helped him the most.Jade Rivera has been the biggest mystery in the friend group. Always quiet and soft spoken she is careful on what she says. Disappearing for weeks on end no one has ever questioned why.
Until Bryson.
From the moment he laid eyes on her, he wanted to unravel everything. She tries to keep her distance but he’s not going down without a good reason. When she gives him the offer of a lifetime, backing down doesn’t cross his mind.
Pretend to be her boyfriend to make her ex jealous.
A mutual agreement with no feelings involved, or so they thought. Falling for Bryson means exposing secrets she wanted to bury. Through all her efforts to hide, he sees right through her silence.
In a perfect world everyone is happy, but this isn’t a perfect world. With Jade’s past haunting her will it make them strong or will it be the final string to tear them apart?
Yall don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this book. thank you thank you thank you so much to Yaniris for letting me beta and arc read this book. I loved going over ideas and seeing how much care and effort you put into your writing. There’s so much representation in this book that I think some would appreciate because it shows how your upbringing and life now doesn’t have to affect how your future looks and that there will always be someone in your corner. Now this book yall?! I’ve been waiting monthssss for this book it was literally one of my most anticipated reads. The man that Bryson is😩 one of the most patient, loving, dedicated and down bad book men you’ll ever read about. And jade! Jade has my heart fr she grew so much from when you first read about her. Their relationship may have started out fake but it became one of those types of love you tell your kids about. I literally love them so much and I’m so sad I’m finished the book but I can’t wait for the next book in this series 💛 Also I have like majority of this book highlighted 🫣