The Jock and the Dreamer

by Shana Vanterpool

What if you knew you were destined to be with someone, and they refused to believe? Esmaie is your typical college student. Stressed, swamped, and completely and utterly terrified of the future. Her dreams aren’t coming true, and feeling empty is becoming the norm. When she meets her new roommate, Wade, she can’t help but feel something for him. She doesn’t argue with her heart. Wade, on the other hand, does. He doesn’t believe in fate the way Esmaie does, and won’t let himself feel the same way. Not again. He doesn’t do love, not after losing everything. He’s focused on keeping his position on the soccer team, his classes, and forgetting… He’s just a jock. She’s just a dreamer. They can only be friends, when all she wants is to be forever. Wade’s heart is too broken to love again, and he might just break Esmaie’s heart once and for all.

Genres: Sports

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 16, 2018

About the author

Shana Vanterpool is a passionate writer who finds solace in the pages of a good book. When she walks into a bookstore, she feels at home, and when she reads, she becomes the person she has always wanted to be. With her love for writing, Shana aims to provide her readers with an escape from their everyday lives, just as reading has done for her.

To stay up to date with Shana’s latest releases, be sure to visit her website at https://shanavanterpool.com.

Reviews

[Michelle Krystel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was excited to read this book when it came out, but I only got to read now. Anyways it was better then I thought it would be. Wade is not your average jock at all, he's broken and he has every right to be. And I get him not wanting to let anyone new in. He felt he was betraying his first love. But we need to Remeber if they truly loved us they would want the best for us and to be happy. I felt in a way he was leading his little dreamer on. Which in the end really hurt her more than anything. I'm glad she kept pushing.

[swedishruler B · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ow thru out the book. Even named his kid after. Ow wether alive or dead doesn’t do it for me. Cause the hero is not all the way in and I can’t have that. The heroine have to be his one true love that he can’t live without. Why? Well it’s fiction and true life we deal already with this. 😜 so don’t want to read it too. This author can write, wrecked was a fave of mines that guy was obsess with the heroine. Me likey. Lol. Write more epic loves, we want to dream that just maybe we could find it.

[Rachelle Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hope and Dreams

I loved this book so much!! It has humor heartbreak hopes dreams patience and a lot of love. Wade and Esmaie have such amazing chemistry. It just jumps off the pages and you get all the feels from them.

Shana writes these characters that are so relatable and her writing style is easy and flows so well. She's one of newer author finds and I'm so excited to see what she comes up with next!!

[Adriana · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a ride !!

Loved this book both their banter had me in stiches sometimes . This story was heartbreakingly beautiful 💗 oh and hot as hell

[Courtney Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some authors just know how to suck you in and SV does that I can’t even begin to explain the world she creates it’s one journey you will get stuck in and I’m really hopeful that Jo and Bank will be next!!! Please

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars

This book had the potential to be great, but the writing was off. I didn't fall in love with the characters, and the story felt too choppy. I definitely recommend this author's other books, but this one was not her best.

[Freya**Secret SIn** · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know how to rate the story.
On one hand it was so beautiful. On second hand the hero was IDIOT.
So...