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🔥 What Makes It Hot
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📚 Book 1 of a completed 2-book series
🧊 What Might Cool You Off
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About this book
When a viral video tanks her soccer exec career, Adalyn gets exiled to a tiny North Carolina town with one mission: rehabilitate a chaotic kids' soccer team and save her reputation. Her redemption plan hits a snag when she discovers the team's nine-year-olds are more interested in tutus and pet goats than winning, and the only person who can actually help her is Cameron Caldani—a mysterious retired soccer star she literally hit with her car (and who's determined to make her life miserable). What unfolds is a heartwarming, swoony slow-burn romance as Adalyn's perfectly controlled world collides with small-town charm, adorable chaos, and a man who makes her question everything she thought she wanted. If you loved Ted Lasso's optimism and feel-good vibes, this is absolutely your next read!
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