<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A forbidden romance wasn't the game plan.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>At my fancy private school my sole focus is soccer. Not a great idea when I'm a lousy student and on a scholarship.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Enter Milo Nelson my best friend's nerdy twin brother and the boy I've completely ignored for years. He's now my tutor and for some reason I can't stop staring.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>At his patient smile when I'm bombing algebra. At his gentle hands when he's explaining Shakespeare. At the way he looks at me like I'm worth saving when everyone else has given up.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Because the thing is my life is falling apart.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Coach benched me from playing soccer. My best friend blindsided me by dating someone I hate. Plus I'm failing every class except gym.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The last thing I need is these feelings.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But when Milo's hand covers mine during study sessions I don't pull away. Our heart-felt confessions late at night have me giving in. And I'm all in when we're sneaking stolen kisses in empty hallways.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Needless to say we're keeping this secret for both our sakes. Because if my best friend finds out it will make Milo's life worse. But I really don't want love to be one more thing I fail at.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>***</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For lovers of the athlete and tutor dynamic sports romance forced proximity a slow burn to the first kiss plus snarky and flirty banter.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What to Expect:</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✨Best friend's brother forbidden romance</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✨A slow burn to a first kiss that is so worth it</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✨Soccer star meets bookish nerd dynamic</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✨Sneaking around while living with his family (she has to move in)</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✨Academic pressure meets athletic pressure</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✨Small town secrets and gossip</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✨Steam level: Sweet with some heat (this is the ultimate kissing book)</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Perfect for fans of forbidden romance academic settings and swoon-worthy book boyfriends who fall first and fall hard.</em></p>