When I kiss my best friend in a burst of joy, I’m struck by the surprising truth—love is the wildest curveball of all.
Meet Cage Jenkins: the star pitcher of our university baseball team, a total Greek god in the making, and—unfortunately—my childhood best friend.
And then there’s me, Hazel Lowell: the official team photographer, a proud introvert, and a hopeless mess when it comes to Cage.
To Cage, I’m still the girl next door he used to play water balloons with. To me, he’s the lingering ache I’ve carried for years trapped in the friend zone. It all changes after we win the regional game. Something shifts, and suddenly, he’s not JUST my best friend anymore.
But when every win counts, will Cage finally pitch for my heart, too? Or is this one game I’ll have to lose?
If you enjoy the friends to lovers trope with a pining hero and a blushing heroine, then you’ll fall for Cage and Hazel. This sweet, swoony, clean college sports romance with an HEA will give you all the feels.
Falling for my childhood best friend was never the plan. Especially when I’m the one responsible for keeping his hockey star image spotless.
Once upon a time, Zach Nelson was my neighbour. The boy who teased me about my science fair disasters, taught me to skate and made me believe he’d always be around.
When he moved away, we still checked in now and then, but life pulled us in different directions.
Now he’s the team’s star forward, and I’m the PR specialist tasked with protecting his reputation.
There’s only one ironclad rule: no dating players. Simple enough… except fate keeps throwing us together.
Side-by-side hotel rooms. Late-night banter that feels too familiar. Stolen glances that remind me he’s not just a flirt—he’s the boy who once knew every secret I had.
Somewhere between the teasing, the memories, and his smile, I fall for him.
Now I am at a crossroads.
One costs me my career. The other costs me my heart. But what if there’s a way to keep both?
A Sweet Opposites Attract Sports Romance, full of chemistry without the explicit heat.
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Sophie Toovey 