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The Long Game by Frankie Corzo

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The Long Game

A Novel

Frankie Corzo, Shane East, Elena Armas

Atria Books · Print & ebook · September 5, 2023

Reading lane: Sports Romance

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children’s team in this small-town love story in the vein of It Happened One Summer —from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception .

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Why This Clicks

Romance With Edge

A contemporary romance with sporty stakes and office friction, built for an easy, sustained read.

Come here for

  • sports-romance tension
  • workplace sparks

Expect

  • category-genre comforts
  • romance-forward pacing

Book Details

Authors
Frankie Corzo, Shane East, Elena Armas
Publisher
Atria Books
Published
September 5, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Sports Romance · Soccer
Reading lane
Sports Romance

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Contemporary Romance

  • Multicultural & Interracial Romance

  • Romantic Comedy

About This Book

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children’s team in this small-town love story in the vein of It Happened One Summer —from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception . Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted wh...

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children’s team in this small-town love story in the vein of It Happened One Summer —from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception . Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team’s mascot goes viral. Rather than fire her, the team’s owner—who happens to be her father—sends Adalyn to middle-of-nowhere North Carolina, where she’s tasked with turning around the struggling local soccer team, the Green Warriors, as a way to redeem herself. Her plans crumble upon discovering that the players wear tutus to practice (impractical), keep pet goats (messy), and are terrified of Adalyn (counterproductive), and are nine-year-old kids. To make things worse, also in town is Cameron Caldani, goalkeeping prodigy whose presence is somewhat of a mystery. Cam is the perfect candidate to help Adalyn, but after one very unfortunate first encounter involving a rooster, Cam’s leg, and Adalyn’s bumper, he’s also set on running her out of town. But banishment is not an option for Adalyn. Not again. Helping this ragtag children’s team is her road to redemption, and she is playing the long game. With or without Cam’s help.

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