The Long Game: A Novel

New York Times Bestseller

From the author of The Spanish Love Deception comes a swoony, small-town rom-com about second chances, stubborn hearts, and a very unfortunate rooster incident.

Adalyn Reyes has always played by the rules: show up early, work harder than everyone else, and never, ever make headlines for the wrong reasons. Then a viral video of her feuding with a team mascot changes everything.

Instead of firing her, her father — and boss — ships her off to a tiny town in North Carolina with one mission: turn around a struggling local soccer team and salvage her reputation. Simple enough. Except the players are nine years old, wear tutus to practice, keep pet goats, and are absolutely terrified of her.

And then there's Cameron Caldani. Goalkeeping legend. Mysteriously present. Completely unwilling to help — especially after their first meeting ends with a rooster, a bumper, and a lot of bad blood.

Adalyn doesn't do banishment. She doesn't do failure. And she's definitely not falling for the infuriating man who wants her gone.

She's playing the long game. Whether Cam likes it or not.