Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Against All Odds
First Love
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Friends to Lovers
Long Distance Relationship
Nursed Back to Health
Opposites Attract
Rich Girl / Poor Girl
Secret Crush
Slow Burn
Sports
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Athlete / Coach
Student
Geographic Location:
United States: Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Sports Stadium / Gym
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Trigger/Content Warning:
This book takes place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Making It Count
The Sports Series, Book 5
By Nicole Pyland
A college basketball player has the chance at history, but finding love during the pandemic could change everything.
Shay Amos chose Dunbar University because she wanted to play basketball at a smaller school and be the best player on the team. Her plan to make it to the WNBA seemed on track when her team was about to make it to the school’s first NCAA tournament. When the tournament is canceled due to COVID-19, Shay spirals and feels like her dream might never happen because of something out of her control.
Layne Stoll liked basketball enough, but she went to Dunbar to get a scholarship to pay for school, with no dreams of becoming a professional athlete. When the pandemic hits, and the university goes on lockdown, Layne finally gets a chance to get to know Shay Amos, another senior on the team whom she’s had a crush on forever.
Throughout all of the interruptions, the two women embark on one more year of school together in order to have a chance to take their team back to the tournament and give Shay the best chance at going pro, all while they fall in love.