Adalyn Rayes has spent her life working hard to earn her spot in her dad’s company. But when a video of her having a really bad day goes viral her world is turned upside down. She is sent to the middle of nowhere in North Carolina to help make something of a girls soccer team. The head coach just so happens to be Cameron Caldani, recently retired professional goalkeeper. The hate and attraction are almost instant between the two, with a very slow burn that finally explodes. Add in feisty preteen girls, farm animals, a quirky mayor who seems to have a hand in basically everything that happens in the town, and you have a great weekend read.
The Long Game by Elena Armas, (List Price: $18.99, Atria Books, 9781668011300, September 2023)
Reviewed by Heather Way, Angel Wings Bookstore in Stem, North Carolina