This is an excellent romcom. I know nothing about tennis but the story really drew me in. I am a huge fan of Mary Jane Wells so she is what brought me to the audiobook but the storyline was amazing and the love hate relationship between Scottie and Nico was 🔥🔥🔥🔥. I love that this is no helpless FMC, she can take care of herself but Nico understands that and doesn’t try and control her, unless she asks him to 😉. Don’t miss out on this story!!

I am forever a sucker for a tennis story. I loved the underlying story in this - as well as the nods to all things tennis.

This was better than I anticipated! I don't know that I had any real expectations going in, but I was pleasantly surprised at it not being a women in sports fluff piece. I'm the first to admit that I'm the worst for judging a book by its cover, and as much as I love a lighthearted sports romance, I love that this wasn't that. It actually tackled a lot of very real issues women in sports are facing and the grueling pressure professional athletes put their bodies through. It also tackled difficult topics like abuse, doping, and coping with injury in professional sports in a way that felt realistic.

The growth of our two main characters was very well crafted. They were each working through a trauma whether physical or mental, directly related to their shared sport and came together to overcome their challenges no matter how reluctantly in the beginning.

I was taken by surprise by the spice - I don't know why the cover made me think it would be closed door, but I was pleasantly surprised when the MMC had a filthy mouth on him!

I listened to the audiobook, and Mary Jane Wells and Patrick Zeller did a great job. Wells' performance stood out to me as she was able to quickly navigate back and forth between accents effortlessly bringing the story to life.

Thank you to NetGalley, Meg Jones and Harper Audio for the advanced copy audiobook.

Wow I was truly so impressed with this book. The narrators did fantastic and kept me immersed in the story the entire time. They truly brought the characters to life with their voices. The song titles at the beginning of every chapter was honestly the cherry on top of an already amazing book. It was so fun to get an almost sneak peak of what the chapter would be about based on the song the author chose. I’ve never seen that done before (I’ve seen playlists authors put out, but nothing actually within the book itself) and it definitely elevated the experience for me. We will definitely be purchasing this for our library for patrons to enjoy.

Super interesting set-up here with tennis player Scottie being banned from the sport after confirmed use of performance enhancing drugs. Her father/coach/mentor was the one who drugged her without her consent, and when she finds out, she turns herself in and quits tennis altogether. Two years later, a former coach wants her back in the game and paired with her father’s former rival, Nico. He has his own issues with a slow recovery after knee surgery and it seems like playing as mixed doubles partners with shake things up. We start with being misunderstood arrogant enemies and slowly work up towards friendship, partnership, and more. It’s steamy and emotional all in one, especially as Scottie opens up about what happened with her father. Loved it. Would definitely read more from this author.

I've been dying to read this new dual POV Tennis enemies to lovers forced proximity romance that sees a disgraced Wimbledon women's singles tennis champ, Scottie Sinclair looking to revive her career after being betrayed and banned from the sport for the last two years.

Deciding to try playing mixed doubles and in need of a partner, Scottie gets paired up with her father's biggest rival and the two end up falling for one another hard. Spicy and emotional, this was great on audio and perfect for fans of Carrie Soto is back.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review! I can't wait to read the next book in the Game, set match series by former indie author Meg Jones.