Thank you to Net Galley, Laura Carter and Boldwood Books for the ARC!

A Rookie Mistake is a sports romance that follows sports agent Kansas (“Sas”) and footballer Colton and their forbidden client-agent love affair. Colton is in hot water with some bad press and Sas is sticking around Texas to get to the bottom of it, and maybe get some extra time with Colton the “cowboy”. I found the characters easy to connect with and root for throughout the book, but what really made it enjoyable was the number of funny and sweet side characters! Told from dual POVs, the reader gets insight into both FMC and MMC and gets to enjoy the romantic tension build between Sas and Colton, all while Sas is trying to make a name for herself at her fathers agency and Colton is trying to navigate multiple challenges in his personal life. An easy and fast read with a confident and strong FMC and a MMC who has deep emotions even though he presents as stoic. I will definitely be reading the second book in this series once it’s released!

A Rookie Mistake by Laura Carter is a forbidden love, fake dating, football romance. Kansas "Sas" is one of the newest sports agents at her firm, trying to follow in her father (Harris') footsteps with a highly successful career. Colton was a rising star in the league, however a dropped pass in the big game and several off field scandals, have caused his team to be cautious about renewing his contract. Sas and Harris have differing opinions on the best way to save his career and get him a larger contract. While I really love sports romance, this book was a little bit of a challenge for me to get into. The story was fine however quite predictable. I found the characters likeable for the most part, but I did struggle with misogyny and treatment from Harris towards Sas. This was an easy read overall, it just seemed to be missing something to make it special.

Thank you Netgalley, Boldwood Books, and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sas Harris ha crecido rodeada de deporte profesional: su padre es un reconocido agente y sus hermanos son jugadores de hockey. Tras años de preparación, al fin logra su sueño de convertirse en abogada y asociada en la agencia familiar. Su primer gran reto llega con Colton Quinn, la joven estrella de los San Antonio Bears, cuyo talento en el campo contrasta con su vida personal llena de rumores, conflictos y decisiones cuestionables.

Sas está decidida a demostrar que no es solo la hija del jefe, sino una profesional capaz de negociar contratos millonarios y limpiar la imagen de un jugador problemático. Lo que no esperaba era que Colton, bajo su fachada de atleta arrogante y callado, escondiera secretos y vulnerabilidades que pondrán a prueba tanto su carrera como su corazón.

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Spoilers

Cuando Sas y Colton se conocen hay chispas entre ellos, pero no pasa nada porque ella no quiere arriesgar su reputación. Entonces, él inicia una relación publicitaria con Megan, una actriz, con quien aparece en citas, se toman de la mano, se abrazan y hasta se besan, aunque todo es completamente falso. Hasta ese momento no hay avances entre los protagonistas, aunque Sas siente celos, aun sabiendo que no puede hacer nada al respecto. Cuando por fin pasa algo con Colton; Sas se lo confiesa a Megan y esta lo toma con naturalidad, ya que desde el inicio sabía que ambos se gustaban. A partir de ahí, ya no se vuelve a mencionar que Megan y Colton continúen con sus fotos o apariciones públicas como pareja.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

Kansas Harris is starting her first job at her father's sport agency. Her first job is repair disgraced football star Colton Quinn' s image. colton has been going through a lot of hardships in his personal life that no one on his team knows about. Kansas stays in texas to get her plan in motion. At first Colton is not a fan of Kansas's plan to fix his image but along the way changes his tune. The more time they spend together, kansas and colton devlop feelings for each other. But they face the issue of her job. Her job and family are in New York where colton lives and plays football in texas. Great book, can't wait to read Annie's book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I've devoured it in about 3 hours.

You never see the word discombobulated and then it comes up 4 times in one book.

I enjoyed the plot and the characters. At times the 'but we can't' trope annoyed me a bit, minor annoyance only. Some other minor things irritated me, but not enough to dent my enjoyment.