*4.5 stars*

Wild premise, great romance…

I admit it. Zombie brains? In a romance? I was not sure how that would work at all but Kate Donovan did!

Daniel was a bit stuffy, regimented and focused on one thing – football. Noelle was a breath of fresh air from him and her readers. A brilliant piece of marketing had her first book soaring in popularity, leading to a blog and even more books. She was having fun with it, even if the zombie angle was wildly weird, so when an off the cuff blog remark created controversy, she laughed it all off. Until Daniel Riga became a media target…

I loved this story! If the zombie novelty wore off after a while, Dan and Noelle ably picked up the baton with a steamy, heart-filled courtship. They had chemistry – a lot of it! – which made for sexy dialogue, laugh out loud conversations and heart when things got tough. Their courtship was unconventional which suited these two, as they beat to their own rhythm…

I became a football after hanging out with the Lancers for 250+ pages – teamwork and family were at its core. This read well as a standalone but I couldn’t be happier there is lots more to catch up on!

Daniel, an NFL coach, and Noelle, a sociology writer, lives get intwined when she writes a story about him. A great sports romance about a man who only wants to think about football 24/7 until he meets Noelle - who just might change his mind.

Sports romance is my favorite genre so I was really excited to read this book. The description peaked my curiosity. I have to admit it took me awhile to really get interested in the story. Although I know the story is a work of fiction, I like to have a story line I find to be believable. To me, the story was just ok because I just couldn't connect to the characters.