Series: / standalone
Pages: 320
Genre: Romance
When I met Amber Lakes, I had no idea that she’d become a shining star in my dark, miserable life.
Her smile was never supposed to warm my heart, and the sight of her tears was never supposed to make me want to hunt down the person who’d caused them.
We were never supposed to touch, or kiss, or do so many dirty things on campus that I knew could jeopardize my career...
None of it was supposed to happen because she’s the student—my athlete—and I’m her college track coach.
I could lose everything by being with her, but I’ve fallen too damn hard, and despite how big the risks are, it’s too late to turn back now.
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❝Fuck me the same way you coach me.❞
I was so excited for this book to get released because, come on. Look at that cover. And the synopsis just screamed that this book is for me! No, but really. And after reading it ... the storyline is literally the only thing I really enjoyed about this book.
I absolutely loved the idea of this story. I love reading about forbidding love stories and when you throw sports into it? Maaan, I am so in! But (and we all knew this was coming), I felt like this story was just not really ... it.
I liked Amber. She was easy-going, strong and never held herself back. She was very mature for her age and she was goal-oriented. That's one of the main reasons her coach go interested in her.
Torres was ... I don't know, he just wasn't anything to get me in a twist. It might do with the poor description of him or him just being very closed-off in the book until the end and I couldn't really connect with him as a character.
But then there was also a fact that this story felt a little too unrealistic sometimes. There were coincidences such as Torres showing up at Amber's hometown or him appearing at just the right time.
Also the fact that Torres kept Amber at a distance, he sometimes left her hanging, not answering her messages and calls, only to come back with half-excuse that he wants someone better for her and he just wanted to back off. Ladies, are we still believing in those excuses? In 2020?
There was also the scene in a book when Amber met Torres's mother (while they still weren't a thing, they weren't even that close on a personal level), and she says this:
❝This is your mom? Well, now I see where your good looks come from! You're so beautiful, Mrs. Torres!❞
That's such a weird thing to say to your coach's mother and the mother being all happy about it, even though Amber is much much younger than Torres. Also, I don't even want to get started od Amber's mother taking it very lightly that her daughter is having an affair with her older coach.
Anyways! This book really wasn't all bad. The whole idea of the forbidden affair was portrayed nicely, I loved that Torres stuck up for Amber since day one, even though he was known as being an asshole on the field. This story itself was sexy with the uncontrollable attraction between the two main characters.
Shanora Williams is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who loves writing about flawed heroes and resilient heroines. She is a believer that love outweighs all, but doesn’t have a problem making her characters fight for their happily ever after.
She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the mother of two amazing boys, has a fiercely devoted and supportive husband, and is a sister to eleven.When she isn’t writing, she’s spending time with her family, binge reading, or running marathons on Netflix while scarfing down chocolate chip cookies.
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