

Wilsner did such a great job of twisting together personal drama with relationship drama so that there was always something going on to keep me turning the pages. " hilarious, high-heat coupling raunchy humor and genuine connection, Wilsner’s sophomore outing offers plenty to love." - Publishers Weekly "A sexy and empowering romance." - Kirkus Reviews "Wilsner’s steamy, fast-paced secret-lovers contemporary romance features fully realized queer protagonists and secondary characters.It’s not a romantic comedy, but definitely has humor, as well as great dialogue and hot sex scenes." - Library Journal "Wilsner proves their serious romance range with a sophomore that laughs in the slow-burning face of their debut by kicking off with a hookup that'll have you fanning your face for days." - Buzzfeed, "26 Highly Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romance Novels Releasing In 2022" this one struck just right, with a mix of college-party shenanigans and family-holiday pressure that felt real enough to relate to but escapist enough to enjoy." - The New York Times "Speaking of bangers: Mistakes Were Made is what the author, Meryl Wilsner, describes as their MILF book, a Sapphic age-gap romance where a brash college senior (Cassie) unwittingly hooks up with her best friend’s divorced mom (Erin) before Family Weekend. The perfect blend of funny and steamy, Meryl Wilsner’s Cleat Cute is about being brave enough to win on and off the field.īuzzfeed, "25 New and Upcoming LGBTQ Romance Novels You’ve Got to Read" With every tackle the tension between them grows, and both players soon have to decide what's more important-being together or making the roster. But they’re on the same page on the field, realizing they can play together instead of vying for the same position. But when Grace ends up making the first move, they can’t keep their hands off of each other.Īs the World Cup approaches and Grace works her way back from injury, a miscommunication leaves the women with hilariously different perspectives on their relationship. Phoebe Matthews is too focused on her first season as a professional soccer player to think about seducing her longtime idol. The last thing Grace expects is to become teammates with benefits with this class clown she sees as her rival. 22-year-old Phoebe is everything Grace isn’t-a gregarious jokester who plays with a joy that Grace lost somewhere along the way.

But when she’s sidelined with an injury, a bold new upstart, Phoebe Matthews, takes her spot. Grace Henderson has been a star of the US Women’s National Team for ten years, even though she’s only 26.

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two soccer teammates are at odds before falling in love as their team gears up for the World Cup.
