Jamie Harrow's latest novel "One on One" is OUT NOW - ARC review

He raises his cup to me, as if to prove that everything is fine and he's still the nicest guy aroud. "And hey, it's good to see you. Welcome back." But doesn't sound welcoming at all.

Title: One on One

Author: Jamie Harrow

Publishing house: Quercus Publishing Plc

Genre: sport romance

Number of pages: 400

Price: 6,49$ (e-book version), 12,64$ (paperback version)

Stand-alone

PLOT

Annie Radford swore she'd never work in college basketball again, but eight years after fleeing her job with the Ardwyn Tigers, she has no choice but to accept a role as the team's hype woman and videographer.
Annie's old friend and colleague, Ben Callahan, is as sexy and wholesome as ever, but why is he so determined to undermine her? Clearly, he hasn't forgiven her for disappearing on them in senior year.
When Annie and Ben find themselves competing to keep their jobs, tensions rise and old feelings come sizzling to the surface.
With everything on the line, including their hearts, can they put their differences aside to work together and save the team? Or will the truth of why Annie left destroy their tentative new relationship . . . ? 

REVIEW

Good morning readers, today I'm back to the blog to tell you about a forced-proximity sports romance that is a little different from the usual.

The first thing that enticed me to read One on One was the fact that among all the sports romances about field hockey, an up-and-coming author like Jamie Harrow decided to stand out from the crowd and write a second-chance romance about basketball.

Could it have been this difference that won me over? Maybe. But it certainly wasn't the only motivation. The spontaneous style with which Harrow recounts Annie's feelings and longing wins the reader over little by little, and the way she is able to put the problems of the past behind her and get back on track not only with the basketball team but especially with Ben.

This sweetness combined with that hint of rivalry typical of an excellent enemies-to-lovers for me are worth no less than 4 stars. Good job, Jamie!

Many thanks to Quercus Publishing Plc for giving me the opportunity to read the ARC copy.

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