First Down by Grace Reilly

James
I’m football royalty—and in desperate need of a writing tutor.
When I transfer to McKee University, I have one goal on my mind: win the college national championship ahead of being drafted into the NFL. But before I can take the league by storm, I need to graduate, and that means retaking the writing class I failed during the disastrous junior year that almost cost me my future in football. If I’m going to pass this stupid class and keep my life on track, I’ll need help from Beckett Wood, the other senior stuck taking it with me. So what if she’s gorgeous and stubborn and just my type? This time, I’m avoiding relationships and keeping my eyes on the prize.

Bex
I’m the future owner of my mother’s diner—and I’m running out of ways to tell my ex we’re never getting back together.
Thanks to my cheating ex, I don’t mess around with athletes, and at first glance, handsome, self-assured James Callahan is no exception. He wants me to tutor him, but between extra courses to stay on track for graduation and constantly running back home to put out fires at my mom’s diner, not to mention secretly dreaming of a future in photography, I just don’t have the time. But when my ex—James’ new teammate—won’t get the hint that I’ve moved on, I think of a price worthy of private tutoring sessions. If James will pretend to be in a relationship with me in front of his team, I’ll try my best to help him pass.
Tutoring in exchange for a few fake dates won’t lead to anything more… right?
We shouldn’t want each other. He’s going to be a star, and I can’t be the girl of his dreams. Yet with every fake kiss, James pulls me deeper into a place that thrills and terrifies me.
Why does he make me feel alive like no one else has?
And why don’t I want it to end?