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Second Down Darling
2023
First Published
4.07
Average Rating
336
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Jake’s my best friend and first love. There’s just one problem—he belongs to my sister. I’ve been crushing on Jake for years, but never had the guts to tell him. One drunken night with my sister and two pink lines later, and he’s lost to me forever. She doesn’t care that I met Jake Ramirez first. That he and I were best friends first. That I fell in love with him first. Because what my sister wants, my sister gets. When she video-calls me and Jake accidentally walks by in the buff, something in me snaps. Transferring to a different college might seem like a copout, but I have to get away from Jake and my sister before I say or do something I’ll regret. In an act of desperation, I ghost my old life. For the next two years, everything is great—until I come face-to-face with Jake and his son, who my sister abandoned. Jake’s the new wide receiver at my school, and he wants nothing to do with me, which is fine because I plan to keep my distance. Except we’re thrown together in the most dire circumstances that bring back all those old feelings. They say everyone deserves a second chance, but my heart can’t handle breaking one more time. _ _ _ Second Down Darling is an angsty, friends-to-lovers, forbidden romance, featuring a sexy single dad who’s a down-and-out college football player and a nerdy girl determined to overcome her wallflower ways. It has major second chance vibes and lots of steam! Second Down Darling is a dual POV standalone in the USA Today-bestselling series Varsity Dads. TROPES: ✔️ Single Dad ✔️ Forbidden Romance ✔️ College Football ✔️ Friends to lovers ✔️ Major Second Chance Vibes ✔️ Slow Burn But Steamy

Avg Rating
4.07
Number of Ratings
4,733
5 STARS
42%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Lex Martin
Lex Martin
Author · 21 books

Lex Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of Varsity Dads, Texas Nights, and the Dearest series. She writes contemporary romance novels, the steamy kind she hopes her readers love but her parents avoid. A former high school English teacher and freelance journalist, she resides in Texas with her husband and twin daughters. Drop her a line. She loves hearing from readers. UPCOMING NEW RELEASE: SECOND DOWN DARLING, coming August 7. Pre-order now available! https://bit.ly/4470t8z GET A FREE SHORT STORY: http://bit.ly/2mQLZpX SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2DrPcUi FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1xbYIVv JOIN LEX’S FACEBOOK GROUP: http://bit.ly/2dRXBGE FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2rJMwfN VISIT HER WEBSITE: https://www.lexmartinwrites.com/

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