"And it always leads to you and my hometown" OR whenever kate martin goes home for the holiday's, she can't help but rekindle the flame she once had with her first love.

In the high-stakes world of college basketball, Nika Muhl and Kate Martin were notorious rivals, their clashes on the court as intense as they were frequent. Their animosity was palpable, their competitive spirits fueling a rivalry that seemed destined to endure. But when fate brings them together on the same professional team, everything changes. Forced to set aside their differences and become teammates, Nika and Kate find themselves navigating uncharted territory. As the only rookies on the squad, they're thrust into a world of shared practices, team events, and cramped quarters, their once bitter rivalry giving way to reluctant cooperation. Yet, as they spend more time together, something unexpected begins to blossom between them. Despite their initial antagonism, Nika and Kate find themselves drawn to each other in ways they never imagined. Through late-night conversations, shared victories, and moments of vulnerability, they begin to see each other in a new light. Could they be something more than just friends? Pinterest Board: https://www.pinterest.com/lili_loves_books/game-of-hearts/

Responsibilities-pressed together by someone always nearby, by constant nudges forward, by a camp that never really gives them space to be alone... or apart. For Nika, the pressure comes from everywhere: being watched, being responsible, and being stuck with Kate-the too-warm, too-likable, and relentlessly cheerful rival tied to years of college competition. Someone she's been trained to guard, to read, to shut down. Someone she knows how to keep in front of her. Until defense wasn't just strategy anymore-it was a shield she raised to keep her heart from getting too close. For Kate, it's quieter but heavier. Nika's presence lingers in the small moments: shared silence, deliberate closeness, late nights no camera ever catches. She's spent years learning how to break through defenses like Nika's-how to cut, how to draw fouls, how to force openings. What she wasn't prepared for was realizing she didn't have to drive past her anymore-for once, she could let the rivalry go, let herself stay. She didn't realize she was breaking through a different kind of defense now, one that wasn't drawn on a court, one Nika had built carefully around her heart, until it was already too late to pull back. Time slips by. Days blur. Feelings stack up. That's the full-court press. Not a game-but the constant closeness, the lack of escape, the emotional pressure of being pushed toward someone you're meant to compete against, not fall for. Full-Court Pressed is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers summer romance about what happens when college rivalry doesn't end at the buzzer-when you're pressed from all sides by proximity, history, scheming teammates, and unstoppable little ones, on camera, off camera, and in the quiet spaces where feelings grow whether you're ready for them or not.

𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘱, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 ˗ˏˋ꒰ 🍒 ꒱ 𝘚𝘰, 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 - ̥۪͙۪˚┊❛ IN WHICH the captain falls for the rookie ❜┊˚ ̥۪͙۪◌

After Caitlin Clark's public breakup tarnishes her image, she teams up with former college "friend" and current soccer sensation, Alexandria Roman to fake a relationship to salvage her reputation. But as their pretend romance heats up, they confront old feelings and unexpected truths that could change their lives forever. [caitlin clark x fem oc]

"It's over, Kate. I ruined everything." "Please. I saw the way she looked at you, she's still yours." "I can't just get her back." "You're CC. You never fold under pressure, so don't start now. Go get her back." or . . . In which volleyball phenom Leilani Keys leaves powerhouse Wisconsin volleyball for Iowa in a shocking school transfer that sparks nationwide speculation. At Iowa, she falls for basketball star Caitlin Clark, but love proves complicated as Leilani's past wounds resurface. When they reunite a year later, Caitlin's biggest goal isn't going pro- it's winning Leilani back! . . . GET HER BACK! Caitlin Clark x Fem!OC

On and off the court, Kate and Caitlin have always been driven by the same goal: to win. And of course they love winning together, but sometimes, to truly triumph, you have to do it on your own. Are we still talking about basketball, right?

𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗼𝘄𝗮. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘄𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗲. 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗼𝘄𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁. 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲. 𝗳𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗰 𝘅 𝗰𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸

What happens when the reigning Women's National Player of the year falls for the one girl she can't have, the coaches daughter? Idea from: @HannahGavalo

𝘚𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 '𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵