When basketball golden girl Paige Bueckers returns to Storrs for the summer before her senior year, she expects long practices, quiet recovery, and one last chance to soak in campus life before everything changes. What she doesn't expect is Marcella Auriemma-the coach's daughter, a 27-year-old CEO whose makeup empire has exploded into one of the most sought-after beauty brands in the world. Confident, glamorous, and already a force of her own, Marcella lives in a world far removed from Paige's gym-to-locker-room routine. But when their paths cross, sparks fly in a way neither can ignore. Soon Paige finds herself drawn into Marcella's orbit-where late-night strategy sessions blur into laughter, and photoshoots become stolen moments of something deeper. As the summer unfolds, Paige must navigate the pressure of her senior season ahead, the expectations of being Geno's star player, and the risk of falling for the one woman she never saw coming. For Marcella, love means opening her carefully guarded life to someone who could upend everything. This is a story of ambition, family, and finding forever in the most unexpected place-between the hardwood and the high-gloss world of beauty.

Kianni Carter never thought she'd see Paige Bueckers again.

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