Maeve Linton's transfer from Manchester United to Arsenal was supposed to be a fresh start - new city, new teammates, and no unnecessary drama. Two years on, her career is thriving... but her personal life is a mess, thanks to her parents' relentless questions about her love life. In a moment of desperation, Maeve blurts out that she's already seeing someone. And when they press for details, she drags in the only person she trusts enough to fake it with - her best friend and teammate, Leah Williamson. Leah agrees, because that's what best friends do. They hold hands at family dinners, post the occasional carefully-staged photo, and laugh through awkward questions. But the longer they play pretend, the less it feels like acting. Jokes turn into late-night confessions. Staged kisses feel alarmingly real. And suddenly, Maeve and Leah are caught in a game neither of them prepared for. With the season heating up and feelings threatening to derail everything, the two must figure out if they're willing to risk their friendship for something more - or if love, like football, sometimes requires the boldest moves of all.

"You know, you're a pain in my ass, Williamson." "You love me, Villanueva."

What happens when a girl who is hard to love joins arsenal? I guess you're about to find out... Ps don't come at me for anything I'm not trying to do anyone dirty this is all just for fun. Also non of the games in the book are according to actual games played. Tell me what you lot like and things I need opinions expressed what ever your feeling with a comment please and enjoy the book!! *this book is for mature audience there are some triggering things so read with caution*

In 2021, Sophie Hunter, an exceptional striker for Manchester United, faces Arsenal in the FA Cup after Soph got great news. What should have been just another game turns into something far more personal when she clashes with none other than Leah Williamson. From that moment, a fierce rivalry ignites. But fate has other plans. Their paths keep crossing-on the pitch, in the Euros, and beyond. Leah, harboring a secret crush on Sophie, is determined to make amends. But with tensions high and emotions even higher, will they remain bitter rivals, or will they finally surrender to the undeniable pull between them? All rights reserved.

In which two players meet and fall in love But what will happen when they meet and will they get along? Their rough past says othervise. Leah Williamson is very much not impressed with the new signing for Arsenal. Can she get over her feelings? Or will they only continue to grow? Ottilia Jansson is having second thoughts but a contract is a contract. Will she fit in with the group or will the next few years become hell? It doesn't make it better that the girl who stopped so many of her chances in the euros is playing for the same team. Can they be civil? Ottilia is haunted by the ghosts of her past. Her past relationship with a famous spanish model ended in chaos. Forcing her to move teams and countries to escape everything. This is a work of fiction. The characters in the book may have some similarities to real people, but that is all it is. I do not know how any of the people I have taken inspiration from acts in real life. And if the would reach out and not be comfortable with the work, I will take it down. 🥉Soccer

"You know, I made a promise to myself a year ago that I'd never fall in love again." Niamh spoke as Leah tilted her head to position her ear at Niamh's mouth to ensure she could hear her words. Leah chuckled and looked down at the floor before manoeuvring her neck back up to look at Niamh's round, green eyes, gazing, as they mirrored Leah's blue ones. "Oh yeah? How's that going for you?" -------♥︎ When broken-hearted, Niamh, moves back to her childhood town of Milton Keynes after a messy altercation with the ending of a relationship, she vows to never love again. But after football sensation, Leah Williamson, continues making regular appearances at Niamh's family cafe, could it spark something inside of her and change her outlook on loving forever? social media x real life start date: 12/08/22 finish date: 01/06/24 #1 in women's fiction🥇 *there is no mature content other than language and alcohol consumption throughout the story* i DO NOT own any of the lionesses, Williamsons/Bakers, I DO, however, own Niamh, her family and any additional characters alongside their storylines :)

When Arsenal legend and club captain Leah Williamson returns from injury ahead of the new season, she's met with an unfamiliar presence in the medical room - the newly appointed physio, a 25-year-old specialist with sharp clinical instincts, a guarded disposition, and a nine-month-old child born from a past she refuses to revisit. What begins as a professional collaboration rooted in recovery protocols and training schedules gradually shifts into something more profound. Leah, typically composed and focused, finds herself increasingly drawn to the quiet resilience and fierce protectiveness behind the physio's eyes. But the physio, still rebuilding after a toxic relationship, keeps her distance - not out of disinterest, but out of fear. In this slow-burn romance set against the backdrop of elite women's football, lines blur between recovery and vulnerability, between guarded professionalism and growing connection. Leah falls first - steadily, quietly, unshakably - but it's the physio who falls harder, discovering in Leah not only safety and stability, but the kind of love she never believed she'd deserve. A story of healing, trust, and the transformative power of love after trauma.