They met as neighbors. Became something more over smoothies, secrets, and stolen glances.
Paige Bueckers is the freshly drafted face of the Dallas Wings - smart, calm under pressure, and not exactly expecting to fall for anyone this summer.
Avery Bennett is new to town, a former Alabama cheerleader with a ballet background, a quiet Instagram presence, and a job she doesn't talk about yet. She's also fiercely private, fiercely kind, and very much not into coffee.
But when a chance meeting at a coffee shop leads to unexpected connection, what follows is a summer of slow-burning moments, late-night texts, and two girls trying to figure out how to let someone in - when the world is always watching.
A tender, emotional, strangers-to-lovers romance set against the backdrop of Dallas heat, basketball games, friendship, and the kind of love that's more soft than loud - but hits just as hard.
In the heart of Crestwood College (near UConn), Ella's world is turned upside down when her D1 basketball-playing girlfriend breaks up with her on her birthday. Seeking solace at a local bar, she encounters Paige, a mysterious figure who unexpectedly becomes a source of comfort on that tumultuous night.
At a women's basketball game the next evening, Ella realizes Paige is none other than Paige Bueckers, the captivating captain of the team, who coincidentally plays for Ella's ex-girlfriend's rival team.
Ella and Paige strike up a plan to make her ex jealous, a fake relationship. Yet, amidst the charade, genuine emotions begin to surface, complicating their dynamic and blurring the lines between pretend and reality. Ella and Paige tiptoe around the unspoken tension that simmers between them because they can't be more than friends, right?
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