If only life came with a
script.
Anna Jeffries has spent the last
thirty-two years blending
in, content in her worn-out reading chair—her happy corner
of the world—spinning romantic scenarios she’s certain
reality can’t deliver. After three years of teaching
Shakespeare at UC Berkeley, Anna is working toward full
tenure. Her life in the classroom means everything and she
can’t imagine wanting more… until she does.
Dane Sivac
is in his second year as the wide receiver coach,
and with new talent on the team this year, he’s beginning to
think his future may hold a permanent position with Cal—as
permanent as any coach can hope for. When his star receiver
begins struggling on and off the field, the sports
psychologist asks Dane for help. For Dane, emotions are best
ignored, but his player’s seemingly uptight Shakespeare
professor is driving Dane nuts… until she’s not.
Invested in the future of a student athlete they’ve both
come to care about, Dane and Anna are forced to work
together. The attraction is undeniable, but opposing teams
rarely get along. Right as Dane makes the type of romantic
gesture Anna has only known in fiction, her career is
threatened and she is reminded, playbook or not, she was
never good at games.