Playing the Field
By (Author) Becky Ward
HarperCollins Publishers
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
29th May 2025
1st August 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Sports fiction
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Romance: wholesome
Romantic suspense
Romance: the rich / famous / powerful
Association football (Soccer)
823.92
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 34mm
350g
Fun, sexy and full of heart, Playing the Field is perfect for fans of Icebreaker and The Cheat Sheet as well as shows like Welcome to Wrexham and Ted Lasso.
TROPES: Grumpy/Sunshine, Forbidden Romance, Secret Dating, will-they-won't-they
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He might be a player, but she'll teach him some new rules
When football-mad Lily's local club relocates to a city more than 50 miles away, she's just as devastated as all the other fans. Determined to keep the community's love of football alive, Lily, along with her dad and sister, sets up a brand-new club, Crawford United, with the dream of making it big.
Everyone is shocked when notorious professional player Ben Pryce shows up out of the blue to help coach the new team. Despite being a top Premier League striker, he's been temporarily suspended from his team for an altercation with a fan and his image is in serious need of a revamp.
Within minutes Lily and Ben are clashing like rival teams on match day. But despite their differences, sparks fly and it's not long before Lily's at risk of breaking her number one rule: no mixing business with pleasure.
Ben may have a bad-boy reputation, but might there be more to him than meets the eye
Funny, sweet and oh-so-steamy, Playing the Field is perfect for fans of Icebreaker and The Cheat Sheet as well as shows like Welcome to Wrexham and Ted Lasso.
A feel-good and steamy read with lots of funny moments!'
'The chemistry is electric!'
A well written, entertaining story. I had a blast reading it!'
'I instantly fell in love with the characters and found them very relatable'
'The chemistry between the two love interests practically sizzled off the page!'
Sexy, intriguing, and well-pacedwill keep you entertained!
So good I stayed up late to finish reading
Becky Ward is chief sub editor on celebrity mags OK! and New and the newspaper supplements of the Mirror, Express, Star and People. She's had hundreds of travel features, show and restaurant reviews published, as well as a short story in the fiction section of Saturday magazine. Becky wrote her first book aged ten - a choose-your-own-adventure style novel - and more recently self-published an illustrated children's book to raise money for charity.