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Date read: December 28, 2025
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Kristen Callihan
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
A “fake” fiancée is just the trick to help a bad-boy football player clean up his image. Trouble is, there’s nothing fake about the way August feels about his “pretend” fiancée.Thoughts on Only On Gameday: Ohmygoodness. August and Pen. August is the first round draft pick who everything expects great things from. And he's drowning under that weight. He's doing boneheaded things that even he can't fathom. Nothing career ending (at this point), but the guy is slowly sinking and he keeps telling himself and everyone around him that he's okay. It's fine. He has everything under control.
August Luck is on the brink of greatness: top NFL draft pick, a great team, multiple corporate sponsorships, but he keeps messing it up with bonehead moves. After his latest shenanigan goes viral, everyone is telling him to get his act together.
Penelope Morrow grew up with August. Their mothers were best friends. Unfortunately, Pen always fled the room with a look of disapproval on her pretty face whenever August was around. But Pen has a problem too: she inherited her grandparent’s house and can’t pay the estate tax.
On a whim, August decides a temporary public engagement is the solution to both their problems—he’ll pay her taxes, and she’ll help his image. Win-win.
But, when it comes to Pen, nothing is certain or safe. Because Pen isn’t so reserved anymore. This time, she’s smiling back at him. And he likes it. A lot. Will they each survive the ruse unscathed?
Game on...
And he mostly does. Except when he doesn't.
As for Pen, she's painfully shy, doesn't like asking anybody for anything, and August is offering her a lifeline that's too good to be true. Well, except for being in the public eye thing. But she can handle that. Probably. Her biggest hurdle (besides asking for handouts)? It's REALLY hard to pretend this is all pretend when she gets a little flustered whenever August smiles at her. Oh. And lying to people. She's not real keen on that part.
So they've both caught feelings while trying to pretend they're haven't. Everyone around them sees the way they look at one another. Let's just say this "pretend" relationship is complicated. So complicated. Except it's really not. Because August and Pen fit well together. Everything else is just noise.
Fantastic family dynamics (on the Luck side), a not-so-great dad (on Pen's side), complicated emotions, plenty of smolder and heat, and two people who are working on figuring things out. *thumbs up*
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