The Cheat Sheet
Sarah Adams
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 2 of 5
Behind closed doors [?]
· 259 ratings · 336 pages · Published: 17 Aug 2021

The friend zone is not the end zone for Bree Camden, who is helplessly in love with her longtime best friend and extremely hot NFL legend, Nathan Donelson. The only problem is that she can't admit her true feelings, because he clearly sees her as a best friend with no romantic potential, and the last thing Bree wants is to ruin their relationship. But those abs . . .
Nope! Nothing but good old-fashioned, no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive, platonic friendship for Bree. In any case, she has other things to worry about. After a car accident ended her chance at becoming a professional ballerina, Bree changed paths and now owns her own dance studio, with big dreams to expand it. But one more rent increase could mean the end of the studio entirely.
Then, as usual, Nathan comes to the rescue and buys the entire building. A stubborn Bree is not happy about it and decides to rebel with a couple--okay, maybe more than a couple--of tequila shots. Then her plan backfires as she spills her deepest, darkest secret to a TMZ reporter. One viral video later, the world thinks Nathan and Bree are the perfect couple. Before they can really talk about her confession, Nathan's publicist proposes a big opportunity that could mean financial security for Bree. The catch? They have to pretend to be in love. For three whole weeks.
What will happen when Bree gives in to the feelings she's been desperately hiding for so long, and could she be imagining that Nathan is actually enjoying it? Sarah Adams scores more than touchdowns in this exciting romantic comedy.
Tagged as:
- sports 24
- friends to lovers 23
- contemporary 18
- funny 18
- athlete hero 15
- new adult 14
- fake relationship 14
- sweet/gentle hero 11
- independent heroine 10
- cheerful/happy heroine 9
- teacher/coach heroine 9
- football 9
- rich hero 8
- forced proximity 7
- class difference 7
- sweet/gentle heroine 7
- working class heroine 7
- slow burn 6
- m-f romance 6
- sunny/happy hero 4
- young adult 3
- sassy heroine 2
- second chances 1
- insta-love 1
- height difference 1
- caretaking 1
- other man/woman 1
- poor heroine 1
- himbo 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 1
- geography
- usa 4
- north america 3
- california 3
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 18
- first person pov 3
- male pov 1