Unintentionally stealing the spotlight, football player Cooper only wanted to make friends (and maybe something more) with cheerleader Lucas. But Lucas has worked hard to help the local queer nonprofit, and although he doesn't care about getting the credit, why is it always the football players that get everything (even his heart)?
From the Tumbling the Cornerback blurb:
Lucas:
2-4-6-8, Who Thinks Cooper Howard's great?
Everyone but me!
I've been busting my backside for three years as one of the handful of male cheerleaders in the league and it takes Cooper "Coppertop" Howard five minutes to knock me back down to the status of laughing stock. All of my hard work for the cheer squad's fundraiser up in literal smoke thanks to his size twenty feet and lack of spatial awareness.
You'd think the brand-new cornerback the team shelled out an insane amount of money for would be able to navigate tight turns better but the pile of charred pom poms and Austin Troopers mascot plushies begs to differ.
When Cooper tries to make it up to me, I do the only thing I can: Tell him where to stuff it.
But he's determined. And sincere. And... okay, he's really hot and he's really winning me over.
Maybe accepting his apology wouldn't be so bad? Not if it means repairing my image and comes with a side of
hot, sweaty football player in my bedroom...
Tumbling the Cornerback is part of the Austin Troopers shared world and can be read as a standalone. It features opposites attract, the grumpy one and the sunshiney one, a smidge of hurt/comfort, and a happily ever after.
SNik's review:
Part of a multi-author series (Austin Troopers), but can be read as a standalone. Opposites attract. Grumpy/sunshine. Slow burn. POC representation. Dual POV.
Lucas is juggling his pro cheerleading career, teaching dance, and helping the local nonprofit for queer kids in sports, everything is his passion project so when NFL cornerback Cooper accidentally takes attention from all Lucas’s hard work he sees red. If only Lucas knew Cooper has had a crush on him for years, and even if his fumbling attempts to be friendly are endearing it takes Lucas some time to slowly let the football player in (Lucas has been burned before).
There is an element of forbidden relationship to this as players and cheerleaders are not supposed to fraternize, and although everything starts out slowly, both Cooper and Lucas know they are in trouble when they start to have feelings. There is a nice set of supportive secondary characters that helped along the way both family and friends, and Cooper and Lucas are both earnest and likable. A cute story.
Tumbling the Cornerback is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Tumbling the Cornerback is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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