The Wrong Quarterback: A Football Romance (The Wrong Player Series, 1)

💖Spotlight Pick — What Makes It Special

The Wrong Quarterback is for when you want your college football romance extra intense, a little dark, and totally unputdownable. Two years after a tragedy blows her family apart, quiet, studious Casey heads to college clinging to one safe thing: Gray, the boy who’s been her anchor and her whole future in her head. Then Tennessee Tigers star quarterback Parker Davis crashes into her life—beautiful, ruthless on the field, and instantly, almost scarily sure she’s his “endgame.” From that first meeting, his focus on her feels more like obsession than a crush, and Casey is smart enough to know she should run… except some part of her starts to crave the way he looks at her like she’s the only thing that matters.

What makes this book so addictive is that blurry line between protection and possessiveness: Parker is a morally grey, ride-or-die antihero who will do anything to keep his girl, and the story leans into that darker vibe while still giving you all the sports-romance hits—locker-room energy, game-day highs, campus parties, and a heroine trying to decide if the “wrong” quarterback might actually be the only one who sees her completely. If you love shy heroines, obsessive athlete heroes, love triangles, and that dizzy feeling of falling for the exact guy you promised yourself you’d avoid, this one will feel like getting tackled straight in the feelings.