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Title details for The Long Game by Elena Armas - Available

The Long Game

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by Elena Armas
Frankie Corzo
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team in this small-town love story in the vein of It Happened One Summer—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception.
Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat.

But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team's mascot goes viral. Rather than fire her, the team's owner—who happens to be her father—sends Adalyn to middle-of-nowhere North Carolina, where she's tasked with turning around the struggling local soccer team, the Green Warriors, as a way to redeem herself. Her plans crumble upon discovering that the players wear tutus to practice (impractical), keep pet goats (messy), and are terrified of Adalyn (counterproductive), and are nine-year-old kids.

To make things worse, also in town is Cameron Caldani, goalkeeping prodigy whose presence is somewhat of a mystery. Cam is the perfect candidate to help Adalyn, but after one very unfortunate first encounter involving a rooster, Cam's leg, and Adalyn's bumper, he's also set on running her out of town. But banishment is not an option for Adalyn. Not again. Helping this ragtag children's team is her road to redemption, and she is playing the long game. With or without Cam's help.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Green Oak Series

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 5, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781797164298
      • File size: 394903 KB
      • Duration: 13:42:42

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 10, 2023
      An unlikely duo find love while coaching a children’s soccer team in this adorable small-town romance from bestseller Armas (The American Roommate Experience). After a video of Adalyn Reyes, “the overachieving daughter” of the owner of professional soccer team the Miami Flames, in an altercation with the Flames’ mascot goes viral, her father comes up with an unconventional plan to divert the bad press. He exiles Adalyn for the rest of the Flames’ season, sending her to manage a struggling team in need of a boost. Adalyn doesn’t know until she arrives that the North Carolina Green Warriors are a bunch of unruly nine-year-olds—nor is she expecting their coach to be former hotshot goalie Cameron “Cam” Caldani. The pair get off on the wrong foot when Adalyn nearly hits Cam with her car, an encounter that leaves Cam determined to run Adalyn out of town. But Adalyn is intent on proving herself to her father by steering the adorable but chaotic Warriors to victory. Armas’s leads feel fully fleshed out, and the pacing of their transition from enemies to lovers is just right. With plenty of hilarious and swoonworthy interactions set against a quaint backdrop, this is sure to please Armas’s many fans. Agent: Jessica Watterson, Sandra Dijsktra Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrators Frankie Corzo and Shane East fully immerse listeners in this small-town enemies-to-lovers soccer romance. After an altercation with the Miami Flames' soccer team mascot goes viral, Adalyn Reyes is banished by her father, the Flames' owner, to a North Carolina backwoods town to turn around a struggling youth soccer team for girls. Her first encounter with the Green Warriors' coach, Cameron Caldani, a broody retired professional goalkeeper, is anything but pleasant. Corzo and East flawlessly transition into various character voices. Also, Corzo's inflections shine in her portrayal of Adalyn's witty banter and emotional longing. Plus, East's charming British accent and smooth delivery of swoony heartfelt words will have listeners pining for Adalyn and Cameron to find their happily-ever-after. J.J.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      Adalyn Reyes has worked tirelessly throughout her career and has almost reached the top management tier at her beloved Miami Flames Football Club. Then one teeny incident derails everything--Adalyn's explosive altercation with the team mascot goes viral, and suddenly, people are throwing out words like "embarrassment" and "liability." To mitigate the PR mess and assuage the Flames' CEO--who happens to be her father--she finds herself managing the Green Warriors, a struggling, small-town soccer team. Adalyn is certain she's up to the task until she realizes that it's a team of nine-year-old girls. Add in their conceited coach, former major-league star Cameron Caldani, and she knows it's time for a new game plan. Armas (The American Roommate Experiment) presents a hilarious, heartwarming contemporary romance. Narrators Frankie Corzo and Shane East are a delightful, dynamic duo, portraying the well-developed characters with a conversational, compelling air. Both expertly capture the silly, playful moments, as well as the steamy, passionate love scenes. VERDICT This audio will appeal to listeners seeking an engaging enemies-to-lovers rom-com that is sporty and sexy. Recommended for fans of Lynn Painter, Libby Hubscher, and Hannah Orenstein.--Lauren Hackert

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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