Hearts in Overtime

By ERICK FINOTTI

A campus photographer fighting to keep her scholarship and a golden-boy quarterback trying to save his season agree to a fake relationship to control a scandal-until the script stops working and the truth refuses to stay off the record.
When a press-room ambush goes viral, Mia and Jake sign rules, set boundaries, and sell a story to survive, but game days, film rooms, and one very public kiss turn damage control into the one thing neither of them planned on: something real under stadium lights.
As a rival's leak triggers an eligibility review, Mia chooses the picture that bleeds honestly over the one that flatters, and Jake chooses integrity over headlines-even when it could cost snaps, sponsors, and his draft stock.
On rivalry week and again at the two-minute warning, leadership looks less like the hand on a trophy and more like pointing away from yourself, and the photo that changes the narrative isn't a pose-it's proof.
If you love sports romance with heart, high stakes, and a couple who learns to show work, show stakes, show spine, this is your next late-night, one-more-chapter read.

You'll love this if you enjoy

Fake-dating that turns undeniably real under pressure and bright lights.

Rivals-to-lovers energy between a campus outsider with a camera and the program's franchise quarterback.

Found-family vibes across a locker room, a newsroom, and a small-town campus that never stops buzzing.

Media ethics drama, press-conference fireworks, and receipts that disarm the antagonist.

Big-game set pieces, leadership moments that matter, and a finale where integrity wins on and off the field.

What's inside

Dual POV (Mia/Jake) with tight, propulsive chapters and emotionally charged banter.

College sports authenticity: install, film-room cues, two-minute drill decisions, and a hook-and-lateral you'll feel in your chest.

Closed-door intimacy with high romantic tension, zero explicit on-page scenes, and deeply satisfying emotional payoff.

Series hook: College Gridiron Hearts, Book 1-with a soft handoff to Book 2: New Season (backup QB and freshman WR arcs seeded).

Start reading now and fall for a sports romance where truth lands on time and love plays through the whistle.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FZKW3MFX
• ISBN13: 9798272767752
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"