Red Card

By Maren Moore

In this heartfelt sports romance, a British bad boy rugby player finds an unlikely ally in the coach's daughter.

British bad boy Cillian "Kill" Cairney is ruthless on the rugby pitch. After getting a permanent red card from his team in London, the only team that will have him is an Ivy League school in New Hampshire. But the guys hate him, his coach doesn't trust him, and worst of all? His starting position is in the hands of his coach's fiery, rugby-obsessed, very off-limits daughter, Rory. He'll have to earn the respect of both his coach and Rory--and nothing has ever seemed more difficult. That is, until she approaches him with a proposition that could benefit them both . . .

Rory St. James has spent all her life immersed in rugby. She's tired of being friend-zoned. She wants to get the guy, and to do that, she needs the frustratingly charming Cillian to teach her. But the more time they spend together, the more lines begin to blur.

In a game where trust and loyalty are tested, who will be the winner? Or will love be the final red card?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538773767
• ISBN13: 9781538773765
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Barely a sports romance

Cillian just moved to the US. He just needs to finish college and stay clean to keep playing rugby. This is just a stepping stone, and after that, go back to London to play pro. But staying out of trouble isn't as easy when the team hates his guts. Good thing Rory is there to help. She's the rugby coach's daughter and she also wants to actually date and have a boyfriend. She just suck at flirting. Good thing Cillian is there to help. The premise of this book was cute. I thought it was interesting and I wanted to see where this was going. Unfortunately, the story wasn't that great for me. I can barely call it a sports romance because they weren't playing rugby at all. They were practicing but that was it. The romance part was okay too. I thought that the way they did their agreement or just the way they started coming together wasn't very smooth. Don't get me wrong, the story was still okay, it's still a good read and the spice is in there. It just didn't capture my heart. And honestly, Cillian's voice in my head didn't have a British accent. I tried, but it used just a few words to make it British, but the way he strings words is totally American. I do have a couple of good points. I like the last third of the book. I like the minor characters, like the other rugby players, and Cillian's sister. Overall, it was okay. * I received an eARC of this book