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Only on Gameday

Kristen Callihan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Mira Books

Publishing:29th Jan '26

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 29th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Only on Gameday cover

An ALL-NEW sports romance from New York Times bestseller Kristen Callihan with high emotional stakes and a slow-burn, steamy heat level.

A “fake” fiancée is just the trick to help a bad-boy football player clean up his image. Trouble is, there’s nothing fake about the way August feels about his “pretend” fiancée.
August Luck is on the brink of greatness: top NFL draft pick, a great team, multiple corporate sponsorships, but he keeps messing it up with bonehead moves. After his latest shenanigan goes viral, everyone is telling him to get his act together.

Penelope Morrow grew up with August. Their mothers were best friends. Unfortunately, Pen always fled the room with a look of disapproval on her pretty face whenever August was around. But Pen has a problem too: she inherited her grandparent’s house and can’t pay the estate tax.

On a whim, August decides a temporary public engagement is the solution to both their problems—he’ll pay her taxes, and she’ll help his image. Win-win.

But, when it comes to Pen, nothing is certain or safe. Because Pen isn’t so reserved anymore. This time, she’s smiling back at him. And he likes it. A lot. Will they each survive the ruse unscathed?

Game on...

Perfect for readers who love:

  • Shy girl/sunshine boy
  • Hero in hot pursuit
  • Unrequited love + epic yearning
  • Fake dating (or is it?)
  • Delicious slow-burn romance
  • Childhood nemeses (all grown up)

⭐ Big author love for Kristen Callihan's ONLY ON GAMEDAY ⭐  
 

“August and Pen’s story had me in a chokehold! Tension. Banter. Yearning. Emotional depth. I (gleefully) did not come up for air until the final page.”
Mia Sheridan, New York Times bestselling author

“Full of delicious tension, epic yearning, and hilarious banter. Only on Gameday is a scorching, slow burn romance not to be missed.”
Catherine Cowles, USA Today bestselling author

I love a good friends to lovers story with plenty of secret yearning for each other, plus they’re fake dating?!?! Only on Gameday delivers all of this and more! I thoroughly enjoyed this delicious sports romance!
Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author

Only On Gameday has all the good stuff. Slow burn, banter, fake relationship, so much pining! Classic Callihan. Loved it!
Molly Fader, USA Today bestselling author of The Sunshine Girls

“Kristen Callihan excels at sexy, addictive storytelling. Only on Gameday is a five-alarm fire of a romance. The chemistry between Pen and August will grab you by the throat. Absolutely delicious!
Xio Axelrod, USA Today bestselling author of Girls with Bad Reputations

Author love for Kristen Callihan’s GAME ON novels:

The Game Plan has pulse pounding sex and stomach twisting emotion. I fell in love with the hero by chapter one, straight into all-out lust by chapter two.”
Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author

The Friend Zone is an exquisite, delicious cupcake of a book. You will gobble it down and hunger for more.”
Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author

“Gray is delicious—sweet and sexy and a more than worthy book boyfriend. Did I mention sexy? The Friend Zone is a must read!”
Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author

“This is seriously one of the best new adult contemporary romances I have ever, ever, EVER read. I absolutely loved it.”
Elyssa Patrick, author of the With Me series

Still more praise for books by Kristen Callihan:

“Callihan has a great talent for sexual tension and jaw-dropping plots that weave together brilliantly in the end.”
Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Smart, sharp, and wonderfully romantic; a hero to die for and a heroine so endearing you’ll want her for a friend; I fell hard for this book and Kristen Callihan’s incredible writing!
Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author

Sizzling chemistry, flawless banter and a hero that runs hot and cold in the best ways make Managedimpossible to put down.”
Jay Crownover, New York Times bestselling author

ISBN: 9781335661289

Dimensions: 203mm x 134mm x 25mm

Weight: 302g

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