Only on Gameday
A Slow-Burn NFL Romance with a Fake Engagement, Childhood Friends to Lovers, and Years of Secret Yearning
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Mira Books
Published:29th Jan '26
Should be back in stock very soon
The newest book in Kristen Callihan's fan-favorite GAME ON world delivers an emotionally charged NFL romance with a fake engagement, childhood-friends-to-lovers tension, and the kind of slow-burn yearning that will wreck you. Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and high-heat sports romance.
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: #1 NFL draft pick, a new starting quarterback role, and a future everyone expects him to dominate. But he keeps making headlines for all the wrong reasons. After his latest stunt goes viral, everyone agrees: he needs to get it together.
Penelope Morrow grew up alongside August. Their mothers were best friends. The Luck family practically raised her. But August barely spoke to her, and Pen was always too shy to do anything but flee the room when he walked in. She's spent years convinced he couldn't stand her. He's spent years convinced of the same.
When Pen inherits her grandparents' house but can't afford the estate tax, August sees an opportunity: a fake engagement that solves both their problems. He cleans up his image. She keeps her home. Simple.
Except nothing about Pen has ever been simple for August. And the longer they pretend, the harder it gets to keep the truth buried: this was never fake. Not for him. And maybe not for her either.
All's fair in love and football…game on.
"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
Perfect for readers who love:
- Fake engagement / fake dating
- Childhood friends to lovers
- Mutual secret yearning
- Slow-burn NFL romance
- Shy girl / sunshine boy
- Hero in hot pursuit
Love spicy football romance? Don't miss Kristen Callihan's GAME ON series: The Hook Up, The Friend Zone, The Game Plan, and The Hot Shot.
* 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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