Love, Literature, and the Linebacker

Lucy Bennett has always been more comfortable with fictional love stories than real ones.

Between long hours tucked away in the library, quiet small town routines, and the books she can disappear into whenever life feels too complicated, romance has always seemed safer on the page.

Then Dylan Sharpe walks into her life.

Dylan has spent years chasing one goal: football. As a college linebacker with his sights set on the pros, he knows exactly how much work it takes to earn a future on the field.

What he doesn’t expect is Lucy, the shy, book-loving girl who makes him want something beyond the game.

Their worlds shouldn’t fit together, but somehow they do.

What begins with unexpected conversations and stolen moments slowly turns into the kind of love Lucy has only ever read about.

But when Dylan gets the opportunity to pursue his professional football dreams across the country, the future they’ve been avoiding suddenly becomes impossible to ignore.

For Dylan, chasing his dream may mean leaving Lucy behind.

For Lucy, loving him may mean finding the courage to step outside the life she’s always known.

Because the best love stories aren’t always found between the pages of a book.

Sometimes, you have to be brave enough to live one.