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Seeking a fresh start after leaving her cheating fiancé, Abby McIntyre makes a series of spontaneous decisions: She quits her job. She books a one-way flight to the UK. She even gets bangs!
Newly arrived in Liverpool, she lands a job with the Mersey Football Club and meets Lachlan Ramsay, the recently recruited Scottish star midfielder. Both lonely in a new city, the pair bond quickly, and Abby finds it nearly impossible to deny their chemistry—despite the nagging guilt she feels about Lachlan’s mysterious wife who didn’t relocate with her husband.
When Abby’s housing falls through, Lachlan insists she move into his massive penthouse. As they spend almost every waking moment together, Abby wonders if it’s possible that the world-famous footballer could be falling for her, too. But with her job and his marriage dependent on them staying firmly in the friend zone, can Abby risk being caught offside?
Crackling with witty banter and palpable sexual tension, Abby Offsides is at once a smoldering, slow-burn romance and a nuanced exploration of one woman’s journey to reclaim her own dreams and desires after years of living life on autopilot.
This debut novel by Anna McCallie introduces readers to Abby McIntyre, a woman determined to leave her old life behind and start over. Devastated after discovering that her fiancé has been unfaithful, Abby acts entirely on instinct, leaving everything she knows behind and traveling across the pond to Liverpool. The job she lands is with a football club, despite knowing absolutely nothing about football - or soccer, as we call it. Still, Abby isn’t afraid of a challenge and is determined to prove she belongs.
The last thing Abby expects after arriving in Liverpool is to form any type of romantic attachment. Yet she can’t deny the instant connection she feels with Lachlan Ramsay, the club’s talented midfielder. The two develop a genuine friendship that slowly blossoms into something more. When Abby unexpectedly loses her place to live, Lachlan, an ultra-successful footballer, offers her a place to stay in a separate wing of his home, bringing them even closer together.
As their feelings deepen, Abby discovers there is one significant complication that makes her question whether allowing herself to fall for Lachlan is worth the risk. Their growing attraction is undeniable, but timing and circumstances threaten any chance they might have at a future together.
I really enjoyed Abby’s journey as she learned to trust herself again after having her heart broken. The romance is a satisfying slow burn, and the football setting added a fun backdrop without overwhelming the story. As a debut, Anna McCallie delivers engaging characters, heartfelt emotion, and plenty of chemistry between Abby and Lachlan. I’ll definitely be interested to see what she writes next.
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