Cleats & Chemistry
(2026)(The first book in the One Sweet Soccer Summer series)
A novel by Emily Bellford
He’s my brother’s teammate.
My off-limits patient.
And the one player I absolutely cannot want.
I’m the trainer, physiotherapist, keeping the Charlotte Kings healthy for the Global Cup.
Colton Ayers is the charming midfielder with a reckless hamstring, a crooked grin, and a habit of sitting on my treatment table like he owns it.
My rule is simple.
Protocol first.
Feelings never.
Then he starts noticing things no one else does.
The song I tap against my thigh.
The poems I hide on my phone.
The pieces of me I keep locked behind my clipboard.
He says he trusts my protocol more than the coach’s timeline.
I almost believe him.
But one reporter is already circling.
One headline could wreck my career.
And if my brother finds out I’m falling for his teammate before I figure out how to stop…
This summer won’t just change the game.
It’ll change everything.
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘First time author for me but won’t be the last.’
��� TROPES YOU'LL LOVE ✨
🌟 Small Town Nice Guy Hero
💝 Good Girl Rule Follower Heroine
⚽ He’s Her Brother’s Teammate
⁉ Off-Limits Romance
🌟 Workplace Romance
❤ Forced Proximity
🎇 Opposites Attract
⚽ Soccer Romance Sports Romance
��� Sweet Slow Burn Chemistry Worth the Wait
Genre: Romance
My off-limits patient.
And the one player I absolutely cannot want.
I’m the trainer, physiotherapist, keeping the Charlotte Kings healthy for the Global Cup.
Colton Ayers is the charming midfielder with a reckless hamstring, a crooked grin, and a habit of sitting on my treatment table like he owns it.
My rule is simple.
Protocol first.
Feelings never.
Then he starts noticing things no one else does.
The song I tap against my thigh.
The poems I hide on my phone.
The pieces of me I keep locked behind my clipboard.
He says he trusts my protocol more than the coach’s timeline.
I almost believe him.
But one reporter is already circling.
One headline could wreck my career.
And if my brother finds out I’m falling for his teammate before I figure out how to stop…
This summer won’t just change the game.
It’ll change everything.
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘First time author for me but won’t be the last.’
��� TROPES YOU'LL LOVE ✨
🌟 Small Town Nice Guy Hero
💝 Good Girl Rule Follower Heroine
⚽ He’s Her Brother’s Teammate
⁉ Off-Limits Romance
🌟 Workplace Romance
❤ Forced Proximity
🎇 Opposites Attract
⚽ Soccer Romance Sports Romance
��� Sweet Slow Burn Chemistry Worth the Wait
Genre: Romance
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