Headlines & Heartstrings
(2026)(The second book in the One Sweet Soccer Summer series)
A novel by Emily Bellford
He's the captain everyone trusts.
I'm the reporter he doesn't.
And the story between us could end us both.
I'm Sienna Voss, and I get the quote no one else can.
Darius Vale is the Global Cup captain with the calm voice, the careful answers, and a knee he's hiding from everyone but me.
My rule is simple.
Get the story.
Don't become it.
Then he starts trusting me with things he won't say on camera.
The real reason he never panics.
The weight he carries for his team.
The parts of Briarwood he never let the headlines touch.
He says I see the whole story, not just the angle.
I almost let myself believe him.
But someone leaks his injury mid-match, and every reporter in the building wants to know if I knew.
If my network finds out how close I got before I told them anything…
This Final won't just decide a trophy.
It'll decide whether the truth and the heart can survive the same headline.
A sweet small town soccer summer romance that will have you falling in love with Sienna and Darius a hometown hero..
For readers who love binge-worthy series, swoon-worthy heroes, and happily-ever-afters that feel earned … all sweet and clean, without explicit content.
Genre: Romance
I'm the reporter he doesn't.
And the story between us could end us both.
I'm Sienna Voss, and I get the quote no one else can.
Darius Vale is the Global Cup captain with the calm voice, the careful answers, and a knee he's hiding from everyone but me.
My rule is simple.
Get the story.
Don't become it.
Then he starts trusting me with things he won't say on camera.
The real reason he never panics.
The weight he carries for his team.
The parts of Briarwood he never let the headlines touch.
He says I see the whole story, not just the angle.
I almost let myself believe him.
But someone leaks his injury mid-match, and every reporter in the building wants to know if I knew.
If my network finds out how close I got before I told them anything…
This Final won't just decide a trophy.
It'll decide whether the truth and the heart can survive the same headline.
A sweet small town soccer summer romance that will have you falling in love with Sienna and Darius a hometown hero..
For readers who love binge-worthy series, swoon-worthy heroes, and happily-ever-afters that feel earned … all sweet and clean, without explicit content.
Genre: Romance
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