The Red Zone by Amie Knight Purchase on: Amazon
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Synopsis:
They say the red zone is the hardest place to score.
But for me, those last twenty yards were my sweet spot.
They didn't call me Lukas "Last Minute Lucy" Callihan for nothing.
I was at the top of my game...until life sacked me harder than any linebacker ever could.
Losing my mom was devastating and left me as the sole person responsible for my little sister.Taking care of Ella and juggling my career was like playing the hardest game of my life.
My only saving grace was Scarlett Knox, Ella's sexy, red-headed, no-nonsense teacher.
She loved Ella. She hated me.
She thought I sucked at this parenting thing, and she wasn’t wrong.
But whenever she was around I got the same earth-shattering, heart-stopping feeling I did when I was only twenty yards from the goal line.
She made me feel like I was back in the red zone, a place I’d never fumbled.
Review:
The Red Zone was an adult sports romance that tugged at my heart and made me laugh. I listened to this story and it was so much fun and completely swept me away! I was so hooked, I binged the rest of this series in a matter of days.
Good ole Ms. Lettie and I were on an even playing field and even though the spawn of Satan didn’t know it yet, I always played to win.
Lukas came back home to raise his sister, after their mother passed away. I loved how he would do anything for Ella! So while life on his new football team was a struggle, at least he knew that his sister was being taken care of at school. With Ms. Lettie. Their meet again was one of my favorites ever, I was laughing so hard! She’s still awkward. He’s still forward. And again, sparks fly!
“I’m calling dibs, Scarlett.”
I shook my head back and forth, trying to clear it. “Dibs?” I questioned. “Dibs?”
Scarlett had the hugest heart. I loved her passion for teaching and that we got to see moments of her with her kids in the classroom. Some of those scenes had me laughing so hard. But what I loved most about it, was seeing how much she cared for Ella. And just wanted the best for her. So with Lukas being back in her life, Scarlett wasn’t going to make it easy. There was a past there and I loved learning about it!
The girl with the Skittles. The sassy redhead who was terrible at ballroom dancing. The loving woman with her arms wrapped around my sister. She owned me. Heart. Body. And soul. She just didn’t know it yet and I was done waiting on her to realize it.
Lukas and Scarlett had a little bit of a bumpy road. I loved their hate texts! And that pull that was always there between them. When you mixed that in with emotional moments and watching how they helped each other out, sigh. I loved them! Especially when they crossed the line to more. But within their story, we also got their past.. I loved seeing them in high school, and watching their friendship bloom. Lukas was such a carefree, sweet boy, who had a heart of gold. And Scarlett and her unconditional love for his sister and her heart filled eyes for Lukas was so adorable.
We spent the next two hours eating brownies with ice cream on top and watching old reruns. But really, I spent those two hours learning that family wasn’t always the one God gave you. It was also the one you chose.
On top of everything, there were also side characters that you couldn’t help but love too. Her brother and bestie, and then Mason, one of Lukas’ football teammates was hilarious. I loved how he force wiggled himself into Lukas and Ella’s life! And this book made me sob my eyes out. There’s a beautiful moment that just shows what a perfect found family they have become and I couldn’t stop crying when Ella asked one of them a question. So if you adore adult sports romance, and books that will tug at your heart, definitely put this one on your tbr!
PS The after bar scene had one of my favorite micro tropes ♥!
PPS The skittles and calling dibs, I loved it!
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