Officially Yours by Jen Atkinson: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

She’s not a woman. She’s an official.

At least, that’s what Lucca tells himself every time Maggie hands him another yellow card.

Lucca Cruz—Brazilian, Red Tail soccer star, chronic flirt, and all-around menace to referees—has never gotten along with Maggie, the one official immune to his charm and allergic to his attitude.

Until the day he’s forced to mentor her little league soccer team. He quickly realizes he doesn’t dislike Maggie at all. He just doesn’t know her.

And now that he’s starting to–he’s falling fast.

Maggie McCrae, on the other hand, feels absolutely nothing admirable for Lucca. He’s cocky, dramatic, impossible, and easily her least favorite soccer player in the league.

So when Lucca suddenly starts being… nice, she’s suspicious. When she finds herself enjoying his attention? She’s alarmed.

Because this can’t happen.

Maggie is a referee. Lucca is a player. It’s unethical, forbidden, and a career-ending mistake. She already gave up her dream once—walking away from the U.S. Women’s National Team. She won’t do it again.

But Lucca is persistent. And surprisingly sweet. He’s great with her nephew, sentimental over his grandmother, and swears he only wants to be friends.

Which would be fine… if only Maggie believed him.

A closed door, enemies to lovers, he falls first, forbidden romcom.

The Author

Jen Atkinson has been dreaming up love stories and writing them down since she learned her ABCs in elementary school. While Jen has written a variety of genres, from romantic suspense to laugh out loud romcoms, all of her novels contain three things: a love story, a happily ever after, and all are sweet, closed-door reads! If you want to feel all the feels and get a little light head from swooning over cinnamon roll heroes grab one of Jen's books.

When she isn't writing... or editing... or creating fun graphics about books to share online, Jen is dating her husband, hanging out with her children, and teaching elementary kids.

To learn more about Jen, follow her on Instagram at @authorjenatkinson.

Book Review

Okay, I'm calling it... Just a Guy With a Goal is officially my favorite Jen Atkinson series. Hands down. I've enjoyed all of Jen's books that I've read, of course, but there's just something about this one. Each book in the series has been just as good, if not better, than the last. This one was certainly no exception. There's something about a MMC that doesn't do relationships who, when he does fall, falls HARD, that I absolutely cannot get enough of. Lucca fits that perfectly. At the start, he and Maggie cannot stand each other... but once he starts to see her as more than the referee he is sure has it out for him, it doesn't take long for him to be all in... he only has to convince her to feel the same. The dynamic between these two was so good... their banter was so good, and the chemistry was just flying off the pages. I truly could not get enough of them (or her nephew Wyatt, who added so much to the story too). If you love forbidden romance and are looking for your next great sports romcom read, this is IT! Truly, a must-read series! 

Officially Yours is a closed-door romance with kisses only and very minimal minor language. It is the third book in the Just a Guy With a Goal series, but I do think it could be enjoyed as a standalone as well. 


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