The First Time I Saw Him

A TikTok sensation in the making! A standalone sports romance from debut author Juliet Anders that readers are calling "The Hating Game meets Friday Night Lights!"

She's about to write the story that could destroy him...

Kelsey Torres has finally landed the assignment that will prove she belongs in the boys' club of sports journalism. But while she might be confident with a pen in her hand, she's carrying a full set of doubts when it comes to exposing baseball's most notorious bad boy. If she wants to earn respect in her male-dominated newsroom, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and get the truth...even if it means shadowing the arrogant, infuriating, impossibly attractive pitcher Ethan Cross for thirty days in exchange for the career-defining exposé her editor demands.

...and it's going to change everything.

All Ethan Cross has ever wanted is to make it back to the major leagues after an injury derailed his career, but a nosy journalist threatening to expose his secrets could destroy everything he's fought so hard to protect. If letting a sharp-tongued reporter shadow him for a month will keep his four-year-old daughter out of the headlines, he's willing to play along. But when one vulnerable moment leads to an undeniable connection neither of them expected, it doesn't take long for Ethan to realize that keeping his distance isn't going to work. Now he just has to convince Kelsey that the man behind the headlines is worth risking her career for.

Perfect for fans of: The Hating Game • Kulti • The Deal

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers • Forced Proximity • Single Dad • Grumpy/Sunshine • Secret Child