Pick Me by Victoria Schade

Traveling With T checked this book out from her local library for her own personal reading time.

Pick Me

Summary: A delightfully sexy romantic comedy about a romance writer determined to learn how to play pickleball to impress her crush, only to fall for her coach.

As a cowboy romance ghostwriter, Brooke Murphy knows a thing or two about happily ever afters. But following her last breakup, Brooke is feeling fresh out of hot and steamy vibes.

With her next deadline looming and desperate for inspiration, Brooke says yes to every possible romantic opportunity, including a mixed doubles pickleball game, where she meets a tall, dark, and handsome guy taking his pickleball very seriously. A couple of dates with this stranger would be all she needs to crank out her next trope-tastic novel. She just needs to learn how to play. Fast. So what if she’s the least athletic person alive?

Enter Owen Miller, aka The Big Gripper, the secret weapon of Manhattan’s most competitive finance bro pickleball players. The surly coach doesn’t look like a former elite athlete—with his bucket hat, oversized basketball shorts, and flip-flops—but the man can move when the ball heads his way. With enough shameless begging, she convinces him to take her on.

As her game improves, her muse comes back in a big way. Could it be that her feelings for the grump who taught her the difference between a dillball and a dink shot run deeper than just student and coach?

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

I have to say that this book cover caught my attention and the description intrigued me… then the fact that my local library had a copy available on CloudLibrary app nailed the fact that I would read this!

What I liked:

The cover is SO cute! I love it!

The chemistry between Brooke and Owen. Loved it! They had such a vibe between them- each teaching the other something about life. But their chemistry? Hot.

The pickleball angle. It was a fun angle to work in.

A Teensy nit-pick:

I know Owen had a few issues with love and trust, but sometimes he seemed to be a little too sensitive about things with Brooke. Or perceived things with Brooke.

Bottom line: A really cute book! Very enjoyable, a little spicy at times (semi- spice) with characters that felt real and relatable.

*This book was checked out by Traveling With T for personal reading time,. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*