The Hearts We Fumble by Brooke O’Brien
Braysen U Book 4
Sports Romance
Release: April 25, 2025
Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…
💙Brother’s Best Friend
🏈Teammate’s Sister
💙Reverse Grumpy/Sunshine
🏈Football
💙Small College Town
🏈Interconnected Standalone
A sizzling and addictive romance from USA Today Bestselling author Brooke O’Brien about a football legend about the one girl he walked away from—and a past that refuses to stay buried…
Football rules everything in our small town. Under the stadium lights of the Gridiron, no one plays under more pressure than Zane Kinnick—the hometown legend and future NFL star who’s spent his life proving he’s built for the spotlight.
And me? I’ve always been the one risk he wasn’t willing to take.
I’ve loved Zane for as long as I can remember. My next-door neighbor. My brother’s best friend. The boy who swore I was off-limits.
For years, he kept me at a distance—until the night we finally gave in.
Then he walked away like it never happened.
Now, he’s done pretending. The stolen glances have turned into lingering touches. The tension we ignored is finally snapping. And for the first time, he’s tearing down all the walls he’s built between us.
But we aren’t the only ones holding on to the past. His rival is out for blood, using me and the people he loves to get inside his head, feeding him lies, and twisting the truth.
Because this rivalry? It’s not only about football.
It’s about secrets that refuse to stay buried. And when the truth finally comes out, it won’t just change the game—it’ll shake up his world.
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The Hearts We Fumble by Brooke O’Brien
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I cannot wait for these two to be in my ears! I love their story SO much! It’s bittersweet seeing this series come to an end, but I love that Zana & Wyatt were the ones to do it. With a story like this, when the main characters have known each other for a long time, it benefits the romance journey and any other circumstances, because the getting to know you phase has already been established (mostly) and it leaves tons of room for proper development of the rest. The author did an excellent job with this space!
There are two main storylines going on in this story. There’s an obvious romance journey but there’s also a storyline surrounding “smalltown football rivalry” that comes with the territory and is very real and relatable to real life. Small-town football rivalries can get pretty messy, and they are not fiction in the least. The author showcases this in this book, and she did it flawlessly.
Wyatt & Zane underwent so much growth and development in this story that it was just a thing of beauty to feel. I didn’t just read their journey, I experienced it and that’s due to Brooke’s skill as a writer! Coincidently, that’s one of the reasons I cannot wait to have this story in my ears! If an author can make me feel this much while reading a story, I cannot imagine the feeling the audio version will invoke out of me! I CANNOT WAIT!
Sidebar: This happens very rarely, but I love both covers of this book! #winning
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Brooke O’Brien grew up with a creative mind and a wild imagination, writing poetry and short stories when she was younger. This passion ignited when she began reading angst and hate-fueled stories about vampires and werewolves before she branched into contemporary and new adult romances.
When Brooke isn’t writing or falling in love with a new book boyfriend, you can find her scrolling TikTok, watching ASMR, or devouring her latest binge-worthy TV show.
She loves rockin’ a good hoodie with leggings, is addicted to chocolate, and believes the best days include a good nap.
Brooke O’Brien is represented by Two Daisy Media. For all subsidiary rights, please contact Savannah Greenwell at info@twodaisy.com.
FIND OUT MORE: https://www.authorbrookeobrien.com/
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