An enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract lesbian romance about daring to take a risk, even if it burns you.

Mattie Belman's life has gone from dismal to desperate. After the loss of her acting career, her marriage, and her usual optimism, she's back home teaching high school theater. Maybe it'll be a fresh start. St. Rita's arrogant soccer coach Jillian Reed sees Mattie's musical as an outrageous distraction for her champion players.

When Jillian declares war, Mattie is far too stubborn to back down. But as Mattie discovers there might be more to Jillian than spectacle, fire, and ego, she gets dangerously close to her iron-willed colleague. Can she avoid temptation? Or will the growing flame in Jillian's dark eyes ignite them both?



Carrie Byrd is a California native and college professor who lives just outside Philadelphia. She loves hiking and kayaking, burritos, video games, Old Hollywood, Eagles football and Phillies baseball, teaching poetry, talking a mile a minute, and traveling around the world with her wife.

An extrovert who thrives on a stage, Carrie once won first place by crowd vote for her improvised lip sync of "Jessie's Girl" at a packed drag brunch. She considers it one of her life's greatest accomplishments.

Carrie's favorite word is thistle. It feels good to say out loud.