Only Between Us

A Novel

By: Ellie K Wilde

Narrated by: Mia Barron, Tim Paige

The highly anticipated sequel to the “achingly tender and deliciously sexy” (Jillian Meadows, author of Give Me Butterflies) Only in Your Dreams is a steamy, whip-smart sports romance about a former pro football star who agrees to fake date the fan-favorite ex of another high-profile NFL player so they can both save what’s most dear to them while fighting their growing feelings for each other.

After a death-defying injury sidelined him for two seasons, Brooks Attwood’s pro football comeback has hit a major snag. Naughty photos from a post-break-up bender have leaked, and they’re killing his chances with the Rebels—his old team, and the only one he wants to play on.

As he trains with the hope of being signed before the first kickoff of the season, Brooks’s plans to keep a low profile are suddenly upended when his selfie with a fiery fan goes viral, and tabloids mistake them as the football world’s newest It couple.

Turns out, Siena Pippen is the ex-girlfriend of the “face” of the League. And she wants nothing more to do with that world after being with her nightmare ex. While she and Brooks are busy blaming each other for the media circus surrounding them, NFL teams are suddenly scrambling to sign a housebroken Brooks. Meanwhile, Siena realizes that all this buzz could be the Hail Mary her family’s struggling business needs.

Together, Brooks and Siena hatch a plan: ignore the will to kill each other and pretend to be madly in love—at least, until Brooks signs with a team. But the longer they pretend, the less fake their fauxmance begins to feel…and Brooks becomes as determined to convince Siena they’re truly meant to be as he is to land a spot on the Rebels’ roster.

I want to move to Oakwood Bay

I read the book first as an arc and then again while listening to the audiobook for an immersive read. The voice actors did an incredible job bringing Brooks and Sienna to life. I can’t wait for Summer and Parker’s book.

This book had all of my sports romance favorite tropes: fake dating, bantering banter, the ‘f**k it’ moment, he mistakes her for a jersey chaser, she thinks he’s another skirt chasing football player.

And some new favorite micro-tropes:
👗 a gala that is so hot it burns the pages,
☕️ he buys her every coffee flavor,
🥰 little lingering touches,
❤️‍🩹 she takes care of him when he’s injured,
🥰 he takes care of her mom 🥰, and
🏈 he looks for her in the stands

Funny & Flirtatious!

A sports romance filled with hilarious & flirtatious banter all leading to very steamy & spicy moments! Wilde writes some of the best banter making this a fun read! Mia Barron & Tim Paige are awesome as Sienna and Brookes. Both have a great delivery when it comes to narrating humor. I spent so much time laughing at the crazy situation Brookes & Sienna find themselves in, the rules they set (let's face it, they are going to break them) & the quick wit to almost every moment. Clearly, these two are in deep from the beginning but the intensity continues to grow only leading up to the inevitable feelings neither can deny. Brookes falls fast & hard for Sienna & she is pretty much in the same situation even though she fights it. Yet, their time together only leads to true feelings & spicy, spicy, spicy moments once they give in to it all. This book ends with a sweet happily ever after and best happy vibes for the reader.