Sweet Spot

A College Sports Romance

By: Rebecca Jenshak

Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Jacob Morgan

Lincoln Reeves may be a pro golfer and revered swing coach, but when I met him, he was just one more person telling me I wasn’t good enough. So, I did what any girl in my position would do. I told him to get lost and take his arrogant, annoying smirk with him.

I never expected to see him again. I certainly didn’t expect to run into him that same night after one too many tequila shots. Turns out that he’s kind of a big deal. Okay, fine, a really big deal. In fact, he might be the one person that can take my game to the next level.

Convincing him to help will be difficult. Not throwing my club at his handsome face when he makes me work harder than I thought humanly possible will be excruciating. But not falling for him will be the hardest thing of all.

©2020 Rebecca Jenshak (P)2020 Rebecca Jenshak

A cute slow burn

I wasn’t sure what to expect listening to a book about a girl on her college golf team and a grumpy swing coach but holy smokes I was blown away. Going back to Valley U we meet Kiera who is on the golf team and Lincoln who we met in The Fake. Lincoln is so grumpy and somehow Kiera breaks down his barriers even barriers he didn’t realize she’d demolished. Kiera is such a confident and feisty junior in college and on the golf team. Her golf coach doesn’t want to help her so enter Lincoln who as owner of Reeves Sports ends up with Kiera as a client to up her golf game. As it turns out the swing coach and the golfer click more than as coach and client. This book can be read as a stand-alone but there are some people from Valley U mentioned or making appearances in this book.
Erin Mallon and Jacob Morgan brought this book to life in the best way!

Valley U World!

Sweet Spot (A College Sports Romance) is a character-driven love story told in dual pov. A bit of a age gap, enemies to lovers romance with a coach/ student relationship. I love how this is surrounded around golf as I haven't heard/read any sports romance involving golf. I found the characters engaging and likeable. I loved Lincoln, his grandmother is a funster. I loved the golf references and found the powwow interesting. A entertaining listen with cute banter between Kiera and Lincoln.

Narrators Erin Mallon, Jacob Morgan were fun to listen to. I love Jacob Morgan's inflection and Erin Mallon is always great with romantic comedy. Her spunkiness is brought out in the character of Keira. Absolutely loved the narration.

Not a lot of spice

Super cute, light on spice, strong funny heroine, sweet romance, fantastic narrators! On to another from this author.

A Low Angst Sports Romance That Hits Just Right

If you’d told me that the only thing getting me through my reading slump this year would be low-angst, standalone-but-interconnected college romances, I don’t know that I would’ve believed you. But thank God for Rebecca Jenshak, because at this point, Valley U books are basically my lifeline.

Are these epic, high-drama romances? No. And honestly? That’s the point. These books are pure, comfort reads. They’re light but never dull, fun without being over-the-top, and always deliver exactly what I need—strong, capable heroines, heroes who know how to match their energy, and just enough frustration with certain side characters to keep things interesting.

Sweet Spot follows Kiera, a talented golfer at Valley U whose confidence takes a hit after a rough tournament. Her coach—who is unbelievably insufferable—uses it as an excuse to bench her indefinitely, offering zero guidance, zero feedback, and absolutely no support in getting back on track. So when the men’s team gets a fancy new swing coach—former pro golfer Lincoln—and her coach still refuses to bring in extra training for the women, Kiera is rightfully pissed. But when she has a run-in with Lincoln and he gives her some impromptu advice, she realizes two things: 1) he actually knows what he’s talking about, and 2) she needs his help.

She’s not exactly thrilled about having to seek outside help—because, realistically, she shouldn’t have to. Her college coach should be providing her the guidance and training she needs, but thanks to his complete lack of professionalism, she’s left to figure it out on her own. So when Lincoln, a former golf pro, offers some unsolicited but solid advice, she sees an opportunity. He knows his stuff, and if her own coach won’t do his job, she’s not above finding another way.

Lincoln, on the other hand, is the one hesitating. He’s recently divorced, years older, and fully aware that coaching a college golfer—especially one as determined and talented as Kiera—comes with complications. But after one night of drunken, persistent begging (on her part, not his), he finally agrees to coach her privately… if she commits to training through it despite the hangover. Naturally, she does—because if there’s one thing about Kiera, it’s that she refuses to let obstacles (or a headache) slow her down.

While their dynamic has hints of enemies-to-lovers, it’s really more of a slow-burn mentorship-turned-romance. The chemistry? Immediate. The respect? Mutual. The fondness? Practically inevitable. And while her actual coach continues to be the absolute worst, Kiera only gets stronger as she trains with Lincoln, eventually taking matters into her own hands and entering competitions independently—without her school’s backing. And honestly? Good for her.

Now, I’ve never played 18 holes in my life, but I did grow up with a grandpa who loved golf, and this book gave me that same warm, nostalgic comfort. Sweet Spot doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it absolutely finds its own—well, sweet spot. It was exactly what I needed this weekend.

Final Verdict:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5) — Fun, empowering, and easy to devour.
🌶️ (1.5/5) — Low spice but solid tension.

If you love sports romances with driven heroines, charming older heroes, and the satisfaction of watching a girl take down a system that underestimated her—this one’s a win.

Sports Rom Com

This is an ARC review. All opinions are solely my own.

Sweet Spot by Rebecca Jenshak is a funny & sweet rom com centered around golf. I was excited for this listen because I don’t think I’ve ever read about golf before. It was very entertaining.

I liked the age gap aspect of the book because Keira seems more mature than her very early 20’s.

I’ve listened to several books by both Erin Mallon and Jacob Morgan before. They are awesome narrators. I’m not sure why but their cadence seemed off. I was changing my listening speed when they switched point of view. For some reason I had to speed up for Jacob’s parts and then slow back down for Erin.

I had never read Rebecca Jenshak before but I’m definitely a fan now.

4.5 stars really!

While I’m not really the biggest fan of older man romances, because I prefer younger men myself, I really did like this story a lot. I classified it as New Adult, because Keira is in college, even if Lincoln is not. The story was sweet, and definitely kept my interest. It took me longer than normal because of the lack of driving places these days, and me really only listening to audiobooks while in the car. I did love both of the narrators though, they did a great job. And I loved Lincoln’s grandma. I’m also hoping there is a book for Lincoln’s brother as well. We’ll see!

Loved this one!!!

Loved everything about this story. It was absolutely breath taking. It went at the perfect pace. The narration was excellent of course I love everything about Jacob and Erin "swoon".. Can't wait to listen again!! 5 excellent stars!!

Golf Sports Romance!

In golf, the sweet spot is the center of the clubface, which will produce the longest shot from any given club, so it’s that Rebecca Jenshak’s Sweet Shot is a sports romance about the game of golf with the heroine, Keira, a Valley U golfer, and the hero, Lincoln, a pro golfer and elite swing coach.

What I enjoyed the most about Keira and Lincoln’s story is how their mutual love of the game of golf built a connection between them from their first interaction, and while they definitely were attracted to each other from the start, as well, the dynamics of their coach/player relationship and Lincoln’s focus on helping improve Keira’s game above anything personal is what allowed them to get to know one another, establishing a foundation that blossomed into so much more.

I listened to the audio version of Sweet Spot, and Erin Mallon and Jacob Morgan did an amazing job narrating Keira and Lincoln’s story. There’s a playfulness between the two characters that the narrators easily convey and the way they verbally spar with one another plays out quite well on the audio.

I would definitely recommend Jenshak’s sports romances as well as any other stories narrated by Mallon and Morgan.

4 Poison Apples

Jacob Morgan and Erin Mallon enough said

Well pretty much anything these two narrate is going to be amazing. They could make a bad book interesting. That being said The Sweet Spot is and excellent with great characters and an awesome story.

A different spin in the normal sports romance. Keira is a 21 college golf player looking to improve her game. Lincoln is a 30 year old Golf Pro swing coach he is instantly enamored with the spunky college student and despite their age gap they click together immediately.

The audio is a must have companion to this book, again same reason Jacob Morgan and Erin Mallon who really elevate this story even more.

I was generously provided with a copy of this audio book in exchange for my fair and honest review**

Awesome narration

I love these narrators. I’ll buy any audible if they are narrating, and I loved this book. What a great story. Definitely worth the purchase.