About the Book

Former tennis prodigy Scottie Sinclair is a cheat.

Or at least, that’s what the world thinks. After all, who would believe she was secretly drugged by her own father before winning the women’s singles title at Wimbledon?

The tabloids have called “Game, Set, Match” on Scottie’s career—but an offer at redemption, and more importantly revenge, may give her the chance at a clean serve.

Nico Kotas reigned the tennis world for almost a decade—until an injury took him from the baseline.

Now with a clean bill of health, he’s hungry for one last title. But his public image needs a new game plan—and according to his coach, his former rival’s daughter is the perfect advantage.

But with old enemies on the sidelines, scandal is seconds away.

Because, after all, revenge is best served Centre Court

Review

I enjoyed Clean Point. I found it to have a solid plot and thought that it was well-written. It’s about two competitive tennis players who have been thrown together to win Wimbledon. Nico is dealing with a botched knee surgery that’s slowing him down. And Scottie’s career has been ruined by her father’s actions. Coincidentally, the two of them have been connected for years. Nico’s victory over her father completely changed Scottie’s life. Things are rocky between them at first because of their perceptions of each other. However, they eventually come together to get revenge on her father and fall in love.

I want to give kudos for how Jones handled Scottie’s story. Scottie was very clearly abused by her father, and the author handled this story with care and did not blame her main character for what happened.

Final Thoughts

Clean Point was an amazing tennis story from an author who clearly adores and respects her characters. Scottie and Nico had a lot to overcome and learned that teamwork is beneficial—while also having an emotional and amazing love affair. I was hooked on them earlier on. Every time Scottie would steal Nico’s hat, or any cats would surround him I found myself smiling. My only complaint is that I wish he had picked another nickname for her. I don’t particularly find “cockroaches” endearing. It’s also worth mentioning that there was one specific character who surprised me. I can say that I’m happy the author took that route.

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Summary

Two rival teachers must work together to save their after-school clubs from budget cuts. The solution to the fiery tension between them?

A “no strings attached”, one-night stand.

Olive Davis, a high school art teacher, has really had enough. Between budget cuts and the death of her mom, Olive finds herself feeling more lost than usual. But when she finds out that her beloved after-school club has been cut, she's at a complete loss for what to do.

That is until her nemesis, annoyingly hot and entirely arrogant science teacher, Ben Bennett, comes to her with a proposal.

The two have been at odds since they first met. But now, with his own club also facing the axe, he's determined to find a way to save it, even if it means calling a truce with Olive. Completely desperate and out of options, she reluctantly agrees. As expected, it’s almost unbearable to work with the enemy…

Until one steamy tequila-fueled night inspires a whole new way to resolve their tensions.

Invisible String is a contemporary romance novel, featuring rivals to lovers, one night only and caretaking tropes and also focuses heavily on mental health and healing from grief while finding love.

Review

I really enjoyed Invisible Strings. Not only was I completely hooked within the first chapter, I found the setting to be absolutely perfect. I loved the fact that Olive and Ben worked at a school, and they had this sort of rivalry going. And it was interesting to see it in the sole POV of Olive. Disclaimer—Ben does get a few chapters in his POV towards the end of the book. But the majority of the book is in Olive’s story. Which I felt was a good tactic. Because it’s her story. Yes, it’s about Ben too, but Olive is dealing with the death of her mother, and she’s trying her best to stay positive at work while the district is continuingly cutting her budget.

I thought her story was heartfelt and I really enjoyed being in her head. She’s dealing with so much, and Meg Jones did a great job to convey those feelings within the book. And my heart really ached for Olive. Ben too was incredible. And as it often is with these rivals to lover’s stories, he didn’t dislike Olive as much as she had thought. Their chemistry was off the charts, and I loved how their relationship developed.

As much as I loved this book, I did have an issue with the way Olive’s story eventually concluded. It does have a happy ending but Olive’s eventual resolution felt left field, especially when we didn’t really get to see that build up since the book had switched to Ben’s POV. I would have liked more insight to that build up since what we had been shown at the beginning and the middle of the book felt inconsistent with that.

Final Thoughts

Invisible Strings is a heartbreaking story about grief and how it can impact someone’s entire life. It does have a great love story, and great characters. But the main focus is on grief. Unfortunately, Olive’s eventual conclusion felt a little inconsistent.

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