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By Mariana Zapata
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When Sal Casillas's childhood hero, international soccer star Reiner Kulti, becomes her coach, her dreams quickly sour. The once fiery and passionate legend is now a withdrawn and distant figure, challenging Sal far beyond the soccer field. Navigating feelings of disillusionment and unexpected tension, Sal faces the longest and most complicated season of her life.
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Kulti is perfect for readers who enjoy slow-burn romance with complex characters and sports settings, especially fans of soccer and emotional, character-driven stories.

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When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it's supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.

It didn't take a week for twenty-seven-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she'd seen in the international soccer icon—why she'd ever had his posters on her wall, or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.

Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man that hadn't known she'd existed. So she isn't prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team's season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he'd once been.

Nothing could have prepared her for the man she got to know.

Or the murderous urges he brought out in her.

This was going to be the longest season of her life.

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ISBN: 9781953262035

Publisher: Mariana Zapata

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2022

Imprint: Mariana Zapata

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 552

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About the Author

Mariana Zapata is a New York Times, USA Today, and a multiple #1 Amazon bestselling author. She is a five-time Goodreads Choice Awards nominee in the Romance category. Her novels have been published in thirteen languages. Mariana lives in a small town in Colorado with her husband and beloved Great Dane, Kaiser. She loves reading, anime, and dogs. When she isn't writing, you can usually find her picking on her loved ones.

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