Two decades later, at twenty-seven years of age, Sal has come far from that star-struck little girl, becoming one of Houston Pipers’ strongest forwards and most talented players. Salome “Sal” Casillas was only seven years old the first time she saw Reiner Kulti score a goal on television, the image of the then nineteen-year-old German player beating the odds and achieving what no one believed he could do leaving an everlasting impression on her young mind, and inspiring her to strive to become just like him. I dedicated my life, my time and my body to the sport all because of the player I would grow to follow and support and love with all my little heart, my patron saint of soccer-Reiner Kulti. A picture-perfect romance in my eyes, this was a book I felt emotionally invested in from the get-go, and by the end of it, I was clasping it to my heart so hard, I almost cracked my eReader in the process. A superb storyteller, Ms Zapata takes her time to build the sexual and emotional tension between her characters, giving them time to learn about each other, making their feelings for one another evolve before our very eyes, and giving us a hundred little moments in between that make our hearts skip a beat. After devouring two of this author’s novels back to back, I can positively say that I have loved every single thing about them-the strong heroines who fearlessly speak their mind, the unshakable heroes whose depth of emotion is so often evident yet remains hidden behind their natural reserve until the very end, the memorable secondary characters that often steal the show, the heart-warming humour lacing every single page-and I feel heady just contemplating which book of hers I want to read next.
It is quite possible that I have found my newest obsession in Mariana Zapata’s distinctive brand of slow burn.
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