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The Crossover
"Stella Williams has a full scholarship to Mountain Ridge University as a member of the equestrian team, and she's not about to let anything--or anyone--prevent her from winning the conference championship. She's sworn off relationships, determined to be the most accomplished student in her class by the time she graduates. Nothing is going to stop her in her tracks. That is, until she meets Owen Moore. Owen is a transfer student on the basketball team and prides himself on being happy-go-lucky and the life of the party. Oh, and he's never been interested in a serious relationship. When Owen gets paired up with Stella in their exercise science class, sparks fly immediately, and Owen begins to reconsider his outlook on dating. But despite their obvious chemistry, Stella isn't interested, and Owen reluctantly agrees to be just friends. As they spend more time in the gym together and the fire between them grows, remaining just friends becomes a nearly-impossible task. With Owen's spot on the basketball team and Stella's future in the equestrian industry on the line, will they make the game-winning shot or fizzle out as the final buzzer sounds?"--
Pages: 331
ISBN: 9798334913301
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Read Letter D.
Feb 8, 2026
I'll start with: if you like YA and maybe are new to sports romance this might be for you.
But there just wasn't enough sports for me, and the promise of an equestrian is what piqued my interest in the first place, but I should have judged by the cover and realized I was not going to get the equestrian element I wanted.
We barely see the horse sport (so much so that until the epilogue I didn't even know what type of riding Stella did with her personal horse - the only hints are that they jump) We get quite a bit of basketball and gym time, so if that's your thing, maybe this one will work for you.
It also didn't feel college/new adult to me. There are SO MANY exclamation points, and I found myself generally disliking Stella. TBH, based on her personality, I think her mother was right to dissuade her from her dream of being a horse trainer. She's far too reactive and oversensitive. She completely lost me when her horse colicked and all she could do was go cry in the office., leaving her friend and trainer to take care of things. She can barely watch an injection? Girl, horse management is NOT for you!
The friends to lovers story line was cute enough, and it was nice to see them support each other so thoroughly.
FWIW the following is not about this book specifically (though it applies here, especially to Stella) but why does almost every sports romance have to be that the characters are always the absolute BEST at their sports? Winning without much effort or hardship? Maybe I've just read too many lately, but really?
But there just wasn't enough sports for me, and the promise of an equestrian is what piqued my interest in the first place, but I should have judged by the cover and realized I was not going to get the equestrian element I wanted.
We barely see the horse sport (so much so that until the epilogue I didn't even know what type of riding Stella did with her personal horse - the only hints are that they jump) We get quite a bit of basketball and gym time, so if that's your thing, maybe this one will work for you.
It also didn't feel college/new adult to me. There are SO MANY exclamation points, and I found myself generally disliking Stella. TBH, based on her personality, I think her mother was right to dissuade her from her dream of being a horse trainer. She's far too reactive and oversensitive.
The friends to lovers story line was cute enough, and it was nice to see them support each other so thoroughly.
FWIW the following is not about this book specifically (though it applies here, especially to Stella) but why does almost every sports romance have to be that the characters are always the absolute BEST at their sports? Winning without much effort or hardship? Maybe I've just read too many lately, but really?