3.5 stars. Such a cute sports romance! I enjoyed the stats/facts at the beginning of each chapter. It was a fun and quick read!

This was so good, i was swoop in from the start.

I've read this book in one day, this was a very fast paced good.

I will definitely buy and read more of this author, very good discovery and well written!

I really enjoyed this sweet little football romance. I'm a huge fantasy football fan so I loved seeing Austin's progression throughout the story and the football references. It's also a very quick read with quick chapters and pacing. I read it in only a few hours. Super adorable male character (especially imagining his smile during the press conference) . I also love that it deals with a huge woman issue in the working field and I can feel the anger that comes up for Dani. Maybe more could have been done but I think the author handled it well enough. I'm not sure but I liked Dani. It also lacked a little connection although the chemistry was there. It was a fun read.

This was such a sweet romance with an amazing cast of characters. The chapters were nice and short, the writing a breeze to follow through, making it a rather quick read.

Tiffany is a master of balancing football action with the romance in a way that neither of the two feels neglected.

Austin is such a sunshine of a human, a golden retriever through and through. He was so pure in his pursuit of Dani, never stepping out of line, giving her the space she needed, whenever she needed. I liked that about his character—the fact that he was a decent guy and a gentleman. His character arc of finally learning to believe in his abilities as a QB was very well done and definitely one of my favorite parts of the book.

Talking about our female lead, Dani, she was a solid character, just not my personal favorite. She's super intelligent but lacks the courage to stand up for herself, always choosing to run instead of confronting the problems life throws her way. This didn't necessarily change by the end of the story, and that was a bit disappointing, really.

The romance was sweet and slow-paced, a reverse grumpy × sunshine which I'm always in the mood for. I'll be looking out for more works from Tiffany in the future.

*A huge thank you to Write Horse Publishing, the author, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

You had me at closed door football romance.

Austin Taylor, once an undrafted free agent and a third-string quarterback, was never supposed to be the starting QB for the Tampa Bay Bucs.
Except now, he is.
Dani Marshall, the Bucs’ data analyst whiz, is all in—betting her career, and even her car, on Austin's success. The real challenge? Keeping her heart out of the game.

As a huge football fan this is one of my fav romcoms based on the sport and I’ll tell you why. Austin plays for a real team, plays against real teams and there’s tons of real players mentioned: which is just soooo cool. It makes the story more realistic and gives you the sense that this could really be happening in a stadium somewhere while I’m watching the game from my couch. I loved everything about this book from the short chapters, quick wit/banter and of course all of the behind the scene football fun.

I also really enjoyed how the author gave a nod to her other series based on the sport of equestrian!

While I give this five stars and highly recommend, I do wonder if a non football fan would love this as much as it heavily relies on football terminology and plays (even though they are all explained well)

This was a strong start to the Sports in the Sunshine State RomComs series, it had that feel that I was looking for and enjoyed about this type of book. It had that sports element that I was looking for and thought the characters belonged in this world. It had that romantic comedy element that I was looking for and was glad I read this. Tiffany Noelle Chacon has a strong writing style and am excited for more.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!

What a great book! This was a first for me by this author and I really enjoyed her writing style! I will definitely be reading more books by her. I enjoyed the plot and the characters in this book. They worked so well together! I had a hard time putting this book down.

Off The Bench is a sweet football rom com. This book grabs your attention instantly and doesn't let go.

Dani and Austin give those perfect grumpy/sunshine vibes that we love so much. Their banter and friendship develop so naturally. In addition to our mcs the side characters here are amazing, I loved seeing his family and all their friends and co workers.

I love the statistics about football at the beginning of each chapter. The author balances making this a realistic sports story and the romance so well.