Game, Set, Match

Iacopelli’s charming Match Point series launch braids the stories of three determined members of North Carolina’s Outer Banks Tennis Club. For rising star Penny Harrison, hard work and self-confidence are finally paying off as she prepares for the French Open. Then her coach pairs her for training with Alex Russell, a bad-boy tennis champion who broke her heart years before. Indiana “Indy” Gaffney is finally ready to reclaim her place in the sport she loves after walking away in the wake of her mother’s death. To get her career back on track, however, she’ll need to ignore her attraction to Penny’s handsome brothers. Meanwhile, Jasmine Randazzo has big shoes to fill: her parents are both tennis champs and owners of Outer Banks. When Indy arrives and threatens to take her spot at the club, Jasmine must prove she deserves her place, a task that would be easier if she weren’t busy pining for her best friend, Teddy Harrison. Iacopelli brings all three heroines to vivid life as they navigate professional pressures, budding friendship, and the search for love. It’s new adult sports romance done right. (Feb.)