Dating the Quarterback

Interesting Conclusion. The first thing to know about this book is that it really does need to be read second, after Charming the Cheerleader. Why? Because the timelines start at roughly the same points and you get two people's views on a lot of the same events - even while telling their own story about their own high school romance. Also, there are some pretty decent spoilers for Charming the Cheerleader if you attempt to read this book first, so be forewarned there. Beyond doing my best to ensure that you read this particular book second, I can tell you that they are told in a very similar style and both involve very similar topics and issues, though with a few particulars based on individual characters. In other words, all four of these people in these two couples have normal-ish high school issues, but the particular issues are specific to each individual. As always, if you're looking for a fairly light, low drama HS romance... Dallen has you covered. Very much recommended.

I already fell in like with Harley in book #1, and I was very much looking forward to reading her story.
I adored both Harley and Tristan, and the developing romance was beautifully written and thoroughly swoon-worthy (as is par for the course in Maggie Dallen's books). Case in point:
“And then I was kissing her, and I lost touch with reality for a long, sweet, blissful moment. She was warm and soft beneath me, her lips parting for mine like this was something we'd always done. It was familiar and totally, shockingly, perfectly new. She tasted like honey, and when I cupped her face in my palms, she let out a sigh that I'd hear in my dreams for the rest of my life.”

Le sigh. Le swoon...

Besides the “swoonery”, it was fun getting Harley's version of the “Conner drama” - and to learn that she's not above a little Schadenfreude to see her new stepbrother taken down a notch.