Kickstart My Heart by Tracey Jerald Series: Games of Love #1
Narrator: Adrienne Fleming, Peter Alden
on June 30th, 2026
Genres: Fiction, Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Sports
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There are more views about her engagement ending than her ex’s season opener!
One overheard conversation during her engagement party shattered Maya Cox’s life in seconds. “She’s not that pretty, but she sure is loyal.” But it’s what her pro-football playing fiancé said next that completely humiliated her. Then the world got a hold of a video taken of her heartbreak, causing the situation to go viral in a matter of days.
Needing to escape, Maya packs her bag and telephoto lens before heading out of the country for work. After she returns months later, she decides to take a small vacation at a vineyard in Italy.
There’s just one hitch.
When she arrives, Maya comes face to face with Troy Walsh—former kicker for the Oklahoma Lightning and her ex’s former teammate. He’s also a man she considered a friend before hashtags like #EngagementGate started trending.
Troy is nothing but kind, steady, and loyal giving her the space she needs to become herself again. But the longer they spend together, his good looks, easy manner, and genuine heart make it impossible to resist advancing the forward line of their relationship from friends to something more.
Much more.
The more time they spend together, the more sparks fly. Troy encourages the woman Maya is—her fire, her fight, her fierce will to reclaim herself. But when her ex tries to reach out, will Maya forgive his cruel words or allow this former kicker to restart her heart?
About Tracey Jerald
Tracey Jerald’s storytelling journey began on the streets of her Connecticut neighborhood, where long bike rides were spent imagining characters, adventures, and happily-ever-afters. Her love of writing only deepened in college, where she often found herself rewriting the endings of novels instead of finishing assignments. After all, what’s more important—a happily-ever-after or Greek mythology?
Eventually, she found a way to combine both when she wrote the bestselling Amaryllis Series.
Today, Tracey is the author of contemporary and new adult romance with over thirty books in print. Her catalog includes the beloved Amaryllis, Midas, Glacier Adventure, Games of Love, and Devotion series, along with contributions to multiple anthologies supporting both reader enjoyment and charitable causes. Her books are available on Amazon and through Kindle Unlimited.
A firm believer in happily-ever-afters both on and off the page, Tracey has been married since 2007. She and her husband share one son, whose love of Fortnite may rival her love of Starbucks.
When she’s not writing, Tracey can be found in North Florida with a cup of coffee in hand, reading, and indulging her HGTV obsession.
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