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Advantage Us: Romance served with hard-hitting reality and humour
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 27 2026
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Love, Teamwork & Match Points
This is a unique and unconventional very British ROMCOM breaking the mould. In places this novel will send you to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, with a blend of humour and desperation, ecstasy and sorrow. An emotional roller-coaster that will have you reaching for a box of tissues on numerous occasions.
Maria Comăneci was once the world's number one tennis player, a legend whose name still echoes through stadiums. But fame fades as pressure mounts, and Maria now finds herself caught in the unpredictable whirlwind of life beyond the spotlight. Enter Con Roscoe: an amateur footballer and IT Manager with a questionable backhand, a son from a previous marriage, and a knack for squeezing joy out of chaos. Thanks to a spectacular clerical blunder, Con is accidentally entered into THE biggest tennis tournaments in Britain-pitted against professionals he has no business facing. How can he possibly progress through the tournament, more good fortune?
What begins as a mistake quickly spirals into a national obsession. Con's easygoing charm, his refusal to quit, and his sheer ability to survive on court turn him into Britain's most unlikely hero. Maria, reluctantly drawn into his orbit, finds herself coaching, sparring, and laughing her way through the madness, rediscovering her own passion for the game-and for life.
A romantic comedy feel-good novel that blends laugh-out-loud scenes with heartfelt moments, it delivers a sports romance with humour that celebrates underdogs and second chances. Packed with witty dialogue, slow-burn chemistry, and chaotic matches, it's a funny tennis themed romance book perfect for readers who crave swoons, smiles and heavy emotions.
Whether you're a sports enthusiast or simply love an underdog love story in general, Maria and Con's journey will leave you cheering, swooning, and grinning long after the final page. If you're searching for a romantic comedy that delivers more or a slow burn sports romance novel with equal parts humor, heart, and heat, then this book will serves it all to you.
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