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Her Perfect Rival (A Sapphic Rivals-to-Lovers Romance)
Paperback
Series: Briar Ridge Rivals, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 25 2026
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
She's everything they want her to be.
And everything she hates.
Avery Blake has spent her entire life being perfect.
Perfect grades. Perfect reputation. Perfect captain-in-waiting for Briar Ridge Academy's elite soccer team. At a school where excellence is expected and weakness is something you hide better, Avery knows exactly how to win.
Then Riley Cruz transfers in.
Riley is sharp, reckless, talented, impossible to ignore-and suddenly standing between Avery and the captaincy she has spent years earning. She plays like rules are suggestions, smiles like she knows exactly how irritating she is, and sees through Avery's polished control in ways no one else ever has.
Avery should hate her.
Riley should be the enemy.
But rivalry has a dangerous way of becoming obsession. Every argument turns sharper. Every practice gets more charged. Every almost-touch, late-night study session, and rain-soaked moment makes it harder to remember why they were supposed to be fighting.
As playoffs close in and Briar Ridge's championship hopes depend on them learning to trust each other, Avery has to face the one thing scarier than losing:
Letting Riley see who she is when she stops trying to be perfect.
Her Perfect Rival is a sweet sapphic rivals-to-lovers sports romance full of sharp banter, emotional tension, high-pressure soccer, private softness, and the terrifying thrill of falling for the one girl you were determined to beat.
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