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Playing With Forever by Rebecca Jenshak

Playing With Forever

Rebecca Jenshak, Jesse Vilinsky, Andrew Eiden

Sourcebooks · Print & ebook · January 20, 2026

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Contemporary YA RomanceRomantic Comedy for TeensSocceryoung
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Who it’s for
A YA romance that pairs soccer-team stakes with the softer challenge of letting someone in.
Genres
Soccer, Contemporary YA Romance, Romantic Comedy for Teens
Published
Sourcebooks, January 20, 2026

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About this book

From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak comes the next in a brand new YA romance series that follows Frost Lake High School's state champion soccer team. Tutoring the captain of Frost Lake High's soccer team isn't on her bucket list. And neither is falling for him. Seventeen-year-old Lacey Kerr is a lot of things: head cheerleader, an A+ student, vice president of student council, a loyal friend, and beloved by her classmates.

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What she isn't is a fan of star soccer player Vaughn Collins. And he knows it. Unfortunately for him, he needs her. With his grades on the line, he'll do anything to turn it around and keep his spot on the soccer team. Even if it means winning over his ex-girlfriend's best friend and convincing her to tutor him. They're different. She's sunshine and he's…not. She has a bucket list of fun things to do before high school is over and he's allergic to fun. But as they spend more time together, studying and crossing things off Lacey's list, they realize they're more alike than either of them wants to admit. She doesn't want to fall for him, and he doesn't want to fall for anyone. They're both good at playing the game, but maybe this time it could be forever.

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A YA romance that pairs soccer-team stakes with the softer challenge of letting someone in.

Come here for

  • A high-school romance with soccer, tutoring, and opposites-attract sparks
  • The push and pull of a fun-loving list-maker and a self-proclaimed fun skeptic

Expect

  • A bright, bantering romance built around studying and bucket-list adventures
  • Teen romance with a championship team in the background

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance87%
Soccer57%
Romantic Comedy for Teens27%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Soccer
Authors
Rebecca Jenshak, Jesse Vilinsky, Andrew Eiden
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Published
January 20, 2026
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Contemporary YA Romance