Tomboys Don't Crush on the Captain

Even though we met Nicole in Tomboys Don't Kiss The Quarterback as the soccer star who took Marissa under her wing, this book can absolutely be read as a standalone story.
Even before starting this book, I knew Nicole was a force to be reckoned with, and I was curious about the guy who could capture her heart. Ian fits perfectly in with the rest of Christina Benjamin's league of good-guy heroes, no big surprise there.
But one of my favorite aspects of this book is probably Nicole's family, how close she and her brother Chris are, and how their parents support them even when - and especially when - things go pear-shaped.