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Striker

Striker

Sports RomanceContemporary Romance
Pages
592
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

Asher Donovan is widely considered the greatest footballer in the world, but his bitter feud with rival-turned-teammate Vincent DuBois costs their club a championship and lands him in off-season cross-training under an unexpected coach. Scarlett DuBois is Vincent's sister, a former ballerina rebuilding her life around chronic pain, and exactly the person Asher is not supposed to want. Their attraction is forbidden on every count, forcing a secret relationship under the weight of family loyalty and relentless public scrutiny. The first book in the Gods of the Game series moves Ana Huang's interconnected universe to London and the fictional Premier League club Blackcastle FC. Each book's title names its hero's position on the pitch; here, the striker. The series has been optioned for film by Amazon MGM Studios.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

RomanticSpicyEmotionalTense
Forbidden Love

Genres

Sports Romance Contemporary Romance Romance

About the author

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Ana Huang

Chinese-American author Ana Huang is one of the defining names of the contemporary romance boom, a number one New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestseller whose books have sold more than twenty-five million copies and been translated into over thirty languages. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she studied international relations and spent time as an exchange student in Shanghai, a setting that surfaces in her earliest work. She began writing stories as a child to practice English an...

Characters

Asher DonovanProtagonist

Widely regarded as the best footballer in the world, playing striker for Blackcastle FC, drawn to the one woman he shouldn't want.

Scarlett DuBoisProtagonist

A former ballerina rebuilding her life around chronic pain, and the sister of Asher's rival and teammate.

Vincent DuBoisSupporting

Scarlett's brother and Asher's teammate and rival, whose feud with Asher complicates everything.

All characters in Striker

Frequently asked questions

  • What sport is the Gods of the Game series about?

    English Premier League football (soccer), set around the fictional London club Blackcastle FC. It is not a hockey or American football series, despite occasional mislabeling.

  • What does the title The Striker refer to?

    It names the hero's position on the pitch. Each book in the series is titled after its hero's football position.

  • Is this connected to Ana Huang's other books?

    Yes. Gods of the Game is the London-set branch of her shared universe, the Anaverse, with character overlap across her series.

  • Do I need to read the series in order?

    The books are interconnected standalones and can be read in any order, though The Striker comes first.

  • How do The Striker and The Defender connect?

    Scarlett DuBois leads The Striker, and her brother Vincent DuBois, the hero's rival here, becomes the lead of the next book, The Defender.

  • Is the series being adapted?

    The Gods of the Game series has been optioned for a film adaptation by Amazon MGM Studios.

  • Do I need to read other books by Ana Huang before this one?

    Every series in the author's shared universe is designed to be enjoyed independently. While you may encounter cameos or subtle references to characters from her other series, this story functions as a standalone entry within the Gods of the Game series.

  • Is this book part of a larger series?

    This is the first installment in the Gods of the Game series, which continues with subsequent titles including The Defender and The Keeper.

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