Stef C.R.'s entry in the multi author Breaking Barriers series is full of yearning! Beyond The Court features Maggie and her best friend Rowan - both are star tennis players that have secretly been in a friends with benefits arrangement for 10 years. Rowan wants more but is afraid of ruining what they have while Maggie wants less due to her past trauma. I really enjoyed this. I liked the relationship between Maggie & Rowan and how they supported each other and how easy it was between them. I really liked that Maggie was the one that needed to fix things between them - more often than not, it's the man that needs to fix things so this was a refresh change. This is the 4th Stef C.R. book that I've read and her writing gets better with each one. 

Synopsis:

Maggie Taylor didn't get to be one of the best tennis players in the world by throwing out all her rules. She sticks to her routines and works hard to keep her heart from getting broken.

After all, "love" means nothing to a tennis player and Maggie knows first hand how complicated and messy relationships can be. Even her parents ended up getting a divorce. Instead of looking for love, she keeps her eye on the prize and her heart firmly locked away...even though it beats wildly for a certain best friend.

Rowan Amory has worked hard to make a name for himself and now he’s one of the best players of his generation. But lately, all he cares about is spending time with his loved ones and wondering if his best friend, Maggie, loves him back.

He was young and stupid when he agreed to a no-strings-attached agreement, not realizing a decade would pass and he still wouldn't have the courage to ask for more. But now, he's more than ready for the next step. All he has to do is convince Maggie to abandon the list of rules between them and trust that he'll be there to break her fall.

Will throwing out the rules result in a double fault? Or will taking the relationship to the next level be as easy as "game, set, match"?

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