This is a preorder of 'Drop Shot' by Vai Denton! (Comes with reader swag!)

Release date: October 9, 2025

Estimated shipping: End of October 2025 (earlier if possible)

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Off Court - Book 1

Blurb:

Delilah Anderson is no stranger to sacrifice where her siblings are concerned. Who needs to go to college when you have three hungry mouths to feed and pro tennis money in your sights? Except it’s not that simple. No matter how hard she works, the bills are piling up ad infinitum. When her doubles partner decides to start focusing on singles, she knows the margins are going to be razor thin.

So when Matteo Corsi, three-time Grand Slam winner and a friend of a friend, offers to play mixed doubles with her, it should be a no-brainer. She doesn’t believe he’s as hateful as the media claims, and with her new endorsement deal, teaming up with him could give her the financial breathing room she needs. But after years of carrying her family on her back, accepting help isn’t Delilah’s strong suit.

When circumstances force her hand, Delilah reluctantly agrees. As the days blur together with drills, practice matches, and lighthearted teasing, she realizes there’s more to Matteo than she ever could have imagined—not to mention what getting him to reluctantly smile or seeing him shirtless does to her.

Matteo is a distraction she can’t afford, but one she’ll have to navigate to keep her (im)perfectly constructed life from falling apart.

Tropes:

• Sports Romance (pro tennis athletes & mixed doubles partners)
• Grumpy x Sunshine
• Single POV
• He Falls First
• Found Family
• Italian Nickname
• On Page Texts
• Teasing as Flirting

Content Warnings: 

• Mentions of Postpartum Depression
• Alcoholic Parent
• Caretaking (of heavily intoxicated people)
• Mentions of Dieting for Athletic Performance
• Neglectful Parents
• Sexual Content