This is my first read by this author and I can go either way on if I will read more or not. This story, I feel, was not for me. It was well written. Everything made sense; nothing was out of place. The story progressed in a great way and for the most part, characters were well written. Its just for me, I couldn't get into it. It might be because of the older/younger aspect which wasn't too much of the focus but it did play a role. It could also be that a lot didn't happen in the book. I felt a bit bored until things happened with Tricia and at that point I wanted more. Football seemed to be a huge factor in the book but it wasn't. It just kept getting mentioned. And the tile, well, if the title pertained to football I would get it more but it pertained to hiking in which Charley only went hiking twice and neither time was that important.
The book had a lot going on but didn't focus on what I thought it was going to focus on (ie her mother, her friends, her ex, her writing). It just seemed a lot went on but a lot was also brushed aside. Now, this might just be me. And my expectations when I read the blurb was completely different from someone else. I give this a solid 3 stars. It is well written, as to be expected by a BBS author. It just didn't catch me and draw me in as much as I had expected.

Charley is content with the life she built after her twenty five year relationship with her ex Tricia comes tumbling down. She enjoys being single but her friends thinks she become boring and don’t want her to be alone so every time they have a get together they always tries to set her up even though she tells them she fine.

Charley loves swimming at the pool at the Y where she does classes there she meets Joanna is shock that she feels attraction toward her is more shocking asking her out for coffee but Joanna tells she to toxic but decide to change her mind and have coffee with Charley. Charley also goes out with a young woman Neely who works there she doesn’t see a future for them as couple but she does like the friendship they are developing because both are writers and can help each other out and beside Charley feels more for Joanna anyway and on top of dealing with this she learns her ex Tricia has lung cancer and maybe dying and needs her help you can tell that Tricia still have feelings for Charley and she regrets the things that happen between them.

This was a good read it’s about forgiveness, , friendships and putting yourself out there at another chance at love.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.