The Cheat Sheet
by Sarah Adams
A pro footballer and his best friend have been in love for years. One interview blows it all open. Clean.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~300
- Ending
- HEA
How spicy is The Cheat Sheet?
The Cheat Sheet is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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The Cheat Sheet: quick answers
How spicy is The Cheat Sheet?
The Cheat Sheet is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is The Cheat Sheet a standalone?
Yes, The Cheat Sheet is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in The Cheat Sheet?
The Cheat Sheet features friends to lovers, football player, athlete, cozy / low stakes. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Cheat Sheet have content warnings?
We have no major content warnings noted for The Cheat Sheet, but our notes may be incomplete. Check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Cheat Sheet?
If you loved The Cheat Sheet, try When in Rome by Sarah Adams, Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison. They share its friends to lovers and football player energy at a similar spice level.