by DL WhitePublish: Nov 07, 2025 Contemporary RomanceWomen's FictionAfrican American Interest
Book Overview
EJ Harris, captain of the Paddle Pushers pickleball team, has one job: secure the prime corner spot at the annual Harvest Festival. Her team needs the revenue from this golden patch of real estate to fund resurfacing their courts.
But before she can pay, the spot is stolen by her fierce rival.
Dante Wolfe, the charismatic captain of the Court Kings, is the same man EJ beat in the summer tournament and has been trying to forget ever since. When EJ confronts him, Wolfe delivers a challenge steeped in rivalry and simmering attraction:
The conflict will be settled in a winner-takes-all pickleball match.
As two of the best players in the Southeastern league face off, the court tension is only matched by the burning chemistry they both try to ignore.
Will EJ secure her team’s crucial fundraiser, or will she lose the game to the only man who truly gets under her skin? Find out if this court rivalry can transition into a hot fall fling.
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Contemporary RomanceWomen's FictionAfrican American Interest
BIOGRAPHY DL White began pursuing a writing career in 2011. In 2015, she published Brunch at Ruby’s, an upmarket contemporary fiction novel that explores the lives of three best friends and the soul food cafe at the center of their friendship. Since then, she has published more than 10 Black romance and women’s fiction titles in eBook, print and audio formats with more to come.
A 1996 graduate of Eastern Washington University, DL holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication Studies and minored in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. By day, DL is an Executive Assistant for a global beverage brand. By night, she writes, reads, and lives in the metro Atlanta area. DL has a legendary love for coffee, fried chicken, and brunch, especially on a patio. Her true obsession is water: lakes, rivers, oceans, waterfalls!
When not writing books, DL devours them. She enjoys romance, contemporary and historical Black fiction, mystery, thrillers, and suspense novels. She shares her thoughts on books and writing at booksbydlwhite.com/blog.