Only on Gameday by Kristen Callihan - ISBN: 9781335661289
Paperback
Fake engagement, childhood friends, and NFL passion ignite a slow-burn romance.

Only on Gameday

A Slow-Burn NFL Romance with a Fake Engagement, Childhood Friends to Lovers, and Years of Secret Yearning

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    29 January 2026

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Summary

The newest book in Kristen Callihan’s fan-favorite GAME ON world delivers an emotionally charged NFL romance with a fake engagement, childhood-friends-to-lovers tension, and the kind of slow-burn yearning that will wreck you. Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy and high-heat sports romance.

A “fake” fiancée is just the trick to help a bad-boy football player clean up his image. Trouble is, there’s nothing fake about the way August feels about his “pretend” fiancée.

August Luck is…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781335661289
ISBN-10:133566128X
Author:Kristen Callihan
Publisher:Mira Books
Imprint:Mira Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:29 January 2026
Weight:302g
Dimensions:25mm x 134mm x 203mm
Series:Game On
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Only on Gameday by Kristen Callihan - ISBN: 9781335661289
134 × 203 mm
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A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

* Big author love for Kristen Callihan’s ONLY ON GAMEDAY *


“August and Pen’s story had me in a chokehold! Tension. Banter. Yearning. Emotional depth. I (gleefully) did not come up for air until the final page.”
Mia Sheridan, New York Times bestselling author

“Full of delicious tension, epic yearning, and hilarious banter. Only on Gameday is a scorching, slow burn romance not to be missed.”
Catherine Cowles, USA Today bestselling author

I love a good friends to lovers story with plenty of secret yearning for each other, plus they’re fake dating?!?! Only on Gameday delivers all of this and more! I thoroughly enjoyed this delicious sports romance!
Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author

Only On Gameday has all the good stuff. Slow burn, banter, fake relationship, so much pining! Classic Callihan. Loved it!
Molly Fader, USA Today bestselling author of The Sunshine Girls

“Kristen Callihan excels at sexy, addictive storytelling. Only on Gameday is a five-alarm fire of a romance. The chemistry between Pen and August will grab you by the throat. Absolutely delicious!
Xio Axelrod, USA Today bestselling author of Girls with Bad Reputations

Author love for Kristen Callihan’s GAME ON novels:

The Game Plan has pulse pounding sex and stomach twisting emotion. I fell in love with the hero by chapter one, straight into all-out lust by chapter two.”
Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author

The Friend Zone is an exquisite, delicious cupcake of a book. You will gobble it down and hunger for more.”
Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author

“Gray is delicious—sweet and sexy and a more than worthy book boyfriend. Did I mention sexy? The Friend Zone is a must read!”
Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author

“This is seriously one of the best new adult contemporary romances I have ever, ever, EVER read. I absolutely loved it.”
Elyssa Patrick, author of the With Me series

Still more praise for books by Kristen Callihan:

“Callihan has a great talent for sexual tension and jaw-dropping plots that weave together brilliantly in the end.”
Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Smart, sharp, and wonderfully romantic; a hero to die for and a heroine so endearing you’ll want her for a friend; I fell hard for this book and Kristen Callihan’s incredible writing!
Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author

Sizzling chemistry, flawless banter and a hero that runs hot and cold in the best ways make Managed impossible to put down.”
Jay Crownover, New York Times bestselling author

About The Author

Kristen Callihan

Kristen Callihan is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author. Her books have been translated into multiple languages throughout the world. She lives in the Washington, DC area with her family. When she’s not writing, you might find Kristen curled up on the couch, watching Poirot or Murder She Wrote and drinking tea. But don’t let that fool you; she’s also in a lifelong love affair with coffee.

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