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Set Point

Meg Jones

Pre-order the new sizzling sapphic enemies to lovers taking place during the US Open! Nothing fades faster than a former prodigy—and Inés Costa is dangerously close to disappearing. Once queen of the court, Inés is limping through qualifiers. And after losing her biggest sponsor to Chloe Murphy, the sport’s fiery new favourite, she and her bank account are running on fumes. Chloe, known as much for her talent as her temper, is a top seed for the upcoming US Open. But thanks to broken rackets, code violations, and the inability to play well with others, her “favourite” status is slipping away. However, when they are forced to share the same side of the court, and the world surprisingly doesn’t implode, Chloe makes an offer: she’ll fund Inés’s journey to the US open, but only if Inés agrees to be her hitting partner and teach her to keep a level head. It’s strictly business, but somewhere between practice drills and tour stops, the line between rival and something more begins to blur. As the summer burns toward Flushing Meadows, their sizzling tension catches fire. With a trophy in sight and emotions running high, will their romance double fault at set point?

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Dec 08, 2025

2.5

Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

Two commanders thrown together by chance, then brought back together to form an alliance between their homes. One known as a ruthless leader and one who was thrown into leadership due to the death of her family.

Some things I want to point out right away is that this is an age gap, a 15 year one to be exact. I struggled with this a LOT because their age difference was extremely noticeable.

Makayla, the younger of the two at 25 is very naive and pushy. There was small talk of PTSD from being captured for 2 years, and I felt like that was a big opportunity to work off that more but it was just background information. Mak was also SUPER pushy with Talon and kept throwing herself at Talon even when Talon proved time and time again she wouldn’t do a relationship.

Talon, the “ruthless” commander at 40 acts like a spoiled, bratty teenager. We never see the true “ruthlessness” that is talked about over and over again.

Everything felt very surface level, the relationship between Mak and Talon felt toxic, and kind of weird because it kept giving mother/daughter vibes with the way Talon took care of Mak. It was also a predictable storyline.

Thank you NetGalley and Bold Strokes for the ARC.