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Teardrop Shot: A Friends to Lovers Sports Romance Kindle Edition
He swore at me and said he didn’t do groupies.
And just like that, our friendship was off to a great start.
Reese Forster was the starting point guard for the Seattle Thunder.
Gorgeous. Cocky. Loved by the nation.
He’s also attending preseason basketball training camp where I used to work.
Correction: where I work again, because I was fired from my last job.
And dumped.
And I might have a tiny bit of baggage, but that’s normal. Right?
Reese and I shouldn’t have become friends.
We shouldn’t have become roommates.
And we really shouldn’t have started sleeping together … (Except we did.)
I’m adorably psychotic. He’s in the NBA.
This is not a disaster waiting to happen, at all.
Teardrop Shot is a 100k standalone sports romance.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJune 23, 2019
- File size2.2 MB
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About the Author
Tijan is a New York Times–bestselling author who writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing Fallen Crest Six (untitled) along with so many more from north Minnesota where she lives with a man she couldn’t be without and an English Cocker she adores.
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- ASIN : B07TF4XF1Z
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- Publication date : June 23, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 2.2 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 431 pages
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #44,426 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,219 in Sports Romance (Kindle Store)
- #1,326 in Sports Romance (Books)
- #2,768 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
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About the author

Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and Ryan's Bed among others. She is currently writing to her heart's content in north Minnesota with an English Cocker Spaniel she adores.
To find what to read next of hers, go to www.tijansbooks.com
WALLSTREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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Customers find the book well-written and emotionally engaging, with many noting they cried tears of sadness and joy while reading. They appreciate the witty banter between Charlie and Reese, the deep character development, and the hot steamy romance. Customers praise the author's talent, with one noting how beautifully she handles emotional turmoil. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some saying it kept them turning the page while others found it slow to start.
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Customers find the book well-written and engaging, with one customer comparing it to a big piece of chocolate cake.
"This was my first read by Tijan, and it did not disappoint. Beautiful story, hilarious, emotional, and so well written." Read more
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Customers describe this book as an emotional read that makes them cry tears of sadness and joy, with one customer noting how it takes them on a journey of hurt.
"...Beautiful story, hilarious, emotional, and so well written." Read more
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"...The contemporary YA, sports romance drew forth a wide range of emotions from laughter to true heart-wrenching angst and everything in between...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's humor, particularly the witty banter between Charlie and Reese, and appreciate how it balances emotional moments with comedic relief.
"...Beautiful story, hilarious, emotional, and so well written." Read more
"...Reese was everything and Charlie's inner banter and outspoken questions were HILARIOUS!..." Read more
"I absolutely loved this book. Funny, sad, heartfelt, sweet, it had it all. Tijans characters are the best...." Read more
"...charlie was so hilarious and quirky that i couldn’t get enough of her. i was LIVING for the random questions...." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book, noting that the author writes deep characters who build their connection throughout the story, with one customer highlighting the amazing chemistry between the main characters.
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Customers enjoy the romance in this book, describing it as a sweet love story with hot, steamy moments, and one customer notes how the author skillfully incorporates heavy subjects into the narrative.
"...This slow burn, friends to lovers, sports romance was excellent, and I highly recommend." Read more
"basketball romance is going to hit every time...." Read more
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Customers love the writing style of this book, praising the author's talent and ability to create epic stories. One customer notes that the emotional turmoil is beautifully conveyed, while another mentions the editing is really good.
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"...and cried tears of sadness and joy which, to me, is the mark of great writing. This was a wonderful read and is definitely gonna be in my reread list." Read more
Customers love Charlie's personality, finding her quirky and hilariously awkward, while also appreciating Reese's character.
"...i was LIVING for the random questions. also her strength is absolutely unmatched...." Read more
"...It was unpredictable and unique… and without a doubt, deserving of Five Stars!!! Q: I was just now starting to stand...." Read more
"...This book is such a beautiful story. Basketball, crazy questions from the MFC, camp ( it’s for the basketball team to do practice), two awesome..." Read more
"Charlie is a hoot! I always have a soft spot for the wacky women and this book has it in spades...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some saying it kept them turning the page while others mention it starts out slow and leaves them with an extreme book hangover.
"...Same is true for this one. Topics are mental health / illness, addiction, as well as the big question about where (and when) helping ends and..." Read more
"...Book seemed rushed and could of used another edit. I loved the friendship the two buildZ which is what makes this story so compelling...." Read more
"...The slow build between Charlie and Reese is great. It lets the story and their relationship develop naturally...." Read more
"Talk about book hangovers. This book is packed full of feels. Hang in there through the first couple chapters...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2025Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI can never get enough of Tijan and I want to live in this story and the lives of Charlie, Reese and Echo just a little longer.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2025Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis was my first read by Tijan, and it did not disappoint. Beautiful story, hilarious, emotional, and so well written.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019Format: KindleVerified PurchaseTeardrop Shot is another wonderful story in the many amazing worlds of Tijan. Charlie's life has been pretty tragic and she's just been barely holding on. Now she's lost her job and the guy she was seeing was cheating on her. One of her old friends comes back into her life and brings her back to the camp she used to work at 8 years ago. Trent, Owen, Hadley, and Grant were like another family to Charlie and they haven't been together in 8 years. They all worked at Echo Island Camp and Trent wants to bring her back for the summer. The camp has been rented out and Charlie goes back to help.
Reese Forster was Seattle Thunder's Star Point Guard and Charlie's favorite basketball player. The Seattle Thunder rented out the camp for preseason practice and to keep private. Journalists have been sharing information about Reese due to his brother and his family.
I love both Charlie and Reese. Their lives are completely different but they both have been through a lot.
Charlie has a tendency to hide behind "acting crazy" and asking really strange questions. She has had so much on her shoulders and she's been alone through so much. For the past year, she's been pretty much switched off and not dealing with things.
Reese has a tendency to be standoffish and at times appear cold. His family is pretty messed up. His older brother Roman's an alcoholic and uses Reese's name to get things from people. His parents aren't much better. His father's an alcoholic as well and his mother can't really handle much.
Definitely worth reading.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2025Format: KindleVerified PurchaseLoved this incredible Tijan book and can't wait to read another by this author very soon! She is quickly becoming a favorite.
This standalone novel was heartbreaking and beautiful and each character fit perfectly into this story. Reese was everything and Charlie's inner banter and outspoken questions were HILARIOUS! This slow burn, friends to lovers, sports romance was excellent, and I highly recommend.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2025Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI absolutely loved this book. Funny, sad, heartfelt, sweet, it had it all. Tijans characters are the best. I love that you really get to know all the people in the main characters' lives. I absolutely adore Charlie and all her questions! Great read!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2025Format: KindleVerified Purchaseamazing truly i have no words i loved this book not many really grab my attention these days but this was great!!!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2023Format: KindleVerified Purchasebasketball romance is going to hit every time. being completely honest i wasn’t feeling the start of the book, but i kept going and i absolutely loved it.
charlie was so hilarious and quirky that i couldn’t get enough of her. i was LIVING for the random questions. also her strength is absolutely unmatched. i could not believe what she had to endure, and she handled it all on her own for so long. she has my heart.
reese forster has made it to my list list of book bfs. the way he answered every single one of her questions?! every time?!? this man was made for charlie and i loved every moment they were together. i adore how he was strong for her and he never let her hide.
WARNING: this book is for mature audiences (18+). it also includes grief, sibling loss, multiple mentions of rehab and alcoholism, and chronic illness: dementia.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2019Format: KindleVerified Purchase…you’re my teardrop shot. You’re the high arch in my life.
Teardrop Shot is simply incredible. Tijan absolutely blew me away with this book! In the spirit of honestly, I will say that I struggled initially to get into the story. I had faith in Tijan’s methods as I have yet to read a book by the author that I didn’t love. And in the end, I absolutely adored this book for its exquisitely beautiful story as well as the differences I found from other stories of the genre.
Q: ‘Who couldn’t communicate except through random outbursts of ... questions.’
Teardrop Shot while not my favorite book by Tijan—sorry, that feat belongs solely to Bennett Mafia! 😉 However, it was a deeply satisfying romance that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend far and wide! I knew from previous experiences that Tijan is a master storyteller who delves deeper with characters and plot development than is often shown in modern literature and Teardrop Shot was no different. By employing a (primarily) single perspective, Tijan wrote a beautiful story about two broken souls drawn to one another despite their desires to keep their hearts inaccessible. Reese and Charlie were equally fun, fresh, and unique—Charlie especially. A heroine who speaks her mind is no longer surprising in literature, however, Charlie with her brusque and brash questions and crazy façade definitely won me over long before I understood her nature. Reese was a little more of an enigma yet once he began to open up and we saw the true duality of his character, I was completely gone for him!
Q: Crazy was a nice firm wall that I kept around myself, shielding people from getting too close, or from me connecting as a real human being kinda way.
The contemporary YA, sports romance drew forth a wide range of emotions from laughter to true heart-wrenching angst and everything in between. With her customary connection, this hero and heroine quickly roped me into a story that I couldn’t put down. I’ve yet to read a story by the author that wasn’t captivating because I truly believe that she puts her all into each book she pens. I recognize several hallmarks whenever I read Tijan’s writing, these include: a true mastery of storytelling, the emotional roller-coaster, and exceptional character/plot development. And she exhibited these skills beautifully within the pages of Teardrop Shot, thus penning an entertaining romance. Additionally, I found that once again Tijan showed her range of talents as this storyline is much different from the previous books I’ve read by the author or within the contemporary romance genre. It was unpredictable and unique… and without a doubt, deserving of Five Stars!!!
Q: I was just now starting to stand. If I kept falling, sinking more and more into the Reese tsunami, he would spit me out broken in pieces. When did self-preservation kick in?
Top reviews from other countries
- NicShef❤️ReadingReviewed in Australia on June 29, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Rom-Com yet Angsty...
Format: KindleVerified Purchase‘Teardrop Shot’ is the latest release by Tijan and once again, even though its a sports romance (my least favourite genre) it was everything I was expecting from her & more... I have laughed, cried, my heart broke and mended all at the same time. I absolutely adored Reese and Charlie’s story.
Reese seems like he has it all, he’s a professional basketball player, worth a fortune and his best friends are his teammates. But his personal life… is a mess. No matter what he does for his family, it’s never enough. With his brother’s latest escapades, Reese’s name is all over the press yet AGAIN so the team loads up and heads to Echo Island so Reese can focus on the game and training without the press constantly pursuing him...
Charlie is a massive basketball fan, and while at first, she doesn’t know who the clients are for the Summer just that it’s all very secretive, she eventually finds out that it’s The Seattle Thunder, and their captain is the legendary Reese Forster, Charlie’s favourite player who she is absolutely obsessed with.
Neither want a relationship, but they become quick friends. Reese sees behind the quirky, cute facade of Charlie and recognises that she’s grieving. Reese, uses the court the way Charlie uses her questions as a coping mechanism. Reese and Charlie are so different yet they have so many things in common. The issues with their families, are huge and neither of them are really willing to let anyone past the walls that they have erected.
I went through a gambit of emotions in this book, I cried, laughed and fell in love with two broken people. Charlie and Resse are so broken and hardened buy the journey on how they break and fix each other is so emotional I just couldn't put it down.
If you are looking for sports romance, that’s half rom-com and half angsty, with a quirky heroine, and a total swoon worthy basketball hero, then you should most definitely one click ‘Teardrop Shot’.
- SteffiReviewed in Germany on July 9, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED!!
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseAs always at the content I notice it has a lot of chapters and then I'm thinking "Oh no" but every time I remind myself it's Tijan she writes fantastic! So then I knew I would love it, because I love it when my books last longer when I love em.
At first I found it funny how Charlie asked those questions. With progressing in the books they went away and that was a bit sad, I really liked em. Charlie her past was so sad, I felt really bad for her! I felt sad for Damian also because I can imagine how hard that is! Every time I forget something (which is a lot) I fear I have this. It runs in my family (not the early kind) with my grandparents on both side, I know they skip a generation so yup I'm a bit scared for it. How hard that must be for all people involved, it shows it really good in this one!
Sometimes I had the feeling the story didn't really connect but even though I felt that way I forgot it and loved it just as much.
Reese is such a sweetie even though he didn't think so. He was everything Charlie needed and even more!
I love every Tijan book I've read so far (I haven't read the paranormal because it isn't my type. But if one could convince me it's her.)
Tijan is also known to take on subjects that people ignore or not know much about, so that bring it to attention.
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Giovana L.Reviewed in Brazil on November 16, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Teardrop Shot
Format: KindleVerified Purchaseentonces, eu realmente esperava um livro bobinho com jogador de basquete e uma garota na vibe "she's so crazyyyy", mas nossa me surpreendi demais! o livro tem uma bagagem enorme, um aprendizado enorme que eu não tava esperando.
o começo é MUITO confuso, nada faz muito sentido e até a escrita da tijan nos deixa sem entender muita coisa, mas por favor não desistam da leitura, juro que vale a pena.
a princípio a charlie é bobinha, parece uma mulher que age como adolescente, aquele tipo de gente que esquece que cresceu sabe? mas ao decorrer do livro a gente vai entendendo tudo o que aconteceu com ela, o quanto ela passou etc e não nego que no começo algumas falas dela em relação ao damian me irritaram, porém dá pra entender tudo até o final do livro.
o reese... sem comentários! lindo perfeito cheiroso ele é coerente em todos os momentos do livro, e o desenvolvimento dele com a charlie é a coisa mais linda do mundo. sou suspeita já que amo friends to lovers, principalmente quando tem essa história de "só amigos que transam", mas juro, eles entregaram tudo!
o livro teve aquele drama básico que foi super bem colocado e nem me deixou com raiva kkkk os diálogos são mega engraçados, os personagens são super divertidos, todos eles são fofos demais. no final me peguei chorando, foi tão emocionante, sério, eles conversando direitinho, colocando todos os pingos nos is! e o epílogo lindo demais, enfim amei parabéns tijan
- My Introvert BookishLifeReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars ALL THE TEARDROP STARS, incredible and awe-inspiring.
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThe tears won’t stop, happy tears, sad tears, peed off at life tears... I’m so in awe of this book, and of Tijan- WOW!! TEARDROP SHOT is an ABSOLUTE MUST READ!!!
I read this book on a whim, but mostly because a friend of mine is obsessed with Tijan, and I owed her one. If wasn’t already a fan, I’m now the official stalkery kind!! ( Although, reading Enemies already secured that).
I feel like a manic- depressive (and I use that term loosely, I’m a mental health professional)- I went from extremes of laughing to crying, griping my heart to swooning and being so proud of a heroin’s courage to combusting into flames and oft times all at once... this book was touching on such an deep level especially for me. Reece is the kind of book boyfriend you’d want in real life... and, it sure helps he’s a hot-shot basketball superstar!!
Teardrop Shot is deliriously off the charts a quirky unconventional funny but still hits ALL THE FEELS!!
“It was like my heart was made of flower petals. Each one opened, beginning to collect, build, blossom. His last words were the last petal falling into place, completing the heart.”
Charlie and Reece will hold a special place in my heart for years to come. This isn’t just a romance read, it’s something that will resonate with people- the story of the characters in this book has the power to change lives and that is truly beautiful and awe-inspiring.
“He had kissed me like he was starving, then shoved inside like he was dehydrated. I loved it—“
I’m writing this review with tears in my eyes, I commend anyone who writes anything dementia related in their stories but the focal point of this aspect of the story is what is most gripping. This story will crush you, make you LOLOL and question your sanity.
“The correct usage of crazy aside, you are a complete ball of psychosis at times.”~ Reece, Teardrop Shot.
I cannot recommend this enough.
10/10 Awe-Inspiring Stars
- Client KindleReviewed in France on February 28, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI read this book many years ago and i had completely forgotten about it. So it was as if i was reading it for the first time and i have to say : i think it's my favorite one from Tijan... Reese and Charlie are everything and more