After sharing one steamy, memorable night a decade ago, yoga instructor Mel Marshall and football coach Cordell Watkins have become experts at avoiding each other in the tight-knit small town they call home. But fate has other plans. Their best friends fall in love, and the frenemies are thrown into one another's orbit. When their constant bickering strains their relationships with their friends, the pair reluctantly agree to find common ground.
As Mel and Cordell spend time together, the line between animosity and attraction blurs. But their competitive spirits get the best of them, so the two up the stakes with a matchmaking competition to mask their deep connection. Caught between their undeniable chemistry and past misunderstandings, their strategic game to outmatch each other soon ignites the spark they've been fighting for years.
Keeping the Score is a heartfelt, small-town romance full of humor, delicious tension, swoony moments, and memorable characters.