Broken Tackle for Love: A Sweet Enemies to Lovers Sports Romance

Part of the Gamechangers Series

De: Vida Li Sik

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

What breaks, can heal.

Grief doesn’t always look like sadness. Mercedes Nel is out for justice. Her brother is injured in a high-stakes game against New Zealand’s top club side, and she blames the pre-match haka for inciting aggression. Fuelled by a misguided sense of loyalty, she launches an anonymous campaign to have it banned before the return leg in Johannesburg—fixating on Jason Te Hira, the Knights’ star player and All Blacks player.

But when fate—and an injury—sidelines Mercedes, she finds herself paired with Jason for a PR project in Pretoria. He doesn’t know she’s the one behind the media storm that put his culture on trial—and she lacks the courage to tell him.

Jason wants to focus on rugby, but time spent with the sharp-tongued, guarded Mercedes pulls him in. There’s more to her than he expected—and more to lose if he lets himself fall for her.

As sparks fly and feelings deepen, Mercedes must decide whether to protect her secret or risk it all for the truth. Because the biggest tackles in life don’t always happen on the field.

Broken Tackle is a slow-burn, enemies-to-more sports romance about loss, loyalty, cultural tension, and the courage it takes to heal—both on and off the field. With simmering tension and an unexpected connection, this novella explores what happens when love is tested by truth, pride, and the power of forgiveness.
This book can be read on its own, but for a fuller experience—especially with the twins' story—it's best to start with High Tackle.

Gamechangers is a new multi-author, sweet sports romance series of novellas that centres around the Jacaranda Braves, a fictional professional women’s rugby team based in Pretoria, South Africa.
This series is dedicated to our real-life heroines, the Springbok women's rugby team as they represent the country at the 2025 World Cup.

Each book can be read as a standalone:
Drop Kick for Love by Francine Beaton
Kick-Off to Love by Elsabe Welman
High Tackle for Love by Vida Li Sik
Broken Tackle for Love by Vida Li Sik