Rival Darling

The Darling Devils Series, Book 1

By: Alexandra Moody

Narrated by: Cecily Bednar Schmidt, Dallis Seeker

She's got one rule: never date a jock. He'll do whatever it takes to break it.

When seventeen-year-old Violet is left heartbroken by the captain of her school's ice hockey team, she vows to never date a jock again. But, in an attempt to prove she's moved on, she turns to the most unlikely person—her ex's biggest rival, the notorious captain of the Ransom Devils.

Reed Darling is gorgeous, mysterious, and intimidating, both on and off the ice. Wild rumors constantly circulate about him, and the only thing people love to talk about more than his hockey skills are his exploits as a ruthless heartbreaker and bad boy. Who better to serve as Violet's fake boyfriend until her ex gets the message, right?

But despite the intense rivalry between their two schools and Reed's infamous reputation, Violet soon starts to wonder if there's more to him than the gossip suggests. And while she tries her best to control their 'relationship' with a list of strict guidelines, Reed has other ideas. He's set his sights on winning her over and is determined to show Violet he's not the guy everyone thinks he is.

She should have known better than to make a deal with a devil because this one is going to break all her rules.

Rival Darling is a standalone YA rom-com with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It has fake relationship and he-falls-first tropes with cute, clean, and fun vibes. It's perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, Jenny Han, and Ali Novak.

©2024 Alexandra Moody (P)2024 Podium Audio

Palette cleanser!

Beautifully written, sweet and romantic! The perfect palette cleanser if you normally read heavier genres!

Love is in the air.

Super cute and clean sport romance! Hockey star and a California girl get thrown together and chaos ensues.

I will be reading it again!

Need more of this couples chemistry asap! such a good book. so excited to read book 2 in the series (Grumpy Darling) when it is released

Love. LoVe. LOVE.

Will have to read again! Cannot wait to read second book, very well written. Please continue this series

the way he listened to her and didn't judge her it was so cute

I love everything they way he listened to he and didn't judge her and was so gentle with her

I loved the drama

I loved it I would listen to it 100,000,000 times in a row. (Also please tell me we're I can find a Reed in the real world)

In love

I literally hate reading and I had to read this for school and I still have 2 months to finish so I started last night and finished today this book is literally so good omg and I’m in love with reed

10/10 would recommend!

(Ending) “we promise we won’t spam you” lol this book was amazing literal tears when things happened that were big.
AMAZING BOOOK!!

Such a cute story!

It was just a cute storyline overall. Very wholesome and some parts literally made me blush and go awe🫶🏽

Loved!

So so good. Definitely loved the couple! They were so so cute!! Will definitely be getting the second book.