Romance: Contemporary Sports Romance - Offside Hearts

Offside Hearts: Where Fame Crashes into Everyday Chaos

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

When star soccer forward Liam Harper seeks a genuine bond away from the pitch's glare, he falls for barista Emily Vaughn, who couldn't care less about his celebrity, but jealous fans and hidden dating threaten to expose their fragile normalcy, forcing a boundary showdown that could shatter their love or prove it's real beyond the spotlight.

✨ Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

✨ Tropes/Themes: Fame Meets Real Life, Pro-Athlete Seeking Authentic Connection, Love Interest Unimpressed by Status, Secret Dating to Preserve Normalcy, Jealousy Sparked by Fans, Boundary-Setting Confrontation, Love That Exists Beyond the Spotlight, Hidden Vulnerabilities

✨ POV & Structure: 1st Person, Past Tense, Dual POV in a 4-Act structure with romantic beats escalating toward commitment.

✨ Vibe: Warm and heartfelt with moderate angst from public scrutiny, blending light humor in everyday mishaps with steamy open-door intimacy in 3-5 explicit scenes; edges into emotional depth without heavy darkness, focusing on uplifting growth.

✨ Book Size: Short Novel (40,000-60,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 28 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: Open-door (3-5 explicit intimate scenes)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 28 chapter outline.