Tackle!
An instant Sunday Times bestseller
Rupert Campbell-Black, all-conquering racehorse owner-trainer and handsomest man in England, is in the darkest of places. His adored wife, Taggie, is about to undergo chemotherapy. His beloved leading stallion has been assassinated.
Now his daughter Bianca is badgering him to buy into a failing local football club, Searston Rovers, so he can sign up her superstar striker boyfriend, Feral Jackson, and he and Bianca can return home from Perth to look after Taggie.
Rupert dislikes football and his first impressions of Searston are distinctly unfavourable. But as their new and indelibly competitive Chairman, he won’t stand for anything less than an Everest climb to the top of the Premier League.
With the help of the club’s ravishing and adorable secretary, Tember West, and his sassy Press Officer, Dora Belvedon, he becomes increasingly fond of his riotous mix of players, despite bawling them out whenever they face defeat.
Rupert’s explosive arrival at Searston causes outrage, so the fights are as furious off the field as on – particularly when glamorous WAGS flood in to stir up trouble and lust after Rupert.
Nor do the rival local football team, their duplicitous chairman and their corrupt dealings make things easier – let the scandals, sabotage and seductions begin…
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A giddy, sexy, exuberant romp of a story...a total tonic, offering the sort of glorious escapism we're all desperately in need of
It's pure escapism - the perfect antidote to the read world, full of warmth, wit and Rupert Campbell-Black
A breathless plot that [...] sizzles with all the scandal, scheming and saucy shenanigans a reader could hope for
Won't disappoint her many fans: bonking, balls and Campbell-Black. All present and incorrect
Bursting with fun, puns, and shenanigans
If you loved Riders, and binge-watched Ted Lasso, then this is your dream novel. Pitch perfect and utterly swoon-worthy. Jilly is a genius
I felt my mood perceptibly improve over the few days of reading... The only problem with Tackle! is that you have to ration yourself or you'll gobble it up in one go
A fabulous feast of fun, frolics and football
A jolly jolt of Jilly on a cold autumn day
The queen of British bonkbusters
Jilly is back on fine form bringing the world of football to brilliant life. A read that was fleet of foot and contained plenty of last minute surprises ... I loved it
Pure escapism - who could ask for more?
Pitch perfect
Clever and enormous fun to read
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