The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by
Mariana Zapata Pages: 608
Published by Avon on July 4, 2023
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mariana Zapata’s most beloved book, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me—now with new exclusive content!
Vanessa Mazur refuses to feel bad for quitting—she knows she’s doing the right thing. The thankless job of personal assistant to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization was always supposed to be temporary. She has plans for her life, and none of them include washing extra-large underwear one more day for a man who could never find it in him to tell her good morning, congratulate her on a job well done, or wish her a happy birthday—even when she was spending it working for him.
The legendary “Wall of Winnipeg” may be adored by thousands, but after two years Van has had enough.
But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door begging her to come back, she’s beyond shocked. Mr. Walled-Off Emotions is actually letting his guard down for once. And she’s even more dumbstruck when he explains that her job description is about to become even more outrageous: something that takes the “personal” in personal assistant to a whole new level.
What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?
I have been having a really hard time finding books that I completely and totally love lately. I’ve been slumping hard…until I picked up The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata. I absolutely adored this slow burn, grumpy sunshine romance. I am dying to read more books like it! So if you have any recs that will give me all the feels, please let me know in the comments below. It can be a sports romance, like this one, but it doesn’t have to be. Any spice level is fine!
In The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, we meet our main characters Vanessa and Aiden. Aiden is a grumpy football player and Vanessa was his personal assistant…until she quit. She is off trying to pursue her dream of being a graphic designer, when Aiden comes knocking on her apartment door, begging her to come back. And he won’t take no for an answer. I appreciated how determined he was. And when he makes her an offer she can’t afford to refuse, they enter into a new kind of arrangement….a marriage of convenience.
It kind of reminded me of The Proposal, which is one of my favorite rom coms of all time, so I was extra excited. But most of all I fell hard for the grouchy but caring Aiden and the awesome Vanessa. These two are so wonderful together.
If you are a fan of sports romances, the grumpy sunshine trope and marriages of convenience, then you need to read The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. This book made me fall in love.
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