The Perfect Match
The new must-read enemies-to-lovers and angsty sports romcom for fans of Bend it like Beckham
$24.23
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
17 March 2026
Summary
‘Sweet and fun the whole way through!’ - Nisha Sharma, author of Dating Dr. Dil
‘Pacy and pitch-perfect!’ - Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas
All is fair in love and rivalry…
Dina is done. She’s burnt out after years in corporate London and now is working in her family’s struggling Bangladeshi restaurant. The last thing she expects is to be roped into coaching a football team of disadvantaged am…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398727731 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398727733 |
| Author: | Adiba Jaigirdar |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 17 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
Adiba’s debut sapphic rom com is the perfect match for every reader looking for a great sports romance. Sweet and fun the whole way through! * Nisha Sharma, author of Dating Dr. Dil *
‘A heartwarming sports romance starring two heroines at a crossroads, dreams deferred and dreams chased … and the cost of both. Fans of Jaigirdar’s debut sapphic adult romance will stamp and cheer like Dina and Maya’s #1 fan as they reunite over their love for football and for each other. The Perfect Match is an uplifting reminder that even if you’re playing defense with your heart and you don’t always score, love is always worth the risk’ * Lillie Vale, USA Today bestselling author of Wrapped with a Beau and The Shaadi Set-Up *
The Perfect Match is a captivating second chance romance that will have readers hooked. The romantic tension between Dina and Maya leaps right off the page, and their chemistry and shared history will have you turning the pages as fast as you can. Their love story is beautiful, tender and rich with compelling emotion. Jaigirdar expertly weaves a story about having the courage to chase your passion, the beauty of familial bonds, and a love that’s meant to be. This sapphic sports romance should be on everyone’s radar! I truly couldn’t put it down * Anam Iqbal, author of The Exes *
I absolutely adored The Perfect Match! It’s such a sparkling, plucky novel. I’m a huge sucker for exes to enemies to lovers stories, and Adiba is the Queen of friction and feelings!! I loved Maya and Dina and their inability to escape their pasts and each other. Pacy and pitch-perfect! * Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas *
About The Author
Adiba Jaigirdar
Adiba Jaigirdar is the critically-acclaimed and bestselling author of The Henna Wars and Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and teacher, she has an MA in Postcolonial Studies from the University of Kent, England and a BA in English and History from UCD, Ireland. All of her writing is aided by tea, and a healthy dose of Janelle Monae and Hayley Kiyoko. When not writing, she is probably ranting about the ills of colonialism, playing video games, or expanding her overflowing lipstick collection.
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