Shut Up and Score by Kit Jade (Paperback)

An MM college sports romance filled with second chances, hidden feelings, and the tension of two former best friends forced back onto the same team. Blending emotional slow-burn romance with sharp banter and found family, this story explores what happens when the past refuses to stay buried.

As captain of his college sports team, everything in his life appears to be under control. He’s built the future everyone expects of him, hiding the parts of himself he isn’t ready to face. Anonymous conversations through a queer hookup app become his only escape, allowing him to explore feelings he keeps locked away from the people around him.

Then Micah Blackman returns.

Once his closest friend, Micah disappeared from his life after a kiss changed everything between them. Now he’s back on the team, carrying old wounds, fresh resentment, and enough unresolved tension to make every training session a challenge. Their reunion stirs memories neither of them has truly left behind, while their anonymous online connection becomes increasingly complicated in ways neither could have predicted.

As old secrets begin to surface, the walls built between them slowly start to crumble. The trust they once shared proves difficult to rebuild, especially with misunderstandings, past mistakes, and the pressure of life on and off the field standing in their way. Both men must confront who they were, who they have become, and whether they’re finally ready to stop hiding from the truth.

Packed with heartfelt emotion, humour, longing, and unforgettable chemistry, this first book in the Full Contact series delivers a compelling romance about forgiveness, identity, and finding the courage to choose happiness.

Perfect for readers who enjoy MM sports romance, second-chance romance, queer awakening, former best friends to lovers, college romance, found family, slow-burn relationships, and emotionally driven contemporary romance.