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Abby Offsides
  • Published: 13 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804998489
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $24.99

Abby Offsides

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13 Oct 2026
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25 June 2026
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25 June 2026
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Emily Henry meets Ted Lasso in this wickedly funny and deeply heartfelt football romance from a must-read new voice in the romance space.

One new job. One star footballer. One rule: keep it professional.

Abby McIntyre doesn’t care about soccer – sorry, football. She only applied for the marketing job at Mersey FC to get away from her cheating fiancé in Boston. Now, she’s in a new country with no social life and an Instagram feed full of men in tiny shorts.

Enter Lachlan Ramsey: a world-famous footballer with killer abs and a delicious Scottish accent. Abby’s sure that all footballers are players, but Lachlan takes her by surprise. He’s kind, funny, and a great listener. And he’s lonely, too.

Abby isn’t looking for love, though. She’s still reeling from her broken engagement, and besides, players are strictly off limits if she wants to keep her job. She’s happy just being Lachlan’s friend. But when Abby’s evicted from her flat and Lachlan invites her to move into his penthouse, the sparks between them become harder to ignore.

With her new life on the line, will Abby really keep playing with her heart and risk getting caught offside?
  • Published: 13 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804998489
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Anna McCallie

Anna McCallie was born in Boston and moved to the small town of Stilwell, Kansas, as a child. She has a B.A. in Arabic from Harvard University and an M.A. in International Environmental Policy from the Fletcher School, yet has never managed to have a job related to either of those subjects. She lives in London, and when she’s not writing, she can be found solving crossword puzzles, badgering her friends to go to pub quizzes, and watching a tremendous amount of football. Abby Offsides is her first novel.
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Praise for Abby Offsides

This cured my Ted Lasso hangover!! Bursting with laugh out loud banter and an intense slow burn, Abby Offsides is a must read!

Katie Holt

Made me swoon on every page...Whether you're a football fan or not, McCallie scores big with this romance

Hannah Brohm

I just could. Not. Stop. Reading - I 100% fell for Abby and Lachlan. I challenge you to pick up this book and not forget about the rest of your life!

Cressida McLaughlin

Abby Offsides shines with sparkling banter and charming characters. This slow-burn sports romance is absolutely worth the wait. . . . Delightful!

Carley Fortune

This book made me care about soccer—or football, rather—for the first time since Ted Lasso. A charming debut romance that will make you want to fall in love with someone who has both a great accent and fabulous thigh muscles

Emma Straub

Irresistibly charming, Anna McCallie has written characters you’ll want to befriend, a leading man you’d leave your husband for! An addictive, funny love story that’s the sweet escapism we all need in our lives right now

Fran Littlewood

A big-hearted story about finding love and community in unexpected places . . . A character filled with longing, laughs and a little healthy competition, Abby is as funny and relatable as the novel itself. I found myself rooting for Abby, Lachlan and Mersey Football Club from the opening chapter of this sparklingly life-affirming debut

Ella Berman