I'm not going to lie. When I read the opening chapters of Sacked, I was a bit put off. It read like many of the other sports romances that I love, and I thought it would be the same-old story, just rehashed with different names. But I stuck with it, and I am glad I did, because Knox Masters and Ellie Campbell won me over. These were two characters I really wanted to make it by the end of the book. 
 Knox is a defensive captain. He's got his life mapped out. He knows what he wants, and that's the NFL. He's not looking for a quick one-nighter with a fangirl he won't remember the next day or worse. No, he's waiting to give up his v-card when he's ready. When he finds "the one". He wants it to mean something, and I loved that about him. 
 When he meets Ellie Campbell one morning at the field, he is smitten. Hard. The initial chemistry and banter between Ellie and Knox is quite nice, and when Knox finds out that Ellie is the sister of one the offensive lineman, he's going to use that for all it's worth. 
 These two dance around each other for a while, their encounters getting hotter each time. Knox wants Ellie, and he's focused on his goal of getting her. He doesn't care if it takes a while to convince Ellie he's serious. Ellie has fallen hard too, only her willingness to take a chance on Knox comes with some past baggage that has her worried she could jeopardize her brother's place on the team and maybe more than that. 
 There's a lot of heat between these two, and they manage to get have me fanning myself even while Knox still has his v-card. That's some nice writing. You'll recognize the bathroom scene when you read it! It's one hot, hot, hot scene. 
 In the end, I really liked this story and loved where these two ended up. I like the concept of knowing that someone is important to your life on the first meeting, and Jen Frederick does an awesome job of building off that point to the wonderful conclusion of the story. 
 ARC provided for review