Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Fumbled by Alexa Martin



2 Stars

Single-mother Poppy Patterson moved across the country when she was sixteen and pregnant to find a new normal. After years of hard work, she's built a life she loves. It may include a job at a nightclub, weekend soccer games, and more stretch marks than she anticipated, but it's all hers, and nobody can take that away. Well, except for one person.
T.K. Moore, the starting wide receiver for the Denver Mustangs, dreamt his entire life about being in the NFL. His world is football, parties, and women. Maybe at one point he thought his future would play out with his high school sweetheart by his side, but Poppy is long gone and he's moved on.  
When Poppy and TK cross paths in the most unlikely of places, emotions they've suppressed for years come rushing back. But with all the secrets they never told each other lying between them, they'll need more than a dating playbook to help them navigate their relationship.

This book was fine until T.K. disappeared for weeks with no word to his kid. Like Poppy’s one request was to not hurt their kid and that’s exactly what he did.  When he comes back all is good with no mention of his disappearance. First missing out because you don’t know is fine but when you do know and you still leave you’re the dick.

Book 2 The Playbook

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Saturday, August 16, 2025

Plays Well with Others by Lauren Blakely



3 Stars

Dating lessons from my football-playing best friend? Sign me up!
So I'm throwing myself a breakup party, a glittery fete where I envision I'll lift a glass and celebrate being free and single again.
What I actually do: Drink too much champagne and blurt out to my best guy friend that I’d really like to get back on the horse.
But what I truly don’t expect is Carter’s answer – he volunteers as tribute.
With his sinful brown eyes and too-good-to-be-true body it’d be no hardship for me to say yes, though I certainly don’t want him to feel obligated to, um, service me, just because my failed, loveless marriage was a s-e-x desert.
But since the charming and confident pro football star owes five public dates to his dating app sponsor, we make a deal to help each other out.
Pretty soon, our public how to date lessons turn into, ahem, very private ones. And I’m a star student, graduating quickly from flirty banter and lingering looks to toe-curling, sheet-grabbing, mind-blowing hours of physical education.
The problem? Turns out learning to date again feels a lot like the real thing. Can our friendship withstand all these late-night bedroom sessions?
Especially since I’m suddenly longing for my best friend and there’s nothing fake about my feelings…

This was a cute friend to lovers book. Carter is super sweet, and Rachel is on the rebound after a cheating ex. He is obligated to go on dates and so to help his BFF get back out there he agrees to date her so she can get used to dating. The problem is they catch feelings for each other. It was a pretty solid read.

Book 2 How to Date

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Fumbles by Lisa Suzanne



2 Stars

Getting fired and dumped in the same thirty seconds makes for a pretty bad Tuesday. But by Thursday, I’ll be in Vegas celebrating my brother’s wedding. Since I could use a fresh start, he offers me a place to stay with a buddy of his.

At the bachelorette party, a raunchy game results in a quest to find me a one-night stand. When a hunk with dark blue eyes and perfect bone structure hits me with a silly line at the bar, my mission is complete.

I vow to move on from our steamy night as I head to the rehearsal dinner, certain one of my brother’s hot pro football player groomsmen will be my Prince Charming.

Then the best man turns around. Dark blue eyes. Perfect bone structure. A body I won’t soon forget.

And apparently my new roommate.

I have never been more turned off reading a book more than I was reading this one. Travis was an asshole throughout this book with no redemption in this book at all. It ends on a cliff and there are four more books but it’s not worth it to me to suffer through Travis plus Victoria’s I shouldn’t but he’s just so hot I can’t say no BS. No thank you!

Book 1 Vegas Aces

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Weiner Across the Way by Amy Award



4 Stars

Kelsey Best is America's pop sweetheart and anyone who says they don't like her music is a liar and needs to be punched in the nads. And I'll do it too, because I'm the guy the NFL dubbed the meanest player in the league. Great for my career on the field, not so much for my reputation off it.

So I'm shocked as hell when Kelsey's team sends my agent a wild idea – they want a showmance between us. She's looking to dodge the media frenzy after her breakup with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, and I apparently fit the bill as her perfect distraction. My agent is convinced this fake dating stunt is the key to fixing my image. The whole world is going to hate me when we fake break up. And what happens when I fall for her? She's going to create a blank space in my heart, and I don't think I'm going to be able to shake it off.

Loved loved loved this book. Kelsey was such a sweet heart and her dog was so freaking cute in this book. I loved that Declan was all in from the very beginning and that his sister helped him get the girl. The two balanced each other out and made for a quick and easy read.

Definitely worth listening too as the narrators do an amazing job bringing the story out. I read the book first and then listened later and I would 100% recommend listening to the book. Stella Hunter and Jacob Morgan bring these characters to life and make the listen so enjoyable. I loved it so much.

Book 2 Cocky Kingmans

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Sunday, May 12, 2024

Heart Throb Wolf by Aidy Awards



3 Stars

Don't want your best friend to find out you're in love with him? Maybe don't put him in your not-so-secret paranormal romance novel.

Rosie:

I've been writing a romance novel and it stars my best friend.

He's a star on the Dire Wolves football team and I've been in love with him for years.

But he just thinks of me as one of the guys, albeit one with plus-size curves.

But I want to be so much more.

Nik:

Nothing like reading your best friend's novel and seeing yourself starring in all the schmexy bits.

She even made the hero a freaking wolf.

Is there a chance she wants to do all these naughty things with me? Because she's been starring in my fantasies for years.

But she knows nothing about the politics of the the wolf world. Including the fact that I don't get to choose my own mate.

Short and steamy. Builds on the last two books/couples. You can’t read this one without reading those two. These aren’t in-depth books or long ones, but they are enjoyable. I didn’t like the MMC as much in this book as I have the other ones. He was way more focused then other ones were but still a good read.

Book 3 Big Wolf on Campus

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Bad Boy Wolf by Aidy Award



3 Stars

The bad boy never can resist the good girl~

Ty:

The second the shy curvy girl walked into the bar, I knew I wasn't her type. She’s a bookworm, nose stuck firmly in her laptop, and I’m the football team's bad boy. A motorcycle-riding bartender with a dirty past as the son of a lone wolf.

But when she asks me for dating lessons, I’m going to do everything I can to teach her exactly how opposites attract.

Until my past shows up to destroy the one good thing fate ever did for me.

Hunter:

I did it. I actually asked bad boy book boyfriend material to teach me how to flirt. It’s not like he’s going to fall for me. I’m the nerdy, chubby, book nerd, nothing like the hot sorority chicks always swooning over him at the bar.

Then I can use my new skills to find a guy who’ll do dirty things to me, someone just like him. Ack, I mean help me find a nice guy who’ll fit into my nice girl life. Oh geez. I’m a wreck and I’m pretty sure I’m doomed to die a virgin.

Especially when our crazy romance runs straight into a motorcycle club of... werewolves... wait... werewolves?

Just like book one, this one is short and steamy. I still wanted it to be a smidge longer and more story. Overall, I enjoyed reading it and will pick up the next one.

Book 2 Big Wolf on Campus

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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Cocky Jock by Aidy Award



3 Stars

Nerdy, chubby girls don't date quarterbacks... or werewolves.

Eli:

I just want one night off of being the all-star golden boy that the whole world, including my pack, expects great

things from. Is it too much to ask to go watch my favorite horror movies and eat popcorn?

Apparently it is.

I just might get my chance if this cute AF nerdy book girl at the bar plays defense for me. As long as I don't let my wolf get a whiff of her ripe delicious scent. The last thing I need to add onto my plate is a fated mate.

Charlize:

Go on a date or get fired - that’s the ultimatum from my boss at the Moon Bean coffee shop. But I picked a real jerk and now I’m stuck at the bar with him.

I don’t need anyone to save me, but a smart girl recognizes a good escape plan when she kisses one.

It’s not like I’m going to fall for a jock with more notches on his belt than books on his shelf. But Eli is more than that and I'm developing some crazy feelings for him.

That is until he turns into a werewolf straight out of a horror movie.

Short and sweet … well not sweet. It’s a quick read and was an interesting take on shifters. I liked the writing style but wished it was slightly longer. Other books in the series are with different characters so we will see if it gets better.

Book 1 Big Wolf on Campus

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Monday, March 25, 2024

C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award



4 Stars

Always the nerdy girl, never the girlfriend~ Until her cocky best friend and his *ahem* rooster take charge.

Look, I've had it bad for the girl with all the curves next door forever. She turned me down in high school and since I'm not a total douchecanoe, I lusted after her all by myself in my shower, and we stayed just friends for years. Now she's the adorkable librarian next door and I'm the star quarterback of the best pro football team in the league. So when she asks me to be her fake date to her all-girls school reunion I am totally down to show her off to the mean girls who bullied her back then so they can see just how incredible she is.

I'll be the best boyfriend they've ever seen. The best fake boyfriend that is.

Until I find out from her slightly-stalkery classmates that she still has her v-card. I don't see how that is even possible. Not with how sexy and sweet she is. Could it be because she knows she belongs with me?

 

Chris and Trixie were amazing. On the one hand Trixie was very strong woman but when she’s confronted by mean girls from high school, she reverts to how she was then. Chris was a sweetheart who never wanted to push her for more because he loved her so much that he would rather have her only as a friend even though he wanted more. The title made me laugh and that humor is also throughout the book. Plus, some super smexy time between them. When they finally realized they are all in with each other it was the best. Can’t wait to pick up book two.

Book 1 Cocky Kingmans

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Wicked Demands by Marley Wray



3 Stars

Camryn’s family messed up and now owes Declan a lot. She is willing to give him her virginity if it gets her family out of trouble. It’s all a transaction until someone starts targeting her and no one gets to mess with what’s his.

Declan was such an asshole through most of this book and Camryn was so strong. She is screwed over by family and taken advantage of by Declan, but she knows her worth. Declan screws up with her and makes him work for her forgiveness. Loved the groveling he ends up having to do to win her back. I need to know who the bad guy is, but it’s still not resolved.

Book 2 Dark Knights

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Pick Six by Maggie Monroe



3 Stars

Six is starting over after she divorced her cheating ex. Hired to blog about the New York Mavericks’ Football Team. She is ready to get her life back on track. What she wasn’t expecting was Sean, a playboy wide receiver. He makes the mistake of going at her on her first day. With all the sparks flying will they find their HEA?

This was a solid read. Do I want to own it nope, but I enjoyed the read. I liked the mashup of fake romance, enemies to lovers, and second chance romance this book brought to me. Not to mention the sports aspect which I love reading. Overall, I liked the characters and how the story progressed. Loved that Six ex gets what’s coming to him and that Six and Sean get their HEA.

Book 2 Mavericks Tackle Love

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