Princess and the Player by Ilsa Madden-Mills

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Princess and the Player

(Strangers in Love, Book 2)

Dual KU & Audio 🎧

By Ilsa Madden-Mills

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Accidental Pregnacy 

Football

Sports

Found Family 

Broken Boy

Broken Girl

I'm so glad that Tuck got a story. He seemed like a fun friend from the beginning but knew there was a depth & story there. His story is a hard & sad one. Never feeling loved can cause so many trust and commitment issues. It's no wonder he was a playboy & never committed. 

Francesca also had a hard life. After growing up in the foster care system, she was able to carve out a life for herself and found her own family. A survivor she thrived in her art and was able to channel her feelings. 

Tuck and Francesca were fire from the beginning. They both had their own issues but found comfort & acceptance in each other. If only for one night. Afterward, things become apparent that they were thrown together before they ever met. They were just strangers passing in the night. 

Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills

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Beauty and the Baller

(Strangers in Love, Book 1)

Audio 🎧

By Ilsa Madden-Mills

"We are different flowers from the same garden, but we're perfect together."

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🌶🌶🌶.5

Football

Sports 

Second chances

Broken Boy

Fake Dating

Such a great book!  I laughed so hard in places, and I couldn't put it down. I loved Nova's confidence throughout the entire story. The love she has for her special needs sister is just amazing, especially after their loss of their mother. 

Ronan's story is tragic. I do love that he didn't try to hide his love for his fiance. But that he had to grow and move past their accident. Loved the scenes with actual football plays with the high school team. 

Ronan & Nova had chemistry from the beginning when he didn't even know her name. The fact that she was the one who brought about a change in him speaks to the deep connection even though their first meeting didn't end very well.

Coach (ARC) By Devney Perry

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Coach

By Devney Perry

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Sports

Football

Second Chance

Small Town

Single Dad

Friends to Lovers 

Work Place Romance

Such a great book. Ford and Millie are such a sweet couple. Love that Ford is willing to do anything for his daughter, even give up his best friend. 

Millie is the sweetest & I love the female AD angle. She is so knowledgeable about sports and I am here for it. 

10 years after ghosting his best friend after their 1st kiss to become a Dad, Ford is back in Mission MT to coach at TSU. What he doesn't know is Millie is still there at TSU as an assistant AD. I love the dynamic between Joey & Ford. Being a parent is really like that, one minute you are happy the next your fighting. And the friendship Joey forms with Millie is great. 

One Look by Lena Hendrix

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ARC Edition 

One Look

By Lena Hendrix

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Small Town

Grumpy Sunshine

Single Dad

Nanny

Football

Found Family

Oh, I did not want this to end. Professional Funeral Mourner and a retired professional football player turned coach is a match made in heaven. 

Lark was just a ray of sunshine while Wyatt was the a stressed-out single dad just trying to keep from drowning. Larks easy care free nature balanced Wyatts grumpy controlled freak nature. The banter was hilarious, and I have to say the side characters just make this story and town come to life. 

From the 3 college athletes that were under their care to all the King's & Sullivan's not to mention Eggburt & Cheeto!! Penny was fun and carefree, which worked well with Lark. I can not wait for the rest of the Sullivan's to have their stories told.

The Romantic Pact by Meghan Quinn

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The Romantic Pact

By Meghan Quinn

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Friends to Lovers

Football vs Farm

Oh how I love this continuation from The Mother Road. I really enjoyed reading about Crew who is the son of Marley and Porter from The Mother Road. I loved the fact that there was another road trip to continue the legacy of the McMann family road trips. 

Hazel reminded me of Porter quite a bit. In fact I feel like the roles in this book were flipped. Crew was more like Marley and Hazel like Porter. I love that Marley, Porter and even Paul were brought back for this. I still love eccentric Uncle Paul. He is hilarious. 

The descriptions of the road trip, the food, the places & people were amazing. I really want to experience this road trip now!! 

Crew & Hazel have a lot they are dealing with and not just their feelings for one another. Reading about them discovering their feelings for one another and what they really wanted in life was wonderful. I laughed, I cried and I swooned. All amazing things to happen in one book!! 

Blindsided by Amy Daws

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Blindsided 

by Amy Daws

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Friends to Lovers

Sports

This was a great book. I loved the banter between Mac & Freya. Body issues are such a tough topic but I really believe Amy Daws handled it was class. Not everyone is going to be barbie size and not everyone is going to want a barbie size partner. 

The overall theme of family and friends no matter what you look like is wonderful. Watching their love affair develop was great. I love me some Scottish brogue and I really enjoyed picturing the Highland Games & the kilts. Would have loved a bit more of a look at the guys actually competing. But nowi need to go back and read the Harris bros stories!!