In
the new Play-by-Play novel by the New
York Times bestselling author of Rules of Contact, a star quarterback is torn between his love of
the game—and the woman who may be the love of his life.
Nathan Riley is ready to follow in the footsteps of his famous football player father. He’s been drafted as quarterback for his dad’s former team, and his sports future is bright. When his friend Mia Cassidy moves to the same city, their years-long friendship suddenly sparks hot, reminding him of the one night they had together in college that he can never forget.
Like Nathan, Mia is from a sports dynasty family and embarking on an incredible new career—as founder of her own sports management company. Her friendship with Nathan means everything to her, and tossing sex into the mix again could jeopardize it all. But the chemistry between them has always sizzled, and it isn’t long before Mia realizes she wants more with Nathan than just late-night talks and pizza.
Passion has a funny way of changing the rules, and soon Nathan and Mia realize that to win it all, they’ll have to make an unexpected play for love.
Nathan Riley is ready to follow in the footsteps of his famous football player father. He’s been drafted as quarterback for his dad’s former team, and his sports future is bright. When his friend Mia Cassidy moves to the same city, their years-long friendship suddenly sparks hot, reminding him of the one night they had together in college that he can never forget.
Like Nathan, Mia is from a sports dynasty family and embarking on an incredible new career—as founder of her own sports management company. Her friendship with Nathan means everything to her, and tossing sex into the mix again could jeopardize it all. But the chemistry between them has always sizzled, and it isn’t long before Mia realizes she wants more with Nathan than just late-night talks and pizza.
Passion has a funny way of changing the rules, and soon Nathan and Mia realize that to win it all, they’ll have to make an unexpected play for love.
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Contemporary Sports Romance
Play-by-Play series #13
Berkley Romance
Review copy provided by publisher
Liza's Review:
The Play-by-Play series of books are the first books I ever read
by Jaci Burton so the series has an extra special place in my heart. When you
give me a book with both the Riley clan and the Cassidy clan, which are my 2
favorite families from the series, and I know I'm getting a book I won't be
able to put down.
Seriously, Mia Cassidy and Nathan Riley together has been the
story I've wanted since I realized they were at the same college. I absolutely
loved that Mia and Nathan were best friends and always went to each other about
everything. I even loved they had been together once in college when they had
both had a little too much to drink and still remained best friends. I thought
it was super sweet that Nathan really was the one that wanted to pursue them
being more than just friends first, but was willing to only stay friends if
that is all Mia wanted. I loved them as friends every bit as much as I loved
them as a couple.
I love that while Mia and Nathan had decided to be friends only,
once they were in the same city and allowed themselves more time together, they
couldn't keep their hands off each other. Seriously super hot times between Mia
and Nathan! I have to say that while I loved their smoking hot love scenes, the
times the took things slowly and were more gentle with each other, made me sigh
just a little and completely fall for them as a couple.
Mia Cassidy is such a strong and intelligent female character. She
has been working towards her dream of her own company and has had her dream
come to fruition. She is an amazing businesswoman who sees the big picture when
it comes to media perception and knows how to take care of her clients and
friends. She is a bit shortsighted when it comes to matters of the heart though
and messes up big time when handling a delicate situation with Nathan. I
honestly believe she could only mess up this badly because of how much she
loved Nathan, but it didn't change the fact that she was the one to make the
mistake.
I loved that we got to spend time with so many of both the
Rileys and the Cassidys in The Final
Score. While I've loved the various other friends that have gotten their
books in this series, my love for these 2 families is strong. It was great to
see so many of my favorite characters again as we watched Mia and Nathan each figure
out their next steps in their careers and their relationship.
The
Final Score is another winner in the Play-by-Play series from Jaci Burton.
I loved ever moment of this story and didn't want to put the book down even to
sleep at night. In fact, I kinda wanted to start reading it all over again once
I finished reading it the first time. The
Final Score is absolutely one of my favorite books in the series and has me
chomping at the bit to know where Ms. Burton will take the series next.
Rating: 5 stars (A+)
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