♡KarLynP♡'s Reviews > Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson

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Feb 15, 12

bookshelves: genre-contemporary, genre-humor, read-2012, steam-hot
Read from February 13 to 15, 2012

What a funny and sexy contemporary romance! It was over-the-top silly, but it made me laugh so many times! And best yet, the steamy parts were HOT.



Jason is Haley’s next door neighbor from HELL, but in truth he really is a fun and misunderstood kind of guy. Sure, the neighborhood started a few many petitions trying to get him to stop doing this or that, but he means well. And his shy little neighbor has never once complained. However, Jason is pretty clueless when it comes to things like women. Lucky for him, Haley is a great teacher.

Zachary Knighton as Jason:


Shy school teacher Haley can’t believe she finally stood up for herself against the jerk neighbor, but it felt good. Really good! After 5-years she breaks her silence and charges full force to tell him to quit picking her tulips! And it turns out her neighbor isn't half bad at all.

Zooey Deschanel as Haley:


Jason soon discovers Haley and him have many things in common. She loves the Yankees, video games, carnivals, and best yet - the woman can bake! Good for Jason, cause he can eat, and eat, and eat.



But soon the friendship deepens, and do they get HOT!



I loved this little story. It was funny, hot and just what I was in the mood for. While Jason was a bit full of himself, I found myself really enjoying his character. Haley was a perfect fit for a guy like him, and it was fun watching her deal with her shyness. My only complaint is that I felt the laughs faded too much toward the end as Jason and Haley had to work through their drama before they could find their own HEA. Still, I really enjoyed it and I'll be reading more of this series. Thanks to all my Goodreads friends who recommended this, otherwise I probably would never have found it on my own.


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Reading Progress

02/13/2012
10.0%
02/13/2012
20.0% "This is ****Hilarious !!!!****"
02/14/2012
75.0% "Jason, you bone head!!"
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Vicki Love your review, looking forward to reading this one! :)


♡KarLynP♡ I can lend it to you if you haven't bought it yet. Let me know


Vicki I did buy it, I just have to read it HAHAH! Thank you, that was very nice! :)


MelissaB I really enjoyed this one too KarLynP! Nice review!

Perfection was good too, plus you see more Jason and Haley


♡KarLynP♡ Thanks Melissa! It was your review that first caught my eye. There really isn't enough good laugh-out-loud funny contemp romances. I could really see this one made into a movie, and I bet guys would even love it :-)


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Jessica Great review KarLyn! :)


Wendy Great review KarLyn! Zooey's perfect as Haley, too.


MelissaB ♡KarLynP♡ wrote: "Thanks Melissa! It was your review that first caught my eye. There really isn't enough good laugh-out-loud funny contemp romances. I could really see this one made into a movie, and I bet guys wou..."

There really aren't many funny romances like this one with great dialogue and a great portrayal of what the hero thinks


♡KarLynP♡ Thanks Jessica & Wendy!

Melissa - that was one part of this story I enjoyed, it had plenty of his POV in the story too.


Lady Lioness This is a great review. It definitely has me intrigued. Where did you pick this up from?


♡KarLynP♡ Thanks Lady Lioness. I picked it up for .99 cents on Amazon here:

http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Keeps-N...

If you want other formats (epub) you might check smashwords.com


Lady Lioness It's .99 at smashwords so I'll probably pick it up there. Thanks!


♡KarLynP♡ awesome, hope you enjoy it! It's pretty snarky, but it worked for me.


Aroma with Love Never seen a book review this attracting with all the pictures.... Nice job and sounds like a book i am adding to my to-read list....


♡KarLynP♡ Thanks Aroma, hope you enjoy it


Lady Lioness Just a heads up, this is actually free from Kobo right now.


♡KarLynP♡ Thanks! Free is a great price!!!


KatLynne Great review KarLyn and you stated exactly how I felt about this one. Love your pics!


message 19: by Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* (last edited Feb 19, 2012 01:32pm) (new) - added it

 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* Wonderful review, KarLyn, and love the pics!!

Free from Kobo? I'm there!! LOL Thanks, Lady Lioness, for the heads up!


♡KarLynP♡ KatLynne wrote: "Great review KarLyn and you stated exactly how I felt about this one. Love your pics!"

Thanks Katlynne! I especially saw Zooey as Haley, she can deliver great smart and snarky humor.


♡KarLynP♡
Free from Kobo? I'm there!! LOL Thanks, Lady Lioness for the heads up!"

Hope you found a copy! Thanks :-)


 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* ♡KarLynP♡ wrote: "
Free from Kobo? I'm there!! LOL Thanks, Lady Lioness for the heads up!"
Hope you found a copy! Thanks :-)"


I did, thanks, KarLyn! ^_^


Elena Carlo I thought I was the only one on the floor laughing hysterically with this book. This story was too familiar to me.


♡KarLynP♡ Elena wrote: "I thought I was the only one on the floor laughing hysterically with this book. This story was too familiar to me."

I think that is part of the charm of this series, so much of it you can relate too! :-)


Sonia ღ Great review! :)


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