The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rachon

The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rachon

I didn’t actually plan to read this book when I got it out of the library. I only wanted to learn what Taylor got stuck in jail for at the end of the previous book, The Boyfriend Project. (By the way, the reason was totally lame.) But while working through the first couple of chapters toward that information, I got hooked on the storyline. Taylor is a fitness instructor who is on the verge of bankruptcy, desperate for a job that won’t let her parents continue to drive home the point of what a great disappointment she is to them. She ends up connecting with an injured NFL player who is trying to get back in shape to play again. And for somewhat complicated reasons, he doesn’t want anyone else to know he’s trying to make a comeback. So when he brings Taylor to a situation that any idiot would have suspected would “out” him, she covers for him by pretending they are dating. Again, this is crazy, because her big rule is that she doesn’t date clients but here’s she’s in the classic pretend dating situation with a client.

 

This is a much-used plot device, but Rachon makes it works and I liked it. It is no surprise that they are going to get together. The real questions revolve around Taylor’s problems with self-esteem and whether or not her boyfriend’s knee injury is so severe that he really can’t return to professional play. It’s a good story.