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Blitzing Emily

(Love and Football #1)

Julie Brannagh

3.85 · Rating details · 2,051 ratings · 165 reviews

All's fair in Love and Football...

Emily Hamilton doesn't trust men. She's much more comfortable playing the romantic lead in front of a packed house onstage than in her own life. So when NFL star and alluring ladies' man Brandon McKenna acts as her personal white knight, she has no illusions that he'll stick around. However, a misunderstanding with the press throws them to ...more

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Feb 02, 2014 Paige rated it it was ok

Shelves: i-own, nook, 2014-books

Very slow, relaxed pace.

BLITZING EMILY is an extremely slow paced romance. There wasn’t any real fire between NFL player Brandon and opera singer Emily.

***Detailed Review***

After an icy fall brings Emily and Brandon together in the ER, they are mistaken as being engaged. Both immediately sees benefits in their careers and agree to let the engagement stand for thirty days.

However, Brandon and Emily fall into a comfortable relationship together and when thirty days comes and goes, they agree to ...more

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Apr 10, 2014 Valerie rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, 2014-reads

3 1/2 stars - Football player with yummy abs, you know it!

First Impressions...

I love football. I love romance stories with football players. I love pretend relationships that become more. So, yeah, this one sounded great.

The Characters...

I love Brandon. Never saw his player side just the sweet side. He may not have been looking for a relationship when he scooped Emily up and took her to the hospital after her fall but he sure found one. He took care of her. He made her laugh. He stood up to her 3 1/2 stars - Football player with yummy abs, you know it!

First Impressions...

I love football. I love romance stories with football players. I love pretend relationships that become more. So, yeah, this one sounded great.

The Characters...

I love Brandon. Never saw his player side just the sweet side. He may not have been looking for a relationship when he scooped Emily up and took her to the hospital after her fall but he sure found one. He took care of her. He made her laugh. He stood up to her diva ways. What really won me over was how he was always so quiet and controlled when he was angry. I actually think that's more scary than yelling and it impressed me.

Emily really is a diva but her opera singing ways are pretty fun mixed with an NFL defensive end. I did want to shake her a few times but she got over it eventually. She does need to learn some football though. This football lover was not pleased with her lack of plays.

Emily's parents where strange. Her dad mostly annoyed me but I did love her sister. She's the star of book two so that should be fun.

The Story...

Mostly I enjoyed this story. There was this strange quality to it that had me tilting my head and staring at my iPad. Honestly, the story felt like it was a month long but actually spanned about a year. The story was stretched to fit and I felt like I missed things along the way. Two weeks would go by and the only real indication was the phrase "two weeks later". I just found it odd that this couple in this situation would have nothing noteworthy in two weeks. I guess I either wanted it to last a month or wanted to know the details.

Could I Put It Down...

I raced through the first half of this book. It's a long one at 496 pages but the first half zipped by. The second half was a little harder. That's the time when I noticed the passage of time issue I was having. I'm thinking that the book could have lost a hundred pages and been a lot better. But in the end, I did read it in two nights.

In The End...

I enjoyed Brandon and Emily's story. The incident where the boy scouts found them was pretty darn hysterical. People who love sports players with yummy abs mixed into their romance will love this one. ...more

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Jan 22, 2014 Kim Hornsby rated it it was amazing

Shelves: hot-hero, sweet-romance, nothing-erotic, love-stories

Brannagh hits it out of the park for her debut novel, Blitzing Emily! I started this book when Kindle delivered it at 9pm and spent the next 5 hours reading it, despite my droopy eye lids. From the get-go you care about both the main characters, Emily and Brandon, something that often takes a chapter or two for me. Brandon was sexy as hell, and cute and funny, Emily was just self depreciating enough to make us love her immediately.
Blitzing Emily is the story of an opera singer who's spent her wh Brannagh hits it out of the park for her debut novel, Blitzing Emily! I started this book when Kindle delivered it at 9pm and spent the next 5 hours reading it, despite my droopy eye lids. From the get-go you care about both the main characters, Emily and Brandon, something that often takes a chapter or two for me. Brandon was sexy as hell, and cute and funny, Emily was just self depreciating enough to make us love her immediately.
Blitzing Emily is the story of an opera singer who's spent her whole life focusing on her career and faithfully staying on path to her goal of one day singing at the Met. When she meets a Seattle Sharks football player, a series of events has them temporarily thrown together, only to find that they actually like spending time together. I'll let you find out what happens but basically it's the cute story of a womanizer, realizing that what really counts in life is a good relationship that makes you feel like you can reach your potential. Personally and professionally. I like this for a romance novel.
What Brannagh does wonderfully besides extremely funny, sexy repartee between these two, is make the progression of the once horn dog, Brandon, and the focused opera diva's relationship, believable. I have what I call the 'oh please!' factor when reading a romance and this story did not make me roll my eyes, wondering if the author was underestimating my IQ. Brannagh wrote a story that moved at a good clip with just enough conflict to keep this skeptic interested, but not frustrated. Add a heaping help of humor and tenderness, a sister who's funny enough to need a book of her own and you have Blitzing Emily. I laughed out loud several times. I loved the football edge even though I know nothing about football. But Brannagh does, and using the backdrop of the NFL works wonders here to make Blitzing Emily a fresh, engaging story. Everything worked beautifully, like a finely executed football play, ending with a touchdown and that kick thing with the pointy-toed guy, that gets a bigger score.
If you like a little humor with your contemporary romance, or you just plain like football, you won't go wrong with Blitzing Emily! ...more

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Dec 10, 2014 Angela rated it it was ok

2.5 stars.
Pros:
Characters were likable enough.

Cons:
Way too long - about 200 pages of his book could easily be cut out.
3rd person perspective felt off.
Disjointed - I often had to go back a few times and re-read a sentence to figure out who was speaking.
Jumps in time threw me off.
Not enough details about Emily's hurtful past - so it made her actions/distrust seem childish and annoying, rather than us feeling bad for her.
I had been reading for an hour and was only at 15% and nothing has happened y ...more

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Jan 06, 2014 Sharon Redfern rated it it was amazing

I always enjoy a good football romance and this is the perfect time to read one! Blitzing Emily is the first book in a new series called Love and Football by Julie Brannagh.
Emily Hamilton is an opera singer who does a favor for her sister Amy and delivers a big bouquet of balloons, candy and a teddy bear to Brandon McKenna, player for the Seattle Sharks. During the delivery she takes a header on the icy parking lot thanks to Brandon and ends up with a concussion and a temporary roommate. Due to ...more

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Dec 11, 2013 Diane Lynch rated it really liked it

Opera Diva, Emily Hamilton, helps her sister, Amy, out by making a Valentine delivery to the Seattle Shark’s headquarters.

NFL star, Brandon McKenna, is annoyed when he sees balloons with his name on them being delivered to the stadium from his stalker ex-girlfriend. He startles the delivery person who falls, getting a concussion. Feeling responsible he takes her to the emergency room.

Only family is allowed with the patients, so the nurse calls Brandon Emily’s fiancé. The next thing they know t ...more

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Jan 08, 2014 Arlene rated it it was amazing

This book hooked me from Page One. I fell in love with the charming hero, Brandon, almost immediately, and found myself turning digital pages long past bedtime to see what happened next—and I'm not even a football fan. A compulsively readable debut from Julie Brannagh. I can't wait to get my hands on her next release. ...more

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Aug 31, 2016 MissKitty rated it liked it

I read this because I wanted to see how a relationship between an opera singer and an athlete would work out. The author didn't do a bad job, though it could have been better. ...more

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Oct 23, 2015 Jenn rated it liked it

I'm currently reading the second book of this series right after reading the first and I probably shouldn't have because this one left me frustrated, but they had a bit scene from the next book in the back of this one and it sounded so good. The thing is I'm reading it and experiencing the EXACT SAME FRUSTRATIONS!

I think the problem here is that I have a very different outlook on life than the author, and maybe a lot of romance writers because I often find myself frustrated by contemporary roma I'm currently reading the second book of this series right after reading the first and I probably shouldn't have because this one left me frustrated, but they had a bit scene from the next book in the back of this one and it sounded so good. The thing is I'm reading it and experiencing the EXACT SAME FRUSTRATIONS!

I think the problem here is that I have a very different outlook on life than the author, and maybe a lot of romance writers because I often find myself frustrated by contemporary romances. There are a few I adore because they write romances I understand and don't equivalate love with sacrifice, always on the woman's side. I'm not going to promise much of a review here and I'm not going to promise that there won't contain spoilers in what I write, I'm going to tell you this includes a rant about the mindset.

I love to get lost in a book, I'm clearly not one that reads for academic betterment but rather just for the pure enjoyment of entering someone else's life and sharing their experiences. Despite that when I read romance I can't help but think in the back of my mind about the responsibility romance writers have to the next generation of women growing up. So many young girls and women gravitate toward this genre because it's fun and because it takes the time to acknowledge that the relationships forged between people are just as important and exciting as fighting dragons or taking down terrorists when it comes to fiction. I have a lot of respect of the genre and the writers in it, and I appreciate those that remember how important the message they send is. My teenage daughter is already sneaking books in this daughter and this particular book and series of books, like many other has a message I don't want her to receive.

Love does not always mean sacrifice, it means compromise and it's not always the woman that needs to do so. And if it is THAT'S NOT HEALTHY! The constant message I saw throughout this book is that putting your career and your dreams first is not acceptable because dreams mean nothing unless you have a romantic interest to share them with and that if your dream and his conflict it's wrong for you to pursue yours. The mom gives up her career as a ballerina to marry the Dad who is an engineer. Emily's entire family gives her a hard time about going to sing at the Met which is her ultimate dream instead of attending the super bowl. Brandon consistently lies to and manipulates Emily throughout the entire book so when some HUGE came up to rock their relationship and he asked her to trust him that it wasn't true she didn't and she's the bad guy. He knew her history, he knew how he treated her smoothing over manipulation with cajoling and kisses, but she's the bad guy because she didn't instantly jump on the trust train when he's accused of doing the one thing that would destroy her. Her family takes his side and honestly despite words to the contrary it came across to me that to her family her romantic relationship was more something to be proud of than her personal successes. Personal success won't keep her warm at night, of course. Despite how he behaves and what he might do wrong she's always the bad guy the one who needs to make the sacrifices and apologies. Um NO!

I don't believe in relationships where falling in love means for anyone, but most especially the woman, to sacrifice their dreams or career aspiration in order to be what the other person wants or needs them to be. I don't believe a marriage should make the female and her wants and needs come second. And I don't like books where the writer is showing the reader that's how it should be because that reader could be my daughter someday and THAT'S not the message I want sent to her by anyone.

While the book did have it's humorous moments, most of the humor fell flat for me because I found myself constantly angered by Emily being railroaded and expected to change in order to fall in love. Her dreams are important too, her wants are important to and if having a "true love" means she has to change them or sacrifice them then I don't really think she needs one after all. A real "true love" would want those dreams for her too and would put her wants and needs as a top priority in my personal opinion. I've heard it said that guys from romance novels don't exist and maybe the exaggerated sex scenes don't exist, but guys like this particular lead minus the NFL player status, are all over the place, I just don't recommend that anyone with any self respect actually date them.
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Dec 18, 2013 JOCA rated it did not like it · review of another edition

First read - 17 to 20 February, 2014
3 stars
Let me start by saying that I couldn't put this book down, I did want to know what happened for Brandon and Emily but it took me longer to read than most other Avon contemporary romances because it kept frustrating me. I like the use of the fake relationship trope, and I liked being introduced to another NFL team (some of my most favourite books have NFL player heroes). I enjoyed having a heroine who had an occupation I've never read about before. And t First read - 17 to 20 February, 2014
3 stars
Let me start by saying that I couldn't put this book down, I did want to know what happened for Brandon and Emily but it took me longer to read than most other Avon contemporary romances because it kept frustrating me. I like the use of the fake relationship trope, and I liked being introduced to another NFL team (some of my most favourite books have NFL player heroes). I enjoyed having a heroine who had an occupation I've never read about before. And there were plenty of moments that I thought were well written.
Unfortunately, there were also the issues that frustrated me and jarred me out of the story, from beginning to end. There wasn't a clear indication of how much time was passing between scenes AND character actions didn't flow (an example not from the book but describes it accurately is the characters sitting on the couch, then being at the table in the next sentence). At one point Brandon says it's the middle of the week and then on the next page, after it's addressed as being the following day, Brandon says it's Sunday! Poor editing.
I thought it took away from the trope for Emily to tell so many people that their engagement was fake at the beginning, and one of those characters we never saw again.
And it was never really said that Brandon definitely wasn't the father of Anastasia's child, it's just assumed that he's not because Emily finally believes he would never do anything like that.
The other significant issue I had is that for a book of this length (about 150 pages longer than other books published by Avon Impulse) is that until the halfway mark, Emily and Brandon never went beyond a kiss. THEN in the second half, an indeterminate amount of time passed and I was told they had been getting hot and heavy and pulling back from one another before they had sex but I never saw them getting hot and heavy or saw what stopped them from going further. I felt like I missed a lot of their relationship.
Overall, I enjoyed this and I will read Rushing Amy but I hope that it has been edited to catch some of the issues above.

Second read - 19 to 21 July, 2020
1 star
So, I couldn't remember many of the details here but I found it just as problematic overall as I did the first time. The story was dragged out and needed to be cut. It felt like every type of plot point/trope that could be used was: fake engagement, opposites attract, sports hero, lying ex-girlfriend, cheating, hero's almost-career-ending injury, etc. etc. It was just too busy and distracted from the actual relationship development between the hero and heroine. I think the part I loathed most was the heroine believing the random ex about the baby because she'd been cheated on before. Her being cheated on before wasn't even the primary issue that was raised in relation to the previous relationship and she certainly didn't show how much that had impacted her up until the end. I would have much rather seen them work through how it went from fake to real, rather than this nonsense. I am unhauling this one. ...more

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Feb 06, 2014 Nancy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romantic-comedy, fun-cute-romances, contemporary, sports-romance

BLITZING EMILY is a fast, fun read for a winter day - the witty dialogue, unexpected character development and happily-ever-after combine to make this story a definite pick-me-up story.

Emily Hamilton isn't a huge fan of relationships. She's failed at her own and her parents' divorce was a mess. As she was the one to break the news to her mom that her dad was cheating, it took a serious emotional toll on Emily.

Fast-forward to the present day, and Emily is a successful opera singer. She loves perf BLITZING EMILY is a fast, fun read for a winter day - the witty dialogue, unexpected character development and happily-ever-after combine to make this story a definite pick-me-up story.

Emily Hamilton isn't a huge fan of relationships. She's failed at her own and her parents' divorce was a mess. As she was the one to break the news to her mom that her dad was cheating, it took a serious emotional toll on Emily.

Fast-forward to the present day, and Emily is a successful opera singer. She loves performing and everything that goes along with it, but she works hard to be the exact opposite of a diva; she's trying to repair the damage to her reputation caused by a nasty ex, and doing a fairly good job at it.

She runs a simple errand for her sister - deliver a bouquet of balloons and some chocolates to a guy at the football stadium. She slips on the ice and gives herself a significant concussion...and she's brought to the hospital by the balloon recipient, Brandon McKenna. As Emily doesn't follow sports, it's funny to watch the way the two of them interact.

Brandon's used to females fawning all over him, but hedoesn't have a big head about it. He's tired of the one-night stands, vapid arm-candy girlfriends, and the fast life. With the end of his football career approaching, he's looking to the future - a wife, family, and perhaps a picket fence.

I loved Emily's ignorance about football (I admit to my own!) and how she comes to understand what it is that Brandon loves about the game (not the plays, but more the cheering crowd and euphoria that comes along with it). I really enjoyed how Brannagh broke the stereotype of dumb jock. If there were any idiots on the football team, she (thankfully) didn't give them much page space. She also created an alpha male who was protective in the sweetest, most relaxed way, and that was a pleasure to see. Also, Emily's influence over the guys on the team, getting them to listen to opera? Brilliant - and gave depth to a slew of secondary characters that I wasn't expecting, but was pleasantly surprised to find.

The most moving part of this story was Emily's own transformation, which I refuse to spoil for you. It involves an ex-girlfriend, a whole bunch of rumors, so overly gossipy sports casters and...well, read it. You'll see. :)

Four and a half stars - I look forward to more from this author, and her next book, RUSHING AMY, will be an automatic pre-order for me. ...more

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Jan 16, 2014 Save Your Money For Books rated it really liked it

Shelves: sports-romance

Attention readers there I just found a new voice in sports romance!

Blitzing Emily is the first book in author Julie Brannagh's Love and Football series. This story features opera singer Emily Hamilton and Seattle Sharks football player and somewhat scandalous bad-boy Brandon McKenna. Brandon literally sweeps Emily off her feet and their pretend/but- no-so pretend romance, is fun, flirty and kept me reading, because I couldn't wait for the sexual tension to unwind and for these two realize they ...more

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Feb 26, 2014 Carolyn Borgen rated it really liked it

Full review at: http://www.volpinareads.blogspot.com

Blitzing Emily is a very sweet story of a football player meeting an opera singer. By now, you must know my weakness for football novels. I'm always willing to give it a chance when you mention love and football. I discovered this book through Bookbub which is an email I receive every day advertising books that are free or under two dollars. I clicked my free preview from Amazon and fell in love with the book almost imediately. Of course, that ...more

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Oct 08, 2014 Leann rated it it was ok

Shelves: romance

I wanted to like this book, I really did! But it was just too lackluster for me.

I know I'm really into a romance novel when the main characters come to their "love test" and I literally ache in my heart at the pain they're going through. If it's a really good book, I may even cry. There was none of that with this story. I just didn't feel she developed the characters enough, mostly because there were big breaks of time where the story jumped ahead, and the characters were in a completely differ ...more

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Nov 16, 2013 Nikki Barrett rated it it was amazing

We've all played a game of pretend before, who hasn't? But in this case, pretend is quickly becoming real....

Okay, so the concept of fake engagements isn't original, but I LOVED it in this story. LOVED IT! Brandon...oh, I love this guy. His banter. His charm. His charisma. I loved learning more and more about him. He's not just a football hero with a big head, no, this man has some true emotions and a great big heart. The last thing he expects is Emily to fall in his life, and boy do I mean fal ...more

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Dec 06, 2013 Amy Raby rated it it was amazing

Cute, funny sports contemporary that is comfort reading at its finest. I want to take Brandon McKenna home with me. Love his blond curls and Southern boy charm!

The heroine, Emily, is a good match for him. In a way, this is an opposites attract novel. Brandon is an NFL player, and Emily is an opera diva. Neither of them knows a thing about the other's world, and that ends up kind of working for them because at least Brandon knows Emily likes him for himself and not for his football persona. Same ...more

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Jun 25, 2014 2kasmom rated it it was amazing

I am not super excited about every book I read. In fact, I consider myself a pretty picky reader. I just read a LOT of books.

BLITZING EMILY is a really terrific story that gets you involved with more than just the two lead characters, Brandon and Emily. You meet their folks, teammates and more. I found myself cheering along with this book as if I were watching a movie (which I sincerely hope in the future I really get to do for this book.)

Brandon is a football player for the Seattle Sharks and ...more

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Jan 10, 2014 Katie rated it it was ok

Shelves: format-ebook, books-read-in-2014-all, how-own, books-read-in-2014-new

I thought this was a promising book in a lot of ways, like I liked the main characters. I liked that they almost immediately pursued a real relationship while being fake engaged.

But it needed to be tighter, overall. The obstacle . . . was not good to read and I'm not even entirely sure what the final resolution was. (view spoiler) ...more

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May 26, 2015 Jamie (The Kansan Reader) rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: Football and Romance lovers.

Shelves: heart-throb-main-characters, romance, sports-or-sports-romances, new-adult

I liked this story. It was definitely different. We have a young opera singer Emily who has to make a valentine delivery for her sister's flower shop. When she tries to deliver it she falls and hits her head. Enter Brandon. A gorgeous (at least to me) defensive end for the Seattle Sharks.

One thing that annoyed me is that the author either choose to not use really NFL team names or couldn't. I'm a football fan and I wish the names could have been used. Instead of the Denver Broncos she had the De ...more

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Jul 17, 2018 Lara rated it it was ok

Shelves: read-2018

Overall a very frustrating read. Some of the situations were so contrived and OTT that it was hard to keep from throwing my Kobo against the wall. At one point I had to stop reading for a day in order to get the bad taste out of my brain.

Also, (view spoiler). Not a fan of drama ...more

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Dec 12, 2013 Arshia rated it liked it

Contemporary romances aren't my favorite but there are some authors that I like to read. I have added another author to that list. Emily and Brandon's story was really adorable, she falls for him and he engages himself to her all within 24 hours. However, all of this is a misunderstanding at first, a chance to better their careers second, and then finally a way to give their relationship the time to bloom. Both of the characters are very opposite of each other, she is an Opera Diva and he is a N ...more

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Feb 11, 2014 TongieGirl rated it really liked it

4 1/2 Stars
TOUCHDOWN!
Now, that's how you do a football romance! My search is over!
Brandon and Emily have such great chemistry, despite different careers...NFL all-star hottie (literally) crashes into up and coming opera "diva" (...or lead singer, for those not-in-the-know...)false rumors fly that the pair are engaged, which creates a major career hike for them both. So, Brandon and Emily agree to let the engagement rumor ride for a month...ya know, for the career boost and all...(wink, wink).. ...more

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Feb 03, 2015 Lesa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

There will always be love and football...

I laughed. I cried, yes really! Do yourself a favor and keep tissues handy from the 3/4 point. I sat on the edge of my seat as the SHARKS played in the big game and I could see if all unfold.

I enjoyed sharing the journey Emily and Brandon took to their happy ending. There was just enough football talk to know Julie Brannagh is a FAN of the game, without making it the main focus of the story. This book will be a great spring/summer read for football fans w ...more

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Jan 07, 2014 Eva Millien rated it really liked it

Shelves: jeep-diva

The first book in the Love and Football series is an exciting and entertaining contemporary romance. The author does a fantastic job of creating a relationship between two characters that are total opposites in personality as well as their life choices. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series and looking for more from this author.

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May 13, 2014 Bette Hansen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Excellent book! This is my first Julie Brannagh book but she has definitely gained a new fan. Really enjoyed her writing style and the characters were amazing. They felt very real, like they could live right next door. The pace of the story was excellent. It felt like the relationship moved along at a normal progression rather than a rushed immediate love. I will definitely be reading all the books in this series and highly recommend this one!

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Mar 28, 2014 Sadie rated it did not like it

Shelves: romance-all, z-romance-2014

I feel like I keep picking up more and more books where the It Factor just isn't there. This is a cute premise, but....

But, but, but...

I feel like I never got a handle on who either of the characters were. Sometimes the dialogue made weird jumps. The connection between them felt flat. All stuff that feels like a hard core critique could have fixed. Too much "almost there but not quite" ...more

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Jun 21, 2014 Katherine rated it really liked it

I loved this book, everything about it. The characters were wonderful. I loved the heroine, she had a career of her own. Yes she was broken, but hell who isn't. She was tough, didn't take his crap, not that there was much. Brandon was dreamy, loved him from the beginning. I pictured him with an accent. Loved that he only called her sugar. Non stop read, Can't way to read Rushing Amy! ...more

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Feb 01, 2015 Victoria (nocturnalintimacy) rated it it was ok

Shelves: borrowed-books, romance-y, 2015

I thought the premise was cute, but there was a lack of development that drove me crazy. Both characters agree that the fake engagement is beneficial for them, but then suddenly they're in love? I wish the author had taken the time to show us that, because the fall is my favorite part of a romance. ...more

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Jan 08, 2014 Ann Lorz rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary, family, florist, football, singer

This first book in the series is a hit. You'll love the characters and will find a ton of humor packed into the story. Fans of Susan Elizabeth Phillips Chicago football books will love this. I can't wait for the next book in the series. ...more

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Feb 19, 2014 Suzanne rated it liked it

Shelves: contemporary, sports, funny, artist

A romantic comedy with an unusual couple, an opera singer heroine, and a sexy NFL defensive lineman hero. Funniest scene involved a boy scout troop and some steamy sex in the woods. That scene alone was worth the price of the book! This is the first book in this author's new football series. ...more

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USA Today bestselling author Julie Brannagh has been writing since she could hold a pencil. She lives in a small town near Seattle, where she once served as a city council member and owned a yarn shop. She shares her home with a wonderful husband, two uncivilized Maine Coons and a rambunctious chocolate Lab.

When she's not writing, she's reading--or armchair-quarterbacking her favorite NFL team fro ...more