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Fourth Down
(Game On #4)
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When her relationship goes up in flames, Holly Funchess jumps straight back into the heat—by becoming a firefighter. Running as far away from her past as she can, Holly trains hard and lands a job with a small San Diego firehouse. With everything to prove, she has no problem putting her love life on the back burner. But where there’s smoke…
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Rosalie's review:
Chase DeMarco is a former football player and now puts everything he has into being a Coast Guard and youth football coach. He has no desire to find a woman, who has time and who wants the hassle? Until he runs into hot as hell (in and out of gear) firefighter Holly Funchess. Working out in the same gym as her, watching how she handles the machines, makes him wonder exactly how hot the two can be together.....
Having left her home after a miserably failed relationship due to her ...more
Chase DeMarco is a former football player and now puts everything he has into being a Coast Guard and youth football coach. He has no desire to find a woman, who has time and who wants the hassle? Until he runs into hot as hell (in and out of gear) firefighter Holly Funchess. Working out in the same gym as her, watching how she handles the machines, makes him wonder exactly how hot the two can be together.....
Having left her home after a miserably failed relationship due to her ...more
This book wasn't nearly as good as it could have been. I found it to be very predictable, right down to the ending.
The basis of the story is two individuals who have been burned in the past by love, agree to "pretend" date to get their friends off their backs. Of course, during the course of "pretending" they admit their attraction to one another and decide to give it a go for real.
It wasn't a horrible book, but it was great either. For me, it was just okay. I wanted more from the author and f ...more
The basis of the story is two individuals who have been burned in the past by love, agree to "pretend" date to get their friends off their backs. Of course, during the course of "pretending" they admit their attraction to one another and decide to give it a go for real.
It wasn't a horrible book, but it was great either. For me, it was just okay. I wanted more from the author and f ...more
Aug 11, 2016
Sheryl C. Nash
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Shelves:
romance-contemporary,
romance-erotica
*ARC courtesy of Netgalley and Kensington Publishing*
#4 in the Game On romance series
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a new-to-me author, and I enjoyed it very much. She created wonderful characters that I would really love to hang around with. Yet they are realistic and approachable, with real problems and strong characters. Chase and Holly are both annoyed that their friends keep trying to fix them up with other people, and they want to get them off their backs. So they decide to pretend t ...more
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a new-to-me author, and I enjoyed it very much. She created wonderful characters that I would really love to hang around with. Yet they are realistic and approachable, with real problems and strong characters. Chase and Holly are both annoyed that their friends keep trying to fix them up with other people, and they want to get them off their backs. So they decide to pretend t ...more
Fourth Down by Desiree Holt.....This is a great entertaining story, it is a page turner. I liked Holly and Chase a lot both have had bad relationships in the past, will they be able to let their pasts go to have a relationship again. Desiree Holt is an amazing storyteller and does a great job with Holly and Chase's story. I highly recommend this book, it was so good. I voluntarily reviewed an advance readers copy from publisher via NetGalley.
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A female firefighter and a captain in the Coast Guard are a recipe for hotness. Holly has a huge chip towards man in general after being hurt by those who claim to love her. Chase has always been left behind and is not looking to make a commitment to anyone. There is just something about Holly that gets to Chase and vice verse. Can two people who feel love is a sham make find love together?
Another awesome book
Really hot and sexy football romance. Holly is a San Diego firefighter and Chase is a Commander in the coast guard. They both have painful pasts but they work thru and in the end they score a touchdown together
Really hot and sexy football romance. Holly is a San Diego firefighter and Chase is a Commander in the coast guard. They both have painful pasts but they work thru and in the end they score a touchdown together
Ok, where to start. I liked Holly and Chase. I didn't like her obnoxious as hell best(???) friend Adara. If she's a best friend.... yeah well. Holly's brother Will? Seriously? What kind of relationship was that, the man is a successful lawyer and he's calling his sister at least once a week to check on her, like he's in high school? No, did not work for me. At all. I liked Chase's friend John, there was a limit on that one too... but at least some of his intent was reasonable. These two both had
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Holly Funchess is a woman doing a mans job. Or at least, that's what her family and ex-boyfriend think. As a female fire fighter, Holly has to prove that she's not only tough enough to play with the big boys, but can also act like a woman when warranted. Which is why Holly has sworn off men. Most are intimidated by her job, and the rest treat her too much like one of the guys.
So when she literally bumps in to Coast Guard Chase DeMarco at the gym, Holly has an attitude.
Chase has been burned one ...more
So when she literally bumps in to Coast Guard Chase DeMarco at the gym, Holly has an attitude.
Chase has been burned one ...more
Desiree Holt and her wonderfully erotic and captivating stories have long been a favourite of mine; unfortunately this story was profoundly disappointing. I’ve followed the Game On series since book one, but was left exhausted by the time I pushed my way through this forth instalment in what has been an entertaining series.
Holly is a firefighter with an abrasive attitude and a huge chip on her shoulder thanks to unsupportive parents and a pompous, ridiculing, self-absorbed ex, and hell bent on h ...more
Holly is a firefighter with an abrasive attitude and a huge chip on her shoulder thanks to unsupportive parents and a pompous, ridiculing, self-absorbed ex, and hell bent on h ...more
Fourth Down is the fourth book in the Game On series by Desiree Holt. This book can be read as a standalone book without reading the previous books first.
Chase DeMarco is a hot, sexy, easy to talk to healthy thirty-two-year-old commander in the United States Coast Guard. Chase has been trying to leave his failed relationships in the past by putting all his focus on his Coast Guard career and coaching the youth football team.
When he meets Holly he isn’t planning on getting distracted by her sexy ...more
Chase DeMarco is a hot, sexy, easy to talk to healthy thirty-two-year-old commander in the United States Coast Guard. Chase has been trying to leave his failed relationships in the past by putting all his focus on his Coast Guard career and coaching the youth football team.
When he meets Holly he isn’t planning on getting distracted by her sexy ...more
I really wanted to like this book. It's always fun when you have two characters who have great chemistry but are antagonistic towards one another. However, this book suffers GREATLY from tell me not show me. The inner dialogue was so repetitive I felt like the author must think I'm a moron since I didn't get what she was saying the first ten times she told me. Both characters went on and on and on and on about their reasons for not wanting a relationship and how much they didn't trust the opposi
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****ARC provided by Kensington Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.****
I usually love Desiree Holt books. I've read her stuff for years and had always enjoyed her books. And it's not that I'm reading this book without reading the first 3 in the series. Actually this book could be read as a standalone.
I just thought that the book, though it had so much potential with him being in the Coast Guard and her a firefighter, would be so much more interesting when in fact for most of th ...more
I enjoyed this one. I found both Chase and Holly very likeable. Some of the secondary characters not so much. Since the main focus of the story is Chase and Holly I could overlook the annoying brother and best friend. The writing was excellent and the story had a nice pace so overall a very enjoyable read.
Chase is a guy with a string of bad relationships behind him. Now he's looking to focus on his career and enjoy the peewee football team he coaches during his down time. No way does he want to ...more
Chase is a guy with a string of bad relationships behind him. Now he's looking to focus on his career and enjoy the peewee football team he coaches during his down time. No way does he want to ...more
I really enjoyed this book. While I can admit that Holly did get on my nerves a bit, I get where she is coming from and why she has that chip on her shoulder. She has been burned by her parents and boyfriend when she decides she really wants to pursue her dream of becoming a firefighter. Chase has been burned by infidelity so he concentrates on his Coast Guard career and keeps women from getting too close. These two run into each other at the gym and while there might be an under current of attr
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I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest reivew.
Chase and Holly both have issues. Chase doesn't do relationships thanks to infidelity in the past and Holly was screwed over when she wanted to follow her dreams. I'm not gonna lie. Holly can be really irritating. I mean it's understandable, but sometimes I just seriously wish I could slap her.
Two people who keep running into each other, and who's friends are well meaning, force these two to pretend to be dating but being fri ...more
Chase and Holly both have issues. Chase doesn't do relationships thanks to infidelity in the past and Holly was screwed over when she wanted to follow her dreams. I'm not gonna lie. Holly can be really irritating. I mean it's understandable, but sometimes I just seriously wish I could slap her.
Two people who keep running into each other, and who's friends are well meaning, force these two to pretend to be dating but being fri ...more
This was an ARC from Net Galley for an honest review. I enjoyed Chase & Holly's story. I found it took a little too long to get them together but when they did it didn't disappoint me. The drama was high in this book because of the career choices of these two. Chase a commander in the U.S. Coast Guard & Holly is a firefighter. Both have a painful past with experiences shaping who they are today, but with the slow friendship they start to stop their friends from hounding them to get back into the
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Sweet, romantic, and sexy
I loved this story about Holly the the firefighter, and Chase, the former football player who now works for the coast guard. Both driven in their chosen careers. And both carrying a ton of emotional baggage with huge trust issues. They start out as "friends" in order to fool everyone around them from trying to get them out there to date. But that plan backfires when they find they can't fight their growing attraction to each other. It's a sweet story that shows no mater ...more
I loved this story about Holly the the firefighter, and Chase, the former football player who now works for the coast guard. Both driven in their chosen careers. And both carrying a ton of emotional baggage with huge trust issues. They start out as "friends" in order to fool everyone around them from trying to get them out there to date. But that plan backfires when they find they can't fight their growing attraction to each other. It's a sweet story that shows no mater ...more
Holly and Chase both have their reasons for not trusting the opposite sex. They decide to start "dating" each other to keep their friends off their backs but they don't realize their fake dating could turn into more.
I felt like, as much as Holly and Chase are in their own heads with doubts, that Holly would pull away so suddenly was strange.
It was also strange that their friends would be bugging them nonstop to get out and date but then, once they start dating, everyone is telling them to be c ...more
I felt like, as much as Holly and Chase are in their own heads with doubts, that Holly would pull away so suddenly was strange.
It was also strange that their friends would be bugging them nonstop to get out and date but then, once they start dating, everyone is telling them to be c ...more
All Holly wanted to be was a firefighter, after a breakup without her families support she went for what he wanted.
Chase is a former football player who is now in the Coast Guard, not wanting to leave his past behind he still coaches peewee ball.
Running in the same circles it is inevitable they meet. In order to get people off the matchmaking rail they will need to make a decision on how to handle their friendship. Two people with similar relationship backgrounds trying to hide their attraction ...more
Chase is a former football player who is now in the Coast Guard, not wanting to leave his past behind he still coaches peewee ball.
Running in the same circles it is inevitable they meet. In order to get people off the matchmaking rail they will need to make a decision on how to handle their friendship. Two people with similar relationship backgrounds trying to hide their attraction ...more
A unique story about forgiveness and trust that engages you from the beginning and holds your interest throughout the story. The passion between Chase and Holly lights up the pages, with plenty of spark (no pun intended towards Holly the Firefighter) and sexual tension to keep things lively. In the style that is true to Ms Holt's writing, the characters are multidimensional with plenty of chemistry all around.
This book was provided by the Publisher and Netgalley for my honest review. ...more
This book was provided by the Publisher and Netgalley for my honest review. ...more
Not what I was expecting for the installment of the series. Thought we'd have more football going on. But the book didn't disappoint. We take two career minded hero type job, relationship gun shy people and put them together. What could happen by sparks flying (pun intended).
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3.5 stars
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I loved reading Fourth Down. The story was well written and I found the dynamic between Holly and Chase quite enjoyable.
Book generously provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Book generously provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
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enjoyed the book. one of my favorite authors
enjoyed the book. one of my favorite authors
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