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The Perfect Play (Play by Play, #1)

Jaci Burton

Start date: April 1, 2012

Finish date: May 1, 2012

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Mar 11, 2011 Pamela rated it it was amazing

4.5/5

First, let's just take a moment to savor this cover. Jed Hill is among the wonders of nature, and I will never grow tired of staring at his absolutely ripped physique.

Fortunately, the book lives up to the cover. Mick is a star quarterback at the height of his career and his carefully orchestrated fame. Tara is an event planner single mom with a 14-year-old son she gave birth to as a teenager. When the two meet at an event Tara plans, neither of them have any idea where they're going to end 4.5/5

First, let's just take a moment to savor this cover. Jed Hill is among the wonders of nature, and I will never grow tired of staring at his absolutely ripped physique.

Fortunately, the book lives up to the cover. Mick is a star quarterback at the height of his career and his carefully orchestrated fame. Tara is an event planner single mom with a 14-year-old son she gave birth to as a teenager. When the two meet at an event Tara plans, neither of them have any idea where they're going to end up.

Tara doesn't want a parade of men in and out of her life because of the bad example it will set for her son — and because she's never really had any reason to trust men. Her life is her work and her son. (That's something I can relate to!) Mick, on the other hand, is wealthy, famous, a star — but he's sick of the bulimic models and vain starlets his agent has arranged for him to "date."

Although this relationship starts in the bedroom — and it gets off to a sexy start, believe me — it quickly becomes more than just sex. Those of you who love erotic love scenes will enjoy the book, because there is a lot of super-scorching sex in this story. But the emotion isn't lacking either, and by the end you'll be delighted, as I was, when Tara opens herself to the possibility of being with Mick and Mick straightens out his priorities, making a firm decision about what matters most to him in life.

My only quibble with the book is that I wanted an epilogue. I wanted to see Tara have the family and support she's never had before. Given that the next book involves Gavin, Mick's brother, a pro baseball player, I'm guessing we'll get some of that then.

This is the first book I've read on Kindle, so that was an adventure, too.

I recommend this to contemporary romance fans, romantica fans, and those who love sports-star heroes.

A quick update: A reader friend e-mailed me privately to ask whether there was anal action in the love scenes because she doesn't like to read that. There is. I don't care for that either — just call me Little Miss Vanilla — but as I told her, I found that I was able to just skip a few lines and be fine. It's a great story, and I'd hate her to miss it for that reason. ...more

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Oct 12, 2010 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it really liked it

Shelves: sports, genre-contemporary-romance, books-read-2011

I really enjoyed reading this book. Just in time for the Superbowl too so I was all in the right mood! Lol If you like Jaci Burton, and I do, you'll love this book. Her writing always flows and I usually don't have issues with it.

This story is hot from page one, oh wait no, from the cover. *drool* I even got my postcard of this cover from the author's blog!!

Ok, so getting past the cover, Mick Riley is the star quarterback for San Francisco, he's 30, he's a laid back, family guy, who has a reputa ...more

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Jan 30, 2011 The Anxious Bookaholic rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2011-bookshelf, first-in-series, so-much-fun, kick-ass-heroine

The thing that drew me to this book obviously was the cover. Just look at the example of masculine perfection that guy is. I totally drooled over my keyboard.
I could have given 5 stars just for the cover without even reading the story * drools a bit more*. Still The Perfect Play is totally amazing, and the perfect combination of humor, hot scenes and interesting plot to become a part of my top 10 romantic books of the year!

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