Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely --> Starting July 22nd, 2020

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

Hands down, my favorite thing in the world is to score. Touchdowns.

Don't let the fact that I'm the leading pick in the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction fool you. These days, I'm only a player on the field. I've kept my pants zipped all season long — and it has been long — because nothing's more important than leading my team to victory every week. Except maybe escaping from the team owner's recently-widowed and handsy-as-hell sister who's dead set on winning more than a date with me.

Enter Violet and a well-placed Hail Mary.

She's my best friend's sister with a smile as sweet as cherry pie and a mind that runs quicker than the 40-yard-dash. After Violet saves the day with the highest bid, I don't even give her a two-minute warning before I kiss her in front of the whole crowd and then announce that she's my girlfriend. Which would be fine except my agent tells me we've got to keep up the act while he's negotiating my contract.

What happens next when faking it starts to feel all too real?

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

ch 10 (view spoiler)[ I love fake dating tropes. It was cute how she saved him from the owner's creepy sister and Violet seems like a cool person. (hide spoiler)]

[Attack Salmon]

30% (view spoiler)[ I am waiting for Maxine to show her hand (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

Attack Salmon wrote: "30% [spoilers removed]"

No kidding (view spoiler)[ she's terrible (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

ch 20 (view spoiler)[ I'm glad they're trying to date for real instead of keep pretending. I am worried about Maxine though (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

ch 30 (view spoiler)[ I am shocked that Maxine apologized in front of her brother. Wow didn't see that coming. I'm also so happy Cooper wants to seriously date Violet and came clean to the coach. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

finished (view spoiler)[ Awh, cute ending! I'm glad he told her he loved her and they're getting married. I'm definitely going to read the next book (hide spoiler)]

[Attack Salmon]

58% (view spoiler)[So boring. nothing interesting happens. They just talk talk and talk (hide spoiler)]

[Attack Salmon]

79% (view spoiler)[ uh oh what does jasper wanna see cooper for? (hide spoiler)]

[Attack Salmon]

80% (view spoiler)[ That was dissapointing. I expect Maxine to be more of a bitch. This is just too easy (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

I'm bummed you didn't like this. I thought it was cute but I do agree that not a lot happened and (view spoiler)[ Maxine just apologizing was lame (hide spoiler)]

[Attack Salmon]

Aly wrote: "I'm bummed you didn't like this. I thought it was cute but I do agree that not a lot happened and [spoilers removed]"

🤣🤣 its alright. I guess because I read a lot of this fake dating troupe and they usually have a lot of drama going on. So I kinda have some expectations

But hey anything for extra points 🤪🤪

[Deanie]

30%

(view spoiler)[I love the fake dating trope. Makes it more fun than a standard sports romance. Of course, I'm reading it because I needed a book with a ball on the cover, but so far, it's cute. (hide spoiler)]

[Deanie]

55%

(view spoiler)[First real kiss! Cooper and Violet are still adorable, Maxine seems like she's going to make trouble, and I'm kind of worried about his new contract. But so far, this is good. Not amazingly spectacular, but good. (hide spoiler)]

[Deanie]

78%

(view spoiler)[They're still adorable, though Cooper is really pushing the boundaries of his "vow of celibacy." I keep on waiting for the other shoe to drop. Is there going to be a problem with Maxine? With his contract? Not much time for things to happen. (hide spoiler)]

[Deanie]

100%

(view spoiler)[Does this really need spoilers when very little actually happens? I mean, Violet and Cooper are adorable together, and I adore Smashalie and the roller derby proposal, but this book had no conflict. At all. Cute, but kind of boring. Oh well, it wasn't bad, and it's a buddy read and a book with a ball on the cover :) (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

I agree, I guess the cuteness won me over lol

[Kelly]

Late to the party, sorry!

Aly wrote: "ch 10 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[That was so funny. And the scene in the car was so cute. I love that they're almost speechless and shy around each other. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

Kelly wrote: "Late to the party, sorry!

Aly wrote: "ch 10 [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Yes it was very cute!

[Kelly]

Ch 20 - (view spoiler)[It was sweet and honest when she told him she didn't want to get hurt. Maxine definitely has something up her sleeve. (hide spoiler)]

Ch 30 - (view spoiler)[Well, apparently not. Maxine just apologized out of nowhere. I could almost believe she wasn't sincere to get closer to him but she didn't say anything to ruin their couple.
(hide spoiler)]

Finished - (view spoiler)[This book was cute, sexy and short but yeah, it lacked a bit of conflict & tension but it was still good. I mean... it's Lauren Blakely's book, of course it's going to be good ;) I think I really liked most of the ones I've read so far. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly, Head of Solo Quarterly & Maker of BR Threads]

I agree, I usually like Lauren's books.