Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely (Mini Review)

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...

Series: Ballers and Babes #1 | Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books | Narrator: Zachary Webber | Length: 6 hours, 22 minutes | Genre: Contemporary Romance  | Source: Audible Romance Package | Rating: 3.5 Cups

Challenges Read For:  Literary Pickers  - Sports Pad/Protective Gear

 

A fake mates story with your best friend’s little sister?  Yes, please!

 

Violet bids on Cooper to save him from the boss’s sister, they decide a fake relationship will help their careers, then suddenly they realize their feelings run deeper than just fake mates

 

While the story was cute, the characters fun, and the chemistry hot, this one was just an okay read. It was a little heavy on the football references—I do like my sport romances to include the lingo but, occasionally, it can become overkill.

 

Zachary Webber does a great job with the narration.

 

I picked this one up after a few really intense reads and it was a nice book to relax/refocus with. Does it have staying power? No, I listened to this late January and month later I was constantly consulting my notes just to remember enough about the book to write this review. Is it worth a read? Yes, especially on those days you’d like a light, fun romance that doesn’t require a lot of focus.

Overall, this one was a light listen—not very memorable— but I enjoyed it at the time. The characters were fun and flirty and I do love the fake mates trope.

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