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Teddy Hamilton
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J.F. Harding
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L. Blakely
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Some men are just off-limits. Like, say, all the other football players in the league….
I have to stop replaying the one night I spent with my rival. Trouble is, that white-hot encounter with the other quarterback answered a lot of questions I’ve had about myself, but it also led me into this mess where he hates me. I never showed up for our second date. Since, well, life happened, and the worst part is he’ll never know how much that night meant to me.
But when I’m traded to his cross-town rivals, that’s not the time to serve up my secrets to him either. My team’s PR department wants to double down on our rivalry. I need to focus on football, not on my interest in men. Except, the more time I spend doing media appearances and charity events with the sexy, generous, popular guy, the hungrier I am to finish what we started.
It’s a bad idea to knock on his door late one night. I could lose everything. He’s probably not even home. But when the door swings open and I’m face to face with the man I want desperately, I have a choice to make.
A standalone, enemies-to-rivals-to-lovers, second chance sports romance full of secrets, first times and forbidden love…
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Lauren oh Lauren
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I find that Lauren Blakely's books tend to be so heartbreaking for a bit of the story and frustrating at times.
At least the ones I listen to so far. Despite that though I still love those romance stories and it always has a happy ending. I just wish it last much more longer to make up to the heartbreaking bits of the story.
This is different though. So that's why I really love this one is so much. It's much more sweet and heart-warming. Than what I listened to previously.
Jason and Beck are like gentle giants. Just purely loving each other so intensely.
I really love the message and anxiety struggles of Beck. As someone who has quite intense social anxiety, I know very well how hard anxiety can truly be. It's true like having a nightmare, except you're fully awake and conscious. your body panics, freezes from emotions so overwhelming. Your thoughts on a hyperdrive almost impossible to break from until the panic eases a bit.
Listening to book felt almost felt like a therapy to me. The thing Beck does and feels are so relatable. I highly appreciate bringing an awareness to mental health.
I hope you are feeling so much better now Lauren Blakey away from those anxious thoughts and emotions.
Thank you so much for this lovely and heart-warming book.
So bloody good, I want more please!!!
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