Blitzed (Playbook, #3)

by Alexa Martin

One of Buzzfeed's 16 Romantic Books To Read This Fall
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"Definitely a must-read!”—La La Anthony, New York Times bestselling author

Maxwell Lewis has to make the play of his life in order to breach the woman of his dream’s defenses in this new football romance from the author of Fumbled. 

Brynn Larson owes a lot to reality television and professional athletes. Her bar hit new heights of success after becoming a local haunt for the Denver Mustangs players and their WAGs. But although she’s grateful, that doesn’t mean she’s crazy. And that’s exactly what she would be to ever consider dating a professional athlete. Even if it’s Maxwell Lewis, whose shy smile makes her wonder what going on behind those beautiful brown eyes. 

Maxwell knew from the moment he met Brynn that she was going to change his life. It was only a matter of time. But when he finally makes a move, fate conspires against him and everything goes wrong. Now he has to show her that their potential is real. Too bad for him, Brynn isn’t fooled by his glamorous NFL life, and when ghosts from both their pasts make a sudden reappearance, she must decide who she can trust. But when the person she’s most afraid of is herself, navigating life’s tackles is harder than anticipated.

• ISBN10: 0451491998
• ISBN13: 9780451491992
• Publish Date: 3 December 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780451491992

Reviews

[pagingserenity]

Another 3.5 stars. I think Blitzed falls into some of the same pitfalls of Intercepted in that some of the drama and conflict that takes place was kind of over the top and didn't really fit. I love Brynn though and it was so nice to get to catch up with Poppy (the MC in Fumbled).

[Sam@WLABB]

I loved the first two Playbook stories and was excited to see Brynn getting her own book. Brynn was such an important part of Poppy and Marlee's HEAs. She was all about women helping women, and I was so happy to see her finally get her own HEA.

Brynn was driven and determined. Her desire to create a place for women by women was something I really admired about her, but deep down, she was dealing with some really deep wounds due her mother's abandonment, and this kept her from having any real romantic relationships. I was glad Maxwell came along and was able to break through her walls. He formed a genuine connection with her, that went beyond attraction. I found their romance very tender and sweet, and I was totally onboard that ship.

As much as I enjoyed the romance, I LOVED the focus on our Lady Mustangs. All three books featured a great female friendship, but I feel like Martin really put this one on center stage. I had the best time with these ladies, and Vonnie was such a break out star in this book. I just love that woman! Going to games, having drinks, and even being at the filming for the reality show, Love the Player, made me giddy, because these ladies knew how to have a good time, and they also knew how to be stupendous friends.

I got a little emotional during the epilogue. There was a scene, where Brynn was standing, hand-in-hand, with Marlee and Poppy, and it felt a bit final to me. I am not sure if this was the last book in the Playbook series, but if it was, I really enjoyed getting to be part of this world. HOWEVER, I do hope there will be more Playbook stories in my future, and that I will get to spend even more time with the fantastic Lady Mustangs.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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[Rowena]

This book ended up being a good read but it was really slow in parts and I spent way too much time waiting for something to happen. I did enjoy seeing all of our friends from the previous books but was bummed that I wasn't as invested in Maxwell and Brynne's romance as I was in Ace and Poppy's romance. Oh well, we can't win them all.