Most Likely to Score

by Lauren Blakely

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The gist of the story is this; Jillian Moore, a Chinese American publicist for the San Francisco Renegades Football team helps, Jones Beckett the team's star receiver clean up his image with charity work, photo shoots, and puppies. This forces the two to spend time together away from the team and provided the temptation to act on their attraction to each other. This was such a fun story featuring the forbidden romance trope.

Jillian is such a sweetheart and while Jones has a reputation as a player, the man is totally swoon-worthy. I absolutely loved the back and forth banter between them. While the chemistry is there from the beginning, mutual respect and friendship soon gave way to passion.

It was fun seeing this couple transition from time away back to reality. A romance between them could ruin both of their careers. I loved how Jones tried to protect Jillian's reputation. It was total swoon overload. Blakley kept the drama low allowing the conflict to come from outside the relationship. This allowed me to champion this couple as I rooted for a happily ever after.

Book dates with Lauren Blakley always result in insane amounts of smiles, laughter, blushes and total escapism. Her characters are down to earth and very real, making them relatable. Then she adds in adorable animals making me squee.

I discovered narrator Zackery Webber through Blakely and he does a fantastic job with Jones. He captures his personality and enhanced an already great tale. Andi Arndt brought out Jillian's sweetness and nailed her struggles over her attraction to Jones. It felt honest and had me laughing. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer