In the new Play-by-Play novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Contact, a star quarterback is torn between his love of the game—and the woman who may be the love of his life.
Nathan Riley is ready to follow in the footsteps of his famous football player father. He’s been drafted as quarterback for his dad’s former team, and his future is bright. When his friend Mia Cassidy moves to the same city, their years-long friendship suddenly sparks hot, reminding him of the one night they had together in college that he can never forget.
Like Nathan, Mia is from a sports dynasty family and embarking on an incredible new career—as founder of her own sports management company. Her friendship with Nathan means everything to her, and tossing sex into the mix again could jeopardize it. But the chemistry between them has always sizzled, and it isn’t long before Mia realizes she wants more with Nathan than just late-night talks and pizza.
Passion has a funny way of changing the rules, and soon Nathan and Mia discover that to win it all, they’ll have to make an unexpected play for love.
I was pretty excited when I heard this book was going to feature Nathan, and that he would be stepping into his father's shoes as QB. I feel like I have watched Nathan grow up, and I was excited for him to have his romance.
I really enjoyed this book. I like friends-to-more stories, and Nathan and Mia had great chemistry and a really wonderful friendship. The "drama" part of the story was not that major, and I was quite ok with that, because the bulk of this story focused on the friendship turning into more, and I would rather read more of that, to be honest. The ending was a little abrupt, but that's ok, because I know we will get an update in another book.
As always, Burton did a great job incorporating past characters, and there were quite a few here, as Mia is part of the Cassidy dynasty. We even got to attend a wedding! I also loved getting to know Jamal better, because I love a good bromance, and him and Nathan definitely have a great friendship.
Overall: Burton delivered a sexy, sweet friends-to-lovers romance, which was fun to watch blossom.
