Playing the Player (Sydney Smoke Rugby, #3)
Amy Andrews
After a long history with crappy guys, high school teacher Em Newman is going man-vegan. Four months of revirginization has opened her eyes to her doormat imitation but, baby’s got spine now, and some smooth-talking—even if he is sinfully hot—rugby player, won’t be adding her as a notch anytime soon.Lincoln Quinn loves rugby, women, and poker. And he likes to win at all three. When his team mates bet him he can’t break through Em’s resolve, he’s more than up for the challenge. But this lady has a shoebox of stipulations before she’ll even go on a date with him, much less use that mouth for kissing instead of giving orders. Something’s gotta give but this time Em’s not settling. And Linc’s questioning everything he ever knew about matters of the heart.Each book in the Sydney Smoke Rugby series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Book #1 Playing By Her Rules Book #2 Playing it CoolBook #3 Playing the Player
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0 0This one had a lot of sex in a locker room, which kinda grossed me out, but they slept there overnight, had more sex, then she asks if she has time for a shower. Meanwhile they had left the room a mess and surprise surprise get caught by his teammates. I did appreciate that the heroine, Em, doesn’t get mad about some locker room talk she over hears, though she probably should have.
But she does NOT LISTEN. The hero, Linc, tells her on their first date he doesn’t believe in love or marriage. Em definitely wants both, but she dates him anyway. When he does tell her he loves her, after 2 months, they have a real cute conversation about their future, kids, career, etc. She then gets super mad and breaks up with him when he reminds her he still doesn’t want to get married. I agreed with her that they could/should break up if their beliefs aren’t aligned on a big issue, but she’s the one who thought she could convince him to love her anyway. AND THEN he does propose, but only when a friend points out that if she has a ring on , she’s HIS. There was some other stuff in the pep talk, and Em also decides at the same time to be happy with love and not force marriage. What she should have been focused on is prioritizing healthy relationship goals, couples counseling, things that would build a strong relationship vs. the relative “Olympics” that is marriage.
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This one had a lot of sex in a locker room, which kinda grossed me out, but they slept there overnight, had more sex, then she asks if she has time for a shower. Meanwhile they had left the room a mess and surprise surprise get caught by his teammates. I did appreciate that the heroine, Em, doesn’t get mad about some locker room talk she over hears, though she probably should have.
But she does NOT LISTEN. The hero, Linc, tells her on their first date he doesn’t believe in love or marriage. Em definitely wants both, but she dates him anyway. When he does tell her he loves her, after 2 months, they have a real cute conversation about their future, kids, career, etc. She then gets super mad and breaks up with him when he reminds her he still doesn’t want to get married. I agreed with her that they could/should break up if their beliefs aren’t aligned on a big issue, but she’s the one who thought she could convince him to love her anyway. AND THEN he does propose, but only when a friend points out that if she has a ring on , she’s HIS. There was some other stuff in the pep talk, and Em also decides at the same time to be happy with love and not force marriage. What she should have been focused on is prioritizing healthy relationship goals, couples counseling, things that would build a strong relationship vs. the relative “Olympics” that is marriage.
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