Rock star drummer Bishop Riley doesn't have a drug problem. After downing a few too many pills, Bishop wakes up in the hospital facing an intervention. If he wants to stay in the band, he'll have to detox while under house arrest in Seldon, Alaska.

Hockey player Penny Jones can't imagine a life outside of Seldon, the last thing she wants is to leave. Penny's not interested in dealing with Bishop's crappy attitude, and Bishop's too busy sneaking pills to care. Until he starts hanging out with Gramps and begins to see what he's been missing. If Bishop wants a chance with the fiery girl next door, he'll have to admit he has a problem and kick it. Too bad addiction is hard to kick and Bishop's about to run out of time.

I truly enjoyed OUT OF PLAY, Nyrae Dawn's believable rocker Bishop, is flawed yes, but at heart, a really good guy who has dealt with some tough times. I loved the character of Bishop but I dint really like the character of Penny, I felt like she was too manly. I got that she was a hockey player and a bit of a tomboy but I just really didn't get her. I felt like I need more from her as a women basically, I'm so used to women in the stories that I read being strong and feminine and I just don't get that with Penny. With the character of Bishop I felt that his drug addiction didn't ring true to me. I never felt any of the desperation that comes from being an addict. Bishop seemed far too able to control his habit, eking out his supply of pills or just not taking them without any real ill effect. I would have liked this to be more of struggle for him because then the ending would have been even more powerful than it already is.

I love Nyrae Dawn as a writer and thought the story line was great and was written very well but felt the characters needed more and would have like to see her dig deep into Bishops drug problem. This is a great book for the young adult readers who are looking for a great read. OUT OF PLAY is an overall great book but could use a little tweaking here and there.