I often wonder if an author can beat her last amazing novel. Well, Becka Mack does it again in the Playing For Keeps series with PLAY WITH ME. We are joyously reunited with some of our favorites from book one Consider Me as we continue to follow the tough hockey guys to meet their match. Of course, we are talking about women, not an opposing team of equally tough guys on the ice. Hockey is enormously popular in Canada and in some states. I’m from Pittsburgh, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Marty Straka, Alexei Kovalev. Just to name a few. Fierce rival of the Philadelphia Flyers. So this series speaks to me on so many levels.
Of course, PLAY WITH ME is about off-ice activities but the personalities are just as vibrant and real as the pros. Our season tickets were behind the players' families. So, we got to eye the parents along with the flavor of the month. Pure entertainment. Again, just like PLAY WITH ME.
What happens when people realize they have much in common? But both are not secure enough to actually venture into a relationship. Garrett and Jennie are the picture of this kind of non-couple. Their largest challenge is trust.
Garrett is a popular wealthy hockey star and with that comes an entourage of interested females. Jennie is a talented dancer with performance creds and the younger sister of Carter, the captain of the hockey team. Neither has been able to weather the disappointment of being targeted for these reasons and not as a pure love interest.
So it looks like the two of them have figured out a way to have fun with a person that attracts them without needing it to lead to an actual relationship and candidly keep it on the sly when it comes to Carter.
Becka Mack out does herself with the often-hysterical antics of Jennie and Garrett. Text shorthand moved up to an art form. Dialog is crisp, concise, and sassy as can be. Keep a fan handy. Can’t wait for the next installment of this series.
In the sizzling hockey romance that has taken TikTok by storm, a dedicated player struggles with the number one team rule: don’t go near the captain’s sister.
The second book in the globally popular Playing for Keeps series.
He’s found the perfect person—but she’s the only one he can’t be with…
Garrett Andersen knows that playing professional hockey requires absolute dedication to the rules. There’s just one rule he’s finding difficult to follow: stay away from his captain’s younger sister.
As a professional dancer, Jennie Beckett knows what it takes to excel. She prides herself on being every bit as confident and bold as her brother, sassy as hell, and the only person in charge of her pleasure. No wonder Garrett can’t stay away from her—even if he forgets how to form sentences whenever she’s around.
Jennie would rather avoid her brother’s teammate, especially after several embarrassing run-ins, but suddenly they’re neighbors. And as the connection between them grows, Garrett and Jennie decide to have some fun, no strings attached. Between their busy schedules and her brother’s disapproval, they know keeping things casual and low-key is the smartest play.
But what if their feelings get in the way? After all, they’re only supposed to be playing with each other…
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