Playing Hard To Get is a college sports romance by Monica Murphy. Monica is by far one of my favorite authors and this new book did not disappoint me at all! Knox is the son of Owen and Chelsea Maguire, from the book Four Years Later and he has been mentioned in some of the Callahan books. Knox is in his Senior year of college and playing football with hopes to get drafted into the NFL. Joanna is a Junior in college and hates football and football players. She's heard of Knox, given he's a star football player and everyone on campus knows who he is and talks about him. Joanna works at the campus bookstore and has a few run ins with Knox, where she thinks he might be flirting with her but she doesn't really think too much of it until she gets assigned as his English tutor. Knox has decided to swear off women for the rest of the football season, so he can focus on his classes and playing the best he can so he can get drafted into the NFL but he has a really hard time resisting Joanna. I really loved Knox! He was such a book boyfriend. I loved how he was all about Joanna and making her more confidant, so she could see herself how he saw her. He was perfect for a reformed player. Also super interested in Blair and Cam .... can't wait for that book! I would give this book 5 stars!
Tropes:
*Sports Romance*
*College Romance*
*Opposites Attract*
*Player/Good Girl*
*Alpha Athlete*
*Tutor*
Favorite Excerpt:
“I’ve never kissed a girl as much as I’ve kissed you in my life,” he admits, reaching for his laptop and shoving it into his backpack.
Another shockingly sweet admission from Knox Maguire. I feel like I get a lot of them, and every one of them is a surprise.
“Oh, come on.” I gather up my things and put them in my book bag, then slip it on my shoulder. “That sounds—”
“Unbelievable? Well, it’s true. And it’s all I can think about.” He grabs hold of my waist, yanking me toward him and my thoughts scatter.
“What’s all you can think about?”
His grin is knowing, like he’s fully aware I can’t concentrate when he’s near. “Kissing you, Jo Jo. I can get kind of fixated sometimes.” He kisses me like he can’t help it. “Pretty sure I’m completely obsessed with you.”
★★★★★
Comments