Wide receiver Jake Young is an enormous pain in the ass.Addison James wishes she’d known that important little fact before she signed up to be his morality babysitter for a hundred grand. At the time, it seemed like an enormous amount of easy money to earn in just a few short weeks. But then she realizes that ten times that much wouldn’t be enough to deal with this sexist jerk. Jake is certain … sexist jerk.
Jake is certain that Addison James is the most infuriating woman in the world. She’s a spoiled, stuck-up b*tch that enjoys taking cheap shots at him at every opportunity. Although, he can admit that she’s also sexy as hell. But despite their constant fighting, he’s stuck with her for the next six weeks if he wants to keep his football contract with the Wildcats.
They say there’s a thin line between love and hate, but this time there are a million reasons why the line, no matter how tempting, is one that can’t be crossed.
WARNING: THIS NOVELLA IS INTENDED FOR 18+ ONLY DUE TO THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT & ADULT LANGUAGE.
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When Jake’s wild ways gets him into serious trouble with the Wildcats owner, he’s forced to make some drastic changes to his lifestyle. Resentful and angry, he signs the papers that will link him to an unknown woman for the next few weeks. The fact that the woman is a knockout and all he wants to do is sex her up complicates things. Because if he touches Addison he’ll lose his pro football contract.
Addison has dreams of setting up her on psychiatric practice and the money being offered to her will be a huge step in doing just that. All she has to do is be arm candy for a few weeks for one of the Wildcat players. Easy. Until she catches him in a compromising position and realizes she’s going to have to live with this douche for the foreseeable future.
This is a fast paced story, short and fiery with these characters beginning as enemies before moving on to something more. Their chemistry is off the charts but they each have preconceived notions of the other, some honestly earned, others grown from reactions to the circumstances.
Jake was definitely a man who got around but after spending some time with Addy he no longer wanted anyone but her. There is a bit of drama that arises from an outside source that forced these two to pull away but I appreciated that they didn’t linger there long before talking it out. Addy was so feisty and straight forward. She gave as good as she got and she kept Jake on his toes. I loved how she helped to make things right between them.
There are a few scenes with characters from other books in the series and I realized that I had read them out of order but it didn’t spoiler the earlier book for me or take away my enjoyment of this read. I would have liked to have had more of this couple actually but had to satisfy myself with a nice little epilogue and the knowledge I may see them in future books.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Cocky, hot football player meets a spitfire southern girl. Their argumentative chemistry is hilarious. Read on to see how they are able to find common ground. Another NC book that is part of a series, but can be read as a stand alone.
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All In: Paying to Play by Lane Hart a five-star read that you will pay any price for. This is a novella in the Gambling with love series and it answers some unanswered questions and gives more depth to the series that I have loved and enjoyed throughout. When Addison James popped up in another book she wasn’t someone I liked very much but when we see her side of the story it all falls into place and I ended up loving her so hard, not least because I know she will bring some much-needed guidance and wisdom to the Wildcats. Jake Young has always been the bad boy, but we see so much more to him, but will 6 weeks be enough to change the damage of the last 3 years? Thank you Lane Hart for being an amazing writer and also for giving us a chance to get under the skin of another Wildcat.