When injury destroyed her dream of playing college basketball, Aubree Taylor fled overseas. Now she’s finally home again and ready to move on with her life. Until she runs into Hunter Stone on her first night out, the only guy who’s ever meant anything to her – and the last person she wants to see.Since she ran out on him two years ago, Hunter hasn’t been able to get Aubree off his mind. The sexy … mind. The sexy football star has had girls all over him for years, but Aubree is the only one to have ever seen behind the cocky persona he puts on for the crowd.
Despite her attempts to keep her distance, Aubree is unable to resist the strong attraction between them and it isn’t long before they fall into a passionate relationship. She has never been afraid of a challenge, but Hunter’s arrogance and inability to trust are testing her to her limits. Aubree must decide whether to follow her heart and lower her guard…or risk losing the best thing that’s ever happened to her…
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Loved it
Great read! Sat and read all day….couldn’t stop till I got to the end. Looking forward to reading more from this author, but before I start another one of her books I think I should probably throw in a load of laundry. Keep writing these awesome stories Lessa.
Winning The Player is another 5 star read from one of my favourite authors. I couldn’t put this book down last night and was sat until 4am reading. I loved Aubree and Hunter who both had to learn to trust before they could accept their love for each other. Both were damaged by their pasts and had to face that pain head on so they could then move on with their lives together. And just when it seemed like they were finally heading towards a future together, it looked like Hunter was keeping something from Aubree and my stomach dropped. I was filled with relief by the end though as I honestly wasn’t sure if this couple were going to make it.
Leesa Bow is an author who knows exactly what words to use to pull the reader in. She balances the sports facts so well with the main story and it adds rather then takes away from what she’s trying to give the reader. I’ve not yet come across a book of her’s that I haven’t enjoyed, and each review is so easy to write because I could rave about her amazing work all day. This book is most definitely worth downloading and picking up to read today!
A great story that I found hard to put down. My new one-click author. Can’t wait to read more in this series!!
4.5 Stars for Winning the Player
This is the first book I have read by Leesa Bow but it certainly won’t be the last, after reading Winning the Player I’m left wondering why she hasn’t crossed my radar before now and I’m excited to play catch up with the rest of her books.
If you love sports romance you will want to pick this book up, it’s an Aussie footy based story with characters you can’t help relating to. Aubree Taylor is a basketball player and her dream is to play college basketball in the US but an injury has her sidelined and it also ended her career so she has made her way back home to Australia and that’s when she meets the hot footy player Hunter Stone. Hunter is Aubree’s best friends cousin so their paths were always destined to cross but will Aubree let her walls down and finally let someone in …….
This is a book with all the feels, Aubree is easy to relate to and Hunter is easy to swoon over and its an emotional entertaining read that’s well written. Looking forward to reading more from this author.
4.5 Star review of Winning The Player by Leesa Bow
Leesa Bow is a new author to me and I have no idea how I have not come across her before. This was a well written and entertaining story that drew me in and kept me riveted from the first to the last chapter.
Ms. Bow’s style of writing is one with characters that are easy to relate to and I really liked Aubree Taylor and Hunter Sloane.
A sports romance that I really enjoyed.
Aubree had a horrible injury that took her out of basketball. She took an extended trip overseas to deal with her emotional loss. Hunter is a player on and off the field. Aubree ran out on him the night before her trip. Hunter has always wondered why. When she comes home to stay these 2 find themselves dancing around their chemistry.
I have never read an Aussie sports story and I was thinking American football until about half way through the book when it donned on me we were talking soccer. Made a little more sense after that:) This was my first Leesa Bow book and it is a sweet read. Loved the fact that Aubree didn’t have everything she always dreamed off and was having to rethink her life. It made the characters more real for me. It was a quick, easy read that made for an enjoyable afternoon.
Winning The Player has been on my TBR list for awhile and after finally getting to it, I am kicking myself for taking so long to read it. This young adult sports romance is angsty, captivating, frustrating and packed full of emotion. Hunter and Aubree will at times drive you insane, however these two will also capture your heart. Their story is packed with sexual chemistry and will take you on a journey of two people finally discovering what it is to really fall in love and trust your heart to another.
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Winning the Player or winning the girl…?
He’s the football player. He’s THE Catch, right?
So why is she avoiding him? Why does she go out of her way to fight it?
Sometimes what we need is the opposite of what we want. Or what we need is exactly what we want but we are too afraid.
Aubree has her reasons but in the end it bojls down to trust. Hunter, too, has some major trust issues. Despite what they think, these two have more in common than they assume.
Not bad a little slow at first ..good ending
It was to much like a yo-yo. She likes him, she doesn’t. She likes him, she doesn’t. Once or twice I can understand, but it was borderline ridiculous!