As Quarterback for the Rough Riders, I’m used to calling the shots… Every woman knows who Beaux Hale is, and they all know I’m nothing but a player. The first time a walk into Paige Halloway’s restaurant and flash my famous grin, sparks fly like halftime show. I know she feels it too, until I open my big mouth and ruin it. Turns out she’s not on the menu and not interested, not by a long shot. menu and not interested, not by a long shot.
It’s going to take more than money, fame, and charming good looks to get me out of this one.
But I didn’t lead my team to Super Bowl victory, by giving up easy. Paige may know how to run a little interference, but as QB I’m all about that long game.
There was no shame in my game, until I met Paige and realized I was playing for the win of a lifetime.
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Stacey Lynn can write sizzling hot scenes very well!
I read the first book in this series a while back and I really liked it. It has taken me a while to get to this one and I was really looking forward to it but I was surprised at the beginning that it was not nearly as dirty as the first book given that the name of that book was Dirty Player and the name of this one is Filthy Player. Of course it had been a while since I read the first book, but I remember a bunch of dirty talk and a lot of intimate moments between Football legend Oliver Powell and Shannon, the sister of the up and coming star Quarterback Beaux Hale.
This book is about Beaux Hale after he has led his team to a Super Bowl win and is getting tired of the kind of girls that are interested in him only for his fame and his money. He takes an interest in a waitress at a bar near the stadium his team plays at. Paige is the one girl who always seems exhausted and though she has looked at Beaux with interest, she has turned down his advances in no uncertain terms.
When Beaux sees Paige behind the desk at an auto body shop after his truck breaks down one morning he sees it as his chance to get to know her more. Paige is wary of men because she takes care of her Dad who has some health issues after having a few strokes. Every guy she has tried to date has kicked her to the curb as soon as he found out that her Dad will always come first.
Beaux understands because his mother was sick and died when he was in high school and he wants Paige to trust him. So he takes things slow, but even so Paige is skittish and finds it hard to trust. While Beaux just wants her to realize that he can be someone she can lean on to take some of that burden she carries so heavily. However since nobody has ever done anything like that, it is hard for her to believe anyone would want to. Especially someone like Beaux, a super bowl winning darling of the NFL.
This book really does end up living up to its name once Paige decides to start trusting Beaux. The romance between the two of them is not only hot and steamy but about as filthy as can be and I did love every minute of it. One thing I can say about Stacey Lynn is that she can write some smokin’ hot love scenes. I certainly will be reading the rest of this series. I think I will give this one five flames and five stars for the romance and the story.
I also like that she was always having to take everything on her own shoulders, working two jobs, taking care of her dad, worrying about creditors, making dinner, doing the laundry, etc. and he came in and helped her take some of that load off her shoulders. Where do I get a guy like that?
FILTHY PLAYER is book two in the Rough Riders series, BUT it can be read as a standalone! I actually read book two before book one (Dirty Player) before I even realized it was a series. SO no worries if you want to read this one before the first book or the third book!
Stacey Lynn brings us a great story filled with love, romance, steamy heat, family and such raw emotions you can swear you feel them as if they were your own.
Beaux & Paige’s relationship is super sweet and you just can’t help but swoon all over them.
Beaux Hale is the star quarterback and riding from his Super Bowl winning high, he is living the life. He has girls fawning over him left and right. But when he meets a gorgeous waitress who doesn’t fall over herself to get to him or to impress him, he is more than intrigued. He is absolutely smitten. But Paige has no desire to get involved with the NFL player, she is working two jobs to help support her dad who is in a wheelchair.
But when Beaux goes out of his way to win her over- even getting her dad on his side, she is finding it hard to say no to him.
Another great sports romance to add to my collections. This is a series, but I feel as if you could read this as a stand-alone. Beaux and Paige’s story is delightful. The storyline flows. There is not much couple angst(thank goodness), but there is a bit of mystery around a part of the story. Dual point of view. No cliffhanger.
Wow, I was not expecting Filthy Player to be as sweet as it is. Beaux Hale completely melted my heart and had me swooning all over the place. I seriously don’t remember that last time I swooned over someone so sweet. Sure, he has some delicious alpha tendencies that added to his sweet demure but it was his compassion and huge heart that completely won me over.
Paige has been running herself ragged working to make sure she can keep up with her father’s medical bills. She lives her life to take care of him and hasn’t had the time for any relationships. Even with Beaux being the famous quarterback that he is, she knows deep down that it would never work because she just doesn’t have the time or the focus. Thankfully for her, Beaux doesn’t agree with that and he fights to make sure see how good they can be.
From the start, I wanted Paige to be happy and find someone that would take care of her because she needed that. When Beaux came around and offered just that and wouldn’t take no for an answer, I was sold. These two are destined for each other.
Filthy Player is a sweet romance with low drama and just a happy good feeling. I certainly recommend it for anyone looking for a light read and ready for the heart to melt.
Beaux Hale is a man every woman wants. He is hot, sexy, sweet, winning Superbowl quarterback and he wants Paige Halloway. Paige has not had the easiest life since her mother left her and her father at when Paige was four to find a richer husband. After Sam, Paige’s father suffered multiple strokes every man she has dated ran for the hills because Paige couldn’t devote time to them. So when she sees Beaux she thinks he is just a player but when she sees the true Beaux will he run like all the others? Will the a mystery person allow Beaux and Paige to live to be together?
Wow! I loved this book. Beaux is so sexy and strong. Paige is such a strong woman, being there for everyone in her life. I love how Beaux brings out the best in Paige. I loved the team mates as well as Shannon, Beaux’s sister. This story was great and moving, it was full of fun, adventure, drama and lots of heat between Beaux and Paige. Stacey Lynn is a master story teller and I am in love with her writing!!!
Being the quarterback for the Raleigh Rough Riders definitely comes with it’s advantages, one of those being the long line of women always vying for his attention, but Beaux Hale is growing tired of that lifestyle… he wants something more. And he thinks that he might have found it, but the problem is that she doesn’t seem to be aware that he exists, night after night he goes into the crappy little diner she works in and tries to catch her eye, but she just goes about her business and ignores him. Then by sheer luck he finally finds himself sitting in her area, and is ready to make his move… but then he screws it up royally and is certain he has lot his shot. But then fate steps in and gives him the second chance he was hoping for, and this time he isn’t walking away until he gets the girl!
Paige Halloway knows all about playboy quarterback Beaux Hale, she has seen the pictures, heard all the rumors, and she is determined to not be the next woman in line to be seen draped on the arm of the football star. But then him and his buddies wander into her restaurant and take a seat in her area, and she is forced to play ball with the sexy quarterback… and he shows her his true jerky colors. And just as she is ready to permanently write him off, he surprises her and comes to her rescue, which leads her to think maybe she misjudged him and he does have a sweet side after all. Maybe, just maybe, she should give him a shot to prove her initial instincts wrong…
Filthy Player is a hellaciously hot little literary romp that will have you swooning from the moment you crack the cover!!! When Beaux wandered onto the page he had my undivided attention, and while he initially came off as a prick, he quickly redeemed himself, and showed me that he was a good man… a mighty good man!! His story packs a serious punch, it is an emotional one that will have you feeling the words, but also a sexy one that will have you feeling the heat! This is my second visit to the series and I have to say that this visit was just as enjoyable as the first…Beaux definitely held his own up against my favorite tight end Oliver!! Highly recommend this one, it is a sexy little romance story that is sure to curl your toes, and leave your heart overflowing!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.