One mind-blowing night with a hot guy I picked up at the bar. That’s all it was supposed to be.I’ve vowed to live with no regrets. I won’t let life pass me by. Because I know exactly how easily it can all be snatched away.So with our explosive chemistry in bed and easy camaraderie out of it, Mason and I both agree: There’s no harm in having a little more fun. After all, we both know what this is. …
After all, we both know what this is. Neither of us are looking for anything serious. I’m just keeping my promise to live life to the fullest.
But the more time I spend with Mason, the more I begin to realize something.
I haven’t been living.
I’ve been running.
Because I’ve known loss before. Agonizing loss. And I can’t risk opening my heart again.
Especially not for a man who thinks this is all just fun and games.more
Two wounded souls find sanctuary…
A heart healing story that I found very compelling. A one night stand, explosive sexual chemistry & the grief filled heroine & the fun & games hero evolved to friends with benefits & then she wasn’t so keen to keep on running & he wanted her to stay. I read this in a recently released box set, having previously read the other three books. Highly recommended.
Oh. My. God! The feels are deep with this one. I went through a few tissues but the whole book is so good it is worth it. Bree is a walking wound. Her loss is terrible and great, so much so that it overwhelms her life. She has run from the pain but she’s carrying it around inside her, unwilling to face it. Mason has his own pain to deal with. He’s been used by so-called friends and lovers alike. All of them wanting a leg up or a connection to the music industry. Their attraction is supposed to be just for fun, until they develop deeper feelings. Mason doesn’t believe in happily-ever-after and Bree knows what it means to find it and lose it. I love seeing Mason’s walls come down with his puppy and when he isn’t looking, with Bree. Bree impressed me with the strength she finds to face the past and embrace a future with Mason.
Highly recommended author and series
Short review. POV: Bree Warning: 0 Heat: 4 Sadness: 5 Read with tissue. Overall story: 4
A really sweet moving love story. Bree and Mason chemistry is not only steamy but sweet and enduring, they both start off not looking for a serious relationship do to past heartbreaks. Too bad their hearts don’t seem to understand that, no matter how much they tell themselves and each other this is casual the more they fall deeper for each other. I really felt Bree’s grief and how deeply she loved Daniel, I do wish we had gotten flashbacks to their relationship but even without there was no doubt how deeply they love each other. I thought the author did a great job of showing the struggles of grief and opening your heart up to a second chance at love.
Ms. Athena Wright actually touched a part of my heart with her latest release. Fun & Games has the kind of storyline that will melt your heart. Bree has been through an immense amount of pain in her young life and has moved on the best way she knows how to. However, after meeting Mason, it becomes clear that she has never truly healed. Spinning out of control with her feelings, Bree is forced to look inside herself and see if she’s ready for a happy future for herself. Not only continuing on surviving, but by thriving. Mason is a incredible character. He is a gorgeous man as well as the bar Manager at Sin & Tonic that mostly keeps to himself. Everything changes upon these two fated characters meeting one another. I must say that the talent & creativity of Ms. Wright, shines right on through these wonderful and unique pages.
I was beyond fortunate to have requested an advanced reader’s copy of Fun And Games in exchange for my honest opinion and I highly recommend reading this book as well as anything written by Ms. Wright.
Touching Release.
One night stand turns friends with benefits—and then they want more! Bree learns to move on and love again after the death of her fiancé and Mason learns there really is love that can last. Sweet, hot story.
Loved Mason and Bree! Bree is constantly moving from one city and job to the next. She is running from her grief from the death of her fiancé, Daniel. Mason does not believe in love. He is just looking for fun and games. When they meet, they both agree that it is just a temporary thing. What happens when one or both start wanting a little permanent? Such a sweet read!
Mason is the manager of Sin and Tonic bar. As a former part of the music business, he has a hard time believing face value of people. Bree had a traumatic loss and is traveling from city to city in effort to try to heal. After meeting at the bar one night, they decide to have a friends with benefits relationship since that’s all either of them can handle. Can their common interests bring about feelings of more and help them both heal?
Where to begin with this entertaining book! Fun and Games is a standalone novel in this author’s Sin and Tonic series and it is sure to pull you in from the first page and keep you engaged until the very end. It is a story full of heartache, joy, humor, and passion. As with this author’s previous books, she weaves a beautiful story with endearing, well developed characters and an engaging storyline, all while putting you through all the feels you follow them on their winding journey.
Told from Bree’s POV, Mason and Bree experience an one night stand which later evolves into friends with benefits. Bree’s past is heartbreaking and I found myself tearing up at times for this strong heroine. Having suffered a devastating loss, she decides to live life with no regrets and hasn’t planted down any roots. I love how she is a trivia geek and was amused by all of her temp jobs that allowed her to travel from place to place. Mason is the bar manager at Sin and Tonic, but was a former band manager for his friends who is now the owner of the bar. I adored this sexy, thoughtful man who guards his heart so fiercely that he can’t fathom that true love is real. The way he seemed to understand and connect with Bree left me swooning throughout the book.
Bree and Mason’s first meeting is hilarious and the two of them together are dynamite! I really enjoyed the various escapades that these two experienced and I loved seeing their relationship evolve. With one knowing what it is to have loved and lost and another so jaded into believing that love doesn’t exist, can these two overcome their obstacles and find their path to love?
Beautiful heartfelt romance with endearing characters. Highly recommend!
Mason is Connor’s workaholic best friend who runs Sin and Tonic. Mason meets Bree one night during trivia night at Sin and Tonic when Bree loudly disagrees with not being named the winner of trivia night. Bree is a woman who suffered a devastating loss and has vowed to live life to its fullest while crossing off points on her bucket list. Mason and Bree spend one hot and glorious night together. Mason and Bree find they have explosive chemistry together and agree there is no harm in having fun. As they spend time together, Mason and Bree begin to open up to each other, but Bree fears Mason may want more than friendship and fun. Can two damages people with issues overcome those issues and find their happily ever after? I LOVED Fun and Games by Athena Wright. Fun and Games is an amazing story with great characters who take the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride of love, loss, heartache, joy, explosive chemistry, and with some humor mixed in. Athena Wright is a MUST read author for this reader. I would highly recommend getting Fun and Games by Athena Wright. I received an ARC of this book, and I am leaving my honest review.
Alls I can say is WOW ,the emotions in this book has left me feeling all cried out.
This is a Beautiful read from Athena Wright about two people who both have trouble with relationships . Bree is suffering a very painful loss and is finding it very difficult to move on, so when she meets Mason and there is a connection and an undeniable chemistry between them, they both agree to pursue a no strings thing,she is not looking for anything serious and neither is Mason so just having a bit of Fun can do no harm can it ?.
But as time goes on and they get to know one another will a casual bit of fun and games actually be enough . I loved reading how Bree and Mason worked through their issues and started to fall in love ,I think I fell in Love with Mason too he was so patient and Swoony he was exactly what Bree needed to help her let go of the past.
Athena has written a fantastic story that will consume you emotionally but will leave you with a hope that its ok to love again after loss. Heart breaking ,Heart warming and compelling.
I Loved it and I highly recommend it.
I just loved this second book in the Sin and Tonic series. I was really drawn into this story having had a similar experience and could understand what Bree was going through.
She is a great character, smart, a little quirky, brilliant at trivia questions and a sore loser. She meets Mason when she makes a fuss about losing a bar trivia game and he steps into explains why she lost the point. Sparks fly between them and she has a intense night with him, but she will not let that distract her from the life plan she has been on since her fiance died.
As she spends more time with Mason she begins to question the path she is on and whether she should run away from her feelings or stay and allow things to develop with Mason. She is so wrapped up in her own pain that she doesn’t see how much she is hurting Mason who is falling for her but who has issues of his own to overcome.
Athena does a great job of developing Bree’s character as she begins realize that she should let her past with David go and live for the future, and that Mason is not the stranger that she thought he was but has actually been helping her for a long time. This is a more intense story than Athena’s other books as it examines deep hurt and how it can affect your life in negative ways.
I loved seeing Bree’s rock idol Cerise from Cherry Lips pop in and to Bree some words of wisdom that helped her to rethink her life. It is so easy to get wrapped up in this story which can be read as a stand alone, but is also a great addition to Athena’s whole rock universe.
Loved it!! 5 Stars – Book two in the Sin and Tonic series. Can be read and enjoyed as stand-alone. Full length told in Bree’s POV with HEA. Bree is struggling to move forward in her life after losing someone close to her three years ago. Mason has recently made a change in his life and is now the manager of the bar Sin and Tonic. Bree and Mason went from one-night stand, to friends with benefits, to so much more with each completing the other. This was a great emotional read about living life to the fullest!
When a book starts off with fire hot sparks, it can go one of two ways. This one is great all the way. We met Mason in Kiss and Tell. He’s a bit jaded and doesn’t believe true love exists. One night hookups are more his style. Until Bree shows up in his life.
Bree is running. Running from a devastating heartbreak. As long as she keeps moving, it won’t catch up with her. And it’s about time to move on again, until she meets Mason.
Can Mason show Bree it is okay to stay in one place for awhile. Can Bree show Mason that true love really does exist?
You will want to grab this new book in the Sin and Tonic series. As always, you see a glimpse of what some of our favorite rockers are up to!