“Flirty, dirty, and downright irresistible! Breezie Bennett’s books sizzle like a steamy Florida night.”
– Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Rough Ride: South Florida Riders Book 5
Andre Smoke is the newest arrival to the Riders, an incredibly private defensive player who is feared and revered in the NFL. His trade to South Florida is a little unexpected in the league, but … is feared and revered in the NFL. His trade to South Florida is a little unexpected in the league, but Smoke has his personal reasons for heading to the tropics to play football. Well, one reason. Her name is Kendall Collins and her big brother, Smoke’s lifelong best friend, needs someone he can trust to keep an eye on her…without her knowing it, of course.
Loyal and protective, Smoke agrees…but one look at Kendall and things get a little complicated. The sassy designer is definitely not the awkward fourteen-year-old in braces that he remembers, and the attraction between them burns as hot as his name. Smoke hires Kendall to renovate his historic Miami home…but the plan to keep an eye on her soon turns into a desire to keep his whole body on her. Before long, Smoke is falling hard for his best friend’s sister who is determined to fix more than his house…she’s getting awfully close to his damaged heart and just might have to give it to her.
The South Florida Riders Series:
Sexy rom coms that sizzle with sass. On this NFL team, you’ll find fake fiancees, single dads, buds-with-benefits, friends-to-lovers, and one smokeshow of a roommate. These guys score on and off the field and take your breath away with every play they make.
“This series is sweet, sexy, and laugh-out-loud funny with chemistry that leaps off the pages!”
– Reader Kris, Amazon
“Breezie writes the sweetest quirks into her characters that snag right into your soul! I’m dazzled by this new force in the romance industry!”
– Reader Sarah, Goodreads
“Five BIG stars for this steamy goodness!”
– Reader Angelia, Goodreads
“I cannot get enough of this series. Breezie Bennett is a must-read author for me.”
– Reader Jennifer, Goodreads
“I could not put this book down. I loved every moment and was so sad to see it end!”
– Reader Patti, Amazon
“Breezie Bennett is hitting it out of the park in her books.”
– Reader Tammi, Goodreads
“Heat, humor, and heartfelt emotion all packed into one adorable story that you can’t help but fall in love with.”
– Britt Franks, Red Hatter Book Blog
“I’m all in for more football, heart-tugging romance, snappy banter, and smoking hot chemistry in this series!”
– PJ, The Romance Dish
“Breezie Bennett is a fresh new voice in romance, blending steamy romance and heartfelt humor.”
– Liza Brown, Blogging By Liza
“A tale rich with emotions, chemistry, humor, wonderful dialogue, and endearing characters!”
– Reader Eileen, Goodreads
Don’t miss a single Ride!
Wild Ride (book 1)
Slow Ride (book 2)
Easy Ride (book 3)
Thrill Ride (book 4)
Rough Ride (book 5)
Sweet Ride (book 6)
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ARC for honest review with no compensation
Rough Ride is book 5 in the South Florida Riders series by Breezie Bennett and another great read by this amazing author!
Andre Smoke, new arrival to the Riders team, bought a home without seeing it and is helping out his childhood BFF, Wyatt Collins by keeping an eye on his sister, Kendall Collins as Wyatt is concerned being that he is so far away.
Kendall Collins and two of her best friends own a renovation company but it needs a shot in the arm to take the company to the top…so they need a historic home and get in the contest for HGTV’s Mansion of the Month. Her find is the Esplanade House and finding that the owner is none other than her childhood crush, Andre Smoke.
What happens next is flirty, fun, bittersweet childhood memories but can a childhood crush lead to more??
Rough Ride is the 5th book in the South Florida Riders series by Breezie Bennett. This lady is talented. Her stories have heroines who are smart, sexy, sassy, and beautiful(inside and out). Her heroes are rugged, sexy, smart, hot football players in this series. I do need to make clear that you do not need to understand the game of football to enjoy these books. Breezie’s writing style is fun, witty, easy-to-read, keeps your attention, and pretty steamy between the sheets. Andre Smoke is the newest member of the Riders due to a team trade. Andre is asked by his best friend to “keep an eye on” his little sister. Little sister, Kendall Collins, has always had a crush on Andre. We know the premise here but, the best part is Breezie writes so good that they sexual tension is palpable, witty, sexy, pretty darn hot, and the story takes turns that I did not see coming. Loved it just as much as the previous four books in this series. Totally recommend it. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 5 stars*****
Another winner from Breezie Bennett. We meet Andre Smoke in the last book when h was traded to the Riders. Since he is now in south Florida he’s best friend asks a favor of him, check on his little sister and make sure that she isn’t getting caught up in the Florida night life. Kendall needs the prefect house renovation for a contest to sky rocket her business. After a talk with her brother she thinks she might be able score the house her and her team have been trying to get for it. Only thing is she will have to put a side the crush she has always had on Andre. I am always a sucker for a best friend’s little sister story, and this definitely made me list of favorites.
What a steamy build up to this hot couple! Smoke and Kendall are perfect for each other and I love the history between them. Because of that history, there’s a base chemistry between them that’s powerful. Love the “no secrets” in the special room. The twist and surprise at the end has my heart melting for them. I couldn’t put this awesome book down. Bravo Breezy. Loved it!
I love all the couples from the South Florida Riders series, but Kendall and Andre captured my heart with their witty banter and romantic and passionate history. Andre had his hands full with his responsibilities to his new team and a promise he made to his best friend, Wyatt, who wanted him to keep an eye on his younger sister. Kendall turned out to be beautiful, sexy and impossible to resist. She was smart, motivated and he appreciated the love she had for her job. The more time they spent together, the closer they became. Kendall was a perfectionist when it came to her life and her career. She was very serious and all business when it pertained to work and she often worked on the weekends, leaving little time for a social life. Kendall, like most young women, was waiting for the one man who would truly understand her, love her and make her heart flutter. When Andre came back into her life, she felt that her dreams had been answered. After all this time apart, Kendall realized that she had been waiting all her life for Andre and that he had always been the one for her. Could he possibly want her, too?
Breezie Bennett has done it again! I received an ARC of Rough Ride, the fifth book in the South Florida Riders series, by Breezie Bennett for an honest review. I can truthfully say that Rough Ride was an incredible story and each story in the story keeps getting better and better. Once again Breezie Bennett has shown with Rough Ride that she is a master storyteller, proving that she is a force to be reckoned with in romantic comedy genre. I love all the insight into football players, games, and significant others that Breezie includes in her stories. Who doesn’t love hot, sexy football players and somehow she manages to find the “perfect” heroine, who is a strong woman on her own, to balance out the superstar. Once more her characters in Rough Ride are so believable and charming, they share great chemistry, lots of laughs, and steamy romance. Rough Ride delivers all those things that I love most about romantic comedies. I love that Breezie Bennett writes in the first person from the perspective of the two main characters, and uses vocabulary that remain true to her characters. I enjoy getting to see things from both viewpoints. Rough Ride is the story of Andre Smoke, defensive player recently acquired from Cleveland, and Kendall Collins, head contractor of Collins Renovation and Design and younger sister to Andre’s best friend, who had a crush on Andre when she was younger. Who does not love a story about falling in love with the sister of your best friend. Andre’s agent purchases a house for him in South Florida, ever since losing a home to a tornado growing up, Andre does not consider any house a “home”. Andre’s new house just happens to be the house, the Esplanade House, that Kendall has had her eye on in hopes of doing a renovation on for HGTV’s Mansion in a Month. Kendall needs to win Mansion in a Month to save her business and to get exposure for new business. When Kendall and Andre meet for the first time, Kendall realizes that her feelings toward Andre have not changed. Andre agrees to allow Kendall and her team to renovate his house, he has no feelings toward to house. As Kendall works on the demolition and renovation of Andre’s home, she shares secrets with Andre in his “safe room” and they begin to give into their mutual crushes. Rough Ride is filled with all those things that I have come to long and expect from Breezie Bennett, incredible characters, amazing story, light, poignant and bittersweet moments, and surprise plot twists. She did not disappoint in her delivery of those things. I love how she resolved the surprise plot twist, it was truly a heartwarming moment. I could not put the book down, I loved every moment. I also enjoyed catching up with all the other players and their significant other from the series. So looking forward to reading, Sweet Ride.