Not everyone plays by the rules.Eva Papageorgiou has it all: the popularity that always felt so elusive in high school, looks that men can’t ignore, and a boyfriend that other women covet. She’s gorgeous, powerful; she has the world at her fingertips.And it’s all a lie. The problem with living a lie is how easy it is to forget who you’re lying to. Eva’s time to withdraw into the shadows has … to. Eva’s time to withdraw into the shadows has expired, courtesy of Rob’s rising fame. Her only option is to hide in plain sight.
Amid all the chaos, Rob is her safe escape from it all. They continue to be stronger together than they ever could be on their own.
Until being together is what tears them apart.
Rob Falls has everything he’s ever wanted: his dream girl, a winning team, respect from everyone. He’s at the top of his game, with a Heisman nod on the horizon, and the potential to be a first-round draft pick.
And it’s all crumbling before his eyes.
The mounting pressure of being an athlete at the next level while doing all he can to protect Eva takes its toll. He doesn’t sleep enough, he worries constantly, and he’s torn wanting to be in two places at once.
Rob never imagined the day he’d have to choose between fame and love.
Sometimes life makes choices for us.
With the game and their hearts on the line, will Rob and Eva keep their secrets hidden? Or will they reveal everything to each other, to themselves, to the world…only to lose it all?
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Disappointed – the hazing the rape of her boyfriend and others and the continued drama with their break up is not the direction I expected it to go. In life you have drama but one couple and this much drama no… I really wish the author would have stuck to proving that this was a good romance and for once drama doesn’t have to play a part but nope same ole same ole. I’m really surprised she didn’t have Rob involved with the Mafia to get away from his dad like every other book.
This is the 3rd book in this amazing series and is a continuation of Eva and Rob’s journey. Rob has everything he wanted in life, his dream girl, and his rising fame, while Eva is still trying to recover from the affects of her horrific attack, and she just wants to shy away from the limelight. This is a good story which is an emotional roller coaster throughout, and is a raw, gritty, heartbreaking, and humorous tale. I look forward to reading more from this author whose work I recommend.
From an outward appearance it looks as though Rob Falls has everything a guy could want, a flourishing football career, a Heisman nod, and the most beautiful girl by his side. But on the inside he is crumbling, the mounting pressures of his football career and his dedication to his girlfriend’s safety is starting to take a toll on him. His perfect world is just about to crumble… all it will take is one tiny shift the wrong way!
It didn’t take long to fall right back into the complicated lives of Rob and Eva, and become obsessed all over again. This time it was on a little happier terms, but these two are still struggling to get by. They are in different stages in their lives since our last visit and the mounting pressures that go along with their new lives have them both hanging on by a thread. They are doing a good job at putting on a brave face and keeping up with appearances, but on the inside they are both in complete turmoil… and it’s bound to create havoc before long for them. Just as the first two installments, the words were addictive and rich with emotion, and of course your heart will be feeling the torture! I cannot wait to see how it all ends for these two! Highly recommend!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.
Once again I was completed hooked on Rob and Eva in Third and Long! Kata Cuic has me addicted and needing more.
I have to say that while Eva’s assault in book one was heartbreaking I think the hazing in Third and Long is a different kind of painful. The things that happen to them is beyond heartbreaking and the damage done will forever stay with them. I think the fact that I’m positive these kind of things actually happen in real life make it even harder to deal with. I love that Eva took this bad experience and used it to do good. She didn’t want others to experience this.
College football and status is much different than high school. More people know you and more people want a piece of you. For Rob this is nothing new. He’s been playing football his whole life and planning for this moment. For Eva it’s too much. The spotlight and the horribleness is all too much. While it looks amazing being a football girlfriend it’s also difficult. Being in the spotlight while people wait for you to fail. Having woman throw themselves at your man with no respect for you.
I think while I love Rob and Evie I don’t mention Mike and Alex and I think I should. Because while this story is about them these two play a huge role in their story. They are there through the good times and the bad. They play both the support and the devil’s advocate. They help make Rob and Evie’s story what it is.
Third and Long is once again filled with struggles and guilt. These two harbor so much guilt that it is suffocating them. They are drowning in themselves and it will eventually lead to the end of them. The miscommunications and heartbreak they cause each other is on another level. The amount of anxiety I have while reading these two is through the roof.
Once again Cuic has delivered another touchdown! I’m addicted to Rob and Eva! She has me turning page after page for more while also never wanting it to end.
What an emotional roller coaster ride! I love Rob and Evie, and this one will put you through the wringer. My heart broke, mended, then I was gutted and completely shredded. And yet I could not put it down! It’s addicting and you just want them to win and get to their HEA. I can NOT wait for Fourth and Inches! I need it now! This story is going to stay with you.
Somewhat long review. Third in the Moving the Chains series. *Spoilers ahead*
Mixed feelings. There was angst on top of angst in this book, having the same couple who are already struggling to deal with the sexual assault that happened to Eva be through another one this time Rob being the victim of it was too much. I get that the author wanted to touch on what goes on college camps but I wish if that was the case it was another couple that had to go through that and not the main couple.
By time I finish the book I was resenting some of the characters.
Eva’s insecurities is understandable however I’m getting tired of Rob having to prove his love for Eva especially since no matter what he says or how he treats her she questions if his feelings or true and if his feelings will stay that way.
*Spoilers* Eva’s reasons for breaking Rob’s heart and allowing his friends to think Rob is a cheater has left me angry with her character. *Spoilers end*
I’m also so disappointed in both Mike and Alex who are suppose to be Rob’s friends but think so little of him every time something happens and intentional or unintentional that affects Eva they blame him for it.
*Spoilers* Rob was willingly to quit football to protect Eva it’s not his fault that girls want to sleep with him, that people verbally attack Eva when he’s not around, or that media found out about Eva’s sexual assault and it’s not his fault for how his relationship with Eva ended. I mean they both have said repeatedly that Rob would do anything for her and doesn’t even notice others girls only Eva, so the fact that either one of them would believe that Rob would cheat on Eva without getting the whole story ridiculous. *Spoilers end*
I felt so sorry for Rob throughout the story, the people he loves have betrayed him so badly I don’t know how he’ll be able to forgive any of them.
*Spoilers* Eva, who is keeping the fact that he was sexually assaulted, and who broke his heart by not only keeping the secret that he isn’t the problem for why sex is so painful for her and that she can’t have kids. But also shattering his faithfulness to her by pushing him to have sex with someone else thinking that she knows what’s best for him.
You can only push someone who is already down so far before they give up the fight and stop trying to get back up. That’s what Eva did to him in that last conservation her and Rob had that lead him to having sex with someone else, she deliver her finale blow to his hope that things would work out if he gave her space and time. So I don’t blame Rob for sleeping with someone else as for as the last conversation there relationship was over, which is why I don’t see it as Rob cheated and don’t feel bad for Eva. I have already stated my reasons for why I feel like Mike and Alex have let Rob down up and above. *Spoilers end*
I do think that Rob and Eva being broken up is a good thing they both need to deal with their issues separately before they can deal with them together, there was some growth from both of them at the end of the book. Unfortunately with every step forward there will always be several steps back and at this point all relationships are up in air and might not survive.