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A review by thebookishdogmom
Sneaking Around with the Player by Rebecca Jenshak
4.0
"I get it now. I understand why people do the relationship thing, want to spend all their time with one person, and are perfectly happy to shut out the rest of the world."
I love a sports romance, and combine that with Christmas romance - I'm sold!
Sneaking Around with the Player is a fun take on a Sports/Christmas romance novel. We have Beau and Stella, who are both collegiate athletes, but for different universities. Beau is a football player, and Stella is a diver. Usually sports romances revolve around an athlete and a non-athlete, so it was fun to have both of them in that role, which led to a different dynamic than I'm used to, and a level of understanding for their passion for their sports.
Beau and Stella have an adorable meet-cute in the airport, and they strike up conversation, which leads to exchanging phone numbers. Initially Beau doesn’t realize that Stella's older brother is his big football rival since high school days, and Stella has no idea who he is either. Cue the sneaking around part!
I think what I love the most about this book is the strong bond between Beau and Stella, and the natural progression of their relationship. They start off as texting buddies, then friends, then an attraction and feelings grow. And they do this ALL over long distance! Much of the novella is spent with them apart instead of together. Sometimes we get so used to instant gratification in romance novels, so this was much different than I'm used to but in a good way!
I loved this so much and absolutely recommend it. It's short, cute and sweet, with a little bit of spice too. The only thing I wish is that it was longer! But since it's a novella.. Obviously it can't be longer.
Tags: brother's enemy, forbidden love, sports romance, Christmas romance
Spice: 2.5 peppers
I received an advance copy from Valentine PR in exchange for an honest review. Available December 6th!
I love a sports romance, and combine that with Christmas romance - I'm sold!
Sneaking Around with the Player is a fun take on a Sports/Christmas romance novel. We have Beau and Stella, who are both collegiate athletes, but for different universities. Beau is a football player, and Stella is a diver. Usually sports romances revolve around an athlete and a non-athlete, so it was fun to have both of them in that role, which led to a different dynamic than I'm used to, and a level of understanding for their passion for their sports.
Beau and Stella have an adorable meet-cute in the airport, and they strike up conversation, which leads to exchanging phone numbers. Initially Beau doesn’t realize that Stella's older brother is his big football rival since high school days, and Stella has no idea who he is either. Cue the sneaking around part!
I think what I love the most about this book is the strong bond between Beau and Stella, and the natural progression of their relationship. They start off as texting buddies, then friends, then an attraction and feelings grow. And they do this ALL over long distance! Much of the novella is spent with them apart instead of together. Sometimes we get so used to instant gratification in romance novels, so this was much different than I'm used to but in a good way!
I loved this so much and absolutely recommend it. It's short, cute and sweet, with a little bit of spice too. The only thing I wish is that it was longer! But since it's a novella.. Obviously it can't be longer.
Tags: brother's enemy, forbidden love, sports romance, Christmas romance
Spice: 2.5 peppers
I received an advance copy from Valentine PR in exchange for an honest review. Available December 6th!