Playing for Keeps
Heartbreaker Bay – Book 7
By: Jill Shalvis
Avon Books – Jan 22nd, 2019
Blurb
If you’re planning on falling in love…
When it comes to the confident, charismatic Caleb Parker, Sadie Lane feels the spark—the kind that comes from rubbing each other the wrong way. She’s yoga pants, he’s a suit. She’s a tattoo artist, he’s a straight-laced mogul. But after they accidentally co-rescue an abandoned dog from a storm, Sadie sees a vulnerable side to the seemingly invincible hottie.
You’d better be sure…
Caleb doesn’t do emotions. Growing up the underdog, he’s learned the hard way to build up an impenetrable wall. Perfect for business. Disastrous for relationships. He’s never worried about it before—not until he finally gets behind Sadie’s armor and begins to fall.
Someone is there to catch you.
Both guarded and vulnerable, Sadie and Caleb are complete opposites. Or are they? Shocked at their undeniable connection, can they ever admit to wanting more? That all depends on what they’re each willing to risk.
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
Sadie listened with half her brain, the other half wandering off.
Sometimes life really bit a girl on the ass. Thankfully she had enough padding there to take the hit.
“So she can be bribed.” “You just fed her a fortune in fancy cuts of meats and cheeses,” she said. “Anyone could’ve been bribed with that. Hell, I’d have jumped into a stranger-danger van for that.”
“She dumped me. Twice. Women should come with instructions.” “What would be the point of that?” Sadie asked. “I’ve never actually seen a man read any instructions.”
He sighed. “It’s hard to meet the good ones.” “That’s because they don’t usually frequent the dives you frequent. Go to Target. The female to male ratio is ten to one and they’re already looking for things they don’t need.”
Rocco offered his fork with a grape on it. She shook her head. “I don’t consume wine in pill form.”
She’d long ago taught herself how to take a mental step back from her family and treat them like . . . well, entertainment. She was no longer part of the circus but just an audience member.
My Review:
Every time I have finished a Jill Shalvis book I remind myself of the objective to clear my calendar and read the rest of her listings, which would take a chunk of time, as she has been quite the busy bee; Goodreads lists thirty books to her credit. I was late to this party but I have every intention be that nightmare type guest that never leaves. I am greedy and want them all, past, current, and future works. I am totally enamored. I adore her clever wit and humorous banter as much as her insightful observations and emotive reflections. Her writing is so stunningly agile she can have giggle-snorting and sniffling on the same page. Playing For Keeps was a heart-clenching tale yet well-balanced with levity, swoon-worthy romance, and sumptuous sensuality. I delight her wordplay and worship her altar of used printer cartridges.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis writes warm, funny, sexy contemporary romances and women’s fiction. An Amazon, BN & iBooks bestseller, she’s also a two-time RITA winner and has more than 10 million copies of her books sold worldwide.
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It has been some time since I have read Jill’s books. I remember feeling happy after reading them… I hope I get to this one. A bit expensive on Amazon now
Fab review
LOL at the “women should come with instructions” quote. Great review DJ!
I must have missed this somehow.. I love Jill Shalvis books and have fond memories of them..Good review!
I’ve never read a Jill Shavis book, but feel the urge to change that!
Great review!
Glad you liked this book!
I have this one to read.
i have read a few of her books and enjoyed them.. now that you have 5 stars for this, will be looking out for this one
Great to see how much you enjoyed this. I’ve read some of her work in the past and thought they were great. Should add this one to the tbr 🙂
Great review. I’m glad you enjoyt it.
Great review, I need to get back to reading Jill’s books as I haven’t read any for a long time.
I really like her writing too and want to read more of her work. I have one of her signed books but of course I can’t read that one. (signed books = Bookworms treasure)
Amazing review my friend, I’ve been dying to read a Jill Shalvis book for a long time now but I never got the chance to check out her books because I heard many great things about her books. I am really glad you fully enjoyed reading this book DJ, thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.