Genre ~ sports romance
Featuring ~ single parent, sports romance ~ baseball (off-season), fake relationship, cheating references, slow burn, kinda insta~loveish, steamage
Series ~ Sarasota Sharks ~ book 2
Release date ~ March 22, 2022
POV ~ dual ~ 1st person
Page count ~ 322
My rating ~ 3.5⭐
My review:
Book 2 in the Sarasota Sharks series ~ definitely read Stealing a Second Chance first as Wils and Kenni are heavily involved in this installment.
Avery & Patrick
They have both been hurt in the past, which makes them hesitant with their feelings towards each other, making it a slow burn in that aspect, but then boom it was super quick and you’ll know what I mean if you read it.
I really liked Patrick. He was so down to earth, sweet and showed his emotions at times. I could just tell how much he cared for Avery’s son, Jackson. It was cuteness overload when the Mashed Potato Eater and Little Man were together.
For being a super smart therapist, Avery came across very insecure at times. I was not feeling her not thinking she was good enough or looked good enough. Also, I know she must have been really hurt losing Jack when they were 16, but it’s been 8 years so I was ready for her to move it on along and see what was right in front of her ~ a super sweet guy who wants nothing more than to be a family man, with smooth abs as an added bonus.
All of the side character were great, except Melissa. I still liked Wils and Kennie and how they adored Jackson.
Overall, I didn’t love this one as much as I did Stealing a Second Chance, but still enjoyed it well enough.
Side note ~ I prefer my cover model to resemble the character info I was given and this guy does not look like he has blond hair.
*Thanks to the author and BookSirens for my ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
Book blurb:
FACT: Fake dating can be harmful to your heart.
Patrick:
Can you imagine a World Series champion not having a date to his high school reunion?
Pathetic, huh?
Insert weekend trip and fake date with a single mom.
I didn’t become a professional athlete by chance. I took command of every aspect of my life. But now I can’t control my feelings about my gorgeous fake girlfriend—especially when she’s standing there wearing nothing but my college t-shirt, telling off my ex, or being mom of the year to the coolest kid I know.
I’m a man that needs control and right now—I have none.
Avery:
Engagement—Off.
Dating—On.
So now, I’m making good on the date I bought and paid for with a major league baseball player and quasi-friend. All is well until I feel the need to save him from his ex and jump at the chance to be his fake-girlfriend for a weekend getaway.
It’s there, sparks turn into a full-blown fire as we blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
But when he’s playing baseball with my son, pesky little butterflies flutter inside my soul. I need a reminder that he may love my son, but we are just friends—pretending to be more.
Reality sucks—the lingering ghosts that shattered our hearts threaten to keep us apart.
Will we hit a home run or strike out—looking?
If you love friends to lovers and the fake dating trope, Sliding Headfirst is full of heat, humor and heartbreak that will keep you reading to the HEA.
If gorgeous, strong men taking on the role of father with no questions asked, kickstart your heart, then you’ll love Sliding Headfirst.
The Sarasota Sharks Series are best read in order because you meet the characters for the next book. By book 3, all characters are involved. So, you get an HEA with each couple in their own book but you get a sneak peak at the next book and a peek into the lives of the couple before.
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