This was an enjoyable story. That drew me in from the start. As the characters were very likable, the story engaging, entertaining, easy to read and well paced. Not to mention it was sweet, had just a touch of angst and likable secondary characters. And although Playing for Keeps is part of a series ot can easily be read as a standalone; and I would happily recommend it to others. Especially if you like your romance on the sweeter side.

A sports romance with the perfect mixture of entertaining characters, including spoiled, entitled socialites, tension and a smattering of angst, and lastly believable situations expected in a sports story.

Pull all of the above together and add a smart and emotional dialog with heart that's fast paced, keeping you engaged throughout the story, you then have a story that is literally hard to put down.

Coming into the series with this sixth book, I've got some catching up to do to get up to speed on the Feeling the Heat series.

This ARC book was complimentary, provided by the Publisher and NetGalley. I am voluntarily providing my honest review.

I have read all the books in the Playing for Keeps series. I actually thought this book would be better since it’s been several years since the last book. This book wasn’t bad by any means but it dragged in the middle for me. It was hey exciting in the beginning and the end but the middle was kind of blah.

This book is about Amy and Rick. They have both been through a lot in their past few years. Amy has had a rough life since the age of 16. Rick lost his wife and unborn child as well. So they both have a lot of emotional baggage. They both try to over come their fears as they navigate a relationship. Amy has moved back to San Francisco after leaving Barton because of something that happened. She is working two jobs to provide for her and her son Danny. Rick is still pretty to get over losing his wife and getting back into baseball.

I really enjoyed this book and the characters. This is dual POV and sweet romance. I hope Trey and Jade have a story coming next.

I received a free cooy for an honest review.