Everytime I pick up a Rachel Van Dyken book, I know I am in for an unforgettable ride. Risky Play was no exception. The characters, the story line and the writing all were crazy perfection.

Star soccer player Slade and wine company heiress Mackenzie's first meeting was a chance encounter in a plane with failed engines when they were both going for a vacation in Mexico. They were not honest about identity but they were honest about the scorching hot bone deep chemistry between them. But something makes Slade leave her without a goodbye and that was devastating for her as she was recovering from being left at alter. Now months after they meet again. And in entirely different circumstances. Can they start over? Can Slade overcome his misery and heartbreaking guilt over his father's death and realize his true feelings about Mckenzie?

Slade is perfect. Well more than perfect. Of course he is the hottest man alive. But his caring, vulnerable, compassionate and emotional heart is what made me fall head over heels love with him. And Mckenzie is just the perfect match for him. She moulded herself to her family's expectation and so called picturesque future. But she has learnt her lessons and now she is a stronger woman. But even the strongest woman needs someone tp care for and fight for her. And Slade is exactly that! They make each other better and that's what true love is all about. The secondary characters like teammates from Slade's soccer team were amazing.

Rachel Van Dyken excelled at incorporating wicked humor in her story. The writing is flawless and smooth. I found myself laughing uncontrollably and squirming in my seat with all the arousal and sighing with the sweetest emotions. I devoured it in one sitting. Risky Play was like one of those extravagant carnivals. You won't want to come out once you enter. You will be spoilt by so many great choices entertain yourself. And I gurantee you the best time of your life!

Risky Play is the first book in the new Red Card Series and what a way to start the series !!!! I fell for the hero and the heroine, I loved the plot and the banter they shared but must of all I loved that this author wasn’t afraid to show their vulnerability and for me that made the real somehow.
Mackenzie (Mack) DuPont was jilted at the alter but she is not going to let that honeymoon go to waste 6 months on she decides to go on her own and that is where she meets a man who makes her feel like living again who makes her want to be wild and passionate but she has given him a fake name what she doesn’t know is he also gave her a fake name so can two people who used fake names really trust each other or is it just a week of passion.......
Slate is a professional soccer player but he needs a break and is having a vacation before he starts at his new club and using a fake name is ideal if you don’t want to be stalked down the line but what happens when feelings come into play how do you tell someone you never trusted them enough to tell them your real name.....
I couldn’t put this book down and throughout it I was wishing this couple to get the HEA they so deserved even if the world seemed intent on keeping them apart. I loved the group of characters that are at the center of this story and I can’t wait for book 2 which I really hope is Matt’s story.

Risky Play
By: Rachel Van Dyken

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Ohhh so frustrating!!!

In yet another amazing book by Rachel Van Dyken we meet Mackenzie and Slade and she takes us on a very frustrating story. What happens when both characters have redeeming and destructive qualities. He can be a jerk she can be a doormat but could they be incredible if they open up and take a good look inside of themselves.

What else can a virgin do when she’s ditched at the altar? Seattle heiress Mackenzie Dupont is treating herself to a single-girl honeymoon in Mexico and a desire to relinquish her innocence to a gorgeous one-night stand. Fake names. True pleasure. But when she wakes up alone, Mackenzie realizes just how much anger is left in her broken heart.

Suffering a tragic personal loss, pro soccer player Slade Rodriguez has his reasons for vanishing without a goodbye. Right or wrong, he’s blaming the beautiful and infuriating stranger he never wants to see again. They’re both in for a shock when Mackenzie shows up as his new personal assistant. And they both have a lot to learn about each other. Because they share more than they could possibly know, including a common enemy who’s playing his own games. And he’s not afraid to get dirty.
Now there’s only one way Mackenzie and Slade can win: to trust in each other and to stop hiding from the lies they’ve told, the secrets they’ve kept, the mistakes they’ve made, and the attraction that still burns between them.

I really enjoyed this book and it kept me engrossed throughout. I really loved the characters and the way they interacted with each other. This is a fun, hot, romantic must read book and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.

This book has everything I love in a book. Then you add that it's beautifully written and believable. It is easily a five star read. Written in dual POV my personal favorite this story flows so incredibly well that the next thing you know your 80% into the book and loving every second of it. The believable way the characters interact is perfect. Run, Hop, Jump or use your (1 click) finger to do whatever you have to do and get this amazing book. It'll break your heart, you'll want to scream with frustration and it'll let you discover that love just might conquer all. The chemistry is steamy and sweet and oh so romantic.

Thanks Netgally for letting me read and review.📚💕

I serious loved this story

Mackenzie DuPont is taking the belated honeymoon by herself after being dumped at the altar on national television when she meets Hugo and introduces herself as Ashley. Hugo and Ashley spent one night together until Hugo received a call telling him that his father had died and he caught the first plane out without telling Ashley.

Mackenzie goes to work for a personal services company doing errands for people when she is assigned to take of stuff for the new soccer player Slade Rodriguez. Little does she know the Slade is actually Hugo and the first time she goes to his house he accuses her of stalking him and when he finds out that her name is Mackenzie all things changed. Slade was really hurt by his former fiancé which is why he signed with an American team and tries to push Mackenzie away.

Rachel Van Dyken has taken a sports romance story and taken it to a whole new level! I’m preordering Matt’s book today and I’m hoping Jagger gets a story too.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

***5 ‘#TeamMackenzie’ Stars***

This one was a total emotional roller coaster of a ride, an amazing one, but still, the whiplash you get from this one is real. These characters, ALL of the characters, pulled everything out of me. One second I wanna gut someone with a spoon, the next I’m laughing out loud (no, seriously Out. Loud) and the next I wanna hug someone...and let’s not forget the panty melting. This one pushed all the right buttons and had me devouring every word and wanting more.

Slade. This man. I loved and adored him, I did, but I also wanted to gag him and duct tape him to a chair ~ and not for fun, smexy times ~ because he is...intense...a little volatile...I mean when this man goes big, he goes BIG. But for all the times I wanted to Gibbs smack him, there were just as many where I swooned and wanted to hug him. Mackenzie. This woman is pretty damn amazing, this isn’t to say I didn’t have my moments with her, but the strength she has to still see the good in things and hope for more was something I admired. Sassy, real and with a golden heart, she was kind of everything. (Also, she loves wine and anyone who LOVES wines is pretty awesome in my book #winoshavetosticktogether)

From the moment Slade and Mackenzie collide sparks fly. Lots and lots of sparks of all kinds: sparkly ones, nuclear ones and everything in between. No doubt starting off anything with a lie, even a white one, isn’t a good thing, but man things definitely go sideways for awhile. But even with everything in a weirdly controlled chaos, these two simply worked for me. They had that thing going on where I knew if they’d just let go (well, if ONE of them would let go...can you guess who??) then they’d be amazing together and though it was a struggle and numerous roadblocks were in their way, I loved where they were at in the end.

I’ve only read a small percentage of the books RVD has published and I’ve enjoyed them all, but this one is my favorite so far. She definitely took me on a ride as Slade and Mack worked through their issues and I loved seeing them evolve, even if it was painful at times. And then there is the supporting cast of characters. You all know how much I love well written characters and there are a couple of great ones in this baby. Matt, Jagger and Alfie were so much fun, even when I wanted to Gibbs smack one of them (many times). They definitely made this one a fun read and I cannot wait to get my hands on their books!

All I can say is that I smiled the entire time I was reading this (well there may have been a tear or two but for the most part...). I loved ALL the characters--not only the main characters Mack and Slade--but Jagger and Matt. The banter between Slade and Mack throughout is only eclipsed by the friendship that is Matt and Slade. Even enemies Slade and Jagger could not be contained. Slade is definitely a truly arrogant man, but when he loves, he really really loves. He comes across as only being for himself, but the core of him is so much more and we learn this through not only his words but his actions. Mack is so much stronger than she ever gave herself credit for and I want to be her when I grow up. While humorous, there are deeper issues...trust being a huge one...secrets that threaten to pull them apart. Will they both be strong enough to see things through?

This book was just a fantastic read. I know we are not really far in to the new year yet, but this is already one of the best books I have read this year.
I loved Slade & Mack. How they both have come from a bad place to then find each other and then navigate their new relationship, it was just so wonderful to read.
Thankfully this is the start of a new series, and if the next book features Jagger, I will be one happy girl.

Will be posted at Romance Reviews Today soon. http://romrevtoday.com/

RISKY PLAY – Rachel Van Dyken
Red Card, Book 1
Skyscape
ISBN: 978-1542043724
March 2019
Contemporary Romance

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico & Seattle, Washington – Present Day

Six months after literally being jilted at the altar, winery heiress Mackenzie (Mack) Dupont is flying to Mexico for the honeymoon trip that isn’t being used. On the plane, she encounters a devastatingly handsome man. Mack figures she’ll never see him again, but it turns out he is staying at the same exclusive resort she is. She gives him a fake name (she’s a tad too well-known after her infamous jilting) and he tells her that his name is Hugo. One thing leads to another, and they’re soon locking lips…and even more. After she gives him her virginity, Mack wakes up the next morning and discovers that her lover has made a hasty exit. Angered by his abandonment, Mack heads home to her family, and a few weeks later, to a temporary career as a household helper for an international soccer star. To her surprise—and utter embarrassment—her new job is with Hugo, only his real name is Slade Rodriguez

They hit it off in Mexico but once they meet again in Seattle, they clash in RISKY PLAY. Slade had recently broken up with his girlfriend after she cheated on him with another man, while Mack was still hurting over her ex-fiancé, who now has a new girlfriend. So, they both were on the rebound when they hooked up but decided to keep their real names secret to avoid even more notoriety. The sizzling attraction between Mack and Slade has things going fast for them. After saving her virginity for her ex, Alton, she doesn’t think twice that Hugo/Slade is the one. He walks out while she’s sleeping but the truth of the matter is that he received a call with bad news—his father was dead. After ignoring numerous calls from his father while he concentrated on wooing Mack, he is now racked with guilt to learn he died.

In RISKY PLAY, Mack is feisty after spending most of her life doing exactly what her wealthy parents wanted her to do, which included marrying Alton. Now she is ready to spread her wings, even if it’s only going to be for a few weeks. Slade needs someone to take care of his dog while he’s gone all day training and practicing with his new soccer team, the Seattle Sounders. When Slade opens his door and sees Mack, his first reaction is that his one-night stand has found him and wants to blackmail him. But Mack is just as shocked as he is to see him. Still reeling from his abandonment, Mack isn’t happy to find out that he is her employer and would walk out, but she needs the job. Their relationship from that point on is a hilarious battle of the sexes. Both feel the other has to “prove themselves.” Will they get to the point that they can trust one another again?

A cute and funny book about a hookup that turns into more, RISKY PLAY will have readers chuckling while rooting for Mack and Slade to find their way back to each another. After being let down by others, they’re struggling with trusting love again. But it turns out that they’re each other’s best bet. An engaging read that I highly recommend, pick up RISKY PLAY today.

Patti Fischer

A new series by Rachel Van Dyken, sign me up always for any of her books. When I heard she had a new sports romance coming out, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Let me begin that I thoroughly enjoyed Risky Play, but there was something that stopped me from giving this one a 5 star rating.

I was eating up every word, but there were things here and there that were noticeable enough to take me out of the story. There's a bit of drama towards the end that I wish didn't play out, it almost didn't seem necessary. I think I would have absolutely loved the book more without that bit at the end.

Rachel really starts this book off with a bang! We're introduced to Mackenzie and Slade, who have a rather crazy encounter on a plane, in a situation that is my worst nightmare come true. There's this instant deep connection that resonates between the both of them and it's something they simply can't ignore. With both of them escaping to paradise before they go back to reality and face their present, they spend a day forgetting it all and taking jumps.

That little turn of the tide in the beginning really set things going for me and I was just reading so quickly trying to appease my mind to what was to come between Slade and Mack.

I gotta say, there are only so many authors who can get me to change my mind about a hero that's a Grade-A you know what in the beginning and just loving them by the end. Even though I wasn't on board with the way that Slade was treating Mack, I understood what he was doing. Everyone grieves differently and he was harboring a lot of that day and who he lost. But my goodness, he was gutting me with his hurtful words towards Mack. I have no idea how she found it in herself to forgive him, but she made him work for it!

Mackenzie is the absolute best! I loved that even when she was constantly knocked down by people in her life, she remained strong and did her best to keep moving forward. Rachel didn't give us a weak heroine. It was definitely heartbreaking at times because she was just getting things thrown her way from all angles. But it didn't matter what Slade or her ex and sometimes her father would throw her way, she ALWAYS gave it back. And I was 100% rooting for her!

There was one quick thing that I wanted to touch on before wrapping my review. There's alot of different characters in this one and I was coming around to the bromance between Slade, his agent and probably his only friend, Matt and his ex-friend/teammate, Jagger. Their banter is absolutely hilarious and I hope we see more in the rest of the series. I was a bit iffy about Jagger and I still kind of am because the bit of side drama involving him and just some of his motives in general. I'm hoping he gets a book because I need to know more about this man.

So yeah, definitely an enjoyable read, but it was the unnecessary drama that I could have done without. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series!

RATING 4.5 STARS

Risky Play is book one in the brand new series, Red Card, by Rachel Van Dyken. This book was just fantastic. I instantly fell in love with both the hero and the heroine. They were both strong and vulnerable. They made mistakes but they held themselves accountable for them. Read on and let me tell you about them.

Mackenzie (Mack) DuPont grew up the only daughter of parents that owned a wine dynasty. Wine was her life and she was a wine taster for the company. From birth, her best friend and constant companion had been Alton Davis so it was no surprise when they eventually became engaged. But at the alter, in the middle of the wedding, he walked away.

“Thirty years I’d been part of a duo. And now, now I was just me.”

It’s been six months since the wedding that didn’t happen. Mack has lived her entire life being the good daughter, the perfect fiancé. She decides it’s time for an adventure. She goes on the honeymoon she had planned to surprise her ex with to Puerto Vallarta by herself. On the plane she finds herself next to about the most gorgeous man she has ever seen. But this is the new Mackenzie, the adventurous Mackenzie. So she gives him a fake name. She doesn’t want him to know her as the sad woman that’s been all over the tabloids.

Slade Rodriguez is a professional soccer player, the best striker in the world. He has his own reason for needing a break, for needing to forget. He took the biggest risk of his life and is changing soccer teams. He had to get away. So before it was time to start training with his new team in Seattle, he randomly chose a resort in Puerto Vallarta for a vacation.

A kiss on the plane led to a night beyond either of their imaginations. But just when Slade is beginning to think his luck is finally changing, something tragic happens to cause him to leave, leaving Mack to wake up alone. In the weeks to follow, Slade needs to blame someone for his grief so he blames Mack.

Mack needs a break from working at the winery so she begins working for her Aunt as a personal assistant. Her new client is supposedly a big soccer star. Luck seems to be laughing at her when she comes face to face with the man that left her in Mexico, the man she hasn’t been able to get off her mind. The man who now seems to hate her.

“He wasn’t mine to save”

Even though Mack should hate Slade, she sees his pain and can’t help but want to help him. So she decides to wear down his anger through his stomach. She cooks for him. And wear him down she does. Slade is reminded of the woman he began to fall for in Mexico. But he’s been so awful to her. Could she ever trust him again? Could she ever give him a second chance?

I couldn’t put this down. These two needed each other so badly but it seemed like everything was trying to keep them apart. Don’t even get me started on her awful ex. He was truly the villain of the book. I fell in love with both Slade’s manager, Matt, and his teammate, Jagger. And then there was Slade’s adorable bulldog, Alfie. To top it all off, the ending, the last chapter, was perfection. I didn’t expect that at all and I totally swooned. The epilogue was adorable. This was such a good book and I can’t wait for the next book which is Matt’s story, Kickin It. What a great start to this new series!

This was an okay read, but not something I'd recommend.

Part of it was because the timeline was seriously messed up. First of all, who waits six months to go on their honeymoon? Then a month later, after Mack has been working for Slade for a couple of weeks, he tells his best friend that they slept together "six months ago". Six weeks, more like it. There was a lot of back and forth about when events occurred, and it was confusing. And if she was originally hired to look after Slade's dog, why was her time with him connected to when she finished unpacking his moving boxes? But then she only had a few months before having to go back to her real job? (See? Confusing.)

In fact, this book needs another round of editing because people are sitting down, and then a few paragraphs later sitting down again. Or stepping inside the house and closing the door, only to collapse on the bed (which is supposedly upstairs and no one told me he had a transporter) seconds later. The book has a lot of these inconsistencies, and passive voice passages, and it's frustrating to be thrown from the story so often, and ridiculous to get to this stage of the publishing journey and no one has caught them yet.

Then we have the way Mack starts cooking for Slade, making heavy dishes like chili and casseroles. Um, he's a star athlete who has to keep himself top shape. He would need to stick to a strict diet and regimen, so her just randomly cooking whatever smacks of either poor research, or none at all.

Next we have this supposed connection between Mack and Slade and ... really? He disappears without a word, accuses you of vile things when you meet up again, treats you as subhuman but yet he's the one you can't live without and you forgive him because he's hurting? What about your pain? She's a doormat and will always be a doormat. She's supposed to be this strong woman, top in her field, and yet her own father won't back her up? I wouldn't stand for this and she's supposedly 30 years old. Ridiculous.

Aside from the first time (which is essentially a fade to black scene), there is no protection used or discussion of same. For an athlete who fears pregnancy scandals and blackmail attempts, this seems awfully negligent. Which brings me to the Drama Llama portion of the story. Was it necessary to heap more on top of every other stupid thing Slade did? It all just seemed so contrived and obvious and too much like drama for drama's sake..

And finally, I just didn't connect with any of the characters, and I certainly didn't feel anything for them or the emotions they were supposedly dealing with. One of the things I base my ratings on is whether or not the writing evokes matching feelings within me. I just finished two books that had tears streaming down my face, but with this one I'm told people are sad. And I'm told people are hurt. And I'm told there is love, but I just don't FEEL it. (I did, however, feel annoyed and frustrated; see above.)

Sadly, I'm going to have to take a pass on future books in this series, and on this author.

Mackenzie Dupont and Slade Rodriguez meet by chance on a plane bound for Mexico. It was supposed to be Mackenzie's honeymoon but, since she was left at the altar by Alton, it is a honeymoon for one. Slade is on a mini vacation since he just signed with a new team in the U.S. after leaving his European team. He is starting over after his ex-fiance' cheated on him with a teammate. They each use a fake name in Mexico and don't really get into many details of their personal lives. When Slade receives life-altering news, he flees Mexico and blames Mack for his guilt.
Mack has no clue who Slade is and is shocked when she discovers he is the sports star she is working for as a personal assistant. Mack doesn't expect Slade to be so rude, let alone mean. She is already trying to mend her broken heart and finds herself questioning why no one stands up for her. She is now under the belief that she only has herself to rely on and has a hard time not lashing out at Slade. She realizes that he suffered a loss, but she also tries to toe the line between standing up for herself and supporting him. She did a great job of not becoming a doormat and I gave her a lot of credit.
Slade finally starts to realize what he threw away and scrambles to figure out what to do. It was interesting to see him try and redeem himself.
Overall another great read by RVD and one of my favorites of hers.
I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest review.

Rachel Van Dyken does a marvelous job of making you fall in love with the characters, then in the next second, wanting to wring their necks while they redeem themselves in your heart. Groveling and witty banter are at the core of this story, while it's spun with back stories and twists you won't see coming. I'm enamored with the characters and can't wait for the next book in the Red Card series! I started Risky Play at bedtime, thinking I'd read a chapter or two...instead, I stayed up until almost 3am to finish it in one sitting! Definitely one of my favorite reads of 2019 so far!

The first in a new series and what can I say... once again I am drawn in from the first couple of pages. Mack is a character who most can relate too. Trying to please everyone until a breaking point that she finally decides to live for herself. Slade you feel bad for, then you want to punch then you fall in love with him! Both of them are overcoming their own obstacles but together they heal.

The one thing that I always look forward to with a Rachel Van Dyken Book is the humor. Although this is romance, Rachel give us something to truly laugh out loud too. This makes me feel like it’s more real and I enjoy the laughs. Mack and Slade together are perfect they both play well off one another and have great chemistry. I highly recommend this book and I am really hoping for Jagger and Matt books.


Our review is scheduled to post on the blog on March 19, 2019

Risky Play is the first book in the Red Card series by the kickass Rachel Van Dyken. I love when authors give us a new group of characters. It’s like getting to know new friends. I don’t want to ruin the story for anyone so I will make this fast.

Slade needs to get away from his old life before he starts his new one. MacKenzie needs to figure out what she wants in life after she was left at the altar.

Mexico. That was their destination. They were both on covers of magazines but were not in the same circles. He was a professional soccer player. She was an heiress. They both wanted to feel alive. And they did for one night. Then she woke up alone. With him on a plane. They didn’t think they would see each other again. That was until she showed up at his house. As his errand girl.

Slade and Mack didn’t trust easily. They both had their reasons. She was broken hearted. He was struggling after a tragic loss. They were both just trying to get by day by day. Then they walked back into each other’s lives. He didn’t want her there. She didn’t want to give up.

I don’t want to get in to it too much more. I will say that MacKenzie is stronger than she thinks. She doesn’t put up with Slade’s bullshit and I loved that about her. Yes, he was an asshole but don’t give up on him.

Overall...I totally loved it!! It gave me all the feels. From beginning to end I was hooked.

P.S. Trust Rachel. She knows what she is doing.

Quotes:

“Oh? You often kiss strangers?”
“Only ones from Spain.”

“I’m killing him tonight.”
Matt just sighed. “You can’t tell me that if I’m supposed to be your alibi. At least be smart about it.”
“I’ll go Dexter on his ass. He won’t know what hit him.”

“Call me woman and I’m burning more than the bacon.”

Mackenzie was left at the alter and is reeling for her life she planned for years. On her single honeymoon she meets Slade who brings out her wild side. After a wild night she woke up alone and by herself. Months later she is assigned to be his assistant to help him move into his new home and new soccer team in her hometown. Sparks fly between them and they have to .fight their attraction to one another. I loved his grand gesture to her.

Emotion ride with characters with many layers that make you root for them. Van Dyken can write a great series, I can't wait for more of them.

I am so in love with this book that I don’t know what to do now since I finished. I’m in awe.

Mack and Slade are everything I look for in a couple in the book world. They’re beautiful and their chemistry is so damn hot it could melt your damn panties off. They banter, they argue, they make mistakes but in the end they know what they want and know that it’s each other no matter the heartache they have to go through to reach the end goal.

Mack is one of my favourite heroines I’ve ever come across. She had to deal with one of the worst things a woman could deal with on an important day and it changed the way she viewed people and relationships. She put up a barrier which began tumbling down after meeting a stranger on an airplane who’s engine gave out with them on.

Slade, this guy has been through a fair bit. Horrible and heartbreaking and it changed him into a man he hated seeing, a cold bitter man until a not so stranger turns up at his door and starts changing things for him.

This book and the storyline was absolutely amazing. I never knew how much I needed this book until I had it. It was incredible and I’m in awe.

This is my first book from this author and I’m now wondering why the heck I haven’t read her books before. She’s an phenomenal writer and I NEED more of her books.

Risky Play was sad and heartbreaking mixed with fun and happiness and lots and lots of sexy times. I loved it so much. Most definitely one of my top reads!

I was friggin stoked to receive my first Rachel Van Dyken ARC! I was stopping myself from jumping up and down and happy dancing! She is one of my favorite authors in the world... Toxic is my favorite book of hers because it was memorable and it made me cry... I just love her. Her books usually cheer me up...

This is the love-story of Slade and Mack... Slade wanted to get away from the pressure of being a European soccer superstar and Mack wanted to forget the betrayal and humiliation she recently went through... both were on the same flight and were seated together... there was an engine failure and they both felt spontaneous... life is short and all sh¡+... and one thing lead to another... felt a deeper connection and then something bad happens and the rest is history...

I was so giddy the entire time I was reading... I devoured the book as fast as I can but at the same time, I didn't want it to end...

This is sort of an enemies to lovers kinda thing but it just didn't start that way... there was build up... there was anticipation... there was jealousy, angst.. and a bit of a drama. It has a bit of everything a good romance should have.

This is a story that'll make you see that regardless of social status, people would always do whatever it is to heal themselves... whatever it is to chase that happiness and whatever it is to have a peace of mind... whether you get a pay cut or move far away etc... this is a story of second chances... that some people are worth breaking your walls... that some people are worth sacrificing for...

I loved the story... I love that it's family centered which makes it relatable to me... I'm very close to my parents... I was a daddy's girl and when my Dad died, it really affected me so much...

The pacing of the story was great. The characters were great...and look at how gorgeous the cover is! It's light and an easy read and its definitely something ya'll would wanna check out right away... I definitely recommend!

When Mackenzie Dupont is left at the altar, she decides to treat herself to a single-girl honeymoon in Mexico where she loses her virginity to pro soccer player Slade Rodriguez. However, she doesn’t know that he’s one of the biggest soccer stars in the world and he doesn’t know she’s a famous Seattle heiress. But the following morning, Slade is gone. After suffering a tragic loss, he has his reasons for leaving and even though it’s not the right thing to do, he’s blaming Mackenzie for it and never wants to see her again. So they’re both in for a shock when Mackenzie shows up on Slade’s doorstep as his new personal assistant.

Just like all of Rachel Van Dyken’s books I’ve read so far, Risky Play was a very fun and well-written novel and it’s definitely one of those books you can easily just read in one sitting. I also laughed a lot while reading it, so if you’re having a bad day and you’re looking for something that’ll cheer you up, Risky Play is the right choice.

Another very important aspect of any book of course are the characters and the characters in this novel were great. My favorite one by far was Alfie, Slade’s dog, and every scene he was in made me smile so much. My only problem with the novel was that Mackenzie was a bit annoying and over the top during the first few chapters. Thankfully though, she became much more likeable soon afterwards and I ended up really liking her.

All in all, this was a great novel and I really enjoyed reading it. I can’t wait for the next part to come out this summer but in the meantime, I really have to finally check out all the other books by her I still have on my kindle because I bet they’re all going to be great reads!

When I have an author that is one of my favorites I always get nervous when a new series is started. I mean, what if I don't like it, what if I hate the characters, blah blah blah.....silly thing to say but there you go. That being said, as always I never should have worried and this book was fabulous. Our two characters Mackenzie and Slade were not perfect, they were both going through tough times in their lives but their love for each other was everything. Yet again, a book that had me laughing out loud with hilarious banter with perfect emotional moments mixed in. I can't recommend this book enough.