Play dirty is the start of a brand new series by powerhouse romance author Lora Leigh and it won’t disappoint any reader of hers!

Play Dirty while a new series is also set in the same world as her previous series Tempting Navy Seals and while you don’t need to read her previous series to understand the plot or the characters in Play Dirty I do recommend at the very least reading Killer Secrets since you do get to see Ian and Kira quite a bit throughout the book.

But put aside seeing old Familiar faces and this book is an instant Lora Leigh suspenseful romance novel. The Hero and former SEAL Jack Bridger has been described as a sociopath by multiple military doctors but there’s more than meets the eye with that one and when a job comes up that involves his hometown but also the girl he left behind and never had, he jumps at the chance to finally claim what’s his.

Surviving a sexual assault attempt makes no one a push over and that certainly goes for our Heroine, Poppy. she’s always had a crush on the boy who had a rough upbringing and it solidified the moment he came to her rescue all those years ago. But now that he’s finally back in town and trying to claim what his she’s determined not to make it so easy on him.

The spice level is standard for a Lora Leigh novel so if you’ve read one of hers you know what you’re in for. If you haven’t read her yet then just know that Lora has a way of writing THOSE scenes that will leave you needing a gallon of ice water to quench all that heat.

Jack and Poppy are a fantastic set of characters. I wasn’t expecting the twist at the end and look forward to the next book in the series.

A former Navy Seal with a tortured past is back in town to thwart the baddies. Reconnects with the woman who saved his life. Does he deserve her?

Absolutely he does! Read this. It was a fantastic story with twists and turns.

I thought that this was another great read from Lora Leigh

I thought it was a brilliant storyline, and the characters were really well developed, had some great personalities and some cracking interaction between them.

Action, romance, intrigue, a sexy story with a twist at the end!

The book certainly had the wow factor for me

It is 5 stars from me for this one – very highly recommended!

I DNF’d at 10%, usually I’m okay with dark and heavy content but I just couldn’t get into it and I felt parts were confusing and required me to reread the paragraph multiple times.

I feel like ARCs are usually far more polished. This one needs heavy line editing. I stopped after chapter 1 (6%).

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor/Bramble for the ARC.

Playing Dirty was an amazing start to a new series by Lora Leigh. Lora Leigh continues to amaze me with her world building, character development and overall addicting stories. It's a great new start to a new series from an all-time favorite author of mine. Playing Dirty is full of action, sizzling romance and suspense. Poppy and Jack's story was an amazing childhood love story that wasn't not the expected type. The dynamic of Jack being a Navy Seal but considered a psycho by military doctors was a great twist. Jack to me isn't the typical kind of hero and it's not a childhood crush to love story either. For lovers of Lora Leigh's writing, I would highly recommend this book. I can’t wait for the second book in the series.

I have always enjoyed Leigh’ book and loved the main characters’ interaction from the beginning. I loved how they bonded and their verbal sparring. I loved watching their connection evolve into friendship and then something more. There is also a bit of intrigue that keeps you in limbo until the end. A very solid read.

Jack and Poppy's story is full of nostalgia, steam, and alpha male meets tough but vulnerable chick vibes.

Nothing super unique about this story, but it has all the classic Lora Leigh elements that fans of her would like.

3.5 stars.

*I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This is the first in the Tempting Seals: Triton series. I really enjoyed this story and found it full of action, sizzling hot romance and suspense. Leigh grabbed you from the first page and kept you wanting to read until the last page. I can’t wait for the second book in the series. Poppy as a young girl saved Jake and Jake saved her as a teenager. Jake went on to become a Navy Seal and saw very little of Poppy, but she has always been in love with Jake no matter what type of reputation he has had over the years. Jake was arrested for killing three men that were raping and killing women overseas. He has been given a get out of jail free card if he completes this assignment for the government. Part of that assignment is to get close to Poppy again because of where she is working. One of her bosses or both are involved with drug trafficking and money laundering but now and is now accepting an artificial intelligence killer in pieces through the company to be put together and sent out to kill that Poppy works for. Jake not only wants to find and destroy this killer but to keep Poppy out of danger. Find out if Jake can find the killer and save Poppy and have a life with her after this job. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.