“Missed the moment” the blurb says. That was me for listening & reviewing this one. I’ve since purchased & listened to it. It was an enjoyable listen. I really liked the narration! It was a quick, easy listen that made me LOL several times. I’m sure the people in my gym thought I was nuts.

This was a quick fast read for me! I was intrigued with the blurb in the beginning but it wasn’t hitting the spot for me sadly. It was to instalovey and I felt like the pacing was off for the relationship. I liked the premise and idea of the secret club the MMC was going to but… that was it.

DNF @18% because I didn’t like his POV.

Dual POV and dual narration, smutty/spicy/voyeurism. The narrators are very good.

A reporter follows a famous hockey player after a game to get a quote, only to find he was sneaking out to a sex club. She disguises herself as a waitress to find him inside.

Honestly, this wasn’t a match on audio for me, but digital or print might be. It was a bit more descriptive of the club members than I was expecting during his POV. Her chapters have plot, his is just thinking about sex. While this wasn't for me, if you like these topics, it might be for you.

She has a boyfriend that she doesn’t seem to want to be with. Would’ve been less weird if she’d broken up with him at the start.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my advanced audio copy!

This was okay, and as usual, the conflict of her breaking her ethical rules on her job with this guy made me uncomfortable but I also liked both leads

Read not on netgalley as the audiobook disappeared but enjoyed the book on the whole. Very spicy which I loved, and lots of chemistry. Some minor things I didn't love but overall a good read

[book:Fifty Shades of Grey|10818853] rewritten. Experienced dom instantly attracted to innocent girl and wants her to be his sub? Check. Experienced dom is rich and famous? Check. Potential sub is writing an article on famous guy? Check. Dom was introduced to the BDSM world by older married female dom who was a close friend of the family? Check. Need I go on?

Even Andi Arndt's narration couldn't save this.

I received an advance audio copy in exchange for an honest review.

Well this one surprised me and not in a good way. I did not realize the premise when I requested. Full of bdsm and voyeurism,


Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity..

Thank you NetGalley and Fallon Greer for the ARC of The Player’s Club!! I love a good hockey romance and this is didn’t disappoint! Gave me 50 Shades vibes and I’m here for it!

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

I received an audio copy of this for my honest review.

Andi Arndt and Stephen Dexter are amazing in these roles! This book gives 50 Shades meets Hockey vibes.

Our FMC is a journalist for a gossip magazine. Her assignment is to get a story on our MMC, one of the hottest hockey players in LA. When she discovers that he is using a decoy to escape the stadium and go to an undisclosed location - she follows, but never expected what she was going to find. She sneaks in pretending to be a server, and is shocked to find that she has entered a s*x club. They meet, but she pretends not to know him, trying to see if there is a story - but also realizing even if there is, she won't share it. He keeps his life private because he has a disposition not only to watch, but really what he wants is to have a consensual BDSM Dom/Sub relationship, and he wants it with her. Not only does she need to figure out how to approach this situation as the way they met is kinda shady, she also breaks up with her boyfriend because it just fizzled out. But when he learns of a family friends cancer diagnosis, who just happens to be the woman who brought him into the BDSM world - he is shaken, not of missing her, but of anger. Can he deal with his past and understand that it wasn't the relationship he thought it was? Will her secret break the trust they built?

This book didn’t quite hit the mark for me. It seemed to blend elements from a well-known BDSM series with the current popular hockey romance trope, featuring the same familiar dynamics of a dominant male and a shy female. I was uncomfortable with Elodie leaving her boyfriend for Mac. Also, hate that Mac was a victim of sexual assault as a teen by a married older woman and romanticized it throughout the book like the other popular series did. The relationship between Elodie and Mac also felt extremely rushed; it seemed like she was in love with him from the start.

On the positive side, the club setting was intriguing and different from many other spicy books I've read. I almost wished the story had delved more into that aspect rather than focusing on Mac’s background. Overall, the book had potential but didn’t fully deliver for me.

The narrators did a good job with their performance, though their voices didn’t quite match the characters I had envisioned based on the book’s cover. Their pacing and tone were spot on, however.

Thank you to NetGalley, Dreamscape Select, and Fallon Greer for the audiobook.

I requested this book cause I thought it would be another hockey romance book , but honestly this book needs trigger warnings cause the dark secret that the mfc is discovered is that she like frequenting a bdsm sex club. I find the summary and the cover to be misleading about the whole story. On the plus side it is duel narrators that which o like when it’s male and female characters, and not one doing the voice doing both. I’m giving 3 stars just because I feel like the whole thing is misleading and they should have disclosed that it bdsm

I was completely misled by the cover. I know that many smutty or spicy books often have cute cartoon covers, and I'm usually fine with that. However, for stories involving heavier themes like BDSM and sex clubs, I think the cover should better reflect the content. Personally, I'm not a fan of BDSM or sex club themes, and I usually avoid them unless it's from an author I'm already familiar with.

This book is basically Fifty Shades of Grey if Christian Grey were a hockey player. The similarities are striking, from the female journalist main character to the older woman who groomed the male lead—seriously?
On top of that, the female main character is emotionally cheating on her current boyfriend by lusting after the male lead and planning to have something with him at the sex club, but only after she "breaks up" first. Sorry, but that’s still cheating, and I can't support a character like that.

🎧The best part of this book is the narration. Stephen Dexter and Andi Arnt did an amazing job, which is the only reason I was able to finish it. They can do no wrong in my book.

Thank you to DREAMSCAPE MEDIA & NETGALLEY for the access to the audiobook, this is my honest review.

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2.5 stars

This is an okay BDSM light book with so much potential. I wasn’t expecting this kind of story based on the cover, but I was pleasantly surprised once it started. However, once the actual story started it didn’t go as well as I was hoping.

Reporter trying to get a story on a hockey player finds him in a sex club and gets caught up as a sub to said hockey player’s dom, but it just seemed cringe to me. The sex scenes and words made me cringe and the whole relationship seemed surface and lacked any depth or actual feelings. Elody and Mac went from infatuation to love in the blink of an eye and we didn’t get to experience their relationship evolve or their BDSM relationship evolve.

The stuff about Caroline had potential, but seemed like it was added in for drama, but was inconsistent enough to actually spark any for me.

The whole third act break up was exactly what I thought it was going to be, but seemed flaccid and bland. It also got resolved way too quickly and cleanly.

It’s also inconsequential that Mac is a hockey player. It’s mentioned but basically in passing. He could’ve been any nameless/faceless millionaire (if he wasn’t something rich why would tabloids be interested in him).

Stephen Dexter and Andi Arndt did fantastic jobs with what they had to work with. Andi (as always) gave life and emotions to Elody who was otherwise lacking any. Stephen and his smooth as silk voice gave Mac that intense aloofness that I imagine Mac had.

Thank you Dreamscape Select and Fallon Greer for the ALC.

Narrated by Stephen Dexter and Andi Arndt
Mac and Elodie is a professional hockey player and he been in the news about an affair with a marry woman but not everything it what it seems and Elodie is a reporter who actually want to be an author. So her boss tell him he want dirt on him and to follow which she does and its to a a şèxx club. which she pretend to work there but she isnt really that good at it and Mac save her and is intrigue by her.. and she also has a boyfriend and later break up with him and shestart a relafionship with Mac until he find out who she is because he investigate her because of his lawyer advice

🔥 The Player's Club is a sizzling romance that takes you deep into the world of secrets and temptation. 🔥
Elodie navigates the mysterious and elite Player’s Club, where she meets Mac who is equal parts alluring and enigmatic. The tension between them is palpable, making for a thrilling read, though I found myself wanting more depth in the characters’ emotional arcs.
A solid read for fans of spicy contemporary romance with a bit of intrigue. Excited to see what's next from Greer!

Did not realize the premise when I requested! Unfortunately not for me but if you love bdsm and voyeurism, this is the one for you!

This book had me engaged and interested in the main characters Elodie and “Mac” from the start! This steamy hockey romance was full of ups and downs while maintaining the spice. When Elodie tries to find an angle for her tabloid story and ends up following Mac into the Scarlett Rope BDSM Club I was shocked. Once exploring the club trying to find her mark Elodie starts on a path of her own sexual discovery learning more about herself and falling for the hockey star and hidden dom, Cole “Mac” Mackenzie.

Upon starting a Dom/Sub relationship with her taploid target Elodie falls for Mac and puts everything, including her job on the line for this new relationship all while hiding the fact that she is a reporter. Throughout their relationship Mac opens up about his past with a former Pastor’s wife who is a secret Domme. With the passing of his former lover and the relationship with Elodie he learns that maybe his past isn’t what he wanted to believe.

The Player’s Club is an excellent debut for Fallon Greer. The characters and the world that was created kept me engaged and intrigued throughout the story. While the topics covered can be difficult for some readers the spicy allowed for a break from the heavy topics of the story and turned it into a hot and heavy romance. Personally, I loved this book and can’t wait for the next from Fallon Greer!

The Player's Club is a fifty shades of grey version of sports romance by debut author Fallon Greer. It follows the star hockey Player Cole Mackenzie and tabloid reporter Elodie Andrews. Elodie's latest assignment is to find some dirt on Mac.
As she follows Mac after a game, he unexpectedly leads her to a secret club that turns out to be a sex club named The Scarlet Rope. Intrigued, she manages to enter the club and what she finds there quickly turns from intrigue to fascination, especially when she meets Mac and founds out he's a Dom. As they get to know each other sparks quickly fly and then some.
The plot is predictable and Mac has the exact same trauma as Christian Grey.

I have read a number of reviews that have compared this book to 50 Shades and I'll say to start with that I haven't read 50 Shades. I enjoyed aspects of this book. I liked the development of the characters and the relationship between Mac and Elodie. I also really liked the racial representation. The writing felt a little stilted but listening to this as an audiobook was good. The narrators, Stephen Dexter and Andi Arndt were really good! However, the book needed more hockey.

Big thanks to NetGalley, Dreamscape Select and Fallon Greer for an early release copy of this audiobook. This is my honest review.