The Hook Up

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Book 1 of Game On
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Pub Date Jan 07 2025 | Archive Date Jan 14 2025
Harlequin Trade Publishing | Canary Street Press

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An all-new print edition with exclusive bonus content, the #SpicyTok favorite GAME ON series by New York Times bestselling author Kristen Callihan brings the heat... Are you ready for it?

The rules: no kissing on the mouth, no staying the night, no telling anyone and above all…no falling in love.

Anna Jones just wants to finish college and figure out her life. Falling for star quarterback Drew Baylor is most definitely not on her to-do list. Confident and charming, he lives in the limelight and is way too gorgeous for his own good. If only she could ignore his heated stares and stop thinking about doing hot and dirty things with him. Easy, right?

Football has been good to Drew—two National Championships and the Heisman. But what he really craves is sexy yet prickly Anna Jones. Her cutting humor and blatant disregard for his fame turn him on like nothing else. But there’s one problem: she’s shut him down. Completely.

That is…until a chance encounter leads to the hottest sex of their lives. Anna wants it to remain a hook up, but Drew sees the possibility of something great. Now it’s up to him to persuade her. It’s a good thing Drew knows all about winning.

As the saying goes, All’s fair in love and football… Game on.

Perfect for fans of:
  • Super spicy romance
  • He falls first (and hard!)
  • Opposites attract
  • Friends-with-benefits to lovers
  • Tayvis and Football Romances

An all-new print edition with exclusive bonus content, the #SpicyTok favorite GAME ON series by New York Times bestselling author Kristen Callihan brings the heat... Are you ready for it?

The rules:...

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This was the first spicy sports romance book that I have ever read, so I have no idea what level of "spicy" this is considered. I was scared going in because I wasn't sure what to expect, and then I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. to finish it.

Anna and Drew are college seniors. Anna prefers to be invisible and focus on her studies. Drew is the star quarterback of the football team. When Drew sets his sights on Anna, she is hesitant, but he will stop at nothing to prove he is all in for her.

My relationship with Anna's character was a roller coaster. At first, she was way too much of an, "I'm not like other girls," girl for my taste, and I found myself rolling my eyes. I quickly grew to love her as we saw the insecurities that guided her behavior. I loved Drew right from the beginning. Unlike Anna, the reader gets to see his inner monologue, and you can't help but find him kind of full of himself, but also a teddy bear on the inside.

I don't want to give away any spoilers, but the second half of the book is tough as their situation-ship gets tested. There were points in time where I felt their relationship reached dangerous toxicity. I was routing for them to get help and make it through, but at the same time found myself wondering what advice I would give a friend in a real-life situation.

Overall, I surprised myself with how much I ended up enjoying it and I will be reading the other books in the series.

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