I should have known it was only a game.
I should have known he was too good to be true.
He’s nothing but a player...
Player, an all-new sexy, standalone romantic comedy from Staci Hart, is LIVE!
He’s a player.
He plays the bass with expert fingers. He plays women with intoxicating charm. And he’ll play me with the ease of a virtuoso.
Who better to teach me to play than the master himself?
I’m his model student, front row, pencil sharp. Pick up lines? I’ve got them. Free drinks? By the dozen. Kissing? Let me grab my chapstick.
But the most valuable lesson I’ve learned is that there’s so much I don’t know. Like why his touch sets off a chain reaction straight to my nethers. Or how I’m certain each kiss is the best I’ll ever have, until the moment his lips take mine again.
There’s so much I don’t know.
Like the fact that I’m only a bet.
But we are what we are. He’s a player, through and through.
And I’m the fool who fell in love with him.
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My Review
I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review.
Listen y'all. I have yet to read a Staci Hart book that I didn't like. And while I am sure that it will eventually happen, today is not that day. And I'm not sure I can express just how much I loved this book, but I am going to try.
Let's start with Val. I absolutely adored her! She plays in the orchestra of the Broadway production of Wicked and has a crush on one of her fellow musicians, Sam. She is constantly embarrassing herself in front of him and thinks that is the only reason he acknowledges her. But little does she know that Sam knows exactly who she is and may even have a little crush on her himself. When his "friend" Ian (I HATE that guy!) decides to put Val in the middle of a ridiculous bet, Sam's protective instincts kick in. The result of that is Val and Sam spending A LOT of time together and me melting in a big pile of goo because OH MY GOD I JUST LOVED THEM TOGETHER.
Yes, Val and Sam are thrown together thanks to a ridiculous, juvenile bet, but I quickly forgot that. And as far as I was concerned, once he got to know Val, Sam forgot as well. Val is one of those girls who is awkward at first, but then once she warms up to you, she is funny and sassy as hell. I found that super relatable and if I had to describe myself, that is what I would say!
I just loved Sam! Did I like why he started hanging out with Val? Of course not, but he had his reasons and I honestly didn't blame him. He's a genuinely nice guy and Val knows she is lucky just to call him a friend. One theme in this book that is brought up over and over again is Val's lack of self esteem. She's a gorgeous, curvy woman who developed at a young age and was shamed because of it. She's carried that shame with her basically her whole life and because of it she thinks there is no way that Sam could ever like a girl like her. And I loved how much Sam did to prove her wrong. And boy did he prove her wrong!
To go back to the whole "Val developing at an early age" thing. I was one of those girls. And while I didn't get shamed as bad Val, I definitely got picked on, so I related to her. I found myself crying at these moments that probably seemed insignificant to most people but I couldn't help but think "Yes! I know how that feels! I feel seen!"
Before I go I want to say one more thing. There's a scene in the book where Sam is giving Val a blowjob lesson and I swear to you, I broke down while reading it. And I was on Amtrak. There is just something about Staci's writing that tugs at my heart strings. Maybe it was the fact that Sam was so patient and the absolute sweetest to Val or maybe it was because that was the moment that Val realized that she was sexy as hell. All I know is that whole scene was ridiculously sexy and extremely romantic scenes in the whole dang book. And that's taking into consideration Sam's excellent grovelling scene and the amazing epilogue.
Thank you Staci for giving us Val and Sam. And for once again making me cry on public transportation. While reading a blowjob scene.
Let's start with Val. I absolutely adored her! She plays in the orchestra of the Broadway production of Wicked and has a crush on one of her fellow musicians, Sam. She is constantly embarrassing herself in front of him and thinks that is the only reason he acknowledges her. But little does she know that Sam knows exactly who she is and may even have a little crush on her himself. When his "friend" Ian (I HATE that guy!) decides to put Val in the middle of a ridiculous bet, Sam's protective instincts kick in. The result of that is Val and Sam spending A LOT of time together and me melting in a big pile of goo because OH MY GOD I JUST LOVED THEM TOGETHER.
Yes, Val and Sam are thrown together thanks to a ridiculous, juvenile bet, but I quickly forgot that. And as far as I was concerned, once he got to know Val, Sam forgot as well. Val is one of those girls who is awkward at first, but then once she warms up to you, she is funny and sassy as hell. I found that super relatable and if I had to describe myself, that is what I would say!
I just loved Sam! Did I like why he started hanging out with Val? Of course not, but he had his reasons and I honestly didn't blame him. He's a genuinely nice guy and Val knows she is lucky just to call him a friend. One theme in this book that is brought up over and over again is Val's lack of self esteem. She's a gorgeous, curvy woman who developed at a young age and was shamed because of it. She's carried that shame with her basically her whole life and because of it she thinks there is no way that Sam could ever like a girl like her. And I loved how much Sam did to prove her wrong. And boy did he prove her wrong!
To go back to the whole "Val developing at an early age" thing. I was one of those girls. And while I didn't get shamed as bad Val, I definitely got picked on, so I related to her. I found myself crying at these moments that probably seemed insignificant to most people but I couldn't help but think "Yes! I know how that feels! I feel seen!"
Before I go I want to say one more thing. There's a scene in the book where Sam is giving Val a blowjob lesson and I swear to you, I broke down while reading it. And I was on Amtrak. There is just something about Staci's writing that tugs at my heart strings. Maybe it was the fact that Sam was so patient and the absolute sweetest to Val or maybe it was because that was the moment that Val realized that she was sexy as hell. All I know is that whole scene was ridiculously sexy and extremely romantic scenes in the whole dang book. And that's taking into consideration Sam's excellent grovelling scene and the amazing epilogue.
Thank you Staci for giving us Val and Sam. And for once again making me cry on public transportation. While reading a blowjob scene.
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life -- a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can't forget that. She's also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She's been a wife, though she's certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She's also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she's been drinking whiskey.
From roots in Houston to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north, in Denver. They are new enough that snow is still magical. When she's not writing, she's reading, sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.
From roots in Houston to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north, in Denver. They are new enough that snow is still magical. When she's not writing, she's reading, sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.
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