Rough & Ready
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4.1 • 33 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Sparks fly between a football pro and an ex-WNBA player. But he needs to prove that he’s more than a sports hero if he wants it all in this steamy standalone from the New York Times bestselling author of Down & Dirty and Hot & Heavy.
Tanner: I may be a baller, but I’ve always tried to do the right thing. Maybe it’s because I’ve been in charge of my four younger sisters for half my life, or because I understand how important it is to be a role model—something I learned from my grandfather, a Southern Baptist preacher who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. Either way, my pro football career makes it easier to give back, so when a local rec center needs help, I do my best to even the playing field. And not just because Elara Vance, the smoking hot ex-WNBA player who runs the place, has me looking to score off the field.
Elara: Before I got sidelined by an injury, my time on the court taught me that pro athletes are all flash and no substance. Sure, Tanner Green talks a good game and wields a big checkbook, but I’m not buying the whole good guy routine. Still, it’s hard to miss all the good he’s doing for my rec center and even harder to ignore the way one look from him makes me tremble in all the best ways. I just wish I knew if he’s for real. Something tells me a little one-on-one might be the only way to find out. . . .
Praise for Rough & Ready
“Loved it! Finally, a sports romance where the heroine is every bit the unapologetic badass athlete as the hero. Romance needs more female leads like Elara.”—Tricia Lynne, author of Moonlight & Whiskey
“Rough & Ready is a spirited story line. The premise is entertaining, engrossing, and stimulating; the characters are confident and animated; the romance is impassioned and seductive.”—The Reading Cafe
Look for all of Tracy Wolff’s seductive reads:
The Ethan Frost series: RUINED | ADDICTED | EXPOSED | FLAWED
The Sebastian Caine series: PLAY ME WILD | PLAY ME HOT | PLAY ME HARD | PLAY ME REAL | PLAY ME RIGHT | PLAY ME: THE COMPLETE STORY
The Hotwired series: ACCELERATE
The Lightning series: DOWN & DIRTY | HOT & HEAVY | ROUGH & READY
The His Royal Hotness series: ROYAL PAIN | ROYAL TREATMENT
And her standalone novels: LOVEGAME | FULL EXPOSURE | TIE ME DOWN
This ebook includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.
Customer Reviews
NFL vs. WNBA
Elara, former WNBA player, works hard trying to make the lives of at-risk teens better. After her career as a WNBA player is sidelined due to a knee injury, Elara invests her money into a rec center. Her money, combined with community donations, enables her to provide kids with a safe place to come for a meal, help with homework, and various other special interest classes. Elara is hands on, often playing a game of basketball with the kids. When funding that was promised to her rec center goes to another organization instead of her rec center, Elara is LIVID!
Tanner, a pro football player, is unlike most players in the league. Tanner was raised to value the importance of giving back and helping others. When Tanner is confronted, in the locker room, by Elara with claims of "taking" the donation that was supposed to help her organization, he's astonished. He was aware he received a hefty donation, but had no idea it was meant to go elsewhere. Tanner's is also floored as he's never had someone, especially a beautiful woman, confront or challenge him. He's so intrigued, he vows to find out more about this woman....
Tanner and Elara both come from tragic backgrounds. While Tanner believes in a supportive family unit, Elara's family often voiced disapproval in her chosen career as it was not "girlie" enough. Getting past Elara's fears is Tanner's greatest challenge. After making a mistake on one of the most important nights of Elara's life, Tanner may not be able to salvage his relationship with Elara.
I LOVED Tanner's sense of family and giving back to others. You don't typically get to enjoy a storyline where an athlete has a sense of what's important in life--family and helping others. I applaud the author for that. I also LOVED that the heroine was a pro athlete. Elara showed love and respect to her kids at the rec center. She reinforced that each child mattered and could make the world a better place through hard work, good decisions, and an education. Such an important message! I was a little disappointed that such a strongly portrayed woman didn't deal with her ex sooner. I felt this was inconsistent with her character. Other than that, a great story. I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.
Pretty amazing!
I'm pretty impressed with this book. Really this whole series has been a bit of surprise with how much I like these characters and their stories.
Due to a knee injury, Elara is former WNBA player. That right there already shows she's not your typical heroine and throws this book into the unique category.
What makes her an even better heroine is that she turned something bad that happened to her into something good. She opened a rec center for underprivileged kids. This center has it all and honestly, if I was a kid, I would be living at this rec center.
The way Elara cares about these kids is pretty amazing, especially when she had so much personally she's had to battle. Her story is heartbreaking in a way that you don't always hear about.
Tanner is currently in the NFL and one of the greatest in the game. His own story has a sad background but like Elara, he's turned that sad into something great.
Tanner has four baby sisters he takes care of. That combined with what happened to his high school girlfriend is what made him into the man he is today. That man is one who truly knows how to treat a woman and made me fall in love with him.
I got such a kick out of getting to know both of these characters. When the author added so much heart to their story, I couldn't do anything but fall in love with this book. I'm not sure if the author can top this one, but I sure hope she tries. ARC Provided by NetGalley.