⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes. When working through a wish list together is so sexy that you just keep adding items to it so it never ends.

The one time I choose to be unpredictable, I find myself practically naked in a dark cabin on a ranch, face-to-face with a smirking man barely wearing a towel. Despite his chiseled body and a wicked smile that makes following the rules feel optional, nothing happens. Why? Because I, Audrey Van, don’t know how to have fun. I came to my friend’s cabin with my whimsy list in hand, determined to fix that. I’ve earned my doctorate and built a career with zero parking tickets and even fewer hangovers. I’ve been so good… and so boring. This isn’t who I want to be anymore. Brooks Dempsey is the last person who should be helping me find myself. The ridiculously hot mixed martial artist—and my brother’s nemesis—is a walking bad decision gift wrapped in broad shoulders and trouble. But who better to teach me how to flirt, defend myself, and explore other things than the man who does it best? Soon, I want more. Not just from life, but from him. But this recklessly electrifying thing between us was never meant to last. The bad boy never settles with the good girl, and a girl like me should know better. So, when life throws us into the ring, gloves on, will we fight together? Or will one of us throw in the towel?

MY THOUGHTS

Brooks was the perfect man to introduce Audrey to her “bad” side. And, boy, did he deliver. This story was seriously hot. Audrey and Brooks burned up the pages, first with their intense flirting and then when they finally got together.

The tension around Brooks and Drew had me at the edge of my seat. I envisioned various outcomes, some a bit violent, and it ended as well as it could have. There were some things that I felt could’ve had a more definitive resolution, but that didn’t detract from the romance at all.

This book had a more serious feel to it than the previous one, probably because of Brooks’ past and his current problems, and Audrey’s desire to find herself. I can highly recommend this if you like a steamy, opposites-attract romance. Each book in the series stands well on its own.

Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 13, 2026
Sensuality Rating: Hot
Series: Book 3 of Play Me
Other books in the series: Play Me, Try Me