Review: Playing It Tough by Amy Andrews

Cosmetic tattoo artist Orla Stewart doesn’t do anything in half measures. She went from being the ultimate party animal to living a life that’s ridiculously straight and narrow. Turns out, cancer can change a girl. A lot. Adios to delicious cheeses, boozy dance parties and easy men. Hel-lo to celibacy and a sweet house-sitting gig with a massive pool. Until one very hot, very unwelcome intruder turns things upside down.

American rugby import Ronan Dempsey’s partying is trashing both his reputation and his game—and risking his chances for making the US Olympic team. He needs to clean up, and the pool house belonging to a family friend is the perfect place to hideaway. No. More. distractions. Which is exactly when a gorgeous, pink-haired hellion knocks Ronan on his ass…

The chemistry is instantaneous, charged, and absolutely, completely, totally off-limits. Proximity makes temptation nearly impossible to resist. Now it’s a deliciously torturous game of pushing boundaries and holding out. It’s just a matter of time before someone breaks…

My Review 

Playing it Tough by Amy Andrews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars  🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

What an unexpectedly emotional love story. I was not prepared for this one to hit me in the feels but it did. Orla and Ronan are one of those stories that will stay with me forever.

Cosmetic tattoo artist Orla Stewart once lived a nomadic party life. But after the death of her sister, she completely turned her life around and adopted a healthy lifestyle. Even giving up men. Through her work, she finds herself house-sitting an amazing home. Until someone turns her life upside down.

Ronan Dempsey an American player, for the Sydney Smoke, has spent some time partying and it's starting to affect his game. There are goals he'd like to achieve and figures it's in his best interest to clean up his act. Most importantly no sleeping around and all the guys are taking bets against Ronan.

Ronan needs to find temporary housing and a family friend offers her pool house. It's the perfect place to avoid distractions until he finds himself knocked to the ground by a gorgeous, pink-haired woman.

The chemistry and attraction is off the charts. The proximity makes the temptation hard to resist but neither wants to break first.

Thanks so much to the author, Entangled and NetGalley for this ARC to review.



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