Game On, Book 1
From the publisher:
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.
The GAME ON series by Kristen Callihan:
Book 1: The Hook Up
https://amzn.to/3XCOWNn
Book 2: The Friend Zone
Book 3: The Game Plan
Book 4: The Hot Shot
Book 5: Only on Gameday – Coming 2026
I liked another book from TikTok! Or BookTok! Or SpicyTok?? I never even heard of that one but it is enshrined in the blurb. And I get it – this is another very sexy read, so if you don’t like a lot of explicit sex in your books, look elsewhere. I was also surprised that I liked this as much as I did because the main characters are in college. I’m a librarian at a small, private university, and I supervise all the student workers. I am privy to a lot of their drama and I understand how serious it can get, so I don’t always want to read about more of it.
Callihan did a good job, got me involved with these characters and determined to see their happy ending. But there was so much angst before they got there! Drew is the star of the football team, the Heisman trophy winner, and most likely to go on to the NFL. He’s also a really good student, works hard, and apparently was a bit of a player but has come to use his time more wisely. Until he meets Anna.
Anna walks in to his class, sits near him, and there is magic in the air. At first, their relationship is purely physical. Anna has a lot of insecurities and is sure this man is going to use and then abuse her. She is wrong, but it takes Drew hundreds of pages to convince her, with a lot of sex along the way. Both of these characters are well-developed and more than the stereotypes one might assume. Their discord is serious at times, but eventually, they reach their happily ever after.
Note: This is the first book in a series, and right now, it is only available as an ebook or through Audible.
9/2024 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch
THE HOOK UP by Kristen Callihan. Canary Street Press (July 2, 2024). ASIN: B0CQD3LYX3. 354p.
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