PLAYING FOR KEEPS by A.C. ARTHUR

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Delano “Del” Greer plays by the rules at all times. Especially after a scandal ruined his career at the police department and threatened to destroy his family’s reputation in his hometown of Providence. Now, he’s focused on establishing Game Changers as a reputable sports bar. Once a staunch adversary of social media, Del puts the success of the bar first and gives it a try, using a fake name of course. When his trial run quickly lands him in a steamy online affair he’s happy to play along, until he learns that the woman on the other end of those hot text messages is his sister’s best friend.

Working alongside her father at his auto body shop since she was six years old, Rylan Kent is the polar opposite of her beauty pageant winning sister. She’s been best friends With Terra Greer for about the same amount of time. So imagine Rylan’s surprise when she inadvertently learns the identity of the guy who responded to her drunken chat and continued to share explicit ways he could bring her pleasure. Now, Rylan has no idea how the temperamental and all-about-keeping-up-appearances Del is going to react when he finds out the woman he’s been talking sex with is actually the one he called “greasy-peasy” all through high school.

Release Date: September 15, 2020

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This town of Providence has some drama and I am here for it.

I know the book is about Rylan and Del learning how to love and becoming a couple, but I was intrigued how the story takes a slice of what is happening in real life America and weaves it into their romance. The pressures and expectations of parents, family, and friends on your life. Or the inherent racism that still exists. Or the basic falsehoods that some people report about POC. All done in a way that not only brings more awareness of these types of stereotypes but also works well with the story line.

Hopefully there are more books coming in this series, because I’ve become intrigued by the small cast of characters and look forward to their stories.

Favorite Scene: Chapter 11

Friday night at the bar.