First Down: Beyond the Play, Book 1
Written by Grace Reilly
Narrated by Kyle Adams and Olu Sade
4/5
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About this audiobook
Tutoring the new star quarterback in exchange for a few fake dates won’t lead to anything more… right?
James
Football is my everything. I live, eat, breathe the sport. But when I transfer to McKee University to escape the distractions that nearly cost me my future in the NFL, I’m faced with another consequence: retake and pass the writing class I failed at my last college, or lose any chance I have at making it big. That’s where fellow senior Beckett Wood—gorgeous, stubborn, and just my type—comes in. She’s the key to my success in this class… but the price of her help is a fake relationship, and I never do things halfway.
Bex
I don't mess around with athletes, and at first glance, handsome, self-assured James Callahan is no exception. He wants me to help him pass the writing class we’re both stuck taking, but I'm too busy to take on yet another responsibility. But when his teammate--my cheating ex--won’t leave me alone, I realize I need to convince him I’ve moved on… and what better way than by pretending to be with James, who wants nothing to do with a real relationship?
Yet with every fake kiss, James pulls me deeper into a place that thrills and terrifies me.
Why does he make me feel alive like no one else has?
And why don’t I want it to end?
First Down is a spicy new adult sports romance with fake dating, dual POV, and a guaranteed HEA. It is the first in a series of linked, yet standalone, novels in the Beyond the Play series.
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Titles in the series (3)
First Down: Beyond the Play, Book 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breakaway: Beyond the Play, Book 2 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stealing Home: Beyond the Play, Book 3 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
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Reviews for First Down
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed majority of this book but the main male character, James, ruins it for me. The amount of time he sabotages his own life and future for girls is insane, in my opinion. I get the whole “in love” thing but a healthy love does not include self sabotage in situations that would have been just as fine without doing so. James loses himself in any female he is with.. his dedication as initially admirable but quickly turned to annoyance and gross. It became hard to continue reading/listening to every time. I’m sure the author had great intentions and this is no shade to her, she created a character that she desired but I personally could not stand him.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a cute story! I love fake dating but I loved that they didn’t hold the fake dating to heart, once they started having real feelings for each other they just went for it! James is such a good guy! The best really!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book .. great characters .. lots of twists! And turns
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/53.5 stars
This is an interesting, entertaining read. James and Bex are intriguing, relatable, fun, interesting, entertaining characters. There were aspects of this story that I really enjoyed and others that weren’t as good. I enjoyed these characters and their romance. I love the family aspect of the story, most of the time. The brothers added fun and poignant moments to the story. The secondary characters added to the fabric of the story.
I enjoyed the audio version and the narrators. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narrators really brought out the best in Bex and James. I loved this book! I’m already listening to the next one.