Play Boy: A Bad Boy Friends-to-Lovers Romance

Blue Collar Bachelors, Book 2

By: Cassie-Ann L. Miller

Narrated by: Tor Thom, Anastasia Watley

Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

He's my best friend. He's a player.... And now, he wants me in his bed.  

Charlie Hartley is the thing that addictions are made of. At least that's what I've heard from the parade of desperate women who've gone through his bedroom's revolving door. Brash and unapologetic, tattooed and insanely handsome. I'm sure there's a Charlie Addicts Anonymous meeting taking place somewhere in the great state of Illinois as we speak. 

 I've become really good at keeping him at arm's length and keeping my silly crush under control. After all, it's a skill I've been perfecting since the first time he stood up to a bully for me back in the 8th grade.  

But when he offers to escort me to my 83-year-old grandmother's wedding, I start seeing him in a new light. Maybe there's more to him than that smoking hot body and those playful, flirtatious eyes.  

Now, we're growing closer, crossing lines, shattering boundaries. I've strutted out of the friend zone and straight into his bed. But that's perfectly fine because I'm a tough girl. I can manage a juvenile, little crush. And there's no chance that a guy like Charlie will start catching feelings for me.  

One drunken night of hot sex won't change our friendship.... Will it?  

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Cassie-Ann L. Miller (P)2019 Tantor

When you love the player, play the game to win!

Nova and Charlie have been friends since childhood. She was his sister’s best friend and he was her protector from bullies. Now they’re closer because his sister has married his best friend and Nova meets that need. Charlie is also a player and Nova pities his conquests, knowing that he is a ‘one & done’ guy. Nova swears that she will never become one of those women. Then she takes Charlie as her plus one to a wedding...and the lines become blurred. Can Charlie give up his player ways and settle down with Nova? Can Nova shed her insecurities and let Charlie into her heart? Loved this friends-to-lovers story and look forward to more in the series.
Narration team was on point and you’re pulled into the story.
I voluntarily accepted a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

New to this author

This is the 1st book I have read by this author. The book had promise but the weak, immature, fearful main female character’s personality was disgusting. I favor strong, handle my business female characters not scared little girls. Doubt I will read any more from this author.

Reformed Playboy best friends to Lovers

Best friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes! This book did NOT disappoint!

good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

The male narrator is absolutely awful ...

The book itself isn’t bad, pretty similar to other books I’ve read by this author. The female narrator was pretty good but the male narrator was awful. I only made it Halfway through the audio book, I couldn’t even finish it. Don’t waste a credit. Read it on Kindle instead!

ok story

The story was had good homes and ideas lease characters reasons or being who they were was not address fully. it was glazed over and never really dug deep. Great ideas but execution needed a little tweaking. The female voice performance was great. The male voice performance was too flat. It was too much of the same for the entire thing. They only time the performance picked up was when he was performing as a woman but as a man it was monotone. It lacked a full personality ....the personality that the words were describing and I simply was not convinced by the performance. Overall it was ok. A sweet story with some interesting choices.