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Playing to Win (A Play-by-Play Novel) Paperback – September 4, 2012

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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 422 ratings
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A football player has to let down his guard in this Play-by-Play novel from New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton.

Football star Cole Riley is notorious for doing as he pleases—on the field and off. He parties hard and fights harder, but if he doesn’t clean up his act, his career is over—so Cole reluctantly agrees to work with image makeover consultant Savannah Brooks. He’s not used to being told what to do, especially by some (admittedly hot) Southern belle. As for Savannah, she’s not convinced she can transform this cocky (and aggressively sexy) force of nature. But she’s determined to give it her best shot.

When the sparks start to fly, Savannah lays down the ground rules: no personal complications. If she can turn off the tingle she feels every time Cole gives her a hot stare with his gorgeous baby blues, he can turn off his desire as well. But for two people determined to have it all, a hands-off policy can only last so long before one of them yields.
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  1. Book 4 of 14
    Play-by-Play
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    308 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    September 4, 2012
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    042524783X
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0425247839
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“Jaci Burton’s stories are full of heat and heart.”—New York Times bestselling author Maya Banks

“Guaranteed to be a phenomenal series.”—Joyfully Reviewed

“[Jaci Burton] delivers the passionate, inventive, sexually explicit love scenes that fans expect.”—USA Today Happy Ever After reviews

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After spending too many years to count in the high stress business world, Jaci Burton is thrilled to be living her dream of writing passionate romance. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, who inspires her to create stories about sexy, stubborn alpha males who don't always do what the heroine wants them to.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (September 4, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 042524783X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0425247839
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
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Jaci Burton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of over eighty books, including the Play-by-Play sports romance series and the small town Hope series. She has been a RITA finalist in the Romance Writers of America contest, and she was awarded the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award. Jaci lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three tiny dogs who often deploy their saddest little puppy faces to keep her from writing. It usually works. For news about her upcoming releases, visit her at jaciburton.com

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LifetimeReader
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Books!
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2012
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Worth reading. Enjoy the story lines in the authors books. She does a good job. You will want to continue to come back for more books done by her. As a reader that is a big plus in my book. In my opinion, don't miss out. Well written and you will love the character or hate the character. The men have ego's and the women who break through the shell of their hearts to change their minds. Just great, so take the time and enjoy.
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Amy
4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best in the series, but still worth every page
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2012
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It can be difficult to remember that there is an actual story taking place in these books because the sex is so hot, and in the first two books, the hot scenes came early in the stories. In this book, the hotness doesn't happen until the story and the characters are more established, which can leave the more rabid fans feeling like they are missing something. I certainly felt that way, but I have to give credit where credit is due because Burton establishes the characters and the stakes long before the sex happens. This makes for a more flushed out story, where we know more about what there is to gain and lose, other than the relationship between the two of them.

I do have two main criticisms of this story. The first is Savannah's background. It will seem familiar because it is. It is the same background that Tara and Elizabeth have - family was never there for them growing up, they had to fight to make it on their own, and find that they not only made it through just fine, but they got the hot men, who forced them to open up about themselves. Yeah, these three women are carbon copies of each other.

The second criticism I have is that Burton attributes all of Cole's change to Savannah. That feeds directly into the romantic stereotype women have that they can change their men simply by loving them. From all accounts, Cole's behavior was built up over years, yet we are expected to believe one woman, in just a couple of months, changed all of that. There were no shades of the old Cole, no moments when Cole decided he really wanted this woman away from him because she's smothering him. Having those characteristics makes him more real because he's more flawed. It made it difficult for me to believe Cole's transformation because it felt so formulaic.

Nevertheless, Jaci Burton is still my favorite erotic romance author, and I still enjoyed this book. My favorite in the series is the first book, which I keep on my kindle for when I need that fix. :) This is not as much fun as the other books, but is still worth the read and will satisfy you when you want to follow the other Rileys and their ongoing lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2012
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I am a huge fan of Jaci Burton and she does not disappoint in this story.

Characters were relatable, sex scenes were steamy and well written. What more could you ask for?

I would receommend to anyone looking for an easy read with hot material.
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Tara FL
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE THIS SERIES!!!! A DEFINITE read; red hot moments but filled with love <3
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2012
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I am a HUGE FAN of Jaci Burton's Play by Play Series!!! You have to start at the 1st book to understand all of the characters that are included in each and every book. So start at the 1st book which is "The Perfect Play" and so forth. You can check out Jaci Burton's list of the other Titles of the Play by Play Series. Each book has been amazing!!
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Laura O
3.0 out of 5 stars I was hoping to give 5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2012
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** spoiler alert ** I was really looking forward to this book and couldn't wait to dig in when it quietly arrived in my Kindle app. I loved "The Perfect Play" and "Taking a Shot" but admit that I skipped "Changing the Game" because I don't like Liz's character at all. This story, though, just didn't capture me as much as I wanted. I liked the characters Cole and Savannah (but I didn't like her "Peaches" nickname) however I felt that the recipe for their coming together was too similar to the other books: emotional histories getting in the way; concerns of what others would think if they get together; and the lack of communication and misunderstandings.

It has been a while since I last read a Series book and I admit that it took me a bit to recall exactly all the past characters and their relation to Cole and Savannah. I fear the next Series book will add Cole and Savannah to the increasing population and possibly overcrowd the story with too many characters.

Jaci writes lovely sex scenes and never fails to disappoint in that department. Having Jed Hill's abs beautifully displayed on the book cover is a very nice bonus and adds to the imagery. However I felt having Savannah releasing her sexual frustrations by Chapter 2 was a bit rushed and probably should have happened later in the story.

I give 5-star ratings when a book captures my attention to the point that I don't want to put it down. The author has done their job and deserves all 5 stars. So, I wish I could give this story 5 stars as I did with Books #1 and #3 but I wasn't as enthralled. I ended up speed reading through the football game play descriptions and I think I did the same with the final love scene because it was already too similar to what happened with Cole and Savannah in earlier chapters.
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Bartender
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite so far in the series.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2014
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I really really loved Gavin and Liz's story so I didn't think it was gonna get better than that but I was wrong. You know Cole is a bad boy who is hard to tame but immediately when he meets Savannah, he knows he has meet his match!!! Their connection just gets stronger and stronger. The ONLY complaint I have about this book and somethings were a little repetitive for me. She says the same thing over and over and it gets a little old but the sex and the story line is amazing. READ THIS SERIES. You won't be disappointed!
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Marjolaine
5.0 out of 5 stars like reading books of Jaci Burton
Reviewed in Canada on June 3, 2014
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very good story. Will be reading more of her books. Like the series, hope there will be more to read for this series.
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Catherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2012
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I have now read all the books so far in this series and can't say how much I have enjoyed all of them. This book hooked me like all the rest of them. Great read and would recommend to anyone. Can't wait for the next book now..
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Danielle Miron
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2015
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Love the whole Play by Play series so far
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Kelly Wootton
4.0 out of 5 stars LOVE THE COVERS BUT MAYBE STORY GETTING OLD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2012
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I am a huge fan of this series and I love reading about the players plus there are no better covers on books for any series out there in my opinon, but this is book four in the series and this one for me was missing the sparkle these books normaly have, don't get me wrong I liked it, it had a good story and I liked Cole, Savannah drove me a little nuts in parts just too much teasing for me, but overall a good book I just hope next one has the fire back the sex scences weren't as hot (love the previous books for the hot sex scences and dirty talk) this was lacking in that department for me and the main leads just didnt have the omph that the other couples have had not the best of the series but not the worst book I have ever read

Cole Riley,a recent addition to the Traders,is an excellent player, but his big problem, he has a temper and doesn't get along with the media. so his coach and Liz his agent and previous character in the play by play series wants Cole to make some changes.they hire image consultant Savannah Brooks to do the job .

Savannah can see Cole isn't that much of a bad guy and that he has a sweet side and is dedicated to playing football. she can see he is a bit of a player with the ladies and enjoys partying way too much, but she feels she can help Cole be better.

Cole and Savannah are instantly attracted to eash other but Savannah is worried falling into bed with Cole will cost her her job so she keeps running after they share a hot kiss here and there (this drove me a little nuts ) Cole doesn't care about their working relationship and thinks they can keep the two separate, But Savannah also had a rough childhood and won't give her heart too easy for fear of being abandoned she starts to care for Cole but her job and her past make her hold out on giving her whole heart to Cole.

overall a good read I wanted it a bit more hotter with a bit more of a kick with the story but wont stop me ordering the next book due out next year
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Belinda Bridges
5.0 out of 5 stars Fab author
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2013
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Very good author, loved all the books in this series. Would recommend these to anyone at loves romance with a good storyline :)
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