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    First Down: Beyond the Play, Book 1
    First Down: Beyond the Play, Book 1
    First Down: Beyond the Play, Book 1
    Audiobook8 hours

    First Down: Beyond the Play, Book 1

    Written by Grace Reilly

    Narrated by Kyle Adams and Olu Sade

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSpotify Audiobooks
    Release dateAug 29, 2023
    ISBN9781669662037
    First Down: Beyond the Play, Book 1

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    • 3/5
      I 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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    • 1/5
      Boring to listen it's a basic concept not much else
    • 5/5
      Well written story. Very believable characters. A little spice but still pg 13. The story is easy to listen to with great narraters.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this! It was so cute and steamy and had the perfect college angsty feels. Always love when fake dating occurs when the feelings are already brewing beforehand! And James was just *swoon* Looking forward to the next book in the series!
    • 5/5
      I liked it a lot, but it could have been a little more spicier in my opinion.
    • 1/5
      Stopped reading after chapter 5. The MMC is way too full of himself, expecting every woman including the dean to swoon over him.
    • 2/5
      It was okay...yeah, it was okay. That's all I have to say.
    • 3/5
      This book was cute and fluffy with a little spice.
    • 4/5
      Cute story line, had me at the edge of my seat!
    • 5/5
      Such 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!
    • 5/5
      Excellent book .. great characters .. lots of twists! And turns
    • 3/5
      3.5 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.
    • 5/5
      The narrators really brought out the best in Bex and James. I loved this book! I’m already listening to the next one.