Book Description:
I'm naturally gifted on the field and between the sheets. With flashy cars and enough media attention to put the Royal Family to shame, I’m the definition of Most Eligible Bachelor.
Every man wants to be me and every woman wants to tame me. Until Camila.
The moment I lay eyes on her, I know I have to have her.
She wants to keep me at arm's length.
I want her naked in my bed.
She thinks our worlds are too different.
All I want her to think about is screaming my name.
She says I’m bad news.
I have three weeks to prove her wrong.
Buy Links:
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2d2OQWj
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2d5HG5o
iBooks: http://bit.ly/ThePlayeriBooks
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/THEPLAYERBN
Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 3.5 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“She wasn’t my New York Girl. She
was my game changer.”
Claire Contreras is one author that I can guarantee will
deliver a fabulous read and while I personally didn’t love, love, love this one
she still took me on a journey. From the moment this cover was revealed all
heads were turned, after all, he made quite the impact…but who is The Player?
The Player is Warren Silva, he was a football (soccer) player
in the UK and played for Manchester United. He was American but had been sent
away from home when he was fourteen years old. Warren was at the top of his
game, played for a great team, adorned many a billboard and had more money than
he knew what to do with. With fame and fortune comes the ladies and this was something
that Warren certainly made the most of, but this was born from a broken heart
as his fiancée had cheated on him with a team mate.
“I’d give up everything to chase
moments with the right woman.”
Warren is back in New York for three weeks, his estranged
ailing father is ill and he wants to try and build bridges and he also needs to
keep track of his investments. One of his investments is in a ruthless real
estate business that is keen to redevelop the poorer areas much to the
detriment of the current residents and business owners. It is at one of these
meetings that Warren meets Camila.
Camila was a beautiful character inside and out. Camila worked
for a non-profit bringing safe places to play to youngsters in the rough areas,
the under privileged to keep them away from the trouble on the streets. She
loved her job and while it didn’t make her rich, it enriched her soul even
though the student debts, her rent and bills swallowed up the majority of her
earnings. Camila though made the best of what she had. As a child Camila had
been on both sides, the poor and the affluent. Coming from the Dominican her
family had started with nothing, her father then got a dream job, but it was
only a dream for a while, a job that ended up with her father being
incarcerated.
When Warren and Camila’s paths cross Warren is immediately enamoured,
but he soon realises that Camila is not like a groupie, for the first time in
his life he has found a woman who knows nothing about football and knows
nothing about him at all. With her “I couldn’t care less” attitude towards him
Camila only makes herself more attractive and although he is being made to work
at it for the first time in his life, he is relishing the chase and boy does
Camila make him work.
“I don’t want to want you this
much.”
Warren and Camila actually get along like a house on fire,
while they are total opposites, together they did work. Taking it slow in the
beginning lasted days and before long she is on a plane to Manchester to see
Warren in action. For me personally, the first half of this book was a tad
slow, it didn’t hold my interest for some reason but because it was Claire
Contreras I carried on. While the pacing was slow the actual development of
their relationship was rapid and I think it was this that made me not connect
to them as a couple.
For me, Camila stole this book, she was such an endearing
character and no matter the person, no matter the trouble she was always there.
The underlying message of family values and loyalties was the message that rang
the loudest and clearest for me. A family decimated from betrayal, yet came
together, still had each other’s back and most importantly forgave.
The second half of this book was engaging, I was a lot more
invested in their story and couldn’t wait to see what would happen and how/if
long distance was the way their relationship was going to go. With a little
angst, a fabulous heroine and a swoony hero whose heart is in the right place
there is something for everyone in this book. While it was predictable it left
me with the warm and fuzzies which is what I love in a romance.
Author Social Media Links:
Website: www.clairecontreras.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ccontrerasbooks
Twitter: @claricon
Insta: @ClaireContreras
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