First and Goal

Branston Bandits, Book 3

By: Piper James

Narrated by: Cecily Foster, James Amherst

When I let my most embarrassing secret slip to the person I wanted it kept from most of all.

Damn you, tequila.

I'm a grown woman. I turned thirty this year, and I've been running my own business for the last decade, a dream I made a reality all on my own. I have an amazing group of friends. Life is good. I'm happy.

Well, except for one little problem I'm still a virgin.

How did this happen? How did I manage to live this long without ever making it past second base? I don't know. Maybe it just never felt right. Maybe I was waiting for something. Or someone.

When local football star Foster McKenna moves into my bed & breakfast for a long stay while his own house is being built, I know it's him. He's the one I've been waiting for. I'm finally ready to get rid of this V-card, once and for all, and Foster is just the man to divest me of it. I've been crushing on him for months, and now that were here, all alone in this big house.

But when a little liquid courage turns into a full-on bender, I accidentally let my secret slip. And all the things I liked about Foster his honesty, his integrity, his kindness and strength of will turn out to be the bane of my existence. Despite being obviously attracted to me, he won't give me what I want. He's trying to protect me. From him. From myself.

Well, screw that. If he won't rid me of this godforsaken virginity, I'll find someone who will. Then maybe he'll see me as a woman, and not some fragile flower he needs to protect.

Oh, but he doesn't like that idea.

Not one little bit.

©2023 Piper James (P)2024 Pink Flamingo Productions

Book 3 - Branston Bandits

This is book 3 in James' Branston Bandits. This book can be read / listened to as a standalone but the books in this series interconnect with characters. This book focus' on main characters Hadley and Foster. Hadley comes thru as the shy, innocent girl next door type while Foster is the tatted-up football player who can't / won't be tamed. I loved the dual narration and the dual point of view and felt both were done wonderfully well. I did find it hard to believe Hadley's lack of experience and while I understood it for the sake of the storyline it was so farfetched for me that it made it too fantastical for me. I do love the comradery that both Hadley has with her besties (loved some of those text conversations) and Foster's brotherhood with his teammates. I do wish we had gotten a bit more back story on these two and what made them the innocent and hard characters they were, but I loved how Foster fell and fell hard. His character growth was wonderful to watch and author James delivers both the sweet and the steam factor in this read to a perfect balance. Overall, a really good read and I'm super excited to see what's to come next from James.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I voluntarily provided this review.

First and Goal

First and Goal is the 3rd book in the Branston Bandits series. This book is about Foster and Hadley and is told from both of their points of view.

Foster is part of the Branston Bandits and has avoided relationships. He goes to the small town his teammates Riggs & Miles have settled down in and decides to settle down there. Hadley is the owner of the local bed & breakfast. When Riggs needs a place to stay while his house is being built he ends up staying her bed & breakfast.

I loved seeing Riggs grow and fall for Hadley. Both characters have been through things in the past. What happens when his house is finished? Will they get a happy ending together? I have enjoyed this series!

First and Goal

this book was to cute. if anyone deserves to be happy was this couple here. The shy and quiet girl that never had confidence in herself but was very beautiful. Then we have the gorgeous football God, that wasn't into have a relationship till he meet this beautiful shy woman. In the end they both got everything they wanted. I really loved there story.

This story really came to life!

I've read and loved this book before! Listening to it just took it to a whole new level! It made me want to go back and reread all of her precious books! So, do yourself a favor and listen to all the audiobooks she has and read all of her other books!

Hadley is the sweetest ever! I felt bad for her because she didn't believe she was beautiful. Foster was just what she needed. He helped her by showing her how worthy, special, beautiful, and wonderful she truly is. And Hadley returned the favor by showing him that he was worthy of love and it was something he could have in his life.

Even though Hadley turned out to be a virgin, this book had some amazing spicy scenes that worked their way up to PIV sex. I especially loved the fact that Piper James portrayed that losing your viriginty doesn't mean that it has to hurt. I always hate it when books make it seem like that is just something you have to deal with when in fact that isn't the case.

I can't wait to see what Piper James delights us with next:)

Shooting Your Shot!

Hadley was living her life voraciously through her friends’ smexy stories. They knew she was shy but nobody would have guessed her secret. When Foster Mckenna moves into the B&B he can’t deny the pull between him and Hadley but one drunken confession changes how he approaches this. I loved how gentle and kind he was with letting Hadley take a little bit of the lead and how their story unfolds. Narrators brought the characters to life.