Playing for Keeps

A Novel

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

Narrated by: Lauren Sweet

Lambda Literary Award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a steamy Sapphic rom-com about two rival publicists who are forced to work together when their mega-famous clients—a popstar and a quarterback—begin to date.

Poppy Peterson’s life is finally back on track and she’s thriving as the publicist of the NFL’s most promising quarterback (and her childhood best friend), Cash Curran. So, she doesn’t appreciate when he makes an impulsive and public pass at America’s popstar darling, Lyric Adair. When Lyric’s notorious publicist Rosaline Sinclair reaches out, Poppy is ready to face her wrath, but instead learns that Lyric is equally interested.

As Cash and Lyric embark on their ill-advised whirlwind romance, Poppy and Rosaline are forced together, each determined to protect their own client from the other. Poppy is frustrated by Rosaline’s cool demeanor, while at the same time, as a legend in the industry, she’s determined to impress her. But, no matter what she does, she can’t shake the feeling that Rosaline doesn’t like her.

That is until one steamy night, when the two women contend with their unexpected feelings and begin a messy romance of their own. But with paparazzi, tabloids, and stalker fans nipping at their heels, Poppy and Rosaline’s loyalties will be tested in ways they could never expect.

A high energy, Sapphic, and deeply sexy romance, Playing for Keeps has everything readers expect from Alexandria Bellefleur and more!

Tropes:

• workplace romance
• forced proximity
• secret relationship
• found family
• hurt/comfort

LOVE IT!!!

Great storyline and not a boring moment. Listened to the whole thing without stopping. Count put it down!

Love the whole thing

Great characters, dialog, story lineand the narrator. They did a wonderful read.
I love that the author gave depth without overloading or bypassing the story line. Well done. I will be finding another read by this author hopefully with the same narrator.

My favorite Alexandria Bellefleur novel to date!

Oh wow, what a great novel. I love Poppy and Rosaline. Their story is sexy, sweet, funny and heartwarming.

Sooo good!

I absolutely loved it and I loved the characters especially Rosaline. There was just the right amount of build up and the “are we/arent we” wasn’t dragged out like other stories. A little predictable but such a great feel good story with the perfect level of angst and drama. Lauren Sweet did fantastic as always and the spice was delicious!

book 2?

so they want to get married in Vegas before the other two. I think we need a book too that starts with that as the prologue and then jumps to the other wedding. I think we need to book two. you can't leave it hanging like that but it was a lovely book