Play Calling

Kate Donovan

Aug 2016 · Play Makers Book 5 · Beyond The Page

About this ebook

Fans of football romance will love this new book in the Play Makers series by Kate Donovan!

 

Daniel Riga, the controversial head coach of the Portland Lancers, has the same rule for press conferences as for anything else during football season: football only. The man doesn’t even date except in the off-season. So why are these reporters asking about some sociologist who inexplicably called him a zombie in her latest newspaper column? On the Lifestyles page, no less!

 

Noelle Sharpe is mortified that her words have been taken out of context, since her tongue-in-cheek point was that zombies focus on a single obsession—eating brains—but a brilliant, vibrant man like Daniel Riga should broaden his horizons past football-only. Her attempt at apologizing in print only leads to another round of jokes at the handsome coach’s expense, so she tracks him down for an in-person apology.

 

As frustrated as he is with this zombie nonsense, Daniel goes wild for Noelle and they end up in bed. Unfortunately, it’s football season, so he asks her to wait for him until the off-season. By now, she’s so crazy about him, and so worried she’ll cost the Lancers their season by distracting him, she readily agrees.

 

Zombies consume brains. That’s all they do. And Daniel Riga consumes football. That’s all he does. Or at least until Noelle Sharpe writes her way into his life and gives football some serious competition.

 

Praise for Play Date:

 

“Sean and Tess’s story pulled me in right from the start and had me flying through the pages in search of what I hoped to be a very steamy happily ever after . . . and I am happy to report I found that . . . and so much more!!” —Reds Romance Reviews

Ratings and reviews

This was my first Kate Donovan book, but I really, really enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for any kind of sports romance and this one was no exception. While this was the sixth book in this series, the fact that I had not read any of the previous five did not detract from my enjoyment of this book at all. Daniel Riga is the new coach of the Portland Lancers and he is known for being "married" to his job. During the season he does nothing but focus on football, save for the token funeral or wedding he might need to attend. The one thing he vows he'll never do is date during the season. As soon as the off-season starts, dating is fair game, but it's well known that he doesn't bend on that fact. When Noelle Sharpe writes about Coach Riga in her sociology column in the local paper, she has no way of knowing that what she intended to be a compliment was going to cause a firestorm for the new coach and put her in not only the limelight, but also a stick situation with a co-worker at the paper. When Noelle seeks Coach Riga out to personally apologize to him for all of the things that have gone down, she expects to speak to him and never see him again. What she doesn't expect are the feelings he elicits in her and the sparks that fly immediately between the two of them. Will Daniel change his ways and decide that dating during the season is really okay? Or will the two of them stick to an agreement they come up with to wait until the off-season? And, with the sparks that flew between them, is that even possible? I really enjoyed all of the characters in this book, Daniel and Noelle for sure, but also the cast of characters around them. I definitely will be checking out more of this author's work, both her back catalog and also any books she releases in the future! **Book provided by NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review**

About the author

Kate Donovan is a Niners fan, a wife, a mother, a lawyer, and an author. She has more than thirty books and novels to her credit, publishing in genres including fantasy, historical romance, legal thriller, romantic suspense, and young adult science fiction. Play Calling is the fifth book in her Play Makers series, following Playing for Keeps, Play Date, Power Play, and Playing for Kicks. You can visit Kate’s website at www.katedonovan.com