Review: Sweet & Spicy Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2013
Unrequited love is one of my favorite types of romances, and this is what we have between Angie and Cade.Cade Reynolds is a famous NFL star quarterback, sidelined since his shoulder injury. When his old high school football coach calls in a favor, he can't say no. This man was his mentor and a father figure all in one. When he shows up back in his hometown, Harper Falls, he can't believe it when he lays on one of the most beautiful women he's ever seen. She's more than just a beauty though, this woman has brains. Something he learns by eavesdropping. She's the high school's resident math teacher. And as if that wasn't enough she's a sports fan, who quickly recognized him. Coming home seems to be paying off!Angie Peterson can't believe her eyes when she looks over at Cade Reynolds. He was the star quarterback, and popular homecoming king in high school, and Angie's unrequited crush. Sure they had some meaningful conversations about football & he was duly impressed when she came up with some brilliant strategies for the game, but he never really noticed a geek like her back then. Her talent for strategy and working out plays only went so far. And yet here he is in her hometown coffee shop eyeing her like she's a dying man's last meal, with hunger and lust in his eyes!When one thing leads to another they share a night of passion, one that Angie feels sure won't be repeated. What she doesn't count on is Cade being the hotshot stand-in head coach for her team. She's worked hard as assistant coach, but now that doesn't seem to make a difference when Cade steps in and takes a spot that should've rightfully been hers. Angie doesn't care if he is a celebrity NFL player, she's not about to go down without a fight! Let the sparks fly people, and the fun begin!I loved that with all this drama things never got frustratingly out of hand between Angie and Cade. Cade remained a sweetheart and a gentleman throughout the story and Angie was, thankfully, pretty levelheaded as well. These two had some smoking hot chemistry and fire in the beginning that had to be reigned in, because of their situation, but they could hardly keep their hands off each other even so!"As his mouth captured hers, she stiffened with surprise of indignation, maybe both. It didn't matter. He deepened his onslaught, not sure if he was trying to punish her or subdue her and not really caring which it was.....When she melted against him with a groan of surrender and met the stroke of his tongue with her own, he wanted to pump his fist at the sky and shout with triumph."Skin in the Game had a sweet romance with enough spice to get your heart racing, and an ending that put a big fat smile on my face. This is my first read by Jackie Barbosa, but it won't be my last!It seems that we get a second story in this world with Angie's best friend, Rachel, and Cade's best friend, Warren. Rachel is a physical therapist and Warren is a NFL quarterback with a serious injury who seems to have lost hope in a recovery. I can't wait to read that story!A copy of this was provided by Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!