Review: Beginning of a beautiful relationship...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
Cassie Wainwright never met he father, she thought he just didn't care, but what she didn't realize was that he never even knew that she existed.  Determined to get to know her father as well as the two younger sisters she just found out about, she heads out to Santa Fe where he coaches a professional football team.  Her plan is to take a leave of absence from work, create relationships with her new found family, and return home.Enter Trey Owens, a professional quarterback for the Santa Fe Bobcats.  He is tired of being the center of attention and having girls fawn all over him only because he's a professional athlete so he dons a disguise and heads to a bar with a buddy.  This is where he meets Cassie and she has no idea who he is.  She's just looking for a good time for one night before she meets her dad and her entire life changes forever.  Trey is just looking to hook up with someone who is interested in him for him not for his job title or net worth.  Little do either of them know that fate has intervened and they will run into each other again.After finding this title on Netgalley I knew I had to read it and boy am I glad that I did.  This was a great read with heart, angst, family drama, and the right amount of hot steamy sex for a contemporary romance.The relationships in this book seemed so true to life to me.  I enjoyed how Cassie and her sisters got to know each other (good and bad). I can so see everything that happened happening.  The relationship between Cassie and her father had me so upset at times I swear steam was coming out my ears, and other times it had me in tears.  This was a great portrayal of a family's ups and downs with emotions so raw and so real.There were laugh out loud moments and  real life situations which made reading this very believable. I also liked that situations, like one that dealt with alcohol, was handled in a way that my own sister would have handled it when I was that age, it seemed pretty true to life and not just some fantasy read.The characters were all very likeable, even Tabitha...well ok not likeable but she had her moments.  I believe some of these characters definitely need their own story which I hope is in the works...like Anya (she's a trip), Stephens, and Cassie's little sisters..all such interesting characters that I became invested in them right away.I would have liked to read a bit more about Cassie's mom especially about when she told her about her dad Ken.  I wasn't crazy about the ending, I wish it would have been longer with more detail of what happens in the future.All in all I thought this what a really good book, one that grabs your attention right away and keeps you interest all the way through. If you love stories with heart and heat (especially sports related romance)  you will definitely want to pick this one up.  I know I'll be looking for the next book in the series as this is a beginning of a beautiful relationship between me and this author... Great read Ms. Murray!**Received copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**