Review: sweet romance, overcome adversity
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
Originally Reviewed For: Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and FantasyWhat would you do if suddenly a man started pounding on your door accusing you of being a gold digger? That suddenly you are being accused of claiming that your son is the love child of a famous athlete? That not only is this the case but that YOU are the one who leaked it to the press? How would you handle this? Shelly Munro poses just that in Playing to Win.Kate Alexander has struggled to overcome an abusive relationship. Working hard to offer a good life to her son.. the child her sister gave birth to and loved so dearly before she died of cancer. A Strong woman who has survived a lot of grief. But finally her life is going wonderfully. That is until this lunatic started pounding on her door accusing her of all sorts of really remarkable things.Lane Gerrard is at the peak of his career, an international rugby player who has just returned to play for the home team. Local boy makes good. The last thing he needs is to be accused of fathering a child ten years ago.. then neglecting that child. To say he is livid is putting it mildly. That is until he sees his "child" knowing that if he's not the father, someone in his family is. Now all he has to do is figure out who? and How? and maybe convince sexy Kate Alexander to work with him.A hard journey for all three of these individuals, Lane, Kate and young Jamie.. just who is his father? Who leaked this information to the press? And who is now stalking Kate? Is this about Lane, Kate or Jamie? Lots and lots of questions and plenty of fingers to point..Ms Munro kept me guessing right up to the end.. With every new circumstance I was convinced I knew who the villain was.. that is until I turned the page. And believe me I added everyone to my list of suspects.. Old Friends, Family, New Friends, Agents, Customers... the list goes on..Through it all, Kate and Lane's relationship grew. This was not a one and done, it was a wonderfully sweet romance that grew out of insanity. Two, three, individuals with a common goal. Finding the truth. And slowly falling in love.ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Secrets of Playing to Win, provided by netgalley.