ARC received for an honest review

This is the first in the series that I have read, but The Game Plan can be read as a stand alone (though I will be going back and reading the first 2 books at some stage)

I wasn't sure what to expect with The Game Plan, however the blurb had me intrigued. And once I started, I just didn't want to put it down.

I loved the role reversal in this book. As it says in the blurb, it is rumoured that NFL player Ethan "Dex" Dexter is a virgin - hooray for it not being the naive virginal girl for a change. for once I didn't feel like rolling my eyes.

As we learn more about Dex, the reader can really understand why things are as they are. There is a depth to Dex that I wasn't expecting and that I really loved. He is an old soul in a young man's body. Ms Callihan did a wonderful job with this aspect of the story. it was sweet, it was heartfelt, and

Fi is his penguin. She is it for him - even if she doesn't know it... yet. She is not one for the limelight, despises being the centre of attention. But for Dex, well, he is a game changer.

There is a connection between Dex and Fi that can't be broken. They draw each other out of their self imposed shells, they open up to each other like they never have before. There is a depth of feeling between them that I swear, made me adore Dex more and more every page.

The road to love is never a smooth one, and more than once Dex and Fi's relationship is tested by outside factors. And while my heart cracked for them at these times, I just knew that they would fight it till the end.

I love love LOVED the banter between Dex and his team mates/college friends. Both on and off the field.

I also love the relationship between Fi and her sister Ivy, who is married to Dex's best friend Gray (from the previous book).

The Game Plan grabbed me from the first word, and now I am off to one click the previous two books.