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Force Play by Lo Everett

I don't know if it's the specific story elements or if it's a classic case of the author's writing and storytelling improving with every new book, but I loved this one too! All four so far have such different vibes but fit together within the Denver Bandits world. Dom has been wanting Indie since they met and hooked up during the first book, a face that wasn't confirmed until book 3. Now, she's quit her job without a plan and moved to Denver to be near her support system, which ends up being even more important once she eventually agrees to get the genetic testing to find out whether she has the genes that increase her chances of having cancer like her mom died from. Over and over, Dom steps up to be her friend and help her, all the while being honest that he has feelings for her and wants her. She just doesn't believe him at first because of her past hurt with a similar baseball guy, until she sees who he really is and lets herself fall. The health stuff was interesting in this one and I thought it felt well done (I don't have these specific experiences but from what I've heard and learned). The only thing that maybe I would have wanted different, and I understand why it wasn't the case, would be that she opened up to their friends sooner so the support system she moved there for could have been more present for her and just in the story in general. That said, it was great to see the group again, including my favorite Nana Janet who was in fine form as one of Dom's bingo buddies and continued companion of the girls at times. Also, Xavier's story was finally set up and I look forward to when it's released end of May. I also wonder if there will be another book since there is one more couple it feels like she's building towards, but maybe they'll have a side story in book five since she's always sort of been a tertiary character.