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Play Along

by Liz Tomforde

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Windy City #4·✓ Series Complete

Why Read This?

You'll believe in finding genuine love through personal growth and unexpected support.

Synopsis

Kennedy I’m the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors, and after years of putting up with a sexist lead doctor, I’m desperate to land my dream job with a new team next year. All I have to do is maintain my professional reputation for my final season in Chicago. But a Las Vegas run-in with the team’s shortstop threatens it all, leaving me with a fuzzy memory and a ring on my left hand. Now, not only am I legally bound to the most persistent man I’ve ever met, but thanks to Isaiah’s scheme to save my job, I have to pretend the whole thing was a planned elopement and not a drunken mistake. Isaiah Rhodes is reckless, impulsive, and frustratingly charming. He’s also my brand-new husband. They got the saying wrong. What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas… sometimes it follows you right back home. Isaiah As the shortstop for Chicago’s professional baseball team, I’ve had my fair share of fun. But that all ended the day Kennedy Kay became a single woman. I’ve crushed on the team’s athletic trainer for years. I’ve flirted to no avail, so imagine my surprise when I woke up in Sin City with a ring on my finger and my favorite redhead in my bed. We agree to stay married for one baseball season, just long enough to keep her job safe, but in my mind, I’m using our time together to prove to her I’m husband material. Kennedy might be reluctant to join in on our game, but it’s one I refuse to lose. So come on, wife… play along.

At a Glance

4.46 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

fake datingforced proximitymarriage of conveniencesports romanceworkplace romance

Mood

playfulemotionalheartwarminghopefulromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.46 ★

Page Count

384 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Jacob Morgan|Samantha Brentmoor

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

conversationalearnestbanter-heavy

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

moderate

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Heartfelt sports romance with fake dating tension that feels like a warm, supportive hug.

Characters

FMC Archetype

ambitious career womanloyal protectordamaged survivor

MMC Archetype

golden retriever

Relationship Dynamics

mutual piningslow burn

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

emotional / lovingplayful / funintense / passionate

Getting Steamy

praise kinkdirty talk (sweet/playful)aftercare on pageteasing control

Bringing the Heat

None
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World & Setting

World Type

contemporary

Primary Setting

workplace / officebig city / metropolis

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

bipoc libipoc mcworking class

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

anytime

When & Where to Read

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