Dirty Games (Florida Devils 1) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 24, 2022.

When I accepted my dream job across the country, my boyfriend went into planning mode, even arranging for us to live with his uncle until we could get our own place. So, imagine my surprise at the airport when he dumps me, leaving me to go to Florida alone.

Armed with only an address and entry codes, I make the move without him, and am totally unprepared when I come face-to-face with my new roommate, Zayn North—professional football’s notorious, womanizing bad-boy. I do my best to keep my distance from the beastly man, but one kiss changes everything and I definitely want more.

Disclaimer:

This book is intended for an adult audience due to strong language and naughty situations. This book revolves around a curvy, sassy heroine and a possessive alpha male.

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REVIEW:DIRTY GAMES is the first instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, adult FLORIDA DEVILS erotic, romance series. This is thirty-four year old, NFL football player Zayn North, and twenty-four year old, production assistant Vivi’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Zayn and Vivi) DIRTY GAMES follows our heroine, Vivi, as she journeys to Florida for the start of a new job. Dumped at the airport by her boyfriend Robert Estell, Vivi struggles with what was, and what will never be, only to realize she has no place to live in Jacksonville Florida but the estate of her ex’s uncle Zayn North. Having no idea as to the who and what of Zayn North, Vivi will quickly discover that her ex’s uncle is a star player with the NFL’s Florida Devils, a player currently embroiled in his own personal nightmare. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Zayn and Vivi, and the potential fall-out as Zayn is forced to keep Vivi at a distance, a distance neither one is willing to obey.

Zayn North has been followed by scandal for the better part of a year, and the Florida Devils have ‘ordered’ our hero to stay out of the public eye including no relationships for the foreseeable future but the arrival of Vivi, his half-nephew’s ex-girlfriend, stirs something deep within Zayn North, something he struggles to keep contained in the face of living under the same roof. Vivi has no where to live now that she is no longer in a relationship with Robert. Thankfully, Zayn North has agreed to allow our heroine to stay until she can find a place of her own but another scandal is brewing and Zayn is about to place them both in the direct line of fire.

The relationship between Zayn and Vivi is a forced proximity in that Vivi is currently living with our story line hero. Zayn North knows that is his relationship with Vivi is revealed, he will be facing a possible suspension, and the loss of the woman he wants to claim as his own. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Zayn’s best friend and neighbor Beckett; wardrobe assistant Bella; Vivi’s ex boyfriend Robert Estell; and movie star Gia Whitt.

DIRTY GAMES is a story of friendships and relationships, obsession and love. We learn a little bit about both Zayn and Vivi’s family histories, both from similar backgrounds and heart breaking youth. The premise is entertaining and captivating; the romance is seductive and steamy; the characters are charismatic, strong-willed and energetic. DIRTY GAMES ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs.