Hey lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Jaqueline
Snowe and her new book, “The Game Changer”!
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The Game Changer
by Jaqueline Snowe
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GENRE: NA Romance
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BLURB:
Pretending to date your best friend is always a good idea…right?
Wrong.
Greta
Aske has a lot on her mind, and a string of bad dates has her giving up on men,
at least for the time being. Her life contains a little too much drama, meaning
she needs a break and to save money and get good grades. The perfect solution
presents itself—pretend to date the campus playboy. That’ll keep the guys away
for sure.
Aaron
Hill is desperate to save his baseball career because, with his dad fighting
cancer, he damn well knows he can’t ask for a single penny from his parents.
Baseball is his past, present and future, so when a scandal threatens his
chance in the MLB, he turns to his best friend for help. A fake relationship
will keep him out of trouble. It’s perfect, really. Greta’s taking a break from
dating and Aaron needs to focus on training.
Nothing
could go wrong…as long as neither falls for the other. But when lines are
crossed, what’s real and fake blurs and the two are forced to face their fears.
Could Greta be the game changer Aaron needs?
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EXCERPT THREE:
We
each took a long swig, not breaking our eye contact. The gift in my pocket now
weighed ten pounds. My voice resembled a primitive caveman’s rather than my
normal tone. “I bought you a present.”
“What?” Her mouth curved up, her perfect white
teeth on display. “I love gifts!”
“Yeah. I know. I saw it and thought of you.
You might not like it. Well, maybe you will. I don’t know.” She bit down on her
lips, fighting a smile as I stumbled over my words. I chose to stop talking then
and there. I handed her the small package and watched as she opened it with a
wild expression in her eyes. Buy her presents all the time if she smiles like
that.
“Is
it a necklace?” she whispered, twisting the gold chain in her fingers. “What
does it say?” Suddenly, I broke out in a sweat. It was a terrible idea. The
worst. I tried to take it out of her hands, but she was too quick. “Is it your
name?”
I
nodded. “You heard Kenzie at brunch about what girls wear now. Girls should
wear their guy’s name around their neck. It’s a message, you know? I figured it
would be perfect for our ruse.” Her eyes dimmed, slightly, before she nodded.
“Yes. The ruse.”
“I can return it. Here, it’s stupid.” I tried
taking it from her again, but she shook her head.
“No.”
She pursed her lips and stood. She sat on the edge of my side of the booth and
put her back to me. She lifted her hair and exposed the nape of her creamy
neck. I gulped. “Help me put it on.”
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MY BOOK REVIEW:
This book was such an
exciting, fun, flirty, entertaining read!
This
is the second book I’ve read from the amazing writer, Jaqueline Snowe. Last year, I had the privilege of reading her
book, “Take a Chance on Me,” and I absolutely
loved it, so I was very excited to read her latest work, “The Game Changer.”
Mrs. Snowe’s writing style
and character development continues to impress me! Although her storyline’s may not always be a
new concept, she still finds a way to keep the story fresh, entertaining, and
exciting! Her ability to consistently establish
an instant connection between her characters and her readers is only further
proof of her talent.
This
book focuses on Greta, a college student, who has given up on men and all
their drama. So, she decides she needs
to just focus back on schoolwork and forget about guys.
This
book focuses on Aaron, a sexy, playboy, college baseball player and Greta’s best
friend. Unfortunately, he just had his
own social media drama scandal which could jeopardize his MLB chances and have his scholarship
pulled. His dad has cancer and family finances
are tight. Without his scholarship he would
not be able to play baseball or attend college.
His coach suggests that he stop partying, hooking up, and causing scenes; and that he needs to get stable and get “off the market” as his coach put it lol.
Aaron
asks Greta to be his fake girlfriend so he’ll be “off the market,” and will
help clean up his recently trashed reputation so his scholarship and future MLB plans will stay
intact. Greta agrees to help Aaron with this PR stunt
even though she thinks it’s silly and ridiculous at first, but she’s willing to
do whatever it takes for her friend. Will these two be able to pull off this fake
relationship? Will this fake
relationship turn into something more?
Will Aaron be able to stop his partying bad boy ways? Will Aaron lose his scholarship? Will Aaron and Greta end up together? No spoilers here!! But you definitely will want to read this
book and find out!!
I
really enjoyed reading this book! I
experienced so many emotions over the course of just 243 pages! From blushing over those hot and steamy
moments; to laughing out loud over silly, witty banter and hilarious nicknames;
to excitement and suspense while cheering for Greta and Aaron to be a real couple and make
it work! I felt like I was on the
journey with Greta and Aaron.
I liked the main
characters, Greta and Aaron. They were
totally relatable, likable, and realistic.
They were typical college students.
I think many readers will be able to easily connect with the characters.
I really liked Greta and Aaron together!
They were so adorable! Their
silly, playful, witty banter was beyond entertaining and led to many real
LOL’s!! Plus, their chemistry was just
off the charts!!! You could feel the
passion leap off the pages!! It was
obvious these two were meant to be together – for reals!!
I’ve always loved the friend to lovers’ storyline
angle as there is just something so innocent and romantic about it – and this
book did not disappoint in that department!
I think in many cases when a relationship is first built on a friendship
foundation it has a better chance of actually working out in the long-term.
This book also hit a bit
close to home for me as my mom has cancer.
Having a parent with cancer is – so many things!!! Mostly scary, upsetting (not at her of course;
at cancer), and difficult. It’s painful
to watch and feel helpless. It’s exhausting
going to dozens of doctor’s appointments, treatments, picking up medications,
etc. There is just lots of overwhelming emotions and chaoticness and many days it seems hopeless...
I loved that this
book was a sports romance book! Two of
my favorite things in a book! I loved
all the sports excerpts which were fun and entertaining. Even if you’re not a baseball fan, it’s not
overwhelming or difficult to follow the sports references.
This
book is Book Two in The Cleat Chasers Book Series. I had not read the first book before reading
this book, but I wish I had. There are
many references to the previous book and the characters significantly
overlap. It could technically be read on
its own as a standalone. I wasn’t
completely confused or lost. I just
occasionally felt out of the loop and that I was missing important information
about the characters and how they got to the point at where they are when book
two starts. So, I personally would
recommend reading the first book, before you start book two.
All in all, I really
enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely recommend it! I think all NA romance readers will like this
book - and this book series too! So, add
it to your TBR List and get to reading - you won't be disappointed!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Jaqueline Snowe lives
in Arizona where the "dry heat" really isn't that bad. She identifies
as a full-blown Gryffindor and prefers drinking coffee all hours of the day.
She is the mother to two fur-babies who don’t realize they aren’t humans. Her
life revolves around balancing her day job in education and her incessant need
to write and explore the world with her wonderful baseball-loving husband.
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Jaqueline ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing your book, thanks for providing the copy! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!! : )
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteHow many books have you written so far?
ReplyDeleteI will have seven published in August!
DeleteCan't wait to read this one!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting and leaving such a wonderful review!!!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any ideas for a sequel to the book?
ReplyDeleteAnother great book to discover. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteHow did you come up with the characters names in the book?
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