JOCK ROW
JOCK HARD SERIES – Book 1
By Sara Ney
Release Day – May 3
Scarlett is always the sensible one: The sober driver. The planner. The one holding your hair back while you're worshiping the porcelain gods.
Week-after-week, she visits Jock Row with her friends—the universities hottest party scene and breeding ground for student athletes. And if keeping her friends out of trouble, and guys out of their pants, was a sport, she'd be the star athlete.
Being a well known jock-blocker gets her noticed for all the wrong reasons; just like that, she's banned from Jock Row. NO GUY WANTS A GIRL AROUND WHO KEEPS THEIR JOCK FRIENDS FROM GETTING LAID.
"Rowdy" Wade is the hot shot short-stop for the university's baseball team—and the unlucky bastard who drew the short straw: keep little Miss Goody Two-Shoes out of the Baseball House.
But week-after-week Scarlett returns, determined to get inside.
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EXCERPT:
Jesus Christ, she has a dimple in her damn cheek.
Jesus Christ, she has a dimple in her damn cheek.
I’m a sucker for those.
She shoots me a tentative smile, ass parked on the stoop, back propped against the wooden siding of the house.
It’s obvious that she’s blushing by the way she ducks her head, glancing down at the floor, the soft glow from the two busted lamps illuminate the crown of her head.
The porch lights are busted and rusty, needing their bulbs changed, one flickering—the other just about to burn out. It makes the entire place look like a goddamn Halloween fun-house, casting a weird glow on the girl’s smooth, pale skin.
And her pretty dimple.
Stop staring at it, dipshit.
I cast my glance at her outfit, doing my best to analyze her under the dim lights; she must have been sweaty inside the house; I got a good look at her before convincing her to follow me, but still study her as if seeing her for the first time.
Both of her boots are tucked under her legs, and she sits, cross-legged on the ground. Blows out a frustrated puff of air that translates into a billowing stream of steam.
“So.” She wraps her puffed sleeved arms around her knees, hugging them tight. Shivers. “Now what?”
Her prim ponytail is jaunty, bobbing when she tilts her head to gaze over at me.
“Now I babysit you.”
“Lovely. We can bond.”
I position my large body against the railing, giving it a gentle shake to make sure it’s sturdy before supporting all my weight on it. It’s solid and secure and is going to get real uncomfortable real fucking fast if I have to stand here all night.
The girl raises her brows at me. They appear black in this light; full and arched expertly. “Have you babysat anyone before?”
“No one I managed to keep alive,” I joke. “A few cousins my parents forced me to watch a few times; never would feed them but would occasionally throw out a dog bone so they wouldn’t get hungry.”
She smiles, dimple denting the smooth right side of her face. “Is that what you have planned for me?”
I raise my empty hands. “I’m fresh out of Scooby snacks. Guess we’ll both have to starve.”
“Sorry you have to sit out here.”
“Really?” I sound hopeful. “No one is forcing you to sit out here.”
Her light laugh is quiet. “Fine. I guess I’m not that sorry.” She bites down on her lower lip. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t enjoying your discomfort—just a little bit.”
“Gee, thanks.”
My Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Rowdy" Wade, caption of the baseball star, finds himself tasked with keeping Scarlett Ripley, "the cock block", as the guys on his team like to call her, out of the baseball house. This quirky, sassy, girl doesn't fit the typical mold of the girls that party on Jock Row. With her big winter clothes, and knack for not falling for stupid Jock pick up lines.
Spending the night out in the cold isn't something either wants to do. But Scarlett is persistent, and Rowdy is curious. So each Friday, they find themselves on the porch of the baseball house. Getting to know each other and uncovering who the other is behind the stereotypical notions they had for each other.
Scarlett stopped coming to Jock Row to party, since the first time she was kicked out. Now she is drawn there, to get to know the strong and sexy "Rowdy" Wade. With his goofy charm, and the easy way it is for them to be together. Rowdy, kept Scarlett away from the parties each week, for selfish reasons. He wants all of Scarlett's attention. He finds himself fascinated by everything she does, and wants all the time he can get with this beautiful girl, who is slowly becoming his best friend.
I LOVED the slow build of their romance. They become unlikely friends, bonding through silly games. The way they slowly start discovering the attraction that was simmering under the surface of their new found friendship. And how it was stronger than either was prepared for. Was so damn swoon-worthy.
I loved Rowdy and Scarlett's interactions. They were funny and very sexy. This book stole all of my attention. Every moment Scarlett and Rowdy had was so entertaining to read, and I just couldn't get enough of this page turning, sweet romance.
·I was provided a ARC by Ink Slinger PR·
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced latte's, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British.
She lives with her husband, children, and her ridiculously large dog.
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