Today we have the blog tour for Playing for Keeps by Ashley Bostock! Check it out and be sure to gab your copy today!
Blurb
CEO Justin Hollinsworth’s playboy ways have his board of directors in a tizzy. Apparently, him bedding a different beauty every night somehow offends the company’s morality clause. The penalty of which could be sharing his CEO title with his brother. So far, his billionaire status has bought him the upper hand. But time is running out. His only option is to find a wife and pretend to settle down, in hopes of appeasing his uppity board.
Who better to ask than his ex-best friend?
Mercedes Nicholson isn’t a careless business owner. When she fronted money to an associate, she trusted she would be paid back. That was her first mistake. She was fearing it would cost her a lifetime of work to dig herself out of that hole, when Justin came back into her life with an unconventional offer. One that might just save her business.
But Mercedes has a secret it will be impossible to keep hidden. To her, Justin was always more than a friend. He was the boy that stole her heart when she was a gangly eight year old. Now, she’s a grown woman with the desire to do unspeakably naughty things to him. Can she fake a marriage to the only man she’s ever loved? Or will real emotions get in the way of the perfect ruse?
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My Thoughts <3
Playing For Keeps is a Second Chance/Enemies to Lovers romance that shows you that sometimes you need to be honest with yourself and others, even it if it is hard. Miscommunication is definitely high up on the list for how relationships can be ruined. Lucky for our main characters (and us) a chance situation is going to thrust them back together, the question is what happens when the situation ends?!?
My heart aches for both Mercedes and Justin and all the pain they went through when they were growing up. Being best friends when they were growing up did NOT help Mercedes feelings for Justin and then everything imploded…. but you have to read the book to find out what happens in the present time for these two ex-best friends! All in all this was a heartwarming book that was enjoyable to read. I give it 4 outta 5 stars!
PS: Thank you to Ashley Bostock and Inkslinger PR for allowing me an advanced copy of the book to read and review honestly!
About The Author
Ashley Bostock was born and raised in Colorado where she currently resides with her husband, two children and her animals. She loves reading, writing, and music and is always trying to find more time in the day to incorporate all three.
Seeking an outlet and pursuing her life-long passion for writing, she began composing her first novel in 2013. She has traveled all over the world, but still has an extensive list of places she would love to visit. Anywhere near a sky-blue ocean will always be at the top of that list.
She carries a Bachelor’s Degree in History with a concentration in Elementary Education from Metropolitan State College of Denver. While she loves children, she now fears teaching, which probably has something to do with being a stay-at-home mom.
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