Alright coming right out of the gate, I’ve got to admit something. I didn’t like Trace for the first part of this book. He was too silly and immature. HE GROWS ON YOU. Don’t make the mistake I did and let it take you until over halfway through the book before you warm up to him, because honest to god, he’s amazing. Holy crap. He is incredible. Yes, he’s a bit of a child sometimes. He loves making sex jokes, and talking about himself, and picking on his brother (don’t even get me started on that), but overall he’s truly something special. All he wants is to be loved by the right woman. 

Okay so Hollis, our leading lady, is the daughter of Trace’s boss. Trace is a famous baseball player. He runs into Hollis when she accidentally gets off of the elevator on the wrong floor in the stadium. He can’t resist but drown her in his attempted charm. She won’t have any of it. She throws back sass at him and runs away. He’s immediately intrigued. Then when he finds out that she dated one of his teammates? The biggest jerk of them all? Oh NOW we’re talking! He cannot resist but meddle in other people’s issues. So just to be clear, this is a sports romance but it’s also a fake relationship. Hollis pretends to be Trace’s girlfriend so he can take her to meet his parents and please his mom. Trace pretends to be Hollis’ boyfriend to “save” her from her asshole ex who is a member of Trace’s team. Hollis is a book editor, she’s a little nerdy, and definitely has her guard up around athletes after the experiences she’s had. She just can’t shake Trace, though. They are perfect together. She calms him down and he helps her relax.

One of my favorite moments of this book is towards the end when Hollis goes over to Trace’s house for the first time. He does renovation work on the side and completely remodeled and renovated the house he lives in. I mean, just hearing him talk about the bathtub literally had me drooling. I need one just like that. Back on track – he goes out of his way to make her feel special. He wants to do things right for her to show her that he cares. He wants her for more than just her body and it’s so so so sweet. God I love him so much! I cannot wait for the next book in this series about Trace’s brother, Tripp! GIMME GIMME!! Loved this one!! 4 stars!