Title: Blindsided
Series: By His Game #1
Author: Emma Hart
Release Date: January 12, 2015
From Emma Hart, the New York Times bestselling author of the Game
series, comes a brand new series where the game is realer, the tension
is tighter, the sex is hotter, and the stakes are the highest of all…
Two people. Two agendas. Two games.
What happens when the out-there It-Boy of football meets the secret It-Girl of fashion?
As
the daughter of Hollywood’s sweetheart, Leah Veronica can’t even buy a
coffee without finding her face on a magazine stand, so it’s no wonder
she’s launching her first fashion line in secret. With it debuting at
New York Fashion Week in just under a month, extra time in the spotlight
is the last thing she needs.
The son of the best quarterback the
league has ever seen, filling legendary shoes as the L.A. Vipers’
quarterback was inevitable for Corey Jackson. So was meeting Leah
Veronica—the first girl to hand him his ass without putting a hair out
of place.
Getting the handsome, prickly blonde into his bed
becomes his number one goal. But getting the sexy, over-confident
footballer the hell away from her becomes Leah’s—at least until she
realizes the best way to do that is to give him what he wants.
If only it was that simple.
When
Corey discovers who she is, and private photos of Hollywood’s finest
find their way online, everything they thought they knew is thrown into
disarray.
And when secrets are exposed and hearts are shattered,
they have to figure out if they’ve been blindsided by love or reality,
and if it’s worth running the extra yard to win the game they never
meant to play.
Having loved Dirty Secret, I was very interested in reading
more of Emma Hart's books, and a cocky athlete/daughter of Hollywood's
sweetheart story seemed like a good place to start. And this sexy and
funny story definitely was.
Leah Veronica knows what it's like to be in the spotlight. As the daughter of the
Grace Veronica, her name and face are easily recognizable. But she's
determined to make her own way, which is why she's so secretive about
her career as fashion's newest star.
Corey Jackson has no reason
to be secretive. He's young, good-looking and, as the quarterback for
the LA Vipers, a hot commodity. When he spies Leah, he knows he has to
have her. But sassy Leah isn't about to give in to his arrogant charm.
Her career is on the line and she can't afford anyone to know that she's
the force behind her upcoming clothing line.
Corey's working on
winning her heart when Hollywood's elite are targeted by a celebrity
hacker and secrets threaten to break; now Corey has to prove to his girl
that he can be trusted and that football is the only game he's playing.
I wanted to love Blindsided.
I liked it, very much, but there was something about Leah I struggled
to connect with. I never really understood her urgency about keeping her
secret. It seemed....*hmmm* unrealistic? I found it difficult to
believe no one else knew (if she's as "famous" as it's made out, I feel
like the connection would have been made well beforehand). Plus, the
fact she didn’t confide in her best friends bothered me. Why not trust
them, especially Cole?
However, I found her banter and chemistry
with Corey to be exceptional. Her sass and feisty, kind of prickly
attitude toward Corey were fun and kept Leah interesting. Blindsided was an excellent book when it focused on them together, both before and after they started getting it on. And a lot of that has to do with Corey. He says it best himself:
“I’m the best kind of gentleman, darlin’. I’m polite in public and filthy in private.”
And
he was that. He was definitely that. His cocky demeanor was charming
and I really wanted a bit more, a bit better for him at times than the
seemingly ungrateful Leah.
In the end, I found myself
thoroughly invested in this book. I kept reading it long after I should
have stopped and thought about it during those moments when I wasn't. I
loved the secondary characters enough to want to read more from them and
I smiled a happy smile when I reached the end of Leah and Corey's
story. Yep, I definitely want to read even more of Ms. Hart's work.
Blindsided is the first book in the By His Game series. No cliffhanger.
~ Review by Beth
Leah
Veronica, daughter of America’s sweetheart, secret designer of the
highly anticipated Lea V fashion line, needs more publicity as much as
she needs a hole in her head. Leah can’t buy a cup of coffee without
paparazzi in her face, so she avoids being in the public as much as
possible.
Corey Jackson, star quarterback of the LA Vipers,
self-proclaimed man-whore, wants to get Leah underneath him and in his
bed. He’s about to step up his game to make it happen.
So, what
happens when Leah and Corey find themselves truly attracted to each
other? Is there really a winner and a loser in this game? Has the game
changed from bedding the babe and leaving the quarterback to something
more like winning in love?
Leah and Corey are like oil and water,
fire and ice—but when mixed or melted together, sparks fly, pithy barbs
are thrown and their relationship is magic. I LOVED their playful
interactions and damn if Leah doesn’t hand Corey his ass on a regular
basis!
Not so magical is the level of trust Leah has for her
supposed best friends of many, many years. Why does Leah keep her
fashion line such a big secret? Have her friends done something in the
past that she doesn’t trust them enough to share the information with
them? It just doesn’t seem genuine—especially with her relationship with
Cole as they’ve known each other most of their lives.
All in
all, I did really enjoy this book! I can’t wait to see what Emma has in
store for us for the rest of the series!
~ Review by Missy
By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to a terrible two year old and growing bump, due September 2013. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of juice and writes books.
She likes to write about magic, kisses and whatever else she can fit into the story. Sarcastic, witty characters are a must. As are hot guys. Emma is currently working too many books to even count - including Playing for Keeps, the companion book to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, The Love Game. She likes to be busy - unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to when all the ideas come to life.
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