Rough & Ready Book Reviews

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NFL vs. WNBA. Elara, former WNBA player, works hard trying to make the lives of at-risk teens better. After her career as a WNBA player is sidelined due to a knee injury, Elara invests her money into a rec center. Her money, combined with community donations, enables her to provide kids with a safe place to come for a meal, help with homework, and various other special interest classes. Elara is hands on, often playing a game of basketball with the kids. When funding that was promised to her rec center goes to another organization instead of her rec center, Elara is LIVID! Tanner, a pro football player, is unlike most players in the league. Tanner was raised to value the importance of giving back and helping others. When Tanner is confronted, in the locker room, by Elara with claims of "taking" the donation that was supposed to help her organization, he's astonished. He was aware he received a hefty donation, but had no idea it was meant to go elsewhere. Tanner's is also floored as he's never had someone, especially a beautiful woman, confront or challenge him. He's so intrigued, he vows to find out more about this woman.... Tanner and Elara both come from tragic backgrounds. While Tanner believes in a supportive family unit, Elara's family often voiced disapproval in her chosen career as it was not "girlie" enough. Getting past Elara's fears is Tanner's greatest challenge. After making a mistake on one of the most important nights of Elara's life, Tanner may not be able to salvage his relationship with Elara. I LOVED Tanner's sense of family and giving back to others. You don't typically get to enjoy a storyline where an athlete has a sense of what's important in life--family and helping others. I applaud the author for that. I also LOVED that the heroine was a pro athlete. Elara showed love and respect to her kids at the rec center. She reinforced that each child mattered and could make the world a better place through hard work, good decisions, and an education. Such an important message! I was a little disappointed that such a strongly portrayed woman didn't deal with her ex sooner. I felt this was inconsistent with her character. Other than that, a great story. I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.

Pretty amazing!. I'm pretty impressed with this book. Really this whole series has been a bit of surprise with how much I like these characters and their stories. Due to a knee injury, Elara is former WNBA player. That right there already shows she's not your typical heroine and throws this book into the unique category. What makes her an even better heroine is that she turned something bad that happened to her into something good. She opened a rec center for underprivileged kids. This center has it all and honestly, if I was a kid, I would be living at this rec center. The way Elara cares about these kids is pretty amazing, especially when she had so much personally she's had to battle. Her story is heartbreaking in a way that you don't always hear about. Tanner is currently in the NFL and one of the greatest in the game. His own story has a sad background but like Elara, he's turned that sad into something great. Tanner has four baby sisters he takes care of. That combined with what happened to his high school girlfriend is what made him into the man he is today. That man is one who truly knows how to treat a woman and made me fall in love with him. I got such a kick out of getting to know both of these characters. When the author added so much heart to their story, I couldn't do anything but fall in love with this book. I'm not sure if the author can top this one, but I sure hope she tries. ARC Provided by NetGalley.

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4 1/2 Stars. Due to an injury Elara had to retire from the WNBA, so now she has Rebound - a place where kids can go to learn, play and be safe. When she looses her major funding, she takes it out on Tanner Green, a NFL superstar who's charity received the funds that she was promised. Tanner doesn't know what hit him ... except that he wants to get to know the blond bombshell a lot better. I fell in love with Tanner ... he is the ultimate boyfriend. I think he's a unicorn because there really are no guys that are that perfect ... lol! I also loved the fact that Elara made him work for everything because he sure wasn't used to that, as women normally just flocked to him. If you are looking for a laugh-out-loud, swoon-worthy and sexy romance then this is the book for you. In my opinion this is the best book in the series and I highly recommend it. I received an ARC courtesy of Random House - Loveswept through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

3.5 stars—spirited and entertaining. 3.5 stars--ROUGH AND READY is the third instalment in Tracy Wolff’s contemporary, adult LIGHTNING romance series focusing on the members of the professional football team the San Diego Lightning. This is former WNBA star Elara Vance, and football player Tanner Green’s story line. ROUGH AND READY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Told from dual first person perspectives (Tanner and Elara) ROUGH AND READY follows the building relationship between This is former WNBA star Elara Vance, and football player Tanner Green. Elara’s introduction to Tanner Green is all about the fire and tenacity of a woman scorned. Hoping to be the recipient of a large donation to her children’s youth centre, Elara sees red when all of the money is allocated and given to professional football player, and San Diego Lightning team member Tanner Green’s football foundation leaving Elara’s youth centre scrambling for funds. A locker room meltdown, a quick game of pick-me-up, and an explanation about the how and why finds Elara and Tanner fast becoming friends, that quickly turns into something else. What ensues is the building love and relationship between Tanner and Elara, and the potential fall out as Elara’s past becomes the elephant in the room that continues to pick at Tanner’s over-protective heart. Elara Vance knows success but success that has come at a cost. From the loss of familiar support, to the dark secrets of her past, Elara comes across as a powerful feminist, a ball-buster that pushes at the fringes of psychotic b*tch. Elara is a prickly heroine whose confrontational attitude was irritating and made enjoyment difficult in the early chapters. Tanner Green is a successful and well respected professional player but he too, keeps secret, a past mired in heart break and loss. Meeting Elara Vance stirs something inside Tanner Green, long thought dead by our story line hero, something that has Tanner hoping for a happily ever after. The relationship between Tanner and Elara begins acrimoniously when Elara verbally berates and attacks our story line hero. Believing Tanner was responsible for the loss of her funding, Elara becomes the aggressor in an effort to release her pent up anger, aggression that comes across impulsive and wrong. Throughout the story a softer but damaged side of Elara is revealed, a side she has kept hidden for close to four years. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. The colorful and strong secondary and supporting characters include quarterback Hunter Browning and his wife Emerson (Down and Dirty #1), and Shawn and Sage Wilson (Hot and Heavy #2); Tanner’s sister Tina, as well as a number of boys and girls, and staff members at Rebound, the centre run by Elara Vance. ROUGH AND READY is a spirited story line. The premise is entertaining, engrossing and stimulating; the characters are confident and animated; the romance is impassioned and seductive. I did have an issue with the book cover. Throughout the book Elara mentions Tanner’s ‘dreads’ a number of times, yet the cover model is bald, with a completely shaven head. I wish the publishers would realize that readers take the covers seriously, oft times comparing the image to the story line description.