Playing it Tough

Name: Playing it Tough
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Amy Andrews
ISBN: 9798350822663

Author: Amy Andrews

Series: Sydney Smoke Rugby #8

Narrator: Brie Jackman

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/18/2023

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

Cosmetic tattoo artist Orla Stewart doesn't do anything in half measures. She went from being the ultimate party animal to living a life that's ridiculously straight and narrow. Turns out, cancer can change a girl. A lot. Adios to delicious cheeses, boozy dance parties, and easy men. Hel-lo to celibacy and a sweet house sitting gig with a massive pool. Until one very hot, very unwelcome intruder turns things upside down.

American rugby import Ronan Dempsey's partying is trashing both his reputation and his game—and risking his chances for making the US Olympic team. He needs to clean up, and the pool house belonging to a family friend is the perfect place to hideaway. No. More. Distractions. Which is exactly when a gorgeous, pink-haired hellion knocks Ronan on his ass . . .

The chemistry is instantaneous, charged, and absolutely, completely, totally off-limits. Proximity makes temptation nearly impossible to resist. Now it's a deliciously torturous game of pushing boundaries and holding out. It's just a matter of time before someone breaks . . .

Contains mature themes.

About Amy Andrews

Amy Andrews is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling, double RITA nominated, Aussie author who has written eighty plus contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets. Her books bring all the feels from sass, quirk, and laughter to emotional grit and panty-melting heat.

She loves good books and great booze although she'll take mediocre booze if there's nothing else. For many, many years she was a registered nurse which means she knows things. Anatomical things. And she's not afraid to use them!

She lives in a pretty little coastal town where she gets to look at the ocean all day.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mina on April 18, 2023

I have been following this series since I first read Playing It Cool in 2017, and completely fell in love with the Sydney Smokey Rugby team. I think this one was one of the most emotional reads in the series for me. Even though it is a beautiful love story between two amazing characters, it does tou......more

Goodreads review by Ashlyn on April 17, 2023

This was a very sweet story. I loved Breaking All the Rules by this author, so when I saw this one, I knew that I had to read it. This is an Australian rugby sports romance, which is completely different than all the other sports romance books I have read. Ronan takes a celibacy pledge but then of c......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 15, 2023

Whew, this book was hot. It starts off with a bang and never lets up. Orla is a cosmetic tattoo artist who specializes in helping people cover/obscure surgical and other scars. Ronan is an American rugby player who is in Sydney for a few years to polish his rugby skills and hopefully catch the eye o......more

Goodreads review by Maria Rose on May 06, 2023

I’ve been reading the Sydney Smoke Rugby series by Amy Andrews since the first book, Playing by Her Rules was released in 2016. Seven years later, Playing it Tough, book eight, has the same energy, strong characters and sexy romance as the previous entries, a feat indeed. Unlike previous entries thou......more

Goodreads review by Kari on April 23, 2023

In order to enhance his performance on the rugby field and increase his chances of making the Olympic team Ronan has decided to focus only on his career and that means no women and no partying. His plan is about to be tested when he and Orla become neighbors and the feelings he has for her go far be......more