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The Player Next Door

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The Player Next Door

By: K.A. Tucker
Narrated by: Luci Christian Bell
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From the international best-selling author of The Simple Wild and Ten Tiny Breaths comes a new second-chance hate-to-love romance.

Scarlet Reed has returned to Polson Falls, convinced that 12 years away is long enough to shed her humiliating childhood identity as the town harlot’s daughter. With a teaching job secured and an adorable fixer-upper to call home, things in her life are finally looking up.

That is, until she finds out that Shane Beckett lives next door.

Shane Beckett, the handsome and charismatic high-school star quarterback who smashed her heart. The lying, cheating player who was supposed to be long gone, living the pro football dream and fooling women into thinking he’s Prince Charming. Shane Beckett, who is as attractive as ever and flashing his dimples at her as if he has done no wrong.

Scarlet makes it abundantly clear that old wounds have not been forgotten. Neighbors they may be, but friends they most certainly are not. She won’t allow herself to fall for the single father and firefighter again, no matter how many apologies he offers, how many times he rushes to her aid, or how hard he makes her heart pound.

But as she spends more time with him, she begins to fear that maybe she’s wrong. Maybe Shane has changed.

And maybe this time she’s the one playing herself - out of a chance at true happiness.

©2020 Kathleen Tucker (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Sports Funny Heartfelt Feel-Good
Engaging Chemistry • Steamy Romance • Great Narration • Entertaining Banter • Believable Ending • Humorous Dialogue
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I am a big fan of this author, particularly the simple wild; however, I was not a big fan of this story. For much of the book I had a hard time rooting for the Main character. It’s definitely not one I will be rereading.

I love this author, but this is not my favorite story

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I haven't read many K.A. Tucker books but the ones that I have read have been good. This one is second chance type romance with a mix of enemy to lovers thrown in. Good banter between the story characters with a little bit of the mean girls from the past that goes into the characters adult life. I would recommend if you are looking for this trope.

Enjoyable Read

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I have not found a KA Tucker book yet that does not excite me. Love the story line and the performance. Cant wait to read even more.

Love this author

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I have the paper back, the e book , n now the audio! It's a book that I will be either listening to or reading over n over! Love the story plot n the characters!

Love it!

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This was a fun listen, I really wish we had Shane's POV and honestly I wanted a little more at the end but overall it's a good story with great characters and good narration.

Fun 2nd Chance

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this was a good story but not my favorite of hers. still great and still recommend.

always love this author

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Before I go and buy any book I read reviews and a couple reviews weren’t great. That it was hard to get into or the performance wasn’t great, one review said it wasn’t like any of her other stories and was disappointed 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don’t know what they were talking about but It couldn’t have been further from the truth. This story kept me intrigued and wanting more. It did not disappoint. Now this is the first book I have read of hers and I want to find more and if they aren’t like this one I’m scared to find out how it is but I’m definitely going to find out!

Loved It ❤️ past reviews did not scare me

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THE PLAYER NEXT DOOR
● Scarlet (30) & Shane (30)
● 6th-grade teacher / firefighter
● chapter one - 2007 / chapter current time (2020)
● Scarlet has moved back to her hometown after being gone for 13 years
● Shane & Scarlet had a summer fling during their senior year
● Shane is a single dad
● Scarlet is Cody’s (Shane’s son) teacher
● some drama with Cody's mom (and former schoolmate with Scarlet)
● second chance romance

2nd chance romance

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From high school to professionals..now single dad, Nextdoor neighbors…Nextdoor neighbors who used to date what can go wrong or right in this case. It’s a super cute, hot romance who might get her second chance with him. I loved the narration of this book! The both get their HEA! And I can’t wait to read the next one!!

Second chance romance

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Kept me engaged and I loved the plot and how it followed through with an ending that was believable. If there is a a book series attached to this I'll give it a chance.

engaging

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