Title : Stadium of Lights
Author : Tia Lewis
Genre : Steamy Sports Romance
He
can’t help claiming her. But can he love her?
Max Anderson
enjoys all the perks of being a star NFL quarterback―including the
women. He has no intention of changing his carefree, hard-loving
lifestyle … until a twist of fate reunites him with the girl he
knew growing up.
Abby Morrison has worked hard to become a
physical therapist. She knows she needs to keep things professional
with Max -- but the truth is, she’s always loved him. Back then,
she hid it. Now, it’s not so easy.
As they rekindle their
friendship, the heat between them is impossible to ignore. Soon it
flares out of control, and the fallout threatens to ruin everything.
Can they salvage a future together ... or will the consequences wreck
their lives?
“Come on. I’ll take you home,” I murmured, taking her by the elbow. She looked up at me.
“No,” she murmured.
“What?”
“No. I don’t want you to take me home. Now will you move?”
“Wait. Slow down.”
“I want somebody else, Max. Now move.”
“Who?”
“Anybody. It doesn’t matter. Just not you.” She shook me off—thank God we’d both been whispering, or practically, because it didn’t seem like anybody else noticed. I followed her out the door to the restaurant’s entrance.
“You can’t drive in this condition,” I warned her.
“Then I’ll get a cab. You can leave now.” She glared at me, her cheeks flushed.
“What?”
“You ruined it. You always ruin it.”
“How the hell did I ruin anything?”
She looked back into the restaurant, frowning. “I was having fun. People were talking to me, seeing me, liking me. And you had to take over like you always do.”
My car pulled up in front of us, and I took the keys from the valet. “Come on. I’ll drive you home, and we can talk about it on the way.” I practically threw her into the car before she could curse me out, then got in myself. Once I locked the doors from my side, she couldn’t open them.
“What the fuck Max!” She slapped the dashboard, then sank into her seat with a groan. “I was having fun. I was about to get laid, damn it!”
I bit my tongue until I calmed down. “By whom?”
“I don’t know! What did it matter? I was gonna get some for me, for once. And you won’t let me. I have to always be there for you, but you can never be there for me. You couldn’t just let me enjoy myself. No, you probably wanted to tell me all about your stupid fucking cheerleader girlfriend and ask me what you should do about her!” There was so much venom in her voice. She hated me.
I pulled over to the shoulder of the road. “What are you doing?” she asked. I unbuckled my belt without saying a word, then turned to her.
“You wanna know why I wanted to take you home?” I reached out, grabbing her by the shoulders. I pulled her to me before she could push me away and crushed my mouth against hers.
She only fought me for a split second before giving in. She sighed, relaxing, and I wrapped my arms around her. Her lips were so sweet, soft and yielding. When I slid my tongue between them, they opened to give me better access. I tasted the inside of her mouth, taking my time. This girl who had been my friend for so long, and she was right—I’d used her in a way. This girl who was always there for me without asking anything in return. This sexy, incredible girl.
The kiss deepened, with her tongue dancing alongside mine. She wrapped her arms around my neck, almost growling. Sounding hungry, desperate. I ran one of my hands over her body, listening to the way the breath caught in her throat. She whined a little, pressing against me, and when I made contact with her tits she moaned into my mouth.
By the time the kiss ended, we were both breathless. Her eyes were wide, stunned.
“That’s why,” I whispered, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
Tia
Lewis is a romance author from the Midwest who writes about smart,
sexy, sassy women and hot, possessive alpha males. Her favorite bad
boys to write about include sports players, mafia, bikers,
billionaires and the bad-ass next door. You can find her cooking,
reading, or traveling when she’s not busy working on her next
release.
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My Review:
Stadium of
Lights is my first Tia Lewis book and it was a great read. There is a lot of
emotions that run thru this book and it is about love, friendship, friends to
lovers, and second chance romance.
Max and Abby used to be
friends when they were younger until
Abby moved away when her dad got stationed in Germany when her dad got
stationed over there. Abby had always adored and loved Max; now Max, he didn’t see
her that way. He just saw her as the nerdy friend. When they end up meeting up
again years later, Max is astonished that the beautiful woman in front of him is the same nerdy girl
he knew from years before. That is, he didn’t even remember her at first as his
friend . He saw her as someone he wanted and when he finally remembered her as
his friend, he wanted to keep her as friend but not as someone to actually
date. Poor Abby, she didn’t know if she was coming or going with this guy. He didn’t
want to date her but then made it that no other guys would date her. He was
possessive with her. She was such a sweet and lovely woman who had loved this
man forever and here he was being such a rude jerk at times.
Their chemistry is awesome-
it was electric and it was real. I did like this story a lot but there was some
things I didn’t like…Max at times used Abby , made her feel like a doormat.
That I didn’t like. Maybe that was to
keep the angst bit going in the story but I felt there were other ways to get
that going. I also felt there are a few
things there were being left unresolved and
I would have liked those wrapped up. Otherwise, this was a good 2nd
chance romance story.
My rating: 4.3 stars ****
**I was
given an ARC by the Hidden Gems / the publisher in exchange for an honest review***
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