Most Valuable Playboy (Ballers and Babes, 1)

Author: Lauren Blakely

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Book Rating: ⭐ 8/10

Spicy Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5

Description

Star quarterback Jones “JT” Townsend enters a charity bachelor auction hoping to raise the most money and boost his reputation. But when an unexpected situation at the event threatens to derail everything, he needs a quick solution.

Enter Violet, his best friend’s sister—and someone he’s always been close to.

Thinking fast, Violet places the winning bid and saves the day. JT takes the opportunity to sell the moment by kissing her in front of the crowd and announcing that she’s his girlfriend.

What starts as a spontaneous lie turns into something more when JT’s agent insists they keep up the fake relationship while negotiating his new contract.

Pretending to date should be easy—they already know each other well. But as the lines between acting and real feelings start to blur, their playful charade turns into something much deeper.

Because Violet may have always been right there in his life…

And JT might just realize she’s the woman he’s been looking for all along.

Tropes / Mood

Fake dating • best friend’s sister • sports romance • friends to lovers • forced proximity • playful banter • slow burn feelings • charming rom-com vibe