Game Changer
Game On in Seattle
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
When horse racing and football collide, Hunter McCoy, star tight end of the Seattle Steelheads and neophyte horse owner, finds himself in a battle of wills with a sexy horsewoman and a stubborn, opinionated race horse.
Kate Vanderhof-Carrigan's family has raised champion Thoroughbreds on their Kentucky bluegrass farm for over a century. Lately the farm has fallen on hard times, but Kate is determined to return Oak Brook to its former glory. First, she must satisfy an odd clause in her grandfather's will. She's been given five years to produce a winner of horse racing's biggest prize of all, the Derby, or lose the farm to her siblings and their development plans. Time has run out, and Hunter's talented horse stands between Kate and her last shot at the Derby. Only Kate never counted on her heart entering the race.
Hunter is juggling his responsibilities to his two-dozen investors, his blind sister, his football career, and his commitment to his tribe. The last thing he needs is an unwanted attraction to a spoiled rich girl who doesn't fit into his carefully crafted plans. Not only are they rivals on the race track, but she doesn't understand or appreciate his dedication to his Native American heritage. Yet despite the odds, all bets are off when Hunter and Kate find themselves in a relationship they can't resist.
With the stakes much higher than the Derby purse, can these two longshots win the biggest race of their lifetime or will their hearts finish out of the money?
Customer Reviews
4.5☆ 2 interwoven romances, one opposites attract, other best friend falling for teammate’s sister
Game Changer is a sports romance with two love stories that are interwoven as this brother and sister find love. The two themes involved are: an opposites attract (between a native American guy and a woman from a rich family fighting to save her family’s horse farm), and a best friend falling for his teammate’s sister with an emotional twist. This is a great read that, especially if you like horse racing too as it plays a large role in intertwining the two stories and characters even further.
Told from all four points of view, Hunter and Kate, and Lilli (Hunter’s sister) and Cam, are all likeable characters, especially once you get to know them and understand their personalities (for Kate and Hunter in-particular). The chemistry between the two couples was irresistible, strong, and clear from the start with each character having unique quirks to make them all interesting. Lilli was my favourite character of the four and is a really inspiring character who, despite being hurt in the past, is a particularly strong and determined woman, that strength part of what makes her and Cam so great together.
Game Changer is well written with a steady pace that flowed perfectly. The author does a fantastic job of tugging at emotions in both love stories that will tug at your heart but also give you that warm feeling when things finally start going right for the couples. The overall plot was intriguing with some twists and turns to add a few surprising events along the way to make the book unpredictable. In terms of the horse elements, I can’t comment on those accuracies as I haven’t got a clue about horses but as a novice I could follow along with what was happening no problem, as well as the brief sports elements. While this is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone with a HEA.
Overall, as a big fan of Jami Davenport, I can definitely recommend this book which is another unique and great read.
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.