Book Review: Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely

Hands down, my favorite thing in the world is to score. Touchdowns.
Don't let the fact that I'm the leading pick in the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction fool you. These days, I'm only a player on the field. I've kept my pants zipped all season long -- and it has been long -- because nothing's more important than leading my team to victory every week. Except maybe escaping from the team owner's recently-widowed and handsy-as-hell sister who's dead set on winning more than a date with me.

Enter Violet and a well-placed Hail Mary.

She's my best friend's sister with a smile as sweet as cherry pie and a mind that runs quicker than the 40-yard-dash. After Violet saves the day with the highest bid, I don't even give her a two-minute warning before I kiss her in front of the whole crowd and then announce that she's my girlfriend. Which would be fine except my agent tells me we've got to keep up the act while he's negotiating my contract.
Violet takes one for the team and pretends to be mine, but our boyfriend-girlfriend scrimmage quickly turns into a full contact sport, and I want it to go into overtime. The problem is -- I've been riding the bench for years.

How can a guy like me, who finally has a chance to prove his worth on the field, convince the girl she’s most valuable to his heart?

Most Valuable Playboy is a sexy, swoony, sports romance.  It's a feel good story about the hometown girl who places the winning bid on the Best Butt in the NFL and gets more than she expected. 

Cooper Armstrong is on the Most Valuable Playboy charity bidding block. When he throws out a Hail Mary fearing that his team owner's handsy sister is going to make the winning bid, it's Violet who comes to the rescue. Violet, his hair dresser.Violet, his best friend's sister. Violet, who he has known since third grade. Violet who is also willing to play his fake girlfriend while he's up for contract negotiations. 

It doesn't take long before Cooper acknowledges his true feeling for Violet to everyone but Violet. He's worried that she doesn't feel the same. "I might want her, but at the end of the day, we're only friends who pretend."

I really enjoyed this feel good story. It's a wonderful combination of lighthearted and sexy. It's told in a male POV which always makes for a fun read. You will love Cooper! 5 Stars