Changing the Game
| Changing the Game | |
| Play-by-Play [2] | |
| Jaci Burton | |
| Heat (2011) | |
| Rating: | **** |
| Tags: | Fiction / Romance |
An erotic new game from the
New York Times
bestselling author of *The Perfect Play.
*
Sports agent Liz Darnell will do anything to win back her number-one client, baseball pro Gavin Riley. And Gavin's more than ready—especially when Liz is offering herself as part of the bargain. But when love unexpectedly enters the playing field, neither Liz nor Gavin are ready for the biggest game-changer of all.
Jaci Burton
lives in Oklahoma with her husband.
Praise for Jaci Burton:
“Burton's stories are full of heat and heart.”—
USA Today
bestselling author Maya Banks
“An invitation to every woman's wildest fantasies.”—Romance Junkies
“A wild ride.”—
#1 New York Times
bestselling author Lora Leigh
Table of Contents
PRAISE FOR THE PERFECT PLAY
“Put together a super hunky football player, a sexy single mom, and the high-voltage worlds of sports and entertainment, and you already have a good story—but in the hands of the talented Burton, the characters leap off the page and the romance sparkles as the sex sizzles.”
—
RT BookReviews
“The characters are incredible. They are human and complex and real and perfect.”
—Night Owl Reviews
“An outstanding start to what is guaranteed to be a phenomenal series.”
—Joyfully Reviewed
“I laughed, smiled, and wept.”
—Book Lovers, Inc.
BOUND, BRANDED, & BRAZEN
“Burton is a master at sexual tension!”
—
Romantic Times
“As always, Jaci Burton delivers a hot read.”
—
Fresh Fiction
“Spy the name Jaci Burton on the spine of a novel, and you’re guaranteed not just a sexy, get-the-body-humming read, but also one that melds the sensual with the all-important building of intimacy and relational dynamics between partners.”
—
Romance: B(u)y the Book
RIDING ON INSTINCT
“Kudos and beyond for Ms. Burton’s best book yet! I cannot wait to see what comes next!”
—
Fallen Angels Reviews
“Everything about
Riding on Instinct
is picture-perfect, and I stayed up half the night, unable to put it down until finishing the very last word.”
—
Romance Junkies
“Another smokin’-hot Wild Riders story you will love reading.”
—
Fresh Fiction
“Jaci Burton’s
Riding on Instinct
took me on the ride of my life.”
—
Wild on Books
“Thank you for giving us a love story where there is room for compromise and the good guys not only win, they take down the bad guys with a minimum of bloodshed and loss of innocent life.”
—
Night Owl Romance
RIDING TEMPTATION
“Full of intrigue, sexual tension, and exhilarating release. Definitely a must-read.”
—
Fresh Fiction
“
Riding Temptation
has it all—action, suspense, romance, and sensuality all wrapped up in a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat and have you clamoring for the next story in the Wild Riders series!”
—
Wild On Books
“Kudos to Ms. Burton for creating this exciting new series!”
—
Romance Junkies
RIDING WILD
“A wild ride is exactly what you will get with this steamy romantic caper. This sexy and sizzling-hot story will leave you breathless and wanting more.”
—
Fresh Fiction
“A nonstop thrill ride from the first page to the last! Grab a copy of
Riding Wild
and take your own ride on the wild side of life!”
—
Romance Junkies
“What an exciting and wonderful book!”
—
The Romance Studio
“
Riding Wild
is a must-read for anyone who loves sexy romances filled with plenty of action and suspense.”
—
Kwips and Kritiques
WILD, WICKED, & WANTON
“
Wild, Wicked, & Wanton
starts off with a bang and never lets up!”
—
Just Erotic Reviews
“This is the best erotic novel I have ever read! I absolutely loved it!”
—
Fresh Fiction
“Jaci Burton’s
Wild, Wicked, & Wanton
is an invitation to every woman’s wildest fantasies. And it’s an invitation that can’t be ignored.”
—
Romance Junkies
FURTHER PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF
JACI BURTON
“Burton delivers it all—strong characters, an exhilarating plot, and scorching sex—and it all moves at a breakneck pace. Forget about a cool glass of water; break out the ice! You’ll be drawn so fully into her characters’ world that you won’t want to return to your own.”
—
Romantic Times
“Realistic dialogue, spicy bedroom scenes, and a spitfire heroine make this one to pick up and savor.”
—
Publishers Weekly
“Jaci Burton delivers.”
—Cherry Adair,
New York Times
bestselling author
“Lively and funny . . . The sex is both intense and loving; you can feel the connection that both the hero and heroine want to deny in every word and touch between them. I cannot say enough good things about this book.”
—
The Road to Romance
Titles by Jaci Burton
RIDING WILD
RIDING TEMPTATION
RIDING ON INSTINCT
RIDING THE NIGHT
WILD, WICKED, & WANTON
BOUND, BRANDED, & BRAZEN
THE PERFECT PLAY
CHANGING THE GAME
Anthologies
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(with Jasmine Haynes, Joey W. Hill, and Denise Rossetti)
EXCLUSIVE
(with Eden Bradley and Lisa Renee Jones)
LACED WITH DESIRE
(with Jasmine Haynes, Joey W. Hill, and Denise Rossetti)
NAUTI AND WILD
(with Lora Leigh)
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.
Copyright © 2011 by Jaci Burton.
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PRINTING HISTORY
Heat trade paperback edition / August 2011
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Burton, Jaci.
Changing the game / Jaci Burton.—Heat trade paperback ed.
p. cm.
ISBN : 978-1-101-51720-8
1. Single women—Fiction. 2. Sports agents—Fiction. 3. Baseball players—Fiction. 4. Baseball stories. I. Title.
PS3602.U776C53 2011
813’.6—dc22
2011004513