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Playing Dirty

A Miami Piranhas Novella

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Playing Dirty

By: Beth Bolden
Narrated by: Darcy Stark
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About this listen

All Wade Lewis wants during rookie preseason camp is to play great football and to make it to the final 53-man roster.

He absolutely does not want Tristan Nicholson.

His complete and total opposite.

His teammate.

His competition.

And his roommate.

During the day, Tristan unexpectedly proves to be helpful on and off the field, but at night, when the lights go out, Tristan also becomes the only man he can’t resist.

First he’s a friend, then astonishingly, he becomes a lover.

And then he becomes the last thing Wade ever expected: everything.

©2022 Earl Gray Publishing LLC (P)2023 Earl Gray Publishing LLC Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Sports Feel-Good

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I enjoyed the prequel to the Miami Piranhas series. Beth Bolden's writing style is easy-going and lively.
Not only did she describe the insta-love between Wade and Tristan well, but also the scenes at practice and on the field. I liked that a lot.
Tristan is openly gay. Wade isn't. Both meet at training camp. I found them both very sympathetic and I also liked the coach's reactions and support.
I found this novella very entertaining. Tristan and Wade are very cute together.

Darcy Stark is a new to me narrator and he did a great job. He has a pleasant voice, he read with emphasis and gave the protagonists different voices. I look forward to hearing more from him and the Miami Piranhas!

An entertaining prequel

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Tristan and Wade's story was such a fun read, with a great balance of football and romance to keep me engaged from start to finish. I've loved all of Beth Bolden's football romances, and it was so exciting to see a brand new team and series take shape around these rookie players at training camp. The chemistry between Wade and Tristan was nice and sizzly, even though they were super awkward around each other in the beginning, and I loved watching their connection snap into place. The hours they put in at practice were no joke, but somehow these two still found time to get to know each other and spend long hours exploring each other's bodies after dark. Apart from the romance, I also really enjoyed getting to meet the rest of the Piranhas and coaching staff and see the team dynamic they were building for the season. Tristan and Wade both had satisfying storylines regarding their skills progression and nerves about making the team, and it was exciting to see how much they grew over the course of the novella. I'm really excited to see which direction Beth will take this team next, and if the rest of these men get the same level of swoony happily ever after as Tristan and Wade, I know I'll love them all!

**I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this book. This review expresses my honest thoughts and opinions.

An entertaining football romance!

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I can hardly believe that Playing Dirty is the first book I’ve read by Beth Bolden. While it was part of the free Your Book Boyfriend’s Boyfriend giveaway in 2022, I never got around to reading it. I also have a lot of her other books in my digital library and now I want to read more of them.

I’ve listened to several books performed by Darcy Stark and I really enjoy listening to his voice. He does an excellent job giving each character a distinctive voice.

This is a good introduction to the Miami Piranhas series. Two players assigned as roommates; one is out and the other isn’t. They are also competitors for permanent positions on the football team. I liked how the coach and team are portrayed as very accepting of LQBTQ relationships.

A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request; my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

I enjoyed this a lot.

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This is a great introduction to the Miami Piranhas world. Having read all of the series, I really enjoyed coming back to read how Wade and Tristan come together.
It's a very low angst romance with a good story on the two young men working hard whilst at training camp before the NFL season starts to try and ensure their place on the team. We are also introduced to the coach, his son, Bo, and other regular team members who we get to know really well across the series.
Tristan and Wade are adorable together, learn much about themselves and each other as they get roomed together at camp. Tristan is already out and proud, having quite a following on Instagram as well, whilst Wade has never come out to anyone as bi before. There's no hiding how they come to feel about each other or the attraction that burns hotter the longer they spend together. It's also great to see how Coach, especially, thinks of and treats everyone on his team but especially those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
An enjoyable prequel to Beth's series with a lot of football as they and the team work hard in the preseason.
Darcy Stark provides a good range of voices for everyone on the team. I'm looking forward hear the whole series.

Great intro to a brilliant series

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I enjoyed this pretty sweet novella that sets the scene for this series. Tristan and Wade were sweet together and fell for each other pretty quickly. it was nice to see the support they got from the teach and the coaches.
I'm looking forward to reading about the rest of the characters we met and also seeing how Tristan and Wade are getting on.
I'm not sure whether I enjoyed the narrator enough to listen to the rest of the books or if I will read them instead.

A good start to the series

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