Not My Romeo by Ilsa Madden-Mills Series: The Game Changers #1
Published by Brilliance Audio on August 18, 2020
Pages: 346
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Savannah Peachwood, Eric G. Dove
Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
Genres: Romance
Amazon Audible
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy contemporary romance about a smoking-hot professional football player and the small-town girl he can’t resist.
We start off with a lie on Valentine’s Day.
My blind date isn’t the studious guy I expected: he’s a drop-dead gorgeous player with sinful amber eyes. Somehow we end up at his penthouse. I blame the gin and tonic.
The next day I learn he’s Jack Hawke—bad-boy professional quarterback with a murky past. The NDA he has me sign should be a warning that he isn’t a regular person. Please. I sign it Juliet Capulet, so goodbye, famous football player with abs of steel, and good luck tracking down this small-town librarian.
But Jack keeps showing up in places I least expect him. Just when I’m sure he’s gone, he waltzes into my community theater and wins the part of Romeo to my Juliet. How’s a plain, mostly innocent girl like me supposed to resist a man like him?
Is Jack my real Romeo… or will this gorgeous football player only break my heart?
I was so certain I would love this book based on the meet cute alone. The case of mistaken identity on a Valentine’s Day blind date is so witty. I was immediately intrigued by Elena, the sexy librarian, and to a lesser degree, Jack, the NFL quarterback embroiled in scandal.
Unfortunately, the beginning of the book was the highlight for me. Jack and his insecurity and trust issues grow stale fast. Elena’s family drama is both predictable and unbelievable. I quickly lost interest and never gained it back so it was a struggle to finish Not My Romeo.
About the audiobook:
The audiobook does not enhance the story, which takes place outside of Nashville. The male narrator is wooden in his delivery and his southern accent isn’t the best. While I generally enjoyed Savannah Peachwood’s narration, both narrators are guilty of being inconsistent in using their southern accents, with Eric Dove being more so.
2.5 stars for the story.
2 stars for the audiobook.
About Ilsa Madden-Mills
Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is best known for her angsty new adult romances and romantic comedies.
Eight of her eleven novels have placed in the Amazon Top 10 Best-seller List: Dirty English #1; Fake Fiancée and I Dare You #2; I Bet You, Filthy English, and Very Bad Things #6; Boyfriend Bargain #8; The Last Guy, her collaboration with Tia Louise, #4.
A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.
She’s addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females. Feel free to stalk her online.
Bummer. I wish you would have loved this one like I did. Oh well!
Maybe the next one! 🙂