Goodreads link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17341522-the-love-game
Synopsis:
His
challenge? Make her fall in love with him.
Her
challenge? Play the player.
Until
life changes the rules of the game.
Maddie
Stevens hated Braden Carter on sight. Arrogant,
egotistical, and the playboy of the University of California,
Berkeley, he's everything her brother Pearce has taught her to despise.
So why, when the girls challenge her to play the player, doesn't she
say no? She doesn't know either.
egotistical, and the playboy of the University of California,
Berkeley, he's everything her brother Pearce has taught her to despise.
So why, when the girls challenge her to play the player, doesn't she
say no? She doesn't know either.
Braden
wanted fiery little Maddie the second he laid eyes on her - and
he'd do anything to have her, hence why he's agreed to make her
fall in love with him. After all, it's the only way he'll get what he wants.
Sex.
he'd do anything to have her, hence why he's agreed to make her
fall in love with him. After all, it's the only way he'll get what he wants.
Sex.
But,
as Braden discovers, there's more to the girl from Brooklyn
than he ever imagined - and he can't help but care about
the broken girl behind those pretty green eyes.
than he ever imagined - and he can't help but care about
the broken girl behind those pretty green eyes.
Maddie
finds Braden isn't just a walking erection - he actually
has feelings. He can be sweet, funny and his good looks don't exactly
hurt.
That means trouble - but when her brother Pearce turns up in
Berkeley begging for her help, she realises Braden and Pearce
aren't so alike anymore.
has feelings. He can be sweet, funny and his good looks don't exactly
hurt.
That means trouble - but when her brother Pearce turns up in
Berkeley begging for her help, she realises Braden and Pearce
aren't so alike anymore.
And
maybe, just maybe, they're exactly what each other needs.
Tease..
He
slides one of his arms around me and pulls me to him so my
back is flush against his chest, both of our arms wrapping my
stomach. “See? I've got you. It's fine, Angel.”
back is flush against his chest, both of our arms wrapping my
stomach. “See? I've got you. It's fine, Angel.”
“This
is crazy. Never again is Megan organizing a date.”
“Yeah,
she got a good one with this.” He laughs again and I shake
my head.
my head.
“No,
no, she didn't. This is terrible.”
“Really?
I would have thought that being up against me would
be a good thing.”
be a good thing.”
“Maybe
it would be if I could actually focus on the fact I'm pressed
against your body.”
against your body.”
“Well,
then.” He spins so he's in front of me, skating backwards.
“Braden,
you can't see where we're going!”
“That's
your job.”
“Oh
my god.” I try looking over his shoulder but I can't. He's
too tall, dammit. “You're too tall!”
too tall, dammit. “You're too tall!”
“Then
you just have to trust me.” His lips take mine in a searing
kiss and I gasp inwardly, grabbing hold of him tightly. His hands
find my waist and pull my hips against him, our speed slowing
slightly. He goes to deepen the kiss, his tongue tracing between my
lips, and I nip his bottom lip before I open to him. My fingers tangle
in his hair as our tongues meet, starting an intricate dance of want.
kiss and I gasp inwardly, grabbing hold of him tightly. His hands
find my waist and pull my hips against him, our speed slowing
slightly. He goes to deepen the kiss, his tongue tracing between my
lips, and I nip his bottom lip before I open to him. My fingers tangle
in his hair as our tongues meet, starting an intricate dance of want.
For
a second, I forget the game. I forget the fake relationship. I forget
the fact I'm on roller-skates and Braden isn't-
the fact I'm on roller-skates and Braden isn't-
“Oomph!”
Braden grunts, hitting the floor. I laugh, rolling off him.
“I
told you we didn't know where we were going!” I say through my
laughter, blades of grass tickling my ears.
laughter, blades of grass tickling my ears.
“Hey.”
He rolls towards me, propping himself up on his elbow. His
hair flops down towards my face, casting little shadows over us.
“I totally knew where we were going until you distracted me.”
hair flops down towards my face, casting little shadows over us.
“I totally knew where we were going until you distracted me.”
“I distracted you?
Oh no, mister. You kissed me, not the other
way around.”
way around.”
“And
I didn't hear any complaints about that.”
“Maybe
that's because there weren't any.”
“Oh,
yeah?”
“Yeah.”
“Then
let's try again."