Title: Play on the Field
Series: Game Time Series #3
Author: SM Donaldson
Genre: YA Sports Romance
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Welcome to the time where memories are made and hearts get broken.
Brock Atwood is stuck. At school, he’s in his brother’s shadow; at home, he is second to the new baby. Moving from JV as a starter, he finds himself either being second string or learning a new position on Varsity.
Always second isn’t a feeling he’s used to.
No one thinks twice when Tatum Bland’s name pops up on the roster as the new place kicker.
Everyone is shocked when Tatum shows up at the first practice and she’s a girl.
He’s lost in his own world when she comes in and turns it upside down. She’s been burned badly and simply wants to do what she has to in order to get by. She has enough distractions at home without adding to her life.
What happens when the play on the field becomes a play for her heart?
Review:
We are pulled into the young lives again. I have loved this series. SM doesn't disappoint with giving us real teens. Brock has been with us through the last few books, but as a secondary character, Colin's little brother. He is also a football player trying to make his way up the rankings to get noticed. The hard thing about that is his brother is in the bright lights and he doesn't know if there is enough room for him too. I loved the raw and pure emotion shared by Brock. He says what he means and does what he says he is going to.
Tatum moves, bullies swarmed her at her last school, her family starts new. She has a good head on her shoulders, her parents are a great support system. She knows what she needs to do to make life better. She needs to focus on school and football. I loved that she played. I loved that she has a great relationship with her parents.
Her connection with Brock is electric from the start. They begin as teammates and begin spending time together. Brock is immediately protective of her and doesn't want the guys getting a peek of anything. He pushes and pushes until he becomes a part of her daily life. I loved that the story kept the fact that these are teenagers trying to figure out life. They don't know what will be of them in years to come but they know right now they like each other possibly love.
The only thing that is not liked about this is because they are teenagers, the epilogues aren't happily ever afters with babies and families, they are a few weeks down the road. I would so love to see if Brock and Tatum make it through college and if children come later down the road.
S.M. Donaldson is a born and raised Southern girl. She grew up in a small rural town on Florida’s Gulf Coast, the kind of place where everyone knows your business before you do, especially when your Daddy is a cop and your Mom works for the school system. She married one of her best friends at the age of 20 and has two sons. She is a proud military wife, has always had a soft spot for a good story, and is known to have a potty mouth. At the age of 31, she decided there was no time like the present to attempt her first book. Sam’s Choice was born and she hasn’t stopped since. If you are looking for a good, steamy, Southern set romance with true Southern dialect, she’s your girl.
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